Chris and I are taking the week off. Go ride your bike and check in next week. Here’s a little tune called Stars from Lily Sparks courtesy of Music Alley to keep you going until then. The lyrics are a little goofy but I dig the riff at the beginning and the cow bell. It has plenty of cow bell.
BikeBandit.com has an App
Here’s another potentially useful iPhone app. I know I spend enough time searching BikeBandit.com. It would be pretty awesome to have the catalog at my fingertips like that. When is someone other then AT&T going to get the iPhone?
Episode 19 – Porky and shaft driven
Episode 19
- http://www.erikbuellracing.com/motorcycles/1190RR/
- Yamaha unveils the Super Tenere - http://www.motorcycledaily.com/24february10_stannounced.htm
- Seat height: (low setting) 845 millimeters = 33.2677165 inches
- liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, DOHC, Forward-inclined parallel 2-cylinder, 4-valve, fuel injected, twin spark engine
- Street oriented tires – 150/70R17M/C 69V rear – 110/80R19M/C 59V front
- Intelligent Unified Brake System and ABS
- YCC-T with 3-stage traction control plus Yamaha D-mode
- First edition adventure pack
- Tough spoked, tubeless aluminium rims
- Adjustable front and rear suspension
- Triumph to introduce 7 new models by the end of 2012 - http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2010/02/triumph-going-gangbusters.html
- Triumph announced 5 today on FB - “Please help us welcome 5 new dealers to the Triumph family. – Triumph Moto Vanier in Quebec City, Quebec – Atlantic Triumph in Dieppe, New Brunswick – Triumph of Killeen in Killeen, Texas – Thiel’s Wheels Triumph in Upper Sandusky, Ohio – Triumph Motorcycles of Utah in Sandy, Utah” - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Triumph-Motorcycles/63739675517?ref=mf
- BMW opens 8 new dealerships - http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-news/2010/new-bmw-motorcycle-dealerships.htm
- Arai XD-3 in hi-vis for 2010 - http://live.revzilla.com/new-arai-xd-3-in-hi-vis-yellow-for-2010-first
- New “Skull -n- Skin” helmet - http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/26/new-skull-and-skin-helmet-sounds-creepy-cool/
- Xtreme Sports Insurance for those engaging in ‘extreme’ activity - http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/industry-news/2010/02/18/moto-insurance
- Available for nearly anyone
- covers any and all injuries – pays directly to the insured
- www.MotoInsuranceNow.com
- AMA (American Motorcycle Association) - http://www.ama-cycle.org/
Opinions
- Useful iPhone / Smartphone apps: You got any? Discussions on the forums.
- Adaptunes
- Fuelly
- Pandora (iPhone)
- Pandora (BlackBerry)
- Voice Recorder
- Units / Convert Units
- HUD-Plus
- FTPOnTheGo
- MyRide
Intro music, No Way by Kunk. Additonal music by Helix and is provided by Music Alley.com
Epidose 18: They’re Evil and Wrong
Episode 18 for Feb 21
- News and Opinion
- Music provided by Music Alley
- Opening music: ‘No Way’ by KunK
- Additional music: ‘Shape Of You’, ‘So Sue Me’ and ‘Django’ by Nina Vox
Episode 17 – pasta balls and snow gear
Episode 17 – pasta balls and snow gear
- News and opinions
- Massachussets riders may be eligible for insurance refunds:
- “may be due a refund, with 6 percent interest”
- Safety Insurance Company
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
- Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Company
- average refund to be ~$300 with some riders’ refunds in the thousands of dollars
- rather than using current book values to calculate premiums, the settling insurers calculated premiums for a 1999 Harley-Davidson Road King Classic based on a $20,000 value in each year between 2003 and 2008
- http://www.Motorcycle-usa.com/2/5736/Motorcycle-Article/MA-Motorcyclists-Get-Insurance-Refunds.aspx
- Massachussets riders may be eligible for insurance refunds:
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- Buell interview on Motorcycle-USA.com
- Rider weight – it’s not always the bike that needs to trim down
- Wanna talk about the Swissauto thing? – http://www.motorcycledaily.com/03february10_victoryacq.htm
- Follow up and feedback
- Intro music, No Way by Kunk. This week’s music, My Baby Up and Left Me, Wrap Yourself in Glamour, Cheap Guitars and Honky Tonk Bars, Cant Be Lovin You by The Blues Vultures. Music provided by MusicAlley.com
Tilted Horizons’ Pinlock Review
Tilted Horizons
We talked a little bit about controlling fog inside the visor this week. I thought I’d post a link to Doug’s excellent Pinlock review.
