Posted in time waster on Aug 28th, 2010
Back in the days when a race began with a running start and a rider had to push start the bike himself, Hailwood was the British equivalent of Rossi who later went on to race in Formula One. I’m not sure if it’s time that just makes it cooler, but there was a laid [...]
Posted in time waster on Aug 27th, 2010
What are onboard cameras good for? When I did a mini-review of the 1st gen non-HD Go Pro Hero a while back the general response I heard was “Cool! But at $199 msrp (although I found the motorsport version for $120) it’s a little pricey for a toy.” And the Go Pro [...]
Posted in time waster on Aug 16th, 2010
It’s been a nice long summer riding season with plenty of opportunities to record rides, and watch random ride videos… So let’s have a little contest. Nominate your favorite ride video: it can be you, or a friend, or a random YouTube vid. The only criteria is it has to be a non-professional video recorded [...]
Posted in time waster on Aug 4th, 2010
Those Brits already (pretty much) know what Americans have yet to embrace: motorcycles are probably the swiftest way through cities. And although this commercial is a spoof, there really is motorcycle taxi service in London. And they actually let you cut through hours of traffic in minutes. Check it out here… and [...]
Posted in TGIF, time waster on Jul 30th, 2010
I see your skateboard riding dog and raise you one monkey. I guess it’s true we really are descended from these guys. But two questions… Is that a Rossi Yamaha rep? And is that monkey on the blue bike smoking a cigarette?
Posted in TGIF, time waster on Jul 30th, 2010
It’s basically “like riding the elephant in India”
It’s surprising to me how even reasonable intelligent people think of bikers in terms of B-movie stereotypes. It doesn’t help that a lot of the folks who work at bike shops like these stereotypes and play them up. I think basically a lot of people don’t know how [...]
Posted in time waster on Jul 28th, 2010
Or…why a Segway will never replace motorcycles and scooters…
Posted in time waster on Jul 18th, 2010
One thing I won’t miss with combustion engines is the heat that gets blown on your legs riding on a hot day. Not that batteries and electric motors don’t heat up, but nothing like the exhaust burn inducing heat of a typical street bike. This next generation Brammo looks almost plausible as a [...]
Posted in time waster on Jul 16th, 2010
Everyone has their favorite brand: I usually get the regular old Pilot Powers because they’re good and easy to find cheap… But I’ve ridden on Dunlops too, and I thought they were excellent! I don’t know if they make me faster or not, but I appreciated how stable and predictable they [...]
Posted in time waster on Jul 14th, 2010
Here’s a video in dire need of a remake…with perhaps a few more contestants. Throw in a motorcycle a bicycle and a guy with a metro card. And just to make it interesting, have them pick up some things along the way – like a scavenger hunt.
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