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EU Standards for Crash Barriers
Just to add to my previous post some very positive news relating to motorcycle safety, new crash barrier standards are on the way from the EU! For further reading please look here:MCNBikes in the fast lane This is very positive and certainly better then the Vision Zero idea of just banning motorcycle use all together.…
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Motorcycles Sales & Beyond
Well to the bikers amongst you this will not be a huge surprise, but, motorcycle sales are up! Now sales have been rising generally year-on-year for most manufactures while the flood of cheap Chinese models have also helped. Yet this year will probably see an even greater boost thanks to the rising costs of fuel…
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Firefox 3…Rise Of The Fox
After 3 long years of development and being in beta testing since last November, while introducing some 15,000 improvements we finally will have the latest release of Firefox! Firefox 3 is due for release on June 17th and they are hoping to break a Guinness World Record by having the most downloads of new software…
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Ireland Says No
Well it is official, Ireland has rejected the Lisbon Treaty with 46.6% saying Yes and 53.4% saying No. Overall a difference of some 110,000 votes. They keep saying that we are in ‘uncharted waters’, can not help but laugh at that…as nothing has changed. Surely by bringing in the undemocratic reforms they desired would have…
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The Lisbon Treaty – Get Out & Vote
It is almost time to vote on the Lisbon Treaty, I will be voting against it but no matter what anyone else thinks please get out there and cast your vote. As I have made clear before, I fully support the idea of an United States of Europe. This document is not the right step…
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Test Ride: Buell Ulysses XB12XT
I was lucky enough to get a test ride on the new Buell Ulysses XB12XT recently thanks to the nice guys at Dublin Harley Davidson, so I thought it only right to give a brief opinion of what I thought. First though I must admit that I have always liked the Buell motorcycles, but due…
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Restricted But Not Out
When I heard I was getting the Kawasaki Er-6n as a hire bike while my Karma was getting repaired I was both excited and disappointed. Part of me was hoping for something like a Honda Deauville as my routine would go unaffected with its built in luggage, I know, sounds like a strange hope but…
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Iron Sky – Teaser
Well, I must admit that bar my unhealthy anticipation of the upcoming Batman movie ‘The Dark Knight’ this trailer I came across below had really set my pulse rushing. The movie is ‘Iron Sky’ and you can get further information from going to their website by CLICKING HERE. The trailer seems to sum up fairly…
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Castles, Tombs and Open Roads
Today the summer touring season began with a quick Sunday tour around some local sights, namely Trim Castle and Newgrange, both in County Meath, Ireland. My current ride is still the Kawasaki ER-6N hire bike while I await my ER-6F to be returned to me. So to start with I should point out that the…
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Motorcycle Bloggers Unite!
My postings have been slack of late, busy time at university and having my bike in the workshop have left me running around trying to meet deadlines and submit ‘volumes’ of insurance paperwork…if the accident had been disputed or my fault then I dare not imagine what they would put you through. Some good news…
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