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Heroic Rider Risks Life to Prevent Train Crash

written by Alex -- February 16th, 2010
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A heroic rider sitting in the passenger seat of his buddy’s motorcycle risks his life to prevent a train crash in Argentina.

The unidentified man was waiting on the back of his friend’s motorcycle at a railway crossing when a van stalled halfway across the tracks. He then jumped off the bike, pushed the van out of the way and only just missed being hit by a train in the process.

Sounds incredible right? Watch the video to see his amazingly close call:

Because of his heroic deed, I will refrain from commenting on how dumb it was to ride without a helmet or any safety gear for that matter. I will also reserve my commenst about two dudes riding on a motorcycle together…

I will however, point out what a complete wuss his buddy was. All he did was watch his friend risk his life, while he just backed his motorcycle up. In addition, WTF was the dude in the car doing? Howcome he didn’t get out of the car???

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Theft Victim Arrested for Demanding Bike Back

written by Irene -- February 5th, 2010
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Hey guys, I thought this was pretty amusing. Looks like we aren’t the only ones with Police problems. This article is courtesy of MCN from across the pond.

A theft victim has been arrested for harassing a vehicle pound which is holding his stolen bike.

Michael Wheatley believes it should cost him nothing to get his stolen Honda Fireblade back after it was recovered by police within a mile of his home in Pitsea, Essex.

But it was taken to a pound over 10 miles away and by the time Wheatley was informed, he already faced a £160 recovery and storage bill, which he refused to pay.

Since then the unemployed courier has emailed and phoned Albert Road Recovery in South Ockendon over 70 times to demand the £2,000 1994 Blade back.

Now the bill for its release is £500 thanks to mounting storage charges – and Wheatley has been cautioned by police for harassment.

Wheatley, 46, said: “I phoned about 10 times but they wouldn’t take my calls or phone me back so I gave up on that and stuck to emails. I must have sent a couple a day for six weeks, so about 60 in total, maybe more.

“A typical email said: ‘I feel aggrieved that I’ve been the victim of a crime and yet I’m being charged to get my bike back.’

“Eventually they blocked my primary email address so I used another one to send a message saying: ‘I’m still not giving up. I’m going to follow this through right to the end and go to court if necessary.’

“It was then that police came to my home and arrested me.”

“I was fingerprinted, photographed, DNA tested, and cautioned under the Public Order Act.”

Recovery costs can usually be claimed back on insurance but Wheatley’s bike was uninsured when it was stolen from his garden in November.

He had taken it off the road to save money while he was out of work.

A manager at Albert Road Recovery referred MCN to the police, saying: “As far as I’m concerned we won’t comment on this whatsoever.”

An Essex Police spokesman said: “A 46-year-old man was arrested on January 6 for a public order offence of harassment.

“He was later released having admitted the offence and agreeing to be dealt with by means of a caution.”

Stay tuned for more updates!

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Bobsleigh Rider Splits Pants

written by Irene -- January 26th, 2010
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Courtesy of Pairody

Hi guys. I know this isn’t motorcycle related but I found this video online that was hilarious. Check it out.

I figured that Bobsledding and motorcycling are not mainstream sports yet, so that’s where I got the connection. It’s only when funny things like this happen that the general public here in the US pay any attention to the sport.

For the full article you can check out Pairody’s site via the link above. Stay tuned for more updates!

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Three Reported Missing After Animal Rights Activists Take “War on Leather” to Motorcycle Gang Rally

written by Alex -- January 22nd, 2010
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Hey guys, this story has been making the rounds on the motorcycle forums, so I thought I’d share it with you guys.

Johnstown, PA (BNSE): Local and state police scoured the hills outside rural Johnstown, Pennsylvania, after reports of three animal rights activists going missing after attempting to protest the wearing of leather at a large motorcycle gang rally this weekend. Two others, previously reported missing, were discovered by fast food workers “duct taped inside several fast food restaurant dumpsters,” according to police officials.

“Something just went wrong,” said a still visibly shaken organizer of the protest. “Something just went horribly, horribly, wrong.”

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Real Biker Talk

written by Irene -- January 21st, 2010
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Hi guys, this is for all you middle aged men out there going through a mid-life crisis. For those of you who have purchased a hog to recapture the thrill of your youth. It’s quite funny actually. Enjoy!