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Friday, May 16th, 2008 |
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Posted 08:19:09 AM Filed under Entertainment Funny
Author: Mike Werner | Location: Normandy, France
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Via: MBI Member: MoppedBlog
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Often we have beautiful and sexy motorcycles, and then we need to spoil the esthetics of the motorcycle by putting a large plate at the back containing our license number. The only reason we're doing this, is so that the cops can easily fine us.....
Putting your licence plate on your motorcycle is mandatory, and it needs to be a certain minimum size, so whatever you do, it'll ruin the looks of your ride. But not for this chap.... he came up with an interesting way:
Hmmm... not a bad idea...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008 |
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Posted 05:15:00 PM Filed under System
Author: Mike Werner | Location: Normandy, France
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Just a reminder, if you want, you can subscribe to our free weekly newsletter that is emailed to you thanks to Nouri.sh  . All you need to do is follow the link below. Once a week, on Sunday afternoon (Paris time), we email a roundup of all stories and articles written during the week.
The newsletter summary is a paragraph or two synopsis, and usually contains one mini photo. To read the full article, you click on the headline.
If you don't want to come here every day (you are obviously welcome to come here more than once a day), and you don't want to use a RSS-reader, this is an ideal solution.
Click here to subscribe.
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Posted 12:38:41 PM Filed under Dakar Race
Author: Mike Werner | Location: Normandy, France
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The 2009 Dakar edition, Argentina - Chile is open for contestant registration.
The route has now been published. The race starts in Buenos Aires  and ends, 6,000 kms further, back in Buenos Aires. The rally takes you through the low lands, twice through mountains and through the deserts of Northern Chile. So all the fun of the "normal" Dakar race can be found in the 2009 edition, plus the problem of riding motorcycle at very high altitudes. Having lived in Chile for many years, I'd say the route is going to be as demanding as going through North Africa. The area around La Serena is like a lunar surface.
Registration can be done on-line, but if you're interested, better hurry. Previous edition have been sold out very quickly. The fees remain the same as for the ill-fated 2008 edition, and that includes the boat trip for your motorcycle, so financially it shouldn't be worse then other years.
The fact that this might be the one and only time the Dakar rides in South America, might make this a very popular race. Lots of South Americans (and North Americans) who would never consider competing in the Dakar, now have an opportunity. If you were an contestant in the cancelled 2008 race, you have priority for one month while registering, after that you're in the queue like everyone else. Registrations close on June 30th.
Click here to access the registration page (in English)
The initial scrutineering takes place in Le Havre, France (close to where I live) during 26-27 November before the vehicles are placed on the boat. The boat leaves from there. The race itself starts in the 3rd of January, and finishes on the 18th of January.
| NOTE: If anyone needs assistance, I'll do my best to help! I live literally 30 minutes away. |
Click here to access the Dakar website
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Posted 08:34:16 AM Filed under Travel Web
Author: Mike Werner | Location: Normandy, France
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For a long time, the viaMichelin.com website has been one of the better route planning and map websites on the internet. No surprise there, since the site is owned by Michelin (who make tyres and maps).
viaMichelin are beta testing their latest version (public, so anyone can use it), and it's a winner. Nice graphics, easy to use, multiple languages, and lots of good technology.
The first time you access the site, you'll be asked for your language choice, which will direct you to one of their many local country sites. It doesn't matter which country site you're on, since the information is the same for all.
The site is a mixture of the Michelin maps, Green Books (Michelin's tourism guides ) and Red Books (Michelin's restaurant guides). On top of that, they've thrown in Microsoft Virtual Earth, giving you satellite photos.
Not only can you pull up maps on almost anywhere, but they have a sophisticated route planning function. Enter starting point and ending point, plus preferences such as autoroutes, fast routes, tourist routes, etc etc.
You can also tell the viaMichelin site to insert restaurants, hotels or tourist points in your calculated itinerary.
These points are shown in your road book as colored points with links (the colored points are also seen on the map). Clicking on the link brings up the details of that specific place.
It's an interesting way of deciding which restaurant you want to stop at...or where to sleep over.
Apart from the normal maps, you can tell the site to overlay the maps with satellite data, and with traffic and weather information. This function shows you on the route, where the current traffic jams are, and what the weather is, all in real time.
The road book shows the normal data like kilometers, signs, time riding etc. When you print the itinerary, you can also include small maps for each point.
If you have a viaMichelin GPS, you can download the routes directly to your GPS.
I know that Google Maps does these kind of things, but, this version is easier to use, and the routing functions are top notch. You can use the same site to find B&B's, things to do, camping and anything to do with travel.
So one of the best route planning sites and become the best route planning site....
Click here to access the site
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 |
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Posted 04:55:00 PM Filed under Helmets
Author: Mike Werner | Location: Normandy, France
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Via: AdvRider
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We've seen replica motorcycle helmets, and they usually look "cool". But here's the real thing. Introducing the Gentex Military Motorcycle Helmet II (MMH II) !
Obviously, it's a motorcycle helmet, but it has a few things that other helmets don't have.
It offers ballistic protection (MIL STD 662 standard) using a 17 grain fragmentation simulator at a velocity of 1600 feet per second. That means when those SUV drivers start firing their hand guns at you, at least your head is safe. You can also use the helmet for parachuting, as long as you do not exceed 150 G average at 10 feet per second (damn, .. there goes the planned weekend HALO jumping).
The MMH II can be purchased with protective visors or goggles, your choice (bother are bullet proof, so those pesky bugs should not be a problem).
It can also be fitted with their communications cords and adapters, so you can communicate with the tanks and other armored vehicles (or other motorcycles).
You'll need to supply the communications gear though; the cords and adapters can be purchased from Gentex.
What's going to make this helmet uber-cool, is that you can connect up the MBU-12/P Oxygen mask. Great when riding in a smog filled city. Or for night time riding, you can connect Night Vision goggles (Night Vision goggles are an optional extra).
Now... isn't this the bees knees???
Price: Don't know, but it's not going to be cheap...
Click here to read more about it (and drool)
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