Seems like See Lap Siu (inventor prodigy), had about enough of his kids playing “pretend” war, so he’s stepped up the old game to more of an “insurgents n’ infantry” level. Pretty much making obsolete the art of fantasy and pretend war for kids world-wide. Yep, his new ultra-realistic mechanical Toy Grenade is all you need now for hours of convincing fantasy maiming, killing and menace.
The grenade is filled with a mixture of powder, dye and compressed air and has a functioning pin that gives the “war dog” a few seconds to throw, duck and cover. The shell simply splits into two parts on detonation. “Dye will spread in the air over the intended target area” reads the patent. So, how about a version with polystyrene shrapnel? We can hear parents world wide giving a sigh of relief saying “Finally!”.

Seems that the Danish have found a unique way to get their drivers to slow down! They use the Speed Bandits“. A civic minded group of young ladies willing to show us their “assets” in order to save lives! The movie was made by the Danish Road Safety Council and aims to draw attention to speed signs and speed limits in Denmark. Despite a decrease in speed violations, 7 out of 10 Danes still exceed the speed limit on a regular basis. Respecting the speed limits is the simplest way to save lives. Or course now, the accidents aren’t caused by speeding but rather by whiplash.
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Aren’t we American something else?!?! We just have to be so creative that we actually sidestep plain ole common sense! Seems a fella invented the Bike Diaper® Motorcycle Oil Absorbent Pad Tray And Harness - His video (click HERE) painfully explains how this mastermind product works. Seems it would have been easier just to replace the head gaskets. What do you think? His ad reads

“Stops oil drips and leaks from hitting the floor. Straps snugly and gently around bike or through engine. Keeps floor oil free and allows the bike to be easily moved without removing the Bike Diaper.”

If you want more information or to purchase go HERE.
Can you imagine the conversation a guy would have with his buddies on this matter of “leaky motorcycle?”.
Owner: Damn, my bike crapped all over my garage floor last night!….I hate this! Seems like it’s just getting worse with age….
Friend: Dude, if you’d had a “Bike Diaper” on her you wouldn’t be having these problems! Everyone who’s anyone has a diaper on! I’ve got two on mine right now”
Owner: Your right dude, i should just go out, bite the bullet and get it over with… get her a Bike Diaper and call it a day. I just can’t stand it any more…it’s just so messy and my hands get so oily”…….yada yada yada…

Suffice it to say, no Bike Diapers will find their way into our garage!

Ladies, if ol’ St. Nick didn’t stuff your stocking this year with a boob job don’t despair, Biker Claus is still delivering treats. Seems that the KC Bike Show vendor Wide Open Motorcycle Magazine is offering ladies who attend the January 12-13th event a chance to win a free breast augmentation courtesy of the magazine. That’s right, their promotional give-a-way is a FREE BOOB JOB (msrp $6000).

From what we’ve heard Wide Open Motorcycle Magazine put up the billboards, hoping to increase their turnout for the show. Figuring a lot of women attending probably want to look like the girls in their biker magazine. Gail Worth, who owns a Harley shop in KC loves the concept. She thinks it’s “funny and clever” and says, simply, “Yoo hoo, go women.”

From a marketing perspective, it’s definitely unique. Granted, it certainly isn’t going to be for everyone. And you can expect that this will be held by some as sexist, but as any good marketer knows “know your target, and speak directly to them“. So, ladies, here is your chance to get that Christmas gift that Santa didn’t bring this year. Oh, and guys, only women can register.

If your like a lot of us, you’ve probably thought to yourself when you hear the name of a new motorcycle or model, car, appliance, etc “what were these companies thinking?!” The motorcycle industry definitely isn’t immune to and probably has a disproportionate amount of ill-fated models built by well intentioned companies, but due to whatever reason, their product just didn’t catch on. The following is a list we found of motorcycles burdened with monikers seemingly conjured up during an out-of-control caffeine induced brainstorming sessions.

1. Adonis
Adorn your product with the name of a handsome Greek god and you better design something striking. A good place to start would be somewhere other than this 48-cc, early 1950s motorbike, essentially the 98-pound weakling of the motorcycle universe.

2. Anker
Here’s an idea: Name your sporty motorcycle after an object used to render vehicles stationary. At least this 1950s German company didn’t make boats.

3. Stahl
Perhaps this was not the best choice of name for an American bike built during the motorcycle’s formative — and typically unreliable — years, in the early 1910s.

4. Satan
Perhaps the name given to these big single-cylinder bikes from the late 1920s was acceptable in its native Czechoslovakia, but it didn’t go over well on this side of the pond. Since the make only lasted one year, they apparently had a devil of a time selling them.

