2013 Honda F6B Review: Riding Honda's Stripped Down Gold Wing Bagger

Read everything there is to read on the new F6B Goldwing.

Then click here and help a poor guy out.

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Top 10 Riding Tips for Noobs - Motorcycle.com News

I came across this posting and thought I'd pass it along as a useful reminder for all of us motorcyclists in the northern hemisphere waiting out the season to get back on the road.

I note some similarity with a similar post I made a few years back on riding tips for new riders: 9 Riding Tips on Road2Ride.com.

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Looking at the stats for Road2Ride.com

This is a snapshot of the visits this blog has received during the last 30 days from Jan 28, 2013 – Feb 26, 2013. I'm not sure what is most interesting:

• China visits out pace all others combined by a factor of almost 3, or
• Latvia visits are in the top 10

Harley-Davidson removes radios, music from York factory floor - The York Daily Record

How American is that?

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Oxford English Dictionary Amends Negative Definition of "Biker" - Motorcycle.com News

With the aging motorcyclist demographic, "long haired biker" might not be so negative...?

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Motorcycle helmet could become optional for adult riders in TN | The Tennessean | tennessean.com

I know all of the arguments about the benefits of wearing motorcycle helmets...
but I like the philosophical position that I should be able to make the decision to wear one or not.

I hope the legislators in TN make the right decision. Go TN! Go TN! Go TN


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Touring California on a 2012 Ural Sidecar | Side By Side - Motorcyclist Magazine

Yeah...but it's so ugly!

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Top 10 Hipster Motorcycles - Motorcycle.com News

What the cool kids are riding now a days...

My favorites are 10, 7, 3, and 1. And a nod to the Triumph Bonneville.

Enjoy

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What's up with India and motorcycles?

I've noticed a number of articles lately making reference to motorcycle goings on in India. Is that the up and coming motorcycle market? Even Harley has something going on there.
Check out these articles:

• Polaris to Launch Victory in India
• Honda Plans to Quadruple India Two-Wheeler Deliveries by 2020
• Harley-Davidson to launch a made-for-India machine in 2014

Honda takes aim at novice market with new CTX motorcycles

Oh...so that's what these CTX700 motorcycles are all about...

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Lane-Splitting to Spread North? - Motorcycle Cruiser Magazine

Go east! East! Go east!

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California Highway Patrol: How to Split Lanes Safely

Stuff you need to know if you're headed to California on a motorcycle.

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Honda CX500

A cool looking old CX500.

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Use Your Ducati Motorcycle As Workstation from Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Form over function...not in keeping with Ducati's philosophy...but so what?

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BMW Concept Motorcycle Is Headed for Production - NYTimes.com

Whoa!

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31 Photos Of Motorcycles Carrying Everything But The Sink - Part 5 from Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

These never seem to get old...








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Moto Guzzi V50 custom motorcycle

Another of these so very cool Moto Guzzi customs.

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First Look At Sena’s Bluetooth Headset Intercom For Motorcycle Half Helmets Keeping Riders Tuned Into Favorite FM Stations

A news release from the company (aka, an advertisement)...I'm looking forward to seeing a review. I'd so much like to know whether these work worth a hoot. My experience is these half-helmet sets work fine at zero speed (well, very low speed) but the wind noise drowns them out at anything about about 10-mph.

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Faster and Faster: 2014 Honda CTX700, CTX700D are probably the world’s dullest motorcycles

Hard to deny...and not the first time either.

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Ural Solo sT custom motorcycle

How cool is that?

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Should Motorcycle Lane-Splitting Be Allowed? - San Anselmo-Fairfax, CA Patch

The short answer: Yes.

But I would be wary of drivers even if it were legal. This isn't California...

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Study: Older Riders More Likely to be Seriously Injured on Motorcycles

Uh oh...

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2013 Honda Gold Wing F6B First Ride - Motorcycle USA

Again with the F6B Goldwing! I hope to see one of these in the flesh soon.

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Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Rocket engine (no, not a jet turbine, a ROCKET!), 400mph, 7000 hp, uses 30-lb of fuel per second, goes a quarter of a mile before you need to fill up again.


Sold on eBay for $27K.

I've but one thing to say:

      Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

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New Ducati dealership to open in Birmingham

To quote the article: “Ducati has got a lot of cache to the brand and I think it's a wonderful addition to Birmingham and a good fit,” Commissioner Tom McDaniel said in approving the dealership.

Yea Birmingham!

2013 Honda Gold Wing F6B | First Ride - Motorcyclist magazine

The motorcycle press is beginning to report on the 2013 Goldwing "Bagger".
So, as a reminder, I direct you to an important page: Click here.

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