Check out this guy playing Silent Night with a Harley Davidson!
Posts Tagged ‘Café Racer’
Can you play Silent Night with your motorcycle?
Posted: December 19, 2013 in MotorcycleTags: Café Racer, Harley, Harley Davidson, Motorcycle, sport bike
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Motorcycles… Closer then they appear!
Posted: December 14, 2013 in Motorcycle, motorcycle safetyTags: Café Racer, hareley, Harley Davidson, Motorcycle, motorcycle safety, Sportbike
As I have mentioned before, Fox News must have a motorcyclists/biker on their web staff. They have published an interesting but misnamed article regarding why auto drivers do not see motorcycles.
Titled Insurance Tips the article on the Fox Business website is really about how Texas Tech University psychologists studying how the human brain perceives objects, their size and motion in relation to time to impact. The long story short is that because bikes are smaller our brains misjudge what is happening thus causing accidents.
A bit of a read but worth it in understanding if, when we are on our bikes, we are optical illusions or human miscalculations.
Motorcycle TV: Philly Throttle Update
Posted: December 12, 2013 in Motorcycle TVTags: Café Racer, discovery channel, Harley, Harley Davidson, Motorcycle, Philly throttle, vintage motorcycle
Liberty Vintage Motorcycles
I do not normally look at the “Search Engine Terms” stats of the blog, but I did over the weekend. Looking at that stat I noticed I have received more than a few searches looking for the status of the show Philly Throttle. The typical search term was “has Philly Throttle been cancelled?” or something similar. Based on those inquires, I looked around a bit myself and, as I noted in this post, found no updates on the shows status.
During my “look around” I found a link on the Discovery Channels webpage for “Viewer Relations”. I jumped in that rabbit hole and ended up making the following comment/question:
“First, THANK YOU for all the motorcycle related programing! Your network has done wonders for the motorcycling world. I run a motorcycle related blog (ijustwant2ride.wordpress.com) on which I occasionally comment on and review motorcycle related TV.
I wrote a piece about your show Philly Throttle earlier in the year and I have received more than a few pokes about the status of the show. Can you tell me if Philly Throttle has been renewed or cancelled? If it has been renewed is there a time schedule for airing the new season?
Thanks in advance
Warren Massey”
After posting the comment/question, their conformation screen stated that they attempt to respond within one week of receiving the inquire. So here’s hoping we will get an answer to the question soon!
Motorcycle Recall: BMW F800S and F800ST
Posted: December 11, 2013 in Motorcycle, Motorcycle advocacy, motorcycle safetyTags: BMW, BMW motorcycle, Café Racer, Motorcycle, motorcycle safety, motorcycling, recall, sport bike
If you own a BMW F800S or F800ST built 2007-2009 you should know that National Highway Transportation Administration has issued a recall.
The recall is due to “incorrect tolerances, the rear wheel drive bearing and rear axle may wear”. The bearing and axle ware, due to the bad tolerances, could increase the risk of a crash. If you have one of these motorcycles you can contact BMW at 1-800-525-7417 or email BMW at CustomerRelations@bmwusa.com.
Motorcycle LED Lights… Making them legal
Posted: December 6, 2013 in Motorcycle, Motorcycle advocacyTags: Café Racer, Harley, Harley Davidson, LED lighting, Motorcycle, motorcycle riding, motorcycle safety, Sportbike, West Virginia
Journal photo by Erika Elaine Wells
In West Virginia it is illegal to use additional LED lights while riding. Bob Cunningham, who lives in Martinsburg, WV, did not know that either until a State Trooper pulled him over and handed him a ticket. But that traffic stop set Cunningham on a mission to change the law.
First, Mr. Cunningham gathered more than 1,000 signatures on a petition supporting the change and then he enlisted his State Delegate John Overington in the cause. He convinced Mr. Overington of the safety enhancements that come from the auxiliary lighting and gave him a battery operated example of the LED lights that Overington could use in support of a bill to allow the lights.
