Pics of the Week

Here are my Pictures of the Week as displayed on the Motorcycle Views Web site. These are taken from the Moto Pic Gallery.

If you'd like to see your bike as Pic of the Week, submit a picture of you and your bike along with a description of the bike.

choices in selecting motorcycles

choices in selecting motorcycles

With so abounding choices in motorcycles, selecting your aboriginal motorcycle can be challenging. Here are several tips to advice you baddest the appropriate motorcycle for you.
What blazon motorcycle should you purchase?
There are at atomic eight altered motorcycle types (styles) of motorcycles: touring, sport-touring, standard, sport-bike, scooter, dual-sport, dirt-bike, and cruiser.
Many fresh riders activate their chase by attractive at Harley Davidson motorcycles. Don't accomplish this mistake. While cruisers are acutely accepted they don't necessarily accomplish the best abecedarian motorcycle. They're heavy, loud, expensive, and cruel (loaded with chrome) of accessory spills.
Touring motorcycles are about congenital for continued ambit riding. Examples accommodate the accepted Honda Gold Wing and the BMW K1200. These motorbikes are heavy, powerful, expensive, and crave cogent abilities to accomplish properly... authoritative them a poor best for fresh riders.
While abounding models accept headlights and about-face signals, best won't calmly board artery travels. If you accept acceptable admission to clay anchorage or added off-road areas, a dirt-bike is a acceptable abecedarian motorcycle.

Don't accept accessible admission to off-road areas? Consider a dual-sport motorcycle. These bikes are fabricated to board abstinent off-road conditions, and handle artery speeds. A accommodation of sorts, they don't accomplish on-road as able-bodied as artery bikes, nor off-road as able-bodied as dirt-bikes.

But, best dual-sport models can calmly biking at artery speeds and handle abstinent off-road conditions. When you booty that motorcycle bout (you've been absent about) to the Northern tip of Alaska, you'll best acceptable be benumbed a dual-sport motorcycle, like the accepted Kawasaki KLR650.

A accepted motorcycle is an earlier appearance that already declared the majority of bikes available... appropriately the appellation 'standard'. Accepted motorcycles are about cocked and moderately priced. Picture that 1970s bike your dad owned. It was best acceptable a accepted motorcycle. While not the fanciest or flashiest bike, accepted bikes can be acceptable amateur motorcycles.

Scooters? Before you anatomy an assessment here, appointment your bounded motorcycle dealership. Gone are the 50cc mopeds of the 1970s. Instead, several fresh scooters adorned ample 650cc engines and automated transmissions. With a top dispatch of over 100 mph, and a 0 to 60 dispatch time beneath 5 seconds, scooters can accumulate up with best anything. Want to abash a Harley addition or Mustang owner... no problems? A Honda Silver Wing 650 scooter can do both.

Do scooters handle like motorcycles. Sure. Do they accomplish calmly on interstates? Yes. Do they accomplish acceptable abecedarian bikes? Why not?

A sport-touring motorcycle is the aftermost appearance of motorcycle addressed here. Sport-touring models are adventurous versions of touring bikes. Or conversely, airy versions of sport-bikes. This chic of motorcycle avalanche amid a touring bike and sport-bike.

While many models have headlights and turn signals, most won't easily accommodate interstate travels. If you have convenient access to dirt roads or other off-road areas, a dirt-bike is a good beginner motorcycle.
Don't have easy access to off-road areas? Consider a dual-sport motorcycle. These bikes are made to accommodate moderate off-road conditions, and handle highway speeds. A compromise of sorts, they don't perform on-road as well as street bikes, nor off-road as well as dirt-bikes.
But, most dual-sport models can easily travel at interstate speeds and handle moderate off-road conditions. When you take that motorcycle tour (you've been dreaming about) to the Northern tip of Alaska, you'll most likely be riding a dual-sport motorcycle, like the popular Kawasaki KLR650.
A standard motorcycle is an older style that once described the majority of bikes available... hence the term 'standard'. Standard motorcycles are generally upright and moderately priced. Picture that 1970s bike your dad owned. It was most likely a standard motorcycle. While not the fanciest or flashiest bike, standard bikes can be good starter motorcycles.
Scooters? Before you form an opinion here, visit your local motorcycle dealership. Gone are the 50cc mopeds of the 1970s. Instead, several new scooters fancy large 650cc engines and automatic transmissions. With a top speed of over 100 mph, and a 0 to 60 acceleration time below 5 seconds, scooters can keep up with most anything. Want to embarrass a Harley rider or Mustang owner... no problems? A Honda Silver Wing 650 scooter can do both.
Do scooters handle like motorcycles. Sure. Do they operate easily on interstates? Yes. Do they make good beginner bikes? Why not?
A sport-touring motorcycle is the last style of motorcycle addressed here. Sport-touring models are sporty versions of touring bikes. Or conversely, relaxed versions of sport-bikes. This class of motorcycle falls between a touring bike and sport-bike.
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GoDaddy OCC Bike, Moto Terms, Pics, Forum Talk

I was watching American Chopper last night and found out they were building a chopper for GoDaddy.com. That was interesting since I have my Motorcycle Views Web site on GoDaddy.com and have been quite happy with their service so far. I was amused to see the CEO of GoDaddy.com, Bob Parsons, as he invited the OCC guys to his Customer Service area. Seems Bob likes to award his group with bonuses by letting each person spin a wheel with dollar amounts around the outside and then giving them the amount the wheel stops on. Fortunately, Mikey was standing next to the wheel and made sure each person's wheel landed on $500 and Senior had a pile of cash that he kept doling out to the winners. Everyone seemed happy and apparently Bob Parsons runs a pretty happy shop. I know I had a few problems when I started up my site and I called GoDaddy. I expected minimal help but instead got a very nice young lady who walked me through a 30 minute process and answered all my questions.

I continue to build the Motorcycle Views site. I had all my motorcycle terms and definitions in five files but wanted to separate out each term into its own file so I could link to definitions directly when I'm writing articles. So, I spent the better part of three days creating over 200 files and the result was worth the effort. I also created my top 20 terms based on stats I got from the old site. Here are my Top 20 Motorcycle Terms. Some of these terms are Crotch Rocket, Naked Bike, and Ride Bell.

I'm actively looking for submissions to grow my Moto Pic Gallery. I need pictures of you and your motorcycle. This was a popular feature on the old site.

I'm also looking for pictures of your tattoos for my Moto Tat Gallery. Send them in today.

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Finally, I'm going to be providing links to current discussions going on in the "Still Cruisin' The Curves Motorcycle Forum." Most of the regulars from the old place are now posting there. Here's an excerpt from a discussion by PHIPSD entitled, "What do you look for in a bike?":
"When you go shopping for a bike what features or design elements do you look for? For me the most important by far is comfort and the ergos. In my 50s pain doesn't go away like it used to. Next would be good lighting. The eyes, especially with my night vision, don't work as well either. Third is brakes. Modern traffic and inattentive drivers make this more of an issue every year. Nothing more needs to be said. What would be your list of must haves on that new ride?"
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