MOTORREADS: 5 May 2009

[mika]

motoblog.it: Mivv exhaust for BMW F650GS and F800GS 2008 version

mc24.no: Test Bimota Tesi 3D

1st3ive.com: Harley-Davidson CFO exits, company gets new president and CAO

Bikes in the Fast Lane DIY Motorcycle sidecar

businesswire.com: ATV/Motorcycle Industry ÔÇô CPSCÔÇÖs stay of enforcement is inadequate ÔÇô legislative solution needed

infomotori.com: Suzuki Gladius ÔÇô long test ride

sportrider.com: 2009 KTM RC8R ÔÇô Getting serious

sportrider.com: Conquering decreasing radious conrers when riding

sportrider.com: Controlling your cornering arc with the throttle

thenewspaper.com: Minnesota Supreme Court Orders access to breathalyzer source code

twowheelsblog.com: Futurist Honda or Honda of the future?

Park all the attitude about government regulation and its related cost to everyone involved and think as a motorcyclist. Motorcycle injury and fatality reporting has increased for a variety of reasons. One of the associated risks we face as we ride down the road are the omnipresent SUVs. If this works for pedestrians would it help us in a crash?
wired.com: External airbag protects pedestrians.

BENCHRACING:

Isle of Man TT
WEC
Can-Am GNCC Racing

gnccracing.com: Titan Bikes = photo report

gnccracing.com: Whibley back again GNCC Racing

Canadian Motorcycle Association
AMA Pro Racing

motorsport.com: Birmingham ÔÇô Series Sunday summary

motorsportsjournal.com: Stewart 2009 AMA and FIM SX Cahmpion!

MotoGP

motorgp.com: Dovisioso ÔÇô ÔÇÿWe need to get the full potential from our packageÔÇÖ

motogp.com: Suzuki camp pragmatic about Jerez results

motogp.com: Elias tries to take positives from frustrating race

motogp.com: Gibernau grateful for fans support

motogp.com: Hayden struggles with fitness and set-up

We can hope!
motogp.com: Rossi predicts season long title fight

Cage Racing News

autosport.com: Tagliani confirmed for Indy 500

indycar.com: Meet the drivers, get a ride

indycar.com: ItÔÇÖs BarrettÔÇÖs time

indcr.com: Track time available

indycar.com: Andretti drops in for May

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WOOT.com

xkcd.com:

Bike Candy

From: southsiders-mc.blogspot.com ÔÇô Triumph 200cc Tiger Cub

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[WEZUL]

Controlling Your Cornering Arc With Throttle

"The simple solution is to open the throttle to the point where it both arrests the lean angle and it increases the speed to the point of widening the cornering arc. As simple as this sounds, our instinctual panic responses are programmed to do the opposite: tense up, target fixate, close the throttle and grab the brakes. By either avoiding panic by increasing our speed and lean angle in small increments or reprogramming our ability to overcome panic when we feel it begin to take hold, we can keep ourselves out of trouble and in control."

Boy, have I been there. Good read, thanks Mika!