June 7th, 2007
in Videos
No contest, Kawasaki makes the best commercials by far.
Some more: side by side, Ninja, supersonic, ZX12R, ZX6R
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June 6th, 2007
in Safety, Videos
Here’s a video that all riders and drivers should view. Sobering to say the least. YouTube
June 5th, 2007
in Safety, Videos
One way to make sure drivers are aware of you.
February 2nd, 2007
in Videos
to take care of all of those blithley unaware motorists and motorcycle snatchers out there? These are innovative commercials produced by the local (Portland, OR) firm R/West. My vote is split between “the donut” and the “theft retrieval” commercials. Can’t decide which I like best.
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January 25th, 2007
in Riding skills, Beginning riders
Stumbled on these motorcycle riding guides from British Columbia. Roadsense for riders and Tuning up for riders. I think they are a great aid for new riders. Unfortunately they are a bit cumbersome to use because each chapter is a separate pdf file. Save each chapter to your HD and read them at your liesure.
BTW, if you are disgusted with how slow Adobe Acrobat reader is, try Foxit reader. It’s a slim and fast pdf file reader that makes pdf files almost (but not really) a joy to use. foxitsoftware.com
January 24th, 2007
in Videos
Finally found this video on a streaming video site (I’ve had the mpg in my collection for ages but never posted it because it is 20mb download). It is a compilation of motorcycle racing accidents with symphonic music on the soundtrack. No gore, just poetry in motion.
January 24th, 2007
in Videos
This is a video from last year I meant to post but got buried deep in my to do file. While I skip over the wheelie and stunting videos I love these motorcycle riding skills exhibitions. Another good one in my archives is the Gymkhana video.
January 10th, 2007
in Articles elsewhere
So, when you are 74 years of age will you be up to the riding rigors that Ardys “Queenie” Kellerman faces each year? In 2006 she rode more than 80,000 miles to win the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America womens mileage contest! Guess she just doesn’t like to stay home. :-) She started 35 years ago with a little Yamaha, moved up to a Honda CB360. Since then BMW has been her motorcycle of choice. Queenie has completed 4 Iron Butt rallies (11,000 miles in 11 days) and innumberable Saddlesores (1,000 miles in 24 hours). Thousand mile days are routine for her. Read more about this remarkable woman in the BMWOA article.
January 10th, 2007
in MSF
On Jan 9, the Oregon Traffic Safety Commission voted to uphold the recommendations of the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Motorcycle Safety to not allow MSF to be recognized as a basic motorcycle training program in Oregon.
January 2nd, 2007
in Ramblings
It’s that time of year—awards season—with the Golden Globes, Oscars and of course the MBI Riders Choice awards. What? Never heard of the Riders Choice awards. Guess we’ll have to forgive you as this is only their second year.
The Riders Choice awards are presented by MBI (Motorcycle Bloggers International) which is an association of bloggers who ride and write about motorcycling. Between now and the end of January you can nominate your choices for the best and worst of motorcycling in several categories for the year 2006. Then MBI members will select the finalists after which you can cast your vote for the your top choice in each category. The winners will be announced March 15th.
Go to MBIweb.org and enter your nominations.
