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Ducati Signs Valentino Rossi

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Sarah Lahalih

Sarah is the founder of Motorcycle Riding's Cool, the first private motorcycle program in Illinois.

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Me and Valentino Rossi at the 2009 Indy MotoGP

While the official announcement is due to be made on Monday, I have heard from a very reliable source that a deal has been made. Valentino Rossi wants to do something no one has done before. He wants to win championships with 3 different manufacturers. If anyone can do it, he can. It only seems fitting for Valentino to end his career on an Italian motorcycle.

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BEHOLD! The lowly Turnsignal.

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Recently I have been considering the turnsignal. "Recently" means this year. Early in the spring when my morning commute was mostly in the dark, another rider signaled for a turn. I knew that his front turn signal was on as the flash off the cage in front of him showed that he had a bright light and a proper flash rate. Yet, I could not see any flashing rear turnsignal?
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Roehr Motorcycles releases the eSuperBike, the fastest electric motorcycle money can buy

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Sarah Lahalih

Sarah is the founder of Motorcycle Riding's Cool, the first private motorcycle program in Illinois.

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To Wave...revisited

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Never one to give up on a good idea nor fail to beat a dead horse as the occasion arises, I wondered if there were any instances when a wave would be mandatory or forbidden? Granted a rider should forego the wave when controlling the bike is paramount. But beyond simple safety reasons, who ought to get a wave at every opportunity?
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THIS IS IT ! ibafran

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THE GREATEST MOMENTS IN ALL OF MOTORCYCLING.

So. There I was. It was mid-day in late june, 2010. Riding my commute under a perfectly blue sky free of clouds from hoizon to horizon, when it hit me.

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Route 66-The Mother Road

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Sarah Lahalih

Sarah is the founder of Motorcycle Riding's Cool, the first private motorcycle program in Illinois.

Last week, I was on a train in Sweden with my family on my way to my sister's wedding. There were two Polish laborers sitting next to us. They started speaking to my brother- in- law (Daniel) in Swedish, and asked him why we were speaking in English. Daniel told them we were from the United States. One of them smiled really big, and said (in English), "Oh, Route 66, my dream."

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To Wave, Or not To Wave...

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There are 8 million ways that bikers deliniate ourselves from each other and the general populace. This is just one of them. Is it a good way or essentially meaningless, if not plain goofy?.
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Mods vs. Rockers-Post Event

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Sarah Lahalih

Sarah is the founder of Motorcycle Riding's Cool, the first private motorcycle program in Illinois.

The 2010 Mods vs Rockers event was held this past Saturday, June 19th. It was a beautiful day for a great event. I could not believe the turn out. There were hundreds more motorcycles, scooters, and spectators than in past years. One of the organizers, Larry Fletcher said, "Sarah, it has taken on a life if its own." He is right, what used to be a modest gathering of motorcycles and scooters, has turned into a must-do event of the season.
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The Motorcycle of the Future Has Arrived

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Sarah Lahalih

Sarah is the founder of Motorcycle Riding's Cool, the first private motorcycle program in Illinois.

 

 

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This is the MotoCzysz E1PC. It is electric. It is almost certainly the most advanced motorcycle on the planet. And it is the future.

We told you moto-genius Michael Czysz -- pronounced sizz -- was building another contender for the TT Zero electric motorcycle race on the Isle of Man. But we caught up with him early in the build and he wasn't providing details or pics. Now that the bike's hit the track, Wes Siler of Hell For Leather has all the details on the MotoCzysz E1PC in a piece posted over at Popular Science.



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A Pill to Cure Motorcycling? No Thanks

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Sarah Lahalih

Sarah is the founder of Motorcycle Riding's Cool, the first private motorcycle program in Illinois.

 

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I have always said I caught the motorcycle bug at an early age, but I guess it was a parasite after all. Who knew?

According to this article from MCN, we (motorcyclists) may be infected with a parasite called Toxoplasma.

If Toxoplasma is wrong, I don't want to be right.

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The pill that could cure you of motorcycling

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