But I'm jaded.
No matter. The bike looks good and the clearest most effective part of the pitch is at the end: $7899 in a big bold white font. Nice. That's all I need to know.
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Sunday, February 8, 2009
great sales pitch
The cynical voice inside me says that the commercial for Harley's new "Iron 883" was imagineered by a group of Ruthless corporate Marketing Flacks leveraging the latest obvious trends and targeting young hipster-ific types.
But I'm jaded.
No matter. The bike looks good and the clearest most effective part of the pitch is at the end: $7899 in a big bold white font. Nice. That's all I need to know.
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But I'm jaded.
No matter. The bike looks good and the clearest most effective part of the pitch is at the end: $7899 in a big bold white font. Nice. That's all I need to know.
click for video
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Russian High-Tech Low-Tech
Russians have a knack for designing and building good usable machinery.
Check out these oldie-looking Ural side-hacks. The Patrol, Gear-Up and limited edition Sahara models have on-demand two wheel drive: flipping a lever powers the sidecar wheel.
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Their site has all the details.
There's even a page of awesome/retarded flash animation commercials.
This one is my favorite. (Warning: the cartoon's folksy Hillbilly music might get stuck in your head and cause depression. It might drive you to the edge... you know: suicide or bowling.)
Here's another.
Check out these oldie-looking Ural side-hacks. The Patrol, Gear-Up and limited edition Sahara models have on-demand two wheel drive: flipping a lever powers the sidecar wheel.
click for slideshow
Their site has all the details.
There's even a page of awesome/retarded flash animation commercials.
This one is my favorite. (Warning: the cartoon's folksy Hillbilly music might get stuck in your head and cause depression. It might drive you to the edge... you know: suicide or bowling.)
Here's another.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
oldie but goodie - turbo bike shenanigans
This video clip of a 500bhp Suzuki Hayabusa Turbo Motorcycle has been on the Global Interwebs for a few years. It's still one of the best videos ever recorded of unacceptable behavior on a public highway. Scary and exciting to watch no matter how many times I see it. Freakin Great.
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funky good supercharged motorcycle
otto nero posted this beauty:
A nicely crafted cafe racer - Jawa single mated to a separate gearbox and supercharged too.
What I found particularly appealing is the single-sided swingarm with what looks to be a drum brake with a hydraulic line going into it. Crazy cool.
A nicely crafted cafe racer - Jawa single mated to a separate gearbox and supercharged too.
What I found particularly appealing is the single-sided swingarm with what looks to be a drum brake with a hydraulic line going into it. Crazy cool.