Author Archives: admin - Page 11
Naked Bikes: Standards and Sport Standards
Call them "standards," "sport standards," "naked bikes" or whatever, the most versatile bikes on the road are the most basic. With the right accessories, the bikes that I still call…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The 1999 triumph thunderbird sport
"Yes!" I thought when I first read about the addition of the Sport model to the classic Thunderbird line, "This is the Triumph I have been waiting for." You can…
The 2001 triumph Bonneville
The 2001 Triumph Bonneville was perhaps the most awaited bike of the year; the re-introduction of one of motorcycling's most famous models. In collecting information for this review I have…
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…
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 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…
Honda
The year was 1978, and Soichiro Honda's engineering team had completed work on their most ambitious consumer product yet, the 1047cc, 24 valve, six cylinder "CBX." Honda drew upon their…
China Search Alliance accelerates expansion to meet Google’s penetration into China
China Search Alliance, a combination of more than 200 Internet portals, accelerated its expansion to meet the upcoming challenge from the global search giant , which is expected to officially…
The Harley-Davidson Sportster
In 30 years of riding, I have discovered some things about motorcycles. In this review I am going to discuss one of my favorite bikes, the Harley-Davidson Sportster. (The example…
The Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide
The motorcycles of the Dyna Glide line are the performance leaders amongst Harley's "big twins." They combine a Sportster front end with their own unique chassis. Dyna Glides are the…
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…
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…
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…
China Sets up New Telecom Commission
Recently, China communication companies association stated that communication network operation and maintenance commission has been set up under approval of Ministry of Information Industry and Ministry of Civil Affairs. This…