5. Thor
Name a bike after the Norse god of thunder, and it better live up to its name — and the Thor did. First produced in 1907, Thors were big 76-cubic-inch (about 1250-cc) V-twin brutes that rivaled contemporary Harley-Davidsons for speed. But due to the competitive environment, Thor ceased motorcycle production by 1920.

6. Honda Dream
Japanese manufacturers have always leaned toward whimsical names for their machines, so it was hardly a surprise when the Dream became reality in the early 1960s. When this 305-cc bike arrived on American shores with its skirted fenders, stamped-steel frame and forks, and somewhat bulbous bodywork, typical ’60s names like Venom, Tiger, or Commando hardly seemed appropriate, so the Dream was born. The Dream was a surprising success and sold under the Honda emblem for nearly ten years.

7. Snob
This 1920s German bike sported a lowly 155-cc single-cylinder engine that really gave it no reason to brag.

8. New Motorcycle
A midsize bike built in France during the 1920s, one can’t help but imagine an Abbott and Costello-type routine:
“What’s that?”
“A New Motorcycle.”
“Duh . . . I know it’s a new motorcycle. But what is it?”
“I just told you.”
“All I know is it’s a new motorcycle.”
“Then why did you ask?”

9. Silver Pigeon
From 1946 to 1964, these scooters were quite popular in Japan, but it’s hard to imagine the name would fly in the States.

10. Genial-Lucifer
Like jumbo shrimp, the two words just don’t seem to go together. Nevertheless, this French builder of small to midsize motorcycles managed to tough it out for 28 years (1928-1956), which is more than can be said for most upstarts of the period.

11. Juncker
Blame it on the language barrier, but there’s no way this small French bike of the 1930s would have sold very well in the States.

12. Sissy
An Austrian company chose this name to grace a mini-scooter that lasted only one year (1957). What were they thinking?

13. RIP
Seemingly doomed from the start, this English motorcycle company was born in 1905 and gone by 1909. May it rest in peace.

14. Flying Merkel
Ridiculous as its moniker sounds, this big American bike of the early 1900s lived up to its billing, as Flying Merkels set several speed records thanks to their advanced V-twin engines.

15. Harley-Davidson Fat Boy
One of Harley-Davidson’s best sellers, the Fat Boy is a beefy motorcycle, originally offered in 1990 on the company’s big softail frame with a large 1340-cc V-twin engine and unique solid wheels. This bulky bike is still sold today in an even “fatter” 1584-cc form.

16. Whizzer Pacemaker
In the years after World War II, Whizzer offered a three-horsepower engine that could be bolted to a conventional bicycle to turn it into a rudimentary form of motorized transport. “Put a Whizzer on it!” trumpeted the ads, and thousands did. The company soon came out with a complete motorbike, the Whizzer Pacemaker, which some credit with starting the scooter revolution that led to the company’s demise in the mid-1950s.

17. Wackwitz
Perhaps in its native Germany the name isn’t so amusing, but this early 1920s maker of small “clip on” engines (much like those sold by Whizzer) lasted only two years. And one can imagine why: “Put a Wackwitz on it!” just doesn’t have the same ring.

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS:
Helen Davies, Marjorie Dorfman, Mary Fons, Deborah Hawkins, Martin Hintz, Linnea Lundgren, David Priess, Julia Clark Robinson, Paul Seaburn, Heidi Stevens, and Steve Theunisse

Imagine this: Background music, Steppenwolf “Born to be Wild“. Interrupted by guys voice saying “Guys, got to stop. Out of gas and need to take a leak“. Nothing new, right? New scene. Same Music; Interrupted by “Guy’s, no need to stop, my diaper isn’t full yet, let’s keep rolling!”
Ok, i’ll be the first to say it…”i’d never use this product, regardless of how old or weak my kidneys get, or how much they’d pay me“! The theory is sound though if your wanting to ride without limitations (other than gas necessities) to your destination. But lets get real here….who really wants to ride around with this “super absorbent and nasty odor killer” diaper for men? Regardless of age there has to be a certain level of pride we maintain when riding our favorite machine. Now, what you do off your machine is your business and we’re not going to pass judgement in that arena. But when riding, it should only be “butts and bikes”. So, when you’ve got to “walk the dog” or “see a man about a dog” or “drain a vain” do it like a man and stop on the side of the road or at the nearest pit stop and keep your riding pride in tact. Otherwise keep those diapers at home! BTW, the ad is in French, but the product is American….The headline says “It’s not a mechanical problem that is going to stop you…” Yeah, right. Next.

If you have feelings of inadaquacy, shyness etc this video is for you! Enjoy