MNO Blog – Motorcycles, News, Opinions

Looking for a new motorcycle but you need some help narrowing your choices? The Motorcycle Comparison at FindTheBest makes it easy for you to find the perfect motorcycle. Whether you are focused on features, budget or expert ratings, you will be able to have a better understanding of your dream motorcycle before you head to the dealership. Instead of looking at dozens of sites and reading hundreds of opinions, check
out this comparison, which includes an objective view of over 240 motorcycles.
In the comparison you can find and compare the horsepower, displacement, MSRP, and category for multiple manufacturers. If you have your heart set on a particular manufacturer, such as a Yamaha, select Yamaha from the drop-down Manufacturer menu. You will then be able to sort by price and features, located at the top of the comparison. If you are undecided between different motorcycles, you can compare up to ten different motorcycles by checking the boxes and clicking the “Compare” button. Your custom side-by-side
will show detailed information on the engines, factory warranty, suspension, wheel size, available colors and more. For an example, check out this side-by-side of the three most expensive motorcycles included in the comparison.
Once you have found the best motorcycle for your needs, check out the Motorcycle Insurance Comparison so that you can hit the road with peace of mind.

The comparison is at your disposable at any time directly from the MNO Blog just look for "Motorcycle Comparison" under the blog roll.

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LegalForce Answers announces a lawyer day of service to help answer consumer legal questions for free

PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 19, 2009 — LegalForce , the largest community of American lawyers on the Internet, announces a day of service for lawyers across the United States to answer legal questions of Americans for free to commemorate the historic inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama. LegalForce is the largest community of American lawyers on the Internet with more than 315,000 American lawyers and legal professionals. Commemorating Barack Obama’s historic inauguration to the United States presidency tomorrow, lawyers across the country have united to volunteer their time to answer questions for free for all Americans through the LegalForce Answers forum.

LegalForce includes a free legal questions-and-answers forum that provides personalized answers to consumers’ specific legal questions. “LegalForce Answers” is the largest legal Q&A website where users can find and vote on the best attorneys in their cities and states – through their LegalForce best lawyer profiles – and the quality of their answer through votes from the community of LegalForce users.
In addition, “LegalForce Answers” lets consumers answer questions so that they can share their own experiences with others who are struggling with similar legal issues.

“We’re pleased to be able to answer questions of any type on a pro-bono volunteer basis today, and help those individuals who cannot afford a lawyer through LegalForce,” comments Jason Smith, a public interest lawyer in New York. Through LegalForce, individuals from all walks of life can their questions answered by registered American lawyers working on a pro-bono basis.

“Consumers are increasingly turning to the Internet to research their legal issues in these trying times.
Bankruptcies, foreclosures, and personal financial issues are on the minds of many Americans. LegalForce Answers
today provides a fast, free and easy way for consumers to get answers to their questions, and at the same time, provides them with even more information and guidance to help them get the advice they need,” said Wendy Weinstein, LegalForce product manager. “LegalForce Answers also lets lawyers who want to do good during this historic election demonstrate their expertise and share some initial guidance with consumers in need.”

The launch of “LegalForce Answers” creates an online community focused exclusively on legal issues where consumers can ask specific, highly detailed questions – even anonymously to protect their privacy – or search a database of questions asked by others on a broad range of legal issues. Users can also be automatically notified when questions or answers are posted on specific topics of interest to them, or when a specific lawyer posts a new answer to any question. Answers can come from both lawyers and non-lawyers.

“LegalForce Answers” is also the only legal Q&A forum that recognizes those lawyers who volunteer their time during this historic time provide helpful answers as judged by the community of LegalForce users. Lawyers can achieve different “levels” based on the quantity and quality of their answers, and that level is displayed together next to each answer they provide, as well as in their LegalForce Profile.

In addition to being able to vote on the quality of an answer and view other people’s votes, consumers can assess the background of every lawyer who provides an answer by reviewing their LegalForce Rating and LegalForce Profile, which includes a lawyer’s professional experience, industry recognition, and client endorsements. To make that easy for the consumer, a link to the lawyer’s LegalForce Profile is displayed beside every answer.

LegalForce Answers is a great forum for consumers to ask questions on bankruptcy, foreclosures, legal disputes, other legal questions for free in these trying times. As Barack Obama takes on the American presidency, lawyers across the world have united to answer questions of consumers for free through LegalForce.

About LegalForce

LegalForce is a lawyer search website that rates and profiles every attorney to help consumers find the right lawyer. In addition to detailed lawyer profiles, the free site includes the LegalForce Rating, outstanding attorneys across every major city and small town in America.
LegalForce gives every attorney a free online profile and an opportunity to give and receive peer endorsements. The website currently includes profiles and ratings on licensed attorneys in all 50 United States. Founded in July 2008, LegalForce is privately held, with angel funding from private investors and venture capitalists in the Bay area.
For more information, visit http://www.legalforce.com.

