http://www.gpone.com/news/News.asp?NNews=3247

17 bike field and hopper without a seat... how great season 2009 will be.

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Hard times for US porn industry

US porn chiefs have called for a multi-billion dollar bail-out to get the adult entertainment industry through "hard times". Skip related content

Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild chief executive Joe Francis issued a joint plea for Congress to pump £3.3 billion into the sector.

They claim that the economic downturn is hitting the porn business and that federal assistance is needed to boost the nation's sex drive.

The pair added that they deserve the same treatment offered to banks and the car industry.

Mr Francis said the cash injection was needed "just to see us through hard times".

"Congress seems willing to help shore up our nation's most important businesses," he said.

"We feel we deserve the same consideration. In difficult economic times, Americans turn to entertainment for relief. More and more the kind of entertainment they turn to is adult entertainment."

But according to Mr Flynt, economic woes have led to a flagging national sex drive.

Mr Flynt said: "People are too depressed to be sexually active. This is very unhealthy as a nation. Americans can do without cars and such but they cannot do without sex.

"With all this economic misery and people losing all that money, sex is the farthest thing from their mind.

He added: "It is time for congress to rejuvenate the sexual appetite of America. The only way they can do this is by supporting the adult industry and doing it quickly."

Anti-porn campaigners said that they were not treating the request seriously.

Michael DePrimo, spokesman for the American Family Association, said: "Obviously they are being facetious. It is very much tongue-in-cheek - Larry Flynt has a sense of humour.

"But the fact that he is mocking Congress is not unreasonable."
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The three greatest problems facing MotoGP today are:

1. Lack of 'close racing' at the front of the field, especially compared to WSBK
2. Expense. The costs involved in racing in the MotoGP class are prohibitive leading to small grids.
3. A format too similar to WSBK, a lack of product differentiation.

In my opinion, a return to the two two stroke formula would solve many of these issues. However, maybe a 600cc or 700cc capacity limit instead of the 500cc limit, to ensure WSBK is not faster.

1. The two strokes have repeatedly proven that they are amenable to close racing(see 125cc and 250cc today, and the 500cc era), as there is a real limit as to the extent an engineer can can tame their power delivery. The 500s also demonstrated that they can accommodate several different riding styles.

2. Expense. They key to producing a good two stroke is not simply by spending unreasonable amounts on engineering solutions(unlike the four stroke formula). There is considerable capacity for privateers to use novel solutions to the engineering problems that the two stroke presents, allowing privateers to be competitive without getting into a spending competition. The two stroke engine is an inherently difficult engine to tune, for various reasons. Ideas, not money are the key. The grids will consequently be filled.

3. At the moment, WSBK and MotoGP are very similar in many respects. The casual member of the public is hard pressed to differentiate the two series' from each other with the current four stroke, control tyre format used for both competitions. Of course, fans know that the MotoGP machines are prototypes, whereas Superbikes are modified(albeit extensively) production machines. However, the spectacle is quite similar. Perhaps providing a point of differentiation one can see and hear would assist in differentiating the two series' from each other.

Problems? Honda has historically demonstrated its contempt for the two stroke, from the very beginning with its NR500 project(of which Fukui was intimately involved!). Honda control decisions made in MotoGP to a large extent.
Similarly, one could argue that the manufacturers would desire a prototype series that bears direct resemblance to the product that they sell; two strokes do not easily meet the stringent emission requirements imposed in various markets thus the MotoGP class may be argued to be commercially unviable. Of course, the converse argument could be made; the development of these prototype machines will assist in developing engineering solutions for the 2-Stroke these manufacturers wish to sell. (For more information on this, see the latest experiments being conducted by various entities on Direct Injection and the 2T format).

Lastly, I cannot envisage Ducati being interested in this format. Ducati's tradition is almost exclusively involved with the four stroke engine and it would not make commercial sense to develop a two stroke.

What are your thoughts?

http://www.cyclenews.com/ShowStory.asp?HeadlineID=13323


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http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=35290

Saw a 1 1/2 minute ad for sport coverage on the beeb tonight. It listed all the sports they will be covering in 2009 from F1 to Tiddly Winks.

With not a mention of Moto GP.

I couldn't find one soo sorry!!

but I feel that at least most cool forums should have one of these threads

Well you know what to do. Just post what you have on or just what you like!

Ok 'll start

i got the album Anti-Diluvian Chronicles on but in no order!

