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Barack Obama and an Enertia
Brammofan sez it all, but I loved the picture whether real or not and had to repost it along with this quote from my hero Michelle Obama, “Although the President could not be reached for a comment, Michelle Obama’s press secretary said that the First Lady does not approve of him not wearing a helmet,…
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Boardtrack Racing, anyone?
In reading about Harley Davidson’s economic downturn as reported by the Huffington Post, I discovered a little piece of Harley history, that I knew nothing about, Boardtrack Racing! The first competitive venue for Harley was in boardtrack racing where the tracks were made out of wooden boards, and the first one in the country was…
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Motorcycling becomes an ART
How does one define the art of motorcycling? I suppose one way is by expressing the thrill of the ride with actual motorcycles mounted in a gallery space. That is exactly what Sam Strauss-Malcolm and Tyler Poniatowski decided to do at the 24×3 Gallery located at 26 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York. Is it art? You…
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A sad day for Buell as Erik Buell announces the end of Buell production
Founder of Buell Motorcycles, Erik Buell, announces the end of manufacturing for the Buell line of American sportbikes such as the Buell 1125R, 1125CR, XB Firebolt, Lightning and Ulysses motorcycles. This comes as a shock to many who found this line of motorcycles the only acceptable bikes now made by Harley Davidson. Erik Buell speaks.
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MSF course especially created for the US Military sportbike riders!
Following on the shirt tales of my previous blog post on motorcycle accidents in the US military and sparked by the comment from SGT Matthew Perry, I decided to do some more research to find out exactly what is out there for our armed forces as far as in depth motorcycle training. I did discover…
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Where’s Waldo?
I felt much like I was trying to find Waldo when I first saw this group AMA shot. After a moment or two, I did find myself, but I never did find Waldo! Click for full size……..
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Winter Riding Tips
For many winter riding means heading to the garage to straddle a trickle charged motorcycle making vhroom vhroom noises. But many of us are lucky enough to be able to ride all year with only a change in riding gear and an aerosol of winter riding strategies, some of which are found below.
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Reviewing the Night Ride
As it gets darker earlier now, I thought it a good time to review some facts for better, safer night riding. FACTS: 1) Depth perception, color recognition and peripheral vision are compromised after dark. 2) Perception and reaction times increase. 3) Your normally wide field of vision is narrowed to the field illuminated by your…
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2010 MV Agusta Brutale: Sex on Wheels
Now these guys know how to make a state-of-the-art ad!! Even Wired magazine is enamored by this new Brutale, enough to do a damned amazing review of the new 2010 models.
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BRAMMO: Style, Quality, Savings and Earth Friendly…OK, I’m interested!
BRAMMO has recently partnered up with the help Best Buy Venture Capital to release a fully electric motorcycle, the Enertia. This machine is slick in design and definitely leaves less of a carbon footprint, however it does seem a bit more moped than motorcycle according to some critics.