Archive for November, 2007

One of the Big Boys

Friday, November 9th, 2007

This statement would qualify for a willing suspension of disbelief. In other words a delusion. What made me think I am one of the big boys now? Well, let me tell you.
I was riding cautiously splitting lanes in a dense Friday traffic earlier today when I spotted a rider ahead of me. He was doing […]

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Crazy Car Accident Videos

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

Browsing the web today I stumbled upon these insane automobile accident videos. They come from the capital of Russia - Moscow. With the population over 10 million people and growing it is no wonder that thousands and thousands of cars swarm the streets and roads in and around the city daily and nightly. Problem is […]

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Bono’s Ducati Is For Sale

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

How would you like to own a Ducati bike that used to house Bono’s behind? Well, if you are in Birmingham, UK on November 23 or planning on being there then you might have a shot. Bono’s Ducati 916 is going to be auctioned at the International Motorcycle & Scooter Show.

And if you thought that […]

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Is Adding Google to Gas Pumps a Good Idea?

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Today browsing through the online news feeds I found this interesting article - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21670329/. Apparently Google is expected to announce a partnership with Gilbarco Veeder-Root, to include Google’s mapping service on 3,500 Internet enabled gasoline pumps across the US. The maps will be available on the pump’s small screen giving motorists the ability to scroll […]

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Hot Fuzz

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Have you ever wanted to get pulled over? Normally people stay away from police cars and bikes because you just never know when you are going to get picked. Does getting a ticket for missing front plate or window tint sound familiar?
This morning I proved my theory wrong. I was getting on the freeway as […]

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Michael Shumacher unveils Ferrari FXX Evoluzione

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Lately Michael Shumacher has been a topic of the headlines around the world. Announcing that he is coming out of retirement to test Ferrari F1, riding Ducati Desmosedici Moto GP machine, and now enveiling the hottest Ferrari ever to roll out of Maranello factory - FXX Evoluzione. 860 HP, 9500 rpm redline, F1 inspired transmission […]

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Michael Schumacher to Moto GP?

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Today in Valencia 7 time F1 Champion Michael Shumacher completed 58 laps onboard of Casey Stoner’s Ducati. Amazingly he lapped at impressive pace, his quickest lap in high 1:37’s. That is only 5 (!) seconds off the lap record set by Dani Pedrosa this weekend. This just proves that Moto GP bikes are very easy […]

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Beware the Silent Killer

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Everyone knows that riding a motorcycle is inherently dangerous. But not everyone knows of all the dangers that riding possesses. Of course there is a mere fact that you are at mercy of other cars. And obviously the nature can take its shot at you as I had learned recently when Motodisiac and I almost […]

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Putin? Never Heard of Her

Monday, November 5th, 2007

I had to blog about this. The other day I was flipping through pages of the July issue of Wired magazine when I saw this headline - “Putin? Never Heard of Her”. It immediately caught my attention and I started reading. Well, according to the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press in […]

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So Valentino Rossi highsides out of Saturdays qualifying in spectacular manner.

After being diagnosed with 3 broken bones in his right hand he bravely suits up and shows up for Sunday race. He has NEVER missed a race in his 11 year Moto GP career. He starts well and before you know it we see him […]

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