My Dying Bride - The Whore, The Cook and the Mother (Probs my fav song)

After: My Dying Bride - Catherine Blake

Fucking idiots... seriously.... "BEAR" is only in the name

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28554008/?GT1=43001

A man attacked by panda Gu Gu shows his wounded legs in a hospital in Beijing, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009. Beijing zoo officials said Thursday that for the third time panda Gu Gu has attacked the man who jumped into his pen at the popular Beijing tourist site. The latest attack came Wednesday when the man jumped over a 4-foot, 7-inch barrier surrounding the outdoor exercise area to retrieve a toy his 5-year-old son had dropped. (AP Photo/Color China Photo) ** CHINA OUT **

BEIJING - Officials at the Beijing Zoo are considering changes to keep visitors away from Gu Gu the panda.

For the third time, the panda has attacked a visitor who climbed into its space. Officials say a man climbed a nearly five foot barrier to retrieve a toy dropped by his 5-year-old son.

A spokeswoman says Gu Gu, which weighs 240 pounds, clamped down on the intruder's leg and refused to let go. Zookeepers had to use tools to pry open the animal's jaws. The victim suffered damage to major ligaments and is recovering from surgery.

In October, Gu Gu bit a teen intruder. And in 2007, he bit a drunken tourist who jumped into his pen and tried to hug him. The tourist retaliated by biting the bear in the back.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7813418.stm

Nigeria bikers' vegetable helmets

Motorcyclists in Nigeria have been wearing dried pumpkin shells on their heads to dodge new laws forcing them to wear helmets, authorities have said.

Officials in the northern city of Kano said they had stopped several people with "improvised helmets", following this month's introduction of the law.

Road safety officials said calabash-wearers would be prosecuted.

Thousands of motorbikes have been impounded around the country and drivers have staged protests.

Calabashes are dried pumpkin shells more commonly used to carry liquid.

Kano Federal Road Safety Commission commander Yusuf Garba told the BBC they were taking a hard line with people found using the improvised helmets.

"We are impounding their bikes and want to take them to court so they can explain why they think wearing a calabash is good enough for their safety," he said.

Fifty motorbikes had been seized so far in Kano city alone, he added.

Menace

Motorcycle taxis, called "achaba" in the north of the country and "okada" in the south, are a cheap way for Nigerians to get around congested and chaotic city streets.


MOTORBIKE TAXIS
Achaba comes from a Hausa phrase for "give me some money"
Okada is from name of ex-state governor's now defunct airline
Okada bike taxis were banned from the capital Abuja in 2006
The motorbikes cost around $290 (£200)
Passengers pay about 70 naira ($0.50; £0.35) for a short trip

Many drivers of the motorcycle taxis are furious over the new law, which came into force on New Year's Day.

In the city of Kaduna, drivers waved palm fronds and rode in convoy to protest at the price of helmets, which can cost up to $29 (£20).

They say passengers often steal the helmets once they reach their destination.

Stories have also appeared in the local papers highlighting passengers' fears that the helmets could be used by motorcyclists to cast spells on their clients, making it easy for them to be robbed.

"Some people can put juju inside the helmets and when they are worn the victim can either lose consciousness or be struck dumb," passenger Kolawole Aremu told the Daily Trust newspaper.

Local government authorities often give motorbikes to jobless young men, saying it gives them a way to make a living.

But the BBC's Andrew Walker in Abuja says handing out the vehicles does not address the underlying cause of Nigeria's economic problems.

It is often an attempt to buy support for elections, our correspondent says.

The number of motorcycle taxis in big cities has exploded in recent years, causing concern about road safety.

Often untrained and illiterate, the drivers are considered a menace by many motorists.

Fatal accidents are common. Road safety authorities say almost every collision in Nigeria's cities involves an okada.

More than 4,000 people die on Nigeria's roads every year and 20,000 are injured, according to the Federal Road Safety Commission.

As the new "PREMIERE" Motorcycle racing championship

Valentino has been chosen as one of the best athletes of the year and best pilot Moto GP last year 2008! You think?

http://saqueneutral.blogspot.com/2008/12/b...article-in.html

Let' see if this is the year Toni Elias has a good bikee .... he is a great biker!

new version has started.
I'll miss Africa, and I already miss old music.

what made me happy is that Isidre Esteve Pujol, who had bad accident in early 2007 (some of you maybe remember that we talked about it here) which left him in a wheelchair, now returns to Dakar in a car.

there's also Takuma Aoki in similar story.

Quest Channel a free channel from The Discovery Channel has joined freeview in the UK
re scan your boxes for the new channel it shows on ch47 at the moment and should be broadcasting soon no info in the EPG yet and it has access to all the Discovery channel back catalogue so maybe the likes of American Chopper.Biker Build off etc may be on it
ps CNN will be on freeview soon too replacing NUTSTV

Hey everyone!

I'm a fairly new MotoGP Fan and I've been trying to figure out what Channel carries the Moto GP races here in the US. I just want to make sure I'm prepared for the new season and don't want to miss any of the action! If anyone knows, please help me out! Thanks in advance!