Specialization is for Insects.
I’ve seen Santa Claus in many places over the years. I’ve seen him on top of floats during parades, used to visit him on the coal train that used to go through the town I used to live in years ago, Holiday World In Santa Claus, Indiana has their own resident Santa.
But recently I got to see Santa in a truly different way: Riding A Motor Cycle!:
He don’t need no reindeer these days ;) Holiday Holidays All!
Saving Man Under Burning Car
On Monday in Logan, Utah a motorcycle accident left one man laying underneath a car, with the motorcycle and front end of the car in flames. Witnesses to the accident quickly rushed forward to try to help, but clearly no one could save the man by themselves.
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Brammo Enertia Instrument Cluster
Brammo is one of the oldest and largest manufacturers of fully electric bikes, which is not to say that they are old or large. Compared to Honda, Harley, Yamaha and the rest of the old school gang Brammo is in its infancy. But unlike all of the big boys, Brammo is currently producing and shipping fully electric motorcycles. And I’m not talking about little toy electric scooters! I’m talking full-on production quality motorcycles.
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Ok, the guys in these videos were either amazingly talented riders, or amazingly lucky! Either way, it’s very cool to watch!
What we have here is a series of clips in which motorcycle riders almost lose it but manage to hang on. Some nearly flip their bike over backwards, others nearly fly off the handlebars, and still others barely avoid certain death. But one thing they all have in common is – you probably won’t ever witness anything like this in person in your lifetime!
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Ahhh! Day 2 of the Stuck in Customs A World in HDR book giveaway contest, made possible by PeachPit of course! Of course, today is my favorite because the theme of the day is vehicles! And I do love vehicles!
So, this first one we’ve got here is a photo I took this weekend in Tucumcari, New Mexico of an old abandoned truck. Hope you like it. It’s just here to set the mood. Now let’s take a look at some of my favorite submissions so far and then I’ll announce today’s winner at the very end.
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I saw this video weeks ago, but never posted it. However, every single time I ride my motorcycle on the highway I think of this. I can’t help it! It’s the craziest thing I’ve ever seen on a motorcycle!
This guy is laying down on his motorcycle riding through traffic in India, where no one respects lanes, and texting on his cell phone! Unbelievable!!! I wish I was actually this good.
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Did you ever seen those maniacs who ride wheelies down the road in traffic despite the fact that they are placing themselves and everyone else around them at risk? Whenever I see them I:
So, if you’ve decided to be a complete bonehead and are going to learn how to wheelie your ride, at least watch this video produced by SuperBike Magazine.
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I think most of you know that I’m a huge motorcycle fan by now. And there may be a few folks out there who would really like to ride a motorcycle, but who are afraid of the learning curve. Well, the Ridley would be a great option because it’s got a completely automatic transmission that using one of those CVTs that I wrote about a little while back.
Basically, riding a Ridley would be like riding a super-sized scooter since all you have to do is twist the throttle to go, and squeeze the brakes to stop. There is no need to worry about clutching with one hand, braking with the other, while twisting one throttle and shifting with the other foot. Leaves a lot more time to pay attention to balance and just enjoying the ride.
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I was entertaining myself for hours this evening while perusing all of the crazy ways man has invented to move himself from point A to point B. After we mastered the most efficient methodology, apparently we turned our attention and energy towards also creating the most inefficient methods possible.
Why would we do this? Well, beyond the very basic primal need for horsepower… I’m guessing there was either a bet or a dare behind most of these creations. Either that, or they built em to attract the chicks!
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