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Post by Spider on Jun 27, 2011 12:40:26 GMT -5
Heavy metal thunder? Maybe not. But clean and “green” for sure. Zero Motorcycles, a start-up in Scotts Valley, Calif., is steering motorcycle technology in a different direction by going all-electric.
Unencumbered by conventional thinking about how they design, manufacture, and sell high performance electric motorcycles, they're on a mission to turn heads and revolutionize their industry by combining the best aspects of a traditional motorcycle with today’s most advanced technology.
The company's motorcycles run on 50-pound, lithium ion batteries, averaging 45 to 55 miles on one charge.
Zero Motorcycles is the next step in motorcycle evolution and represents the ultimate electric motorcycle technology.
~ Visit ~ The Company's Manufacturing Operations to see what's inside its bikes.Pics & VideosZero.Com_______ 'S'
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Post by Spider on Aug 10, 2011 8:30:43 GMT -5
[/b][/color] Plumber builds the world's longest motorbike with 25 seats. In these days of soaring fuel prices it could be the perfect answer for a Hell's Angels chapter keen to keep costs down.
Colin Furze's 72ft motorbike can seat 25 – and what's more he's proved it can be driven at speeds of 35mph.
Admittedly only Mr Furze was on the bike at the time of the test drive, but with a few suspension modifications it's possible he could load up with passengers, as pictured here.
The Lincolnshire plumber, at the head of the bike, used one-and-a-half 125cc mopeds and an extended aluminium frame to create the machine.
He is hoping it will be recognised as the world's longest motorbike by the Guinness Book of Records.
He managed to get the bike, which is worth around £3,000, up to 35mph, but found it almost impossible to steer.
'When I first got on it I thought it would never work and at a slow speed it's almost impossible to keep upright.
'But once you get going it becomes a bit easier, although it is a real strain on your arms as it has such heavy steering.
'It wobbled a huge amount as I drove along and apparently the back of the bike was weaving around all over the place. 'It is very difficult to handle and it would be hard to ride as you need about six widths of road to turn. I think it is really built for Roman roads.'
Colin constructed the massive motorcycle, which takes three people to move, in his mum's back garden. He had to cut the bikes and construct the aluminium frame, which has been made in three parts then bolted together.
Full stretch: Colin is joined by 25 avid motorbike lovers on his newly built motorbike. [/size][/color][/font] __________________________ 'S'[/center]
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Post by Spider on May 6, 2014 13:36:53 GMT -5
Jesse James, owner of West Coast Choppers, and Kid Rock (Singer) take a cruise into Mexico
Also see, time sequence, 'Chopper Build-Up'.
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Post by Spider on May 16, 2014 23:54:38 GMT -5
Does anyone remember this movie?
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Post by Spider on Jun 20, 2014 12:48:11 GMT -5
In 1903 William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson made their first motorcycle available to the public.
Now, more than one hundred years later, Harley-Davidson is coming out with another first for the company, an electric motorcycle called Project LiveWire.
But the company is being cautious with its new ride.
Harley-Davidson announced today that it is taking Project LiveWire on a 30 city tour across the United States to get rider feedback. This will help "shape the future of Harley-Davidson's first-ever electric motorcycle."
Harley-Davidson hopes the tour helps the company gain insights into consumer expectations for an electric Harley.
That means the electric motorcycle won't go on sale until Harley-Davidson better understands the market for electric motorcycles in the U.S.
"Because electric vehicle technology is evolving rapidly, we are excited to learn more from the Project LiveWire Experience."
Harley-Davidson didn't provide many details about the new bike.
Time reports that the electric motorcycle generates 75 horsepower and accelerates from zero to 60 in four seconds, with a 92 mile per hour top speed and 100 miles of range.
But one thing the company made sure to clear up right away is that the bike won't be quiet!
"The sound is a distinct part of the thrill," said Richer.
"Think fighter jet on an aircraft carrier.
Project LiveWire's unique sound was designed to differentiate it from internal combustion and other electric motorcycles on the market."
At this point it doesn't seem that Harley-Davidson has solved any of the challenges all-electric vehicles face: battery range, changing time, and charging infrastructure.
But the company is clearly betting that those issues will be addressed in the near future.
As Harley-Davidson President Matt Levatich told AP: "We think that the trends in both EV technology and customer openness to EV products, both automotive and motorcycles, is only going to increase, and when you think about sustainability and environmental trends, we just see that being an increasing part of the lifestyle and the requirements of riders," Levatich said.
"So, nobody can predict right now how big that industry will be or how significant it will be."
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Post by Spider on Jul 7, 2014 15:34:37 GMT -5
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Post by Spider on Jul 26, 2014 2:33:29 GMT -5
'THE MONGOLS MC'
~ PARTY CRUISE ~
~ EVERY DAY ~
~ PARTY TIME ~
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Post by Spider on Jul 28, 2014 14:13:48 GMT -5
Build a 'Cool Bobber' from a stock Harley Sportster 48
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Post by Spider on Aug 23, 2014 10:11:01 GMT -5
'THE MONGOLS MC'
~ PARTY CRUISE ~
~ EVERY DAY ~
~ PARTY TIME ~
... More ... 'MONGOLS PARTY TIME'
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Post by envelope on Sept 2, 2014 17:23:25 GMT -5
How am i too get you to understand i'm no longer interested? I never was. I sent you several pics of my dick and still you want more? I do not have anything leather/motocycle to wear either. You said you had something that could fill my envelope but I'm still waiting for a pic.
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Post by Spider on Sept 4, 2014 12:50:02 GMT -5
~ 1975 Honda CB750 Titan ~
Gasser Custom's Adam Gaspic stops by with his latest build.
A 40-year-old bike with white walls and an engine bored up to 836 cc.
.. Yeeow ..
