Archive for September, 2004
A “must see” web site
29 September 2004Lost track of this web site after it was moved some months ago. The original server couldn’t handle the load and someone else offered to host it. It is one of the most interesting and almost surreal things I’ve ever seen. It is a motorcycle ride into the Chernobyl dead zone. Lots of pictures [...]
Kid stuff
28 September 2004Why didn’t they have these when I was a kid? Of course I had a collection of this series which was pretty cool.
Good idea
26 September 2004La Ducati Day 2004 will be held October 10th. As I perused the events I noticed a nice touch, a helmet check/welcome area. How many times have you ridden to some event and found yourself wondering where to stash your helmet and jacket? You can use the helmet lock on the bike but there’s [...]
Liar, liar…
24 September 2004So now we find out that was a Honda RC51 supposedly going 205mph. Most tests of that bike put the top speed around 170mph so this bike must have had one helluva lot of engine mods plus some very slippery body work - or some less than perfect speed measurement and Dan Rather reporting.
Hmm…
23 September 2004There’s some controversy about the possibility of that 205mph Honda on the street. As noted below, it was timed with a stopwatch which introduces human error and since the trooper was in an airplane going slower than the motorcycle, his viewing angle would change which increases the error and streetbikes in the real world simply [...]
Faster movie
23 September 2004If you missed the movie Faster it’s now available on DVD.
Yeah, right.
22 September 2004Honest Officer, my throttle was stuck! Is this a new speeding ticket record? On a motorcycle, 205mph! Of course since it was timed with a stopwatch it could be a little off and he may need another run in the opposite direction to validate the time, but somehow I think the chances of that are [...]
Are you handy?
20 September 2004Lots of motorcyclists like to make stuff and use tools to fix or modify technical things. A new magazine will be out early next year for people who like this sort of thing. “Make” magazine will focus on new technology of all sorts, so if you’re into making and building you should take a look. [...]
