The previous post about the stolen transporter should highlight one thing, thieves will steal just about anything that isn't set in concrete. Watch your bike. Park it in a secure location, behind closed garage doors if at all possible. Add an alarm to your motorcycle and your garage, security cameras, too. These days they are very inexpensive and work very well. You can use an … [Read more...]
Electronic monitors for insurance discounts
These have only been tested in cars, as far as I know, but it would seem simple to add motorcycles to the mix. Insurance companies are testing a plug in monitor for your car that keeps track of how fast you drive and when you drive. Stay under a certain speed and don't drive in high risk times and your insurance rate is lowered. Do you give up privacy? Absolutely. Will people … [Read more...]
Motorcycle Design and Technology
Review: When you watch Biker Build Off or any similar TV show, the focus is on build speed, what the bike looks like and whether a person can actually sit on it and reach the various controls. The most technical detail to be worked out is how to keep the handle bars from hitting the tank. With 10 days to complete the job, there isn't much time to do any more. Winners are judged … [Read more...]
Motorcycle Helmet Safety Standards
Since The Kneeslider is offering motorcycle helmets these days, I was doing some digging into helmet safety standards and what all of the different labels really mean. I read the Motorcyclist Magazine helmet study closely and it really is quite the eye opener. Most of us look at the top brands for the most part, make sure all of the "appropriate" safety standards are met, … [Read more...]
Plasma Fuel Reformer
We're hearing a lot about hydrogen these days because it powers all of those future fuel cells. Well hydrogen burns, too, and engines have been converted to run on hydrogen alone. Hydrogen, it turns out, is pretty neat stuff. So, what is a plasma fuel reformer and what does it have to do with hydrogen or motorcycles or anything else? Pay attention, this takes some … [Read more...]
Honda plans fuel cell motorcycle
Honda plans to be leasing fuel cell motorcycles by 2009. Maybe the ENV started something or maybe Honda likes to lease vehicles at crazy prices. They recently began leasing a fuel cell car to a family in California at a ridiculously low price that in no way relates to cost so whether this means they are planning a similar motorcycle test or actually making fuel cell motorcycles … [Read more...]