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Archive for September, 2007

Get a Taste of Sturgis 2007 at BikerData.com

Friday, September 21st, 2007

My buddy Jeff, over at BikerData.com, has posted some great pics from Sturgis 2007 over at the BikerData.com web site. You can find the photo gallery here.
In all, there are over 5,000 Sturgis pics spread out amongst 10 albums for your viewing pleasure. And there are even more photos coming!
And while you are [...]

Promising new direction service: Dial DIR-ECT-IONS

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

There is a promising new direction service out there called ‘Dial DIR-ECT-IONS’. You can find their web site here.
The skinny on the service is this. You call in from your text enabled cell phone by dialing 347-328-4667 (DIR-ECT-IONS) and give voice commands for your start and destination. Then shortly, you will receive [...]

Promising flexible armor from d30

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

A company named d30 (dee-three-oh) has been working on a flexible material that has some armor-like characteristics upon impact. You can find the d30 website here.
Here is what the d30 website has to say about the material:
(dee-three-oh) is a specially engineered material made with intelligent molecules. They flow with you as you move but [...]

A different take on motorcycle safety

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

The following is a press release for motorcyclemeditation.com which was setup by John Blake as a new approach to motorcycle safety.
Motorcyclist Argues for Different Safety Approach
Following another motorcycling fatality, a motorcyclist argues that calls for more regulations are unfounded. He says that the key to safety is thinking. And he has set up a website [...]

Carry your wine on your bike

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

Here’s a great way to take home a little vino after your have visited your favorite new winery on your motorcycle.
Although not specifically designed for motorcycles, you should still be able to strap one of these on your bike and get your precious cargo home.
The carriers, by WineCruzer, were actually designed with the ‘jet-set’ [...]

Staying at Holland Ranch

Monday, September 10th, 2007

Lisa has written up a nice review about her recent stay at Holland Ranch. You can view her post on Piglet Paper here.
You can also view my previous post on Holland Ranch here.
And if you would just like to go directly to the Holland Ranch site, you can follow this link.
Enjoy!
Holland Ranch [Lisa via [...]

New Covertec laptop bags

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Covertec, known more for their high quality leather phone and pda cases, is coming out with a couple of new laptop bags that just may be of interest to motorcyclists. Especially those of us who have a tendency or need to cart around our laptops with us
The two new models, the Racer M (for [...]

What does it mean to be a biker?

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

Interesting article over at CarJunky.com that discusses the changing face of bikers. The article, entitled ‘The Changing Face of “Bike Culture”‘, can be found here.
In it the authors discuss how the stereotypical view of a biker is changing from the rough, rebellious image of years past.
“There really is no set profile of a [...]

Labor Day Wishes

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

Here’s to a happy and safe Labor Day for all you readers out there.
If you happen to get to ride during this long weekend, please be very safe in doing so.
Enjoy!

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