BMW Motorcycles First to Offer Life-Saving Antilock Brakes (ABS) on all Models
Motorcycles with ABS 37 Percent Less Likely to Be in a Fatal Crash
After pioneering the concept of antilock brakes (ABS) on motorcycles 23 years ago, BMW Motorrad USA announced today that it will be the first motorcycle manufacturer to offer ABS as standard equipment on its entire range of 2012 model year motorcycles.
“Plain and simple, being able to stop a motorcycle faster and more predictably helps prevent a rider from becoming a statistic,” said Pieter de Waal, Vice President, BMW Motorrad USA. “It’s time for all of us in the motorcycle industry to embrace the benefits of ABS. Extensive testing by safety experts, law enforcement authorities and journalists around the world consistently demonstrates that ABS reduces overall crashes and saves lives.”
“We commend BMW for taking the lead to improve motorcycle safety,” said David Strickland, Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “Motorcycle fatalities and injuries have been on an upward trend for the past ten years and ABS and other safety technologies can help reduce these tragedies.” Read more
Yamaha VMAX and YZF R1. New for 2009 at SMC Bikes, Sheffield
SMC Bikes, Sheffield Motorcycle Centre. Yamaha’s new 2009 VMAX and YZF R1 preview video. As an official Yamaha and Suzuki motorbike dealership, we are showing this video for your information. The R1 is launched at Sheffield motorcycle centre on Friday 29th February 2009, where you can even win an R1 or a trip to the Catalunya MotoGP round!
Drawing a Motorcycle in MS Paint
YAMAHA YZF R-1 in MS Paint… Have fun. Tools used: -Camtasia studio 3 -MS Paint -Adobe Premiere Pro -VirtualDub -Optical Mouse
1996 Yamaha FZR 600 Electric Motorcycle Conversion In Progress – “eFZR”
You gotta love black socks and black shoes!!! This is a 1996 Yamaha FZR 600 that I am converting to an electric motorcycle. I purchased it without the motor so I didn’t have to do a lot of tear down which helped reduce the amount of time I’ve had to spend on it. I just got the battery rack built and this was a test to see how close to the curb it was going to be. I may have to raise it a little. To see the progress from the beginning, follow my forum posting here: www.elmoto.net