Daily news about motorcycles http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/ en-us Fri, 5 Dec 2008 09:00:00 +0200 Fri, 5 Dec 2008 09:00:00 +0200

And you thought the motorcycles in Mad Max were rough and ready.

Try this one...

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You can do wonder with photos nowadays. PhotoChopping images has become a favorite pastime for many.

One web site had a contest faking animals and motorcycles. Have a look.

... ]]> http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/photochopped-motorcycles-and-animals.htm Entertainment Mike Werner http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/photochopped-motorcycles-and-animals.htm?opendocument&comments http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/photochopped-motorcycles-and-animals.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/photochopped-motorcycles-and-animals.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/photochopped-motorcycles-and-animals.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 4 Dec 2008 13:42:45 +0200

The Red Bull Romaniacs, world's toughest hard motorcycle enduro, have been announced.

Starting numbers are now allocated to a first come, first on the starting grid. Registrations open on the 6th of December, so better get ready..

... ]]> http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/red-bull-romaniacs-2009-announced.htm Racing Katrin Strobl http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/red-bull-romaniacs-2009-announced.htm?opendocument&comments http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/red-bull-romaniacs-2009-announced.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/red-bull-romaniacs-2009-announced.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/red-bull-romaniacs-2009-announced.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 4 Dec 2008 08:57:05 +0200

This is what happens when you leave your motorcycle outside when a storm hits town.

Photo was made during the summer and is part of Reuter's Pictures of the Year.

... ]]> http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/a-bit-of-wind-and-bang.htm News Mike Werner http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/a-bit-of-wind-and-bang.htm?opendocument&comments http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/a-bit-of-wind-and-bang.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/a-bit-of-wind-and-bang.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/a-bit-of-wind-and-bang.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 3 Dec 2008 18:30:20 +0200

Protecting your motorcycle trailer from theft is not easy. Chains and padlocks are not enough.

Trailer Dog Security have several alarms, one of them even is solar powered.

How much is your trailer worth to you..

... ]]> http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/protecting-your-motorcycle-trailer.htm Gadgets Mike Werner http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/protecting-your-motorcycle-trailer.htm?opendocument&comments http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/protecting-your-motorcycle-trailer.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/protecting-your-motorcycle-trailer.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/protecting-your-motorcycle-trailer.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 3 Dec 2008 13:38:01 +0200

This looks like the scooter/motorcycle of the future.

LCD screens, lots of lights (used to levitate the contraption?)... Alien UFO or just a plain simple Honda?

... ]]> http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/sci-fi-scootermotorcycle.htm Special-Bikes Mike Werner http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/sci-fi-scootermotorcycle.htm?opendocument&comments http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/sci-fi-scootermotorcycle.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/sci-fi-scootermotorcycle.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/sci-fi-scootermotorcycle.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 3 Dec 2008 08:52:36 +0200

It must be frustrating living in a place where you get lots of snow during the winter, and can't ride your motorcycle.

PMS time....

... ]]> http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/boy-am-i-glad-i-live-somewhere-warmer.htm Entertainment Mike Werner http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/boy-am-i-glad-i-live-somewhere-warmer.htm?opendocument&comments http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/boy-am-i-glad-i-live-somewhere-warmer.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/boy-am-i-glad-i-live-somewhere-warmer.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/boy-am-i-glad-i-live-somewhere-warmer.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 2 Dec 2008 18:34:45 +0200

The good folks at SHARP, the UK government motorcycle helmet testing facility, have started testing flip-up motorcycle helmets.

Part of the test is the chinguard and locking mechanism. That should put a rest to the many discussions going on at the internet forums.

... ]]> http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/sharp-now-testing-flip-up-motorcycle-helmets.htm Helmets Mike Werner http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/sharp-now-testing-flip-up-motorcycle-helmets.htm?opendocument&comments http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/sharp-now-testing-flip-up-motorcycle-helmets.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/sharp-now-testing-flip-up-motorcycle-helmets.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/sharp-now-testing-flip-up-motorcycle-helmets.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:38:32 +0200

If you think cows and motorcycles do not mix, think again!

There seem to be a lot of people who do think they mix. Here are a few photos I found on the internet...

... ]]> http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/do-cows-and-motorcycles-mix.htm Entertainment Mike Werner http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/do-cows-and-motorcycles-mix.htm?opendocument&comments http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/do-cows-and-motorcycles-mix.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/do-cows-and-motorcycles-mix.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/do-cows-and-motorcycles-mix.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:00:00 +0200

ACEM held their conference on the future of motorcycles in Europe.

Here's what they had to say.

... ]]> http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/shaping-the-future-of-motorcycling.htm News Filippo Segato http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/shaping-the-future-of-motorcycling.htm?opendocument&comments http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/shaping-the-future-of-motorcycling.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/shaping-the-future-of-motorcycling.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/shaping-the-future-of-motorcycling.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 1 Dec 2008 18:08:39 +0200

Bajaj do it again. A good and entertaining TV ad for their Pulsar 220 motorcycle.

They have the recipe for good TV commercials those folks at Bajaj.

