http://www.motorcyclemojo.com Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:00:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/driving-miss-daisy/ http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/driving-miss-daisy/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 18:57:00 +0000 Uwe http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/?p=21154 Here’s a sobering thought for motorcyclists: The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles has just issued its first license to a self-driven car. The license, which was given to a Toyota Prius, came as the result of lobbying for driverless car laws by internet search engine giant Google. The Prius is one of a small fleet of cars modified by Google with its experimental driver-less technology that allows a vehicle to navigate public roads without any human intervention. The technology uses artificial intelligence software that compiles information from multiple sources including: Google ...]]> http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/driving-miss-daisy/feed/ 0 http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/cardo-introduces-the-scala-rider-g9/ http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/cardo-introduces-the-scala-rider-g9/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 14:24:33 +0000 Uwe http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/?p=20981 Cardo Systems, a market leader in Bluetooth communications for motorcyclists, has made public the Scala Rider G9. Billed as the most advanced communication system for motorcycle helmets, the G9 takes wireless, bike-to-bike interaction to another level by allowing up to eight riders and passengers to converse up to a maximum distance of 1.6 km. The G9 system lets a rider talk to two friends simultaneously with the unit in the intercom mode. However, by using the new One+8 Intercom Toggling Mode, a rider can also call up fellow G9 riders by ...]]> http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/cardo-introduces-the-scala-rider-g9/feed/ 0 http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/risky-business/ http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/risky-business/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 16:51:48 +0000 Uwe http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/?p=20941 Intact Financial’s recent $530-million takeover of Jevco Insurance Company could have a far-reaching effect on motorcycle insurance in Canada. Said to be Canada’s largest property and casualty insurer, Intact Financial’s purchase of Jevco has moved the company into more volatile insurance markets that include taxis, driver-training cars, ATVs, snowmobiles, tow trucks, and of course, motorcycles. At the time of the takeover, Jevco was Canada’s largest writer of motorcycle insurance. The deal, which is expected to be finalized this fall, is a part of the recent trend in which the largest insurers gobble ...]]> http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/risky-business/feed/ 1 http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/message-in-a-bottle/ http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/message-in-a-bottle/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 15:41:08 +0000 Uwe http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/?p=20933 Separated during a natural disaster that took place over a year ago, a Japanese man is hopeful that he might soon be reunited with his beloved Harley-Davidson.  In the prolonged aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011, one man, who suffered great personal tragedy after losing three family members and his home in the disaster, has been given a little good news. His prized motorcycle that was lost during the disaster has turned up in Canada. The Harley-Davidson found by Peter Mark represents a tiny portion ...]]> http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/message-in-a-bottle/feed/ 1 http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/bmw-better-than-viagra/ http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/bmw-better-than-viagra/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 16:49:40 +0000 Uwe http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/?p=20928 San Francisco resident Henry Wolf is suing BMW North America and Corbin-Pacific Inc. for causing an erection that has lasted for two years. Wolf alleges that a four-hour ride on a 1993 BMW equipped with a Corbin seat caused a priapism, a medical condition in which an erect penis does not return to its flaccid state. The erection, which reportedly began in May, 2010, has caused Wolf emotional and mental anguish. Apparently, his condition has also prevented him from engaging in sexual activity; an odd detail we thought, having fully expected ...]]> http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/bmw-better-than-viagra/feed/ 1 http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/nuovi-caschi-da-nolan/ http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/nuovi-caschi-da-nolan/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 15:37:42 +0000 Uwe http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/?p=20915 The new Nolan N104 is the latest offering from the Italian manufacturer in the modular helmet genre. Tracing its lineage back to the 1998 introduction of the N100, the latest Nolan first flip-front helmet incorporates everything the company has learned to date about modular helmet design. Nolan is so chuffed with its new N104 that it considers the helmet to be a reinvention of the modular design. And the company is also quick to point out that it’s 100 percent Italian made, a detail that will no doubt come as a ...]]> http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/nuovi-caschi-da-nolan/feed/ 0 http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/a-brutal-brutale/ http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/a-brutal-brutale/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 14:08:47 +0000 Uwe http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/?p=20901 MV Agusta Canada has provided us with the details of the latest addition to its 2012 line-up. Joining the other MV Agusta models being imported into Canada is the Brutale RR 1090, which is already being touted as a motorcycle with the performance and handling that will make all other naked bikes pale in comparison.  The new model, described by its Canadian distributor as a motorcycle with “maximum performance without compromise,” is said to be the most important addition to the Brutale 2012 line-up. The RR variant comes fitted with a ...]]> http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/a-brutal-brutale/feed/ 0 http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/20881/ http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/20881/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 15:05:49 +0000 Uwe http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/?p=20881 British Columbia kicked off its Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month yesterday with the announcement of new laws aimed at reducing motorcycle crashes, injuries, and death. The new regulations, which can be enforced starting on June 1, require motorcyclists to wear helmets that meet either DOT, Snell (2005 or 2010), or ECE standards. By making these established helmet safety standards mandatory, the government is hoping to rid the streets of novelty helmets, skull caps and beanies. Also included in the updated regulations is the requirement that riders and passengers must keep their feet on ...]]> http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/20881/feed/ 6 http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/prairie-cross-border-shopping/ http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/prairie-cross-border-shopping/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 13:47:58 +0000 Uwe http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/?p=20889 Recently released stats from the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) for March indicated a nine per cent increase in travellers across Saskatchewan’s border with the United States compared with March of 2011. The CBSA report stated that their officers processed 24,697 travellers in 6,259 personal vehicles and 11,326 commercial trucks at the province’s main international border crossing at North Portal during the reported time period. Skimming through the yawning data with its reported border crossing incidents, it became obvious that the CBSA is concerned that the increase in border traffic could ...]]> http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/05/prairie-cross-border-shopping/feed/ 0 http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/04/rcmp-targets-whistler/ http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/04/rcmp-targets-whistler/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:15:34 +0000 Uwe http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/?p=20875 A Whistler newspaper reported that during a two-hour period on April 20, the RCMP issued 29 speeding tickets on Highway 99 south of the ski resort, including one to a motorcyclist who was caught traveling 70 km/h over the posted limit.  According to the RCMP, there were so many people speeding that they could only target those that were exceeding the speed limit by at least 30 km/h. “With one person operating the laser and three people writing tickets, we had our hands full,” Staff Sgt. Steve LeClair was quoted as ...]]> http://www.motorcyclemojo.com/2012/04/rcmp-targets-whistler/feed/ 2