Right to repair gaining traction at state level
Posted by Ben Baker on Oct 16th 2017
The Economist, a European business mag respected across the world puts it this way, "In its 'License Agreement for John Deere Embedded Software, for instance, the company retains ownership of the software programs. It also refers to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a controversial piece of legislation that makes it illegal for customers to circumvent copy protection. But dodging it can be nec
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Florida Is The Place To Avoid When Riding A Motorcycle
Posted by Mike Werner on Jul 9th 2017
According to the AAA and to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in terms of numbers, Florida is the place NOT to ride a motorcycle. That is because it’s where you’ll find the most motorcycle related deaths; more than any other state. Their numbers don’t even look at population ratios, it’s pure THE biggest numbers. In 2015, 606 bikers died, 30% more than in 2014. Bikes represent on
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The Need for Speed
Posted by Ben Baker on Apr 6th 2017
Few things beat cruising down a stretch of highway on two wheels. Sometimes fast, sometimes slow. Sooner or later, everyone is going to open the throttle to see just how fast that iron steed will move.
Top speed in commercial production motorcycles varies widely. Motor size and motorcycle weight are two major factors in setting the upper limit. Other fac
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Ethanol and Motorcycles
Posted by Ben Baker on Mar 13th 2017
Finding 100 percent gasoline is hard and getting harder all the time. Efforts are afoot to turn the 10 percent ethanol blend into a 15 percent blend.
What is ethanol? Why is it used? Is it any good? Does it really harm engines? So what's the flap about ethanol?
Ethanol (CH3CH2OH) is not-aged alcohol. The only difference between ethanol and a shot of your favorite
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