Long story short, Delegate Overington pushed for the bills approval and it passed the House of Delegates but ran out of time in the State Senate. Mr. Overington is going to reintroduce the bill in the next session of the WV legislature and work with the Transportation Committee to get the bill into consideration faster.
You can read the news article here.
Brunswick Vistors Center: C & O Canal Motorcycle Ride
Posted: December 5, 2013 in C&O Canal, Motorcycle RidesTags: C&O Canal, Café Racer, Harley, Harley Davidson, MD, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Ride, national park, national park service, Sportbike
A few weeks ago, just before the temperature dropped (and pretty much stayed) into the 30s (F), I was able to get a late afternoon ride to the Bunswick stop on the C&O. For background on what I am doing with the C&O please look at this post.
Location – Brunswick Visitors Center 40 West Potomac Street, Brunswick, MD 21716
Mile Marker – 55
Historical Comments –This is all about the history of the C&O Canal.
The visitor center, which is shared with the Brunswick Railroad Museum, has several static displays regarding the canal (in classic National Park Service style), its development and its relation to the town of Brunswick.
Ride to Site – The Visitors Center is located in downtown Brunswick. There is no actual “stop” on the canal.
Amenities – All normal urban amenities are present.
Road Conditions (from main road) – Normal two lane roads.
Railway Situation – If you attempt to ride to the path (not really accessible via your bike) the rail line is on the surface.
Parking Lot Conditions – Typical parking for a small town.
Main Attraction –
My Thoughts – Nice little museum. Brunswick, MD would make a nice little day trip from Washington DC or the surrounding area. Nice country roads will get you into town from any direction.
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- View of the Brunswick rail yard
Motorcycle TV: Surprise in my mailbox
Posted: December 4, 2013 in Motorcycle TVTags: Café Racer, Harley, Harley Davidson, Motorcycle, motorcycle TV, sons of anarchy, Sportbike
Not sure why, but I got this cool Sons of Anarchy sticker from Harley Davidson in the mail today. It will look nice on my tool chest!
Highest Road in the World on a Motorcycle.
Posted: December 2, 2013 in Motorcycle, Motorcycle RidesTags: alex chacon, Café Racer, go pro, india, Motorcycle, motorcycle adventure, Motorcycle Ride, Royal Enfield, Sportbike
Although this is a commercial for GoPro…. Wow! Watch this.
It is a short documentary of Alex Chanacon’s travel (in India) on the worlds highest road. He is riding a Royal Enfield.
The photography and the editing is just spectacular! I am going to have to get one of these cameras, so I guess the commercial worked.
Painting the town #RED
Posted: November 30, 2013 in Motorcycle newsTags: Café Racer, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Ride, Royal Enfield
The new Royal Enfield’s are out in India! Will be coming here soon.
So, it’s been a couple of crazy days vrooming around us. Sudden jaunts on our motorcycles, a bit of off roading madness and then we are lucky enough to get our hands on the #REContinentalGT before the launch on 26th November at 7.30 pm.
How could we say Nay? Aye!
So catch us in #Pune, we are part of the #REPuneBurnup.
We Are the #RERocker’s!
Motorcycle TV: Cafe Racer New Season Review
Posted: November 30, 2013 in Motorcycle TVTags: café motorcycle, Café Racer, custom motorcycle, Harley, Harley Davidson, HD, HOG, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Ride, motorcycle riding, motorcycling
Café Racer TV
I just got around to watching the first two episodes of the new Café Racer. I love my DVR
I have to say I really like the new format. So far, they show two bike builds each week and they have been good. In the second show, build number one was putting a modern Kawasaki Ninja engine into a Classic Honda CB750 frame. Build two was the taking parts of a Harley Davidson Aermacchi and creating a café bike. Both turned out fantastic!
If I had one complaint, and I really don’t, I would like to know how long it took to assemble the bikes, was it a week, a month, months?
I JUST WANT 2 RIDE!! 