A Reuters report posted recently shows that 2-wheeler riders in Kano, Nigeria are using various items tied to their heads, to beat a new helmet law, which came into force on the 1st of January. The new law pits two factions – erratic motorcycle taxis known as “Okadas,” whose owners are notorious for road-rage, and the traffic police.

Motorcycle taxi passengers also fear that wearing one of the “Okada” helmets would subject them to magic spells, dandruff, scabies, etc.

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Just after posting on some exotic Ohlins suspension for a small bike, the Kawasaki KSR110, I received a mail this morning with the following highly contrasting attachment. It says ‘Harley Palanchao‘ on the watermark, and I believe these bad boys (I don’t see any licence plates!) were shot in the Philippines. These guys are on ‘Flintstone‘ style zero emissions bikes, but if you look closely there’s some sort of foot-operated braking mechanism. I suppose these bikes were built for downhill racing of some sort. All I can say for now is … ‘Harley Palangchao!’ with my sincerest apologies to HD as I was not the one to put that word in there. Peace!

SPECIFICATIONS
Frame: Wood
Wheels: 10-12″ (Wood)
Suspension: None
Braking: Friction type, foot-operated, rear
Engine capacity: None
Transmission: None
LxWxH: Varies
Weight: Varies
Emissions: Zero (not including rider flatulence)

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One of the more crazy novelty items to come out of Japan recently, this Triumph Motorcycles lookalike classic engine USB hub is on sale at Strapya World for 5,380 Japanese Yen, which is about US$50.

Functionality-wise, as a USB hub this device allows you to input 3 USB connectors into the “Triumph Motorcycle Engine” hub. If you feel bored at work, just ‘kickstart‘ the connected ‘engine‘ with your finger and the engine will vibrate and make engine-like sounds. You can also press the shift lever to ‘boost‘ the engine revs. View the Youtube video below to get a better idea of how it works.

TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLE ENGINE REPLICA USB HUB SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions: W116.5xH120xD90 (mm)
Weight: 243g
OS: WinXP / MacOSX
USB Inputs: 3

Although not advertised as such, this thing looks very much like a Triumph motorcycle engine to me!

SOURCE: STRAPYA WORLD

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A Reuters report posted recently shows that 2-wheeler riders in Kano, Nigeria are using various items tied to their heads, to beat a new helmet law, which came into force on the 1st of January. The new law pits two factions – erratic motorcycle taxis known as “Okadas,” whose owners are notorious for road-rage, and the traffic police.

Motorcycle taxi passengers also fear that wearing one of the “Okada” helmets would subject them to magic spells, dandruff, scabies, etc.

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Just after posting on some exotic Ohlins suspension for a small bike, the Kawasaki KSR110, I received a mail this morning with the following highly contrasting attachment. It says ‘Harley Palanchao‘ on the watermark, and I believe these bad boys (I don’t see any licence plates!) were shot in the Philippines. These guys are on ‘Flintstone‘ style zero emissions bikes, but if you look closely there’s some sort of foot-operated braking mechanism. I suppose these bikes were built for downhill racing of some sort. All I can say for now is … ‘Harley Palangchao!’ with my sincerest apologies to HD as I was not the one to put that word in there. Peace!

SPECIFICATIONS
Frame: Wood
Wheels: 10-12″ (Wood)
Suspension: None
Braking: Friction type, foot-operated, rear
Engine capacity: None
Transmission: None
LxWxH: Varies
Weight: Varies
Emissions: Zero (not including rider flatulence)

バイカーブードゥー

One of the more crazy novelty items to come out of Japan recently, this Triumph Motorcycles lookalike classic engine USB hub is on sale at Strapya World for 5,380 Japanese Yen, which is about US$50.

Functionality-wise, as a USB hub this device allows you to input 3 USB connectors into the “Triumph Motorcycle Engine” hub. If you feel bored at work, just ‘kickstart‘ the connected ‘engine‘ with your finger and the engine will vibrate and make engine-like sounds. You can also press the shift lever to ‘boost‘ the engine revs. View the Youtube video below to get a better idea of how it works.

TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLE ENGINE REPLICA USB HUB SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions: W116.5xH120xD90 (mm)
Weight: 243g
OS: WinXP / MacOSX
USB Inputs: 3

Although not advertised as such, this thing looks very much like a Triumph motorcycle engine to me!

SOURCE: STRAPYA WORLD

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