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Post by Spider on Sept 11, 2014 2:28:37 GMT -5
How am i too get you to understand i'm no longer interested? I never was. I sent you several pics of my dick and still you want more? I do not have anything leather/motocycle to wear either. You said you had something that could fill my envelope but I'm still waiting for a pic. ... Guess what ...
You're full of SHIT!
Only 'REAL MEN' ride choppers and you're NOT A REAL MAN.
Just a 'Mutant Gene' that wants to be a 'REAL MAN'!
Sooo .. Shove It!
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Post by envelope on Sept 11, 2014 14:14:20 GMT -5
Oh please, plenty of gays like us ride choppers.Your just angry I outed you on the pubic (tee-hee) forum. Stop Pming me harassing me or I'll post stuff like "I like being a top" or other things you'e pmed me in the past.
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Post by Spider on Sept 13, 2014 2:55:00 GMT -5
Oh please, plenty of gays like us ride choppers.Your just angry I outed you on the pubic (tee-hee) forum. Stop Pming me harassing me or I'll post stuff like "I like being a top" or other things you'e pmed me in the past. HAH!! .. Do they all hang around with their finger up each other's ass?“Why does your bike have glitter all over it?” Carlos asked, looking over at his friend’s red candy-painted Harley.
“I had it in drag the other night and can’t get it off,” Dennis replied, laughing.
With the blue skies above and the waves crashing on the sand, it’s another Sunday for the Stonewall Knights, a gay motorcycle group, as they ride down A1A.
The Stonewall Knights started in 2002 in Fort Lauderdale as a Yahoo motorcycle group and has since evolved into a statewide group. Almost every Sunday, the South Florida members meet at Peter Pan for cupfuls of coffee and plates filled with pancakes, omelets and other hearty breakfast food. Then they take off on their bikes for a ride, some longer than others, and finish at Java Boys in Wilton Manors.
When they’re not riding up the coast or around the state, the members also participate in as many pride parades as they can and attend biker gatherings, such as the famed Daytona Bike Week.
Also, every year, about a dozen members donate their time to be motorcycle escorts for Smart Ride Florida, a two-day bicycle ride from Miami to Key West to raise money for HIV/AIDS.
“To a lot of us, this is therapy,” Carlos Hazday said.
In the world of motorcycle clubs, a group must be sanctioned by the lead motorcycle club in the area – the Knights are not one of these.
Florida is Outlaws Motorcycle Club territory, and South Florida is also under the South Florida Confederation of Clubs. Becoming a motorcycle club requires dues, officers, approved patches and other strict structure, and also answering to the lead motorcycle club, for items such as hosting open houses, explained Mike Gluckman, one of the original members of the Stonewall Knights.
“The Confederation of Clubs would most likely NOT sanction us as a gay riders club."
And he’s probably right.
The chances of a gay group being sanctioned is “somewhere between none and no way. To even approach them would not be the best idea,” a motorcycle culture expert from Motorcycle Club Riding Club Education told SFGN.
“The culture is such that it’s a tribal macho man’s man world and women are second to the club and the club members.
Clubs would not condone the gay lifestyle at all.
Not saying it’s right or wrong, that’s just the way it is.”
With that, the Stonewall Knights decided that a casual structure was a better fit, operating as a social group. No dues, no officers, no official meetings, no probation period. To get a patch, an initiation in motorcycle clubs, all the group asks is active participation. Some members have a large patch, some faded more than others.
“A lot of us were the last ones chosen for baseball if you’re picking sides,” Gluckman said. “Do you want to put others through that?”
SFGN sent multiple emails to the Confederation of Clubs and the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, but got no response as of press time.
Even though they’re not a readily accepted part of the motorcycle culture, members say they haven’t had any issues with other bikers and groups.
In fact, many say people are surprised to discover that they’re gay.
Most of the riders wear bandannas, rock Harley vests, their arms are adorned with tattoos, and silver rings of skulls line their fingers.
Hazday recalled going to a biker bar with a gay motorcycle friend, socializing with the other straight riders. When it became known that they were gay, no one did anything.
“I think if we were flaming it’d be an entirely different story,” Randy Angerame, another member, said.
Lee Lawson, who has been riding since the ‘70s, has been with Stonewall since 2010 and has also been in other clubs and social riding groups. He prefers the gay groups.
“It’s much more fun, you don’t have to worry about what you say or what you do,” he said.
Christiana Lilly
southfloridagaynews.com/Community/knight-gay-how-a-south-florida-gay-motorcycle-club-made-its-own.html
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Post by Spider on Oct 5, 2014 11:32:02 GMT -5
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Post by Spider on Oct 27, 2014 13:02:55 GMT -5
Daytona Harley-Davidson |Published on Oct 16, 2014
~ 20th Annual Bruce Rossmeyer Ride for Children ~
This was the 20th Annual Bruce Rossmeyer Ride for Children and the awesome Camp Boggy Creek for kids with chronic and life-threatening illnesses where they can just be a kid for once.
Thanks to over 400 bikers for attending and helping to raise over 5 million dollars over the last 20 years!
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Post by Spider on Nov 10, 2014 2:14:09 GMT -5
~ Bad Ass Cruising Music ~
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Post by Spider on Dec 4, 2014 19:01:13 GMT -5
This Wild Monster Needs A Seat Pillow!
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Post by Spider on Jan 30, 2015 13:53:33 GMT -5
David Mann is the Norman Rockwell of the Biker world.
Through his artwork, he has captured the fun, fascination, trials, and romance of living the biker lifestyle.....without a camera..
David Mann completed his circle of life on September 11th, 2004 at age 64, however his legend lives on forever ...
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Post by Spider on Feb 3, 2015 17:13:08 GMT -5
Alien Drone Chases Motorcyclist
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