Motorcycle Philippines

No one will disagree that the BMW C1 motorcycle was ahead of its time when it was introduced ten years ago. Many bemoaned the fact that BMW overestimated bikers’ desires to be rid of helmets or their willingness to trade off the thrill of risk in favor of being four-point belted into a covered motorcycle — or to acquire a bike that costs as much as a car. And auto drivers did not beat down BMW’s doors to buy into their vision for beating the hectic

BMW Revives C1 As Electric Motorcycle – Zidee.com.

Business – Ethanol safe for vehicles, says WWF – INQUIRER.net.

“Ethanol in itself is non-corrosive. The real culprit is water, which can contaminate a gas tank. The ethanol in the gasoline mix then absorbs the water, which accumulates and occasionally causes corrosion,” said WWF climate change and energy program director Yeb Saño.

Honda Cub gets new transmission

Honda Cub celebrated its 50 years in August 2008 and its 60 million specimens sold in the whole world. This model, which evolved/moved evolved/moved discreetly since its birth, this time will receive an automatic transmission, CV-Matic. The knell of the selector sounded!

Honda dual clutch motorcycle transmission coming to VFR1200 – Hell For Leather.

This new transmission will find its first application on the upcoming Honda VFR1200, due for official release later this year. Capable of operating in manual or automatic modes, the Honda dual clutch transmission is similar to the VW/Audi DSG in that it uses two clutches to make shifts faster and smoother than a rider would traditionally be capable of achieving themselves.

Pacman: From peace maker to bike safety model – INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos.

Now, the Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group (HPG) wants to make him the face of its campaign for motorcycle safety.

Traffic officials hope to translate Pacquiao’s nationwide following into a weapon for arousing wider consciousness in bike riders to the importance of using helmets.