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Tuesday November 24th, 2009 @ 09:42 PM

Christmas is getting closer, and just to be ready when the family ask for gift suggestions, I had a look on what is available. Some is hot, and some are not… I am not a great fan of starting christmas this much in advance, but planning well ahead is always great. This gives the family and friends plenty of time to get the most wanted gift home and ready for the christmas evening.

Hot stuff
Seconds always counts, both on the race track and on the public roads. Why not assure you not only get one of the fastest motorcycles, but also a mean-green-precise watch?

www.kawasaki.co.uk

www.kawasaki.co.uk

Even we are heading for the cold period – at least on the northern half of the globe- a polo shirt might be a cool gift. At least you will be cooled down just wearing this.

Suzuki polo shirt

Suzuki polo shirt

Bling-bling
Fun and quite cool in a bling and anti-cool way… However it might be a bit disturbing in the office.

 
Not so hot
I might be a bit old fashion,  but this is in some strange way hot, and still not so hot…
Heaters in your boots – come on, this is the closest you get to a car, so why not consider a cheap 4-wheeler. If this is on top of your list, I have one advice: Get a life…

www.exo2.co.uk

www.exo2.co.uk

The ultimate solution – for the DYI mechanics
Get this on the road before spring, and you are going to spend all christmas in your workshop. And rest assured, with this bike on the gift list, you do not need to make a list containing other items than spare parts.

Excelsior Super X

Excelsior Super X

Have a safe ride,
Jan

An early start is always to prefer

Sunday November 1st, 2009 @ 12:42 PM

Kids needs to learn the tricks as soon as possible. Exactly the same as if you find a new girlfriend – assuming you are a male and you are the owner of a motorcycle. Then the bike it is just a part of the package, and no need for having too many discussions about that topic - just give her a good experince riding the bike, and life gets pretty easy. When I met my wife, to her a motorcycle could have been something taken out of Starwars…. Well, she tried the rear pillon and found it pretty cool. Since then we have had many good tours on the motorcyel for the last +20 years.

Exactly the same story with children. They need to learn true values in life, as soon as possible, just as in a relationship. Now it is pretty common in Denmark having kinds on the rear pillon, and even we are well equipped with legislations, our politicians found a gap they needed to fill in. Mission accomplished.

Just so sum up what has been decided are:
*no kinds below 5 years on the bike
*must wear a helmet
*and if less than 135 cm they need to sit in a special designed seat.

The rules are pretty fair – no doubt about that. So from now it is only to take some measurements of the kids, and invest in a e.g. invest in a special seat. Does the kids ride with the old folks, most likely they need a seat like this:

www.bikegear.co.za

www.bikegear.co.za and seat from www.stamatakis.net

Well, on the other hand, some kids are better off without their parent. All they need is a motorcycle, tarmac and that the parents are not getting too nervous. Then the scene are set for a good experience.

No matter what option you and the kids go for, I wich you a fun ride,
Jan