Forget high speed motorcycle races, this is a race from a different era. The Red Bull Alpen Brevet is a race for some 600 mopeds, "racing" 138 kilometers over three Alpine passes.

Looks like a really fun race. One participants even had a riding BBQ moped, with sausages cooking while riding.

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Police do not necessarily drive standard police cars, fast enough to intercept a moped. To stop really fast motorcycles (and cars of course), several police departments around the world have gotten themselves supercars.

From Italian cars like Ferrari and Lambos, to Vipers and Corvettes plus the standard gaggle of Porsches, here are 22 police cars you do not want to mess around with.

The last police car should be, IMHO, the standard issue for all police forces.

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The beautiful and sexy English actress, Keira Knightley, is at this moment filming a new Chanel TV ad, riding a Ducati motorcycle, with matching leathers, helmet and boots (all designed by Chanel).

There's a TV ad I want to see...

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Here are some motorcycle articles that appeared over the last week that may amuse you.

- Rider Etiquette
- Motorcycle Travel Tips
- Official: Cycle News Stops Publishing
- Claiming Compensation After A Motorcycle Accident

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Allstate Insurance company has compiled a report on which cities have the least accidents, and which have the most.

No surprises there, big cities have more per driver, small cities have less.

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A TV ad with a sexy and busty young lady and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. You'd think it's for Harley, oil, mechanics, motorcycle cleaning service .. a bar maybe.

Nope, nothing to do with motorcycles. It's for a hairdresser, and it's from Down Under.

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Review of the DVD movie called "Death Valley", base d on true events.

Again, the motorcycle riding gang are the bad guys, but this time the motorcycle gang don't ride choppers but dirt bikes.

Verdict: interesting movie, but a bit slow.

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A detailed product review of Raleri's LCDrive, a LCD based motorcycle helmet visor that changes tint in nanoseconds when there is strong sunlight.

Verdict: Very impressive.

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Here's a special TV ad. It's from Harley-Davidson in Japan, and it's promoting Harley cigarettes, not motorcycles.

I didn't even know that Harley sold cigarettes.... but there you go. At least, they're "mild"...

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And still they scratch their collective heads why they are having to many accidents...

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A product review of the Raleri Chromatic motorcycle helmet visor, a visor that changes tint depending on the sun light.

A video of the visor working and a video showing you how to place the visor inside your helmet.

Summary: A remarkable visor that does exactly what it is supposed to do, and reasonably fast. Pretty good for its price.

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Looks to me that 3rd World-ridden motorcycles are stronger than their Western counterparts.

If I tried this at home, I'd a) get fined and b) break my motorcycle in half.

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Who needs a Winnebago to travel in comfort, if you can have a camping motorcycle/scooter based on the popular Piaggio APE?

Bed, fridge, cooking area, desk, 2 seats, wash basin.... what more do you need?

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Three billboard ads promoting motorcycle safety in Missouri.

Not as powerful as others we've seen, but they'll do the trick, I guess.

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The LAPD went out and field tested photo blocking spray and license covers, to see how effective they really are in avoiding tickets.

Their test results show that the products used on cars and motorcycles, aren't that effective.

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We seen customized paint jobs on sports motorcycles and on cruiser, even on scooters. Here's the last part of the customized paint series, the rest of the motorcycle world. Most of the photos below are dual-sports or off road motorcycles, with some cruisers thrown in for good measure.

Here are 27 motorcycle with custom paint jobs.

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Christian Estrosi, the current French Minister of Industry and Mayor of Nice, not only loves motorcycles (which is unusual for politicians), but he actually used to race them professionally, most notably in the MotoGP world.

He never won a MotoGP race, but did end up 2nd in the Bol d'Or, and even raced last year in the Legends race.

Now that's a Minister/politician after my own heart!

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Interesting TV ad for the upcoming MotoGP race in Aragon, Jorge Lorenzo's home circuit.

It's quite obvious from the ad's graphics, that Lorenzo is expected to win.... and he probably will...

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Damned if you do, damned if you don't. The okada, the extremely dangerous motorcycle taxi in Africa (particularly Nigeria), is often the only way to get around the traffic jam invested city on time, but is also very dangerous.

Now it looks like the authorities are trying to prevent these motorcycle from riding on their streets. They are being banned.

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Here's are the motorcycle stories I've been reading during my holidays that may interest you.

- Riding Overseas: Get Your International Driving Permit
- Book Review: Around World On Motorcycle
- Could This Innovative New Light Save Your Life
- What Is DTS-Si Technology And How Does It Work In Motorbikes?
- Motorcycle Tire Review Pirelli Diablo Strada

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