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Author :: Larry A. Johnson  |
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| Article Title :: A Guide to Motor Scooters |
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| Motor scooters are vehicles with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel. The first patents for “foot powered” scooters date back to 1921. Up to that time there were no motors attached to the scooter. They were propelled by “foot power.”
The old-fashioned foot-powered push scooter was updated to a Razor motor scooter under the direction of Gino Tsai, whose father was a mechanical engineer for the J. D. Corporation in Shanghai, Taiwan. His motor scooter took about 5 years to design.
Gino Tsai claims that the reason he invented the Razor motor scooter was due to the fact that his father had to walk for miles every day a (read full article) |
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Author :: Daniel Levy |
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| Article Title :: A Great Motorcycle Ride in Mexico: Queretaro |
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| A beautiful ride across cities and places named World Heritage by the Unesco, through an splendid protected natural area and ending in a surrealistic garden by artist Sir Edward James. Just keep reading...
The ride starts in Queretaro City at 5,970 ft above sea level.Queretaro is a colonial city founded more than 500 years ago and named World Heritage by the Unesco in 1996 . It's located in the center of the country two hours North Mexico City. Nowadays it has become one of the most dynamic cities in Mexico due to the surrounding industrial parks where many international companies are located.The first stop is just 45 minutes away: "La Peña de Bernal" (The "Rock of Bernal" (read full article) |
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Author :: Jay Fran |
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| Article Title :: Common Mistakes Motorcycle Buyers Make When Looking For a Motorcycle Loan |
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| Whether interest rates are high or low or it’s the end of a model year with lots of incentives, motorcycle buyers tend to make the same mistakes when shopping for a motorcycle loan. Here are four common mistakes motorcycle buyers make with motorcycle loans.Shopping for a motorcycle before shopping for a motorcycle loan.
Many motorcycle buyers enter the showroom looking for a motorcycle before they determine how much money a motorcycle lender is willing to loan to them for the purchase of a motorcycle. There is no need to shop for a $20,000 Harley Davidson motorcycle, if a lender is only willing to provide a loan amount of $10,000.Additionally, once motorcycle buyers ente (read full article) |
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| Category :: Motorcycles Articles |
Author :: Daniel Levy |
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| Article Title :: Honda Super Cub and 50cc Honda Cub - The Volkswagen Beetle of Motorcycles! |
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| A very clever design: the Honda Super Cub was the combination of a moped and a scooter. It attracted many people due to its friendly and non intimidating look. People who before had felt threatened by bigger motorcycles, approached and adopted this model very quickly.It was a versatile motorcycle and had enough power to carry two passengers or a passenger with luggage. Its large diameter tires and wide seats made the ride almost as comfortable as the touring bikes from that time.>> Honda 50cc Cub and Super Cub FACTS- In 1952 Honda built 7000 units of this bike which represented the 70% of the entire production of Japanese motorcycles for that year.- Thanks to t (read full article) |
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| Category :: Motorcycles Articles |
Author :: Daniel Levy |
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| Article Title :: Motorcycle Parts - OEM or Aftermarket ? |
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| This is always a difficult one to answer when shopping for motorcycle parts and I firmly believe that each one of us must decide what's best for our bikes AFTER carefully evaluating each of the possibilities.For me?Well... it really depends on what I am looking for - just replacement or improvement - , the availability of the part, my budget and other things. Sometimes I buy OEM, others aftermarket motorcycle parts.Keep reading. You will find some views that will hopefully help you decide the next time you shop for motorcycle parts.What a heck are OEM parts??OEM parts stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer parts which not necessarily mean the OM (Ori (read full article) |
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| Category :: Motorcycles Articles |
Author :: Daniel Levy |
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| Article Title :: Kawasaki Motorcycles - Independent in Thoughts and Actions |
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| The story of Kawasaki Company goes back to 1924, at that time involved into metallurgy and the aircraft industry.In 1949, they decided to enter the motorcycle industry producing engines that could be adapted to motorcycles.FIRST KAWASAKI MOTORCYCLES PRODUCTS Motorcycle EnginesIn their line you could find a 60 cc two-stroke, as well as a 150cc and a 250cc four-stroke engines developed with technology from BMW; company whom with they had had relationships since their beginnings in the aeronautical industry.It wasn't until 1954 that Kawasaki Motorcycles produced their first complete motorcycle under the name of Meihatsu (a subsidiary of Kawasaki Aircraft (read full article) |
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| Category :: Motorcycles Articles |
Author :: Daniel Levy |
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| Article Title :: Yamaha Motorcycles - Creativity and Spirit of Challenge |
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| "If you are going to do something, be the best"
Ginichi Kawakami, Yamaha Motor Company First President.Yamaha Motorcycles, under this motto, employing all its creativity, and with a very strong spirit of challenge, became what it is now: one of the biggest players in the worldwide motorcycling scene.But Yamaha's history doesn't start with motorcycles...It is back in 1877 that Torakusu Yamaha started with the Nippon Gakki Company that later would become Yamaha Corporation: an important manufacturer of fine musical instruments.As the company grew, they explored several fields of opportunity in the textile industry and others.During the World War II, th (read full article) |
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| Category :: Motorcycles Articles |
Author :: Jay Fran |
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| Article Title :: Welcome To The World Of “Upside Down” Motorcycle Loans! |
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| With the depreciation on motorcycles being so enormous after they are driven off the showroom floor, the potential for a buyer owing more on their motorcycle loan than the bike is worth it quite high. Owing more on your bike than it is worth is often referred to as the world of “up side down”.Many people finding themselves in this situation discover that financial lessons are sometimes the hardest and most expensive to learn. Motorcycle loans of more than 48 months (especially without a down payment) put you in the position of owing more than the value of the bike.Let’s take a look at this phenomenon.First, the interest calculation your lender uses can make a (read full article) |
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| Category :: Motorcycles Articles |
Author :: Daniel Levy |
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| Article Title :: Motorcycle Helmets - Mind Your Head! |
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| To most riders, motorcycle helmets do not fit into their dream accessory. They feel helmets are restrictive and unnecessary and do not add to their aesthetic appeal. But it is important to know why you need to wear a helmet while riding a bike and what it does for you.Motorcycle helmets act as a protection device for your head. Nearly all motor crashes in which riders do not wear helmets, result in major head injuries. To drive this point further, according to a survey done in the state of California, in 900 crashes, there were 980 head and neck injuries. The major factor was that most riders were not wearing proper headgear.Canada has made it a mandatory rule for motorbike (read full article) |
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| Category :: Motorcycles Articles |
Author :: Daniel Levy |
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| Article Title :: Motorcycle Tires - Why Should You Care? |
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| One of the most important parts of any vehicle is its tires. Not only are the tires subject to a large amount of wear and tear, but also their durability depends largely upon how you maintain them. But before we go into the details of motorcycle tires maintenance, let us first understand how you should determine which tires are best for you.One of the most trusted sources to which you can speak about the kind of tires that would suit your needs the best should be the dealer from whom you purchased your bike or your bike repair mechanic. Since both these parties do not have any interest in giving you wrong information, they make a good starting point.Besides your dealer and m (read full article) |
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