... ]]> http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/video-bajaj-pulsar-220.htm Ads Mike Werner http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/video-bajaj-pulsar-220.htm?opendocument&comments http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/video-bajaj-pulsar-220.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/video-bajaj-pulsar-220.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/video-bajaj-pulsar-220.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 1 Dec 2008 13:57:54 +0200

One of world's fastest motorcycles, the Suzuki Hayabusa, goes on sale in one of world's most crowded countries, India!

Where can they ride it?????

... ]]> http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/suzuki-hayabusa-in-india.htm News Mike Werner http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/suzuki-hayabusa-in-india.htm?opendocument&comments http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/suzuki-hayabusa-in-india.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/suzuki-hayabusa-in-india.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/suzuki-hayabusa-in-india.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 1 Dec 2008 08:52:25 +0200

Nice. 203 Harley-Davidson motorcycles form an AIDS ribbon in Taiwan.

... ]]> http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/aids-ribbon-by-motorcycles.htm News Mike Werner http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/aids-ribbon-by-motorcycles.htm?opendocument&comments http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/aids-ribbon-by-motorcycles.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/aids-ribbon-by-motorcycles.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/aids-ribbon-by-motorcycles.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:00:00 +0200

The pickings for the top internet stories for this week were very slim. I guess people had turkey on their mind.

Here's what I found:

- Winter Riding Tips
- It’s Here! Motorcycle.com’s New Dealer Locater has Arrived

... ]]> http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/top-internet-stories---28-november-2008.htm Web Mike Werner http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/top-internet-stories---28-november-2008.htm?opendocument&comments http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/top-internet-stories---28-november-2008.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/top-internet-stories---28-november-2008.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/top-internet-stories---28-november-2008.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:03:58 +0200

Here's a new book that will tell you everything you always wanted to know about pulling a trailer with your motorcycle.

It's not a very popular form of transporting gear, so if you're going to do it, better find out more before you pull your caravan with your motorcycle.

... ]]> http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/book-about-motorcycle-trailering.htm Books Mike Werner http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/book-about-motorcycle-trailering.htm?opendocument&comments http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/book-about-motorcycle-trailering.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/book-about-motorcycle-trailering.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/book-about-motorcycle-trailering.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:51:31 +0200

Another hard hitting and shocking safety campaign by the French government.

This one is to tell people to stop using phones while driving. The TV Ad has a good shock effect.

... ]]> http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/video-french-no-phone-while-driving-campaign.htm Ads Mike Werner http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/video-french-no-phone-while-driving-campaign.htm?opendocument&comments http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/video-french-no-phone-while-driving-campaign.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/video-french-no-phone-while-driving-campaign.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/video-french-no-phone-while-driving-campaign.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:32:18 +0200

Remember Time Life Magazine? They always had fantastic photos.

Now, thanks to good old Google, all their photos are on-line and searchable.

Head over to Google Photo search, type in "motorcycle" followed by "source:life".

Count on spending hours...

... ]]> http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/going-back-in-motorcycle-time.-thank-you-google.htm Web Mike Werner http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/going-back-in-motorcycle-time.-thank-you-google.htm?opendocument&comments http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/going-back-in-motorcycle-time.-thank-you-google.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/going-back-in-motorcycle-time.-thank-you-google.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/going-back-in-motorcycle-time.-thank-you-google.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:42:00 +0200

Kids out for some fun, are stealing the helmets of the London Ambulance Service Motorcycle Response Group, grounding the paramedic.

No helmet, no life saving activities. Apart from the cost (£600), the helmet is useless to anyone else.

Only one merciful thing you can do...

... ]]> http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/string-them-up-only-humane-thing-to-do.htm News Mike Werner http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/string-them-up-only-humane-thing-to-do.htm?opendocument&comments http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/string-them-up-only-humane-thing-to-do.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/string-them-up-only-humane-thing-to-do.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/string-them-up-only-humane-thing-to-do.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:51:14 +0200

Here's a 4 minutes video clip I made of the Dakar 2009 Scrutineering at Le Havre, France.

The camera had a bit of a problem, since the sound dies halfway every segment. So don't adjust your computer, it's my camera.

The clip shows motorcycles, cars and trucks.

... ]]> http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/video-dakar-2009-scrutineering.htm Video Feeds Mike Werner http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/video-dakar-2009-scrutineering.htm?opendocument&comments http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/video-dakar-2009-scrutineering.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/video-dakar-2009-scrutineering.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/video-dakar-2009-scrutineering.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:40:55 +0200

As chance will have it, the Dakar 2009 scrutineering is held some 35 kilometers from my house in Le Havre.

Here are 44 photos I made this morning of the event.

It's interesting to see how a well oiled machine like the Dakar organization has got it together.

... ]]> http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/dakar-2009-photos-from-the-scrutineering.htm Dakar Race Mike Werner http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/dakar-2009-photos-from-the-scrutineering.htm?opendocument&comments http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/dakar-2009-photos-from-the-scrutineering.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/dakar-2009-photos-from-the-scrutineering.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/dakar-2009-photos-from-the-scrutineering.htm?opendocument&comments