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The Kawasaki W650
As I wrote in my article Good First Bikes, the Kawasaki W650 is a different kind of retro bike, a standard easy to mistake at first glance for a late…
Samsung’s i730 w/Sliding Keyboard Revealed
Well, I can honestly say that this one caught us 100% by surprise. While attending Samsung USA's 2004 Showcase event in New York last night, I stumbled onto a number…
Dying Star Creates Fantasy-like Sculpture of Gas and Dust
In this detailed view from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the so-called Cat's Eye Nebula looks like the penetrating eye of the disembodied sorcerer Sauron from the film adaptation of "The…
Tips For The Motorcycle Passenger
Riding on a motorcycle with a friend is one of the most fun things you can do. It can be an even more enjoyable experience if the passenger understands and…
Touring Motorcycles
Touring bikes are the long distance runners among motorcycles. Of necessity, they must offer a plush ride and the most comfortable passenger accomodations, suitable for long days in the saddle…
The Buell S3 Thunderbolt
Ride the Thunderbolt! That is the only way to understand this motorcycle. I had looked at Buell motorcycles, especially the top of the line S3 Thunderbolt, almost every time I…
Cruisers and Performance Cruisers
Call them sport cruisers, power cruisers, performance cruisers or whatever you like, the hottest class of street bikes in 2004 is the high performance cruisers. Bikes that not only look…
Take A Friend Riding
One of the best ways to expand our sport is to take a friend for a motorcycle ride. Naturally, as riders and enthusiasts, we want our passengers to enjoy their…
Motorcycles for Touring
Anyone who plans to travel by motorcycle should take a close look at what the touring riders are doing. This particularly pertains to the motorcycles they ride and the clothes…
Good First Motorcycles
Introduction In a strong motorcycle market, when motorcycles for the street are more specialized than ever, better than ever, and selling better than ever, there is one category of motorcycle…
From Bikes to Trikes
Older riders, what type of motorcycle are they looking for? The purpose of this article is to start a dialogue, share information and educate motorcycle and accessory manufacturers about the…
Globalization
Covering a wide range of distinct political, economic, and cultural trends, the term “globalization” has quickly become one of the most fashionable buzzwords of contemporary political and academic debate. In…
Sport and Sport-Touring Motorcycles
Whether they are considered pure sport bikes or sport touring bikes, they offer the highest overall level of performance of all street bikes. The main difference between the two classifications…
Recommended Motorcycles
For this article, I have limited the discussion to one or two motorcycles from each of the following classifications: Standard, Cruiser, Sport Touring, and Touring. The experienced motorcyclist will have…
The Royal Enfield Bullet
Frankly, purchasing a Royal Enfield Bullet could be a risky proposition, due to limited distribution and unknown reliability. It is probably a maintenance intensive motorcycle, which makes it unsuitable for…
The Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide Sport
Harley calls it a sport model, motorcycle magazines call it a sport-cruiser, and I call it a big standard. Whatever you call it, the FXDX (which is H-D's shorthand designation…
Alert: New Sober variant rapidly spreading
Antivirus vendors reported the discovery of a new Sober variant Friday. Dubbed or , the new worm variant was first detected in Western Europe and is rapidly spreading as users…
What is a script kiddie, hacker or cracker?
This is a short compilation of terms and definitions referring to script kiddies, hackers and crackers. A script kiddie is a term related to a person who is normally not…
Microsoft pays hackers $250,000 to turn in their friends
I love this move by Microsoft: put a $250,000 bounty on the authors of the Sobig virus, and let the free market handle the problem for you. Might as well…
EU-wide communication network to be upgraded
The European Commission has launched a call for tender for the provision of s-TESTA, a new secure communications network for the exchange of electronic data between public administrations across Europe.…