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Tuesday, 07 March 2006 |
February 22, 2006 A Suzuki Hayabusa-engined motorcycle – the “Ack Attack” – will attempt to break the 16-year-old FIM land speed record at South Australia’s Lake Gairdner in early March. With conditions at the spiritual home of land speed racing (Bonneville USA) not up to scratch in 2005, Californian-based Mike Akatiff has decided to shoot for the record in Australia, with the initial run planned at first light on March 6. The record attempt will be the highlight of the 2006 Lake Gairdner Speed Trials, which runs from March 6-10. The streamliner, designed by Akatiff and constructed at the Akatiff-owned ACK Technologies (an avionics emporium) in San Jose, is powered by two turbo-charged 1300cc Hayabusa engines producing around 900 horsepower, which are ensconced in chrome moly tubing and a predominantly carbon-fibre skin. |
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Friday, 03 March 2006 |
DETROIT _ In 2004, Sandy Zakosky decided to get back into the motorcycle thing after giving it up more than 20 years before.
"I rode as a kid because I couldn't afford a car and I liked it," said Zakosky, 57, of Brighton, Mich. "Now that the kids are out of the house and out of college, I decided to do it again."
According to industry watchers, more and more women like Zakosky are falling in love with motorcycles. An estimated 6.6 million motorcycle owners lived in the United States in 2003, according to the Motorcycle Industry Council, based in Irvine, Calif. |
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Friday, 10 February 2006 |
Addictions are many and varied. Drugs, alcohol and tobacco are the most common. Aside from a few recreational vegetables in my late teens, I've never done drugs. I've never been a big drinker, although I enjoy a cold beer once in a while, and can honestly say that I've never smoked a cigarette in my life. |
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Sunday, 22 January 2006 |
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EDITORIAL:
Daily Times [Pakistan] A report in this newspaper says that the Punjab government has finalised the draft of a law against motorcyclists performing stunts on city roads, especially wheelies, following reports of an increasing number of deaths and injuries from accidents. A standing committee of the Punjab Assembly has apparently approved the law and the draft is ready to be presented in the assembly. The bill, titled “The Provincial Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill 2006,” will be tabled in the upcoming session of the provincial assembly and stipulates a prison sentence of up to six months for the offender. The offender’s motorbike will also be confiscated. Section 99-A of the bill reads: “Whoever rides a motorcycle in any public place while standing or lying on one wheel, which endangers human life or property or is likely to endanger human life or property, shall be liable to be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or fine which may extend to Rs 2,000 or both.”
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Tuesday, 17 January 2006 |
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Having just read an interesting article about biofuels hastening the destruction of natural habitat, I couldn't help thinking that our demand for fuel is mainly due to our reliance on cars.
Biofuels is essentially alcohol-based fuels like ethanol and methanol. In the USA, we're making it from corn, while in other countries they're making it from soybeans and palm. In Brazil, it's law that all cars registered there be capable of running on ethanol. This is why farmers are clearing out the rainforests to grow biofuel crops.
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