Episode 16: You Can Justify Anything if You Work Hard Enough
Episode 16 for February 7, 2010
- News and Opinion
- HyperMotard updates from Ducati
- H-D Sportster 48
- Japanese motorcycle prices on the climb in Europe
- MCN’s bike performance index (PDF)
- Icon Variant Helmet
- Follow up and Feedback
- Email from Ryan
- Music provided by Music Alley
- Opening music: ‘No Way’ by KunK
- Additional music: ‘Cocoanut Grove’, ‘Reap’, ‘She’s So Atomic’ and ‘ProCreative’ by Atomic Bride
- Links
Episode 15: Don’t Ever Come Back
Episode 15 for January 31, 2010
- News and Opinion
- Official pics of the Yamaha FZ8 and Fazer8
- New Scorpion helmets
- University study on the effects of wind noise inside the helmet
- Tires
- Cycle World IMS in NY
- I couldn’t dig up the info I was looking for on the HAs. If anyone remembers the story better then I do feel free to record it as an MP3 and send it in.
- Visit our Facebook page for pics (more will be added this week)
- Music provided by Music Alley
- Opening music: ‘No Way’ by KunK
- Additional music: ‘Dig The Rock N Roll’, ‘Fine Sexy Baby’ and ‘Spend A Real Cool Time In Hell’ by The Stockmen (God I love MySpace. I really wish more bands had MySpace pages. That would be awesome.)
- Links
Episode 14: Girly Machines
Episode 14 for January 24, 2010
- News and opinions
- Scooters: Great commuter vehicles that will not cause your testicles to shrivel up and fall off
- Harley Davidson selling leisure motorcycles in India
- Sport bike ergonomics
- Follow up and feedback
- Music provided by Music Alley
- Opening music: ‘No Way’ by KunK
- Additional music: ‘Brasil, 1957′, ‘ January’, ‘Pages’, ‘Find The Time’ and ‘The Well-Traveled Gentleman’ by The Blind Eyes (One of the less annoying MySpace pages I’ve had to endure but it’s still MySpace.)
Episode 13: Artsy dedicated 450cc dealer economy (whew!)
Episode 13 for January 17, 2010
News and opinions
- The new Z1000: B-King light? Definitely a hooligan. And that’s OK! ( http://kawasaki.com/Products/product-specifications.aspx?id=432&scid=6 )
- BMW drops less than other MFGs in the market space.
- As reported on MotorcycleUsa.com – “BMW announced the news on Monday, January 11, touting sales data from the Motorcycle Industry Council. According to BMW (MIC annual report not yet available for confirmation), the US motorcycle market dropped 41%, to the tune of almost 360,000 unit sales lost. BMW sales dipped 22%, “which was the smallest decline among all motorcycle brands.”
- As reported by BMW - “Our dedicated dealers were the key to our success this past year,” continued Andersen in the press announcement. “Despite the tough market, they continued serve our customers well and promote our new products like the K1300S and the K1300GT. They were supported by attractive financing programs from BMW Financial Services. While many other dealers struggled to finance their customers’ purchases, BMW dealers never lost access to good financing, and this will continue for 2010.”
- http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/573/5499/Motorcycle-Article/BMW-Best-Performer-in-2009-US-Market.aspx
Updates on bike shopping? – Chris chose a Buell Ulysses XT ( http://chornbe.com/motorcycles/xt/ )
Follow up and feedback
- cbolling’s iTunes review – Thanks!
- Dakar restricts larger-CC engines and adopts a new 450cc displacement limit ( http://www.bikepoint.com.au/news/2009/ktm-pulls-out-of-dakar-rally-15361 )
Interview: Part II Dawn of Eclectic Dawn Arts ( http://eclecticdawnarts.com/ )
How to contact us
- feedback@thepacepodcast.com
- thepacepodcast.com
- thepacepodcast.com/forums (a work in progress)
Music is provided courtesy of MusicAlley.com
- Theme song by Kunk
- Additional music by .22 (Point-22)