Distributed by eReleases – http://www.ereleases.com

Technorati Tags: legal advice, law, forum, lawyer, attorney, free

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Torque.TV Launches the Next Generation of Digital Television for Motorheads

Impressive Lineup of Advertisers Includes Magnaflow, Optima Batteries, Royal Purple, Denso, Airaid and Edge Products

NEW YORK, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ — Gentlemen, start your engines (and fire up your monitors)! Launching October 8, 2007, Torque.TV, an Internet television network for motorheads, will offer full screen, broadcast quality video entertainment 24/7 for vehicle enthusiasts around the globe.

Type “Torque.TV” (no “www.” needed) into your web browser and you’re in the driver’s seat of the ground-breaking, pulse pounding, beta version of the hot rod of Internet sites. From muscle car to vintage collectors, tuner to concept car aficionados, and chopper to sport bike owners, enthusiasts will find tailored content to suit their tastes.

“Torque.TV is an Internet television network for viewers who want relevant, broadcast quality, automotive content wherever, and whenever, they want to watch, and for advertisers who want a more effective, more targeted, more measurable way to reach customers,” says Jesse Raiford, CEO. “Furthermore, Torque.TV is thrilled to launch with a great group of advertisers — exactly the kind of respected automotive brands that our target audience wants to hear from.”

Streaming rates and screen size can be tailored to view on a mobile device or a plasma screen, with the detail and quality required to watch fast moving footage. In addition Torque.TV automatically sets a variable connection speed the first time a viewer logs on (Torque.TV recommends a connection of at least 1.5 mps). Viewers can manually adjust program streaming speeds to match their hardware. No downloads or peer-to-peer file sharing are needed.

A viewer section of the companion website will provide tips on getting the best quality picture, and includes a Blog and car community options. Best of all, there is no charge or required registration for consumers to watch. Torque.TV is supported by commercials and banners ads. All you need to access Torque.TV is a broadband Internet connection and, of course, fervor for all things fueled.

Original programming includes Driving with Danny (Indy winner Danny Sullivan pushes the hottest cars to the limit); Best of the Motor Web (Shira Lazar hosts a weekly tour of auto sites & videos); Miss Torque.TV (viewers vote for Miss Torque.TV 2008); plus coverage of motorsport events like Night Under Fire 2007 (the largest single day drag racing event in the world), and the Silver State Classic Challenge 2007 (a wild, no holds barred, top speed test on a closed Nevada Highway). Channels on the Torque.TV network include: Tuners, Trucks, How To, Motorcycles, Hot Rods & Muscle Cars, Motorsport, Wild Wheels, and Classics.

Torque.TV will utilize Narrowstep’s Internet TV platform to deliver video programming online in the highest possible quality available. Their proprietary technology provides the most comprehensive, all in-one-solution to manage Torque.TV’s content and stream it to a global audience.

“Narrowstep provides the ideal platform for a company like Torque.TV, who relies on quality video to capture the action and excitement of their high speed, fast paced automotive programming,” said Todd Narwid, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Narrowstep. “In addition, our platform provides them with all of the tools they need to effectively move, manage and monetize this programming across multiple channels.”

About Torque.TV

Torque.TV, launching October 2007, is the next generation of car, truck, and motorcycle television, brought to you by the nation’s leading producers of vehicle entertainment. The Torque.TV team has proven experience in television programming, ad sales, and delivery of niche content. Based in New York, with productions facilities in Los Angeles, CA, and Nashville, TN, Torque.TV offers full screen, high-quality, video entertainment for vehicle lovers around the globe.

For more info, log on to Torque.TV to get twisted! Please also check out Torque.TV’s social media page at: http://torque.tv/press/smpr/

Technorati Tags: entertainment, news, torque.tv, video, internet television, choppers, street bikes

Leather and Lace at the Playboy® Mansion

October 6, 2007
Los Angeles, California

This exclusive party will invite motorcycle industry entrepreneurs, such as dealership owners, motorcycle rally organizers, and enthusiasts from all over the country who share the common goal of supporting worthwhile 501(c)3 charities.

For more information you can visit the Motorcycles Charity Associates website or write

Participating charities will raise and distribute significant funds for research, education, community programs, and advocacy efforts.

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WASHINGTON, April 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Lupus Foundation of America will join approximately 100 international lupus organizations to conduct the fourth annual observance of World Lupus Day on May 10, 2007. More than 1.5 million Americans and at least five million people worldwide, mostly women, struggle daily with the debilitating health consequences of lupus, a life-threatening disease which causes the immune system to attack the body’s own cells and organs. People with lupus – who face possible strokes, heart attacks, disabling pain, disfiguring skin rashes, and other serious health problems – are calling for more research, safer and more effective treatments, and improved health care.

Lupus is an Urgent International Health Problem

Lupus disproportionately strikes young women in their prime of life between the ages of 15 and 44. The disease often goes unrecognized because its primary symptoms – joint pain, fatigue, skin rashes, and fevers – mimic many common illnesses. It spares no organ, as every part of the body can be affected, including the skin, heart, lungs, kidneys, and brain. There is no cure for lupus and it can be fatal. There have been no new drugs approved to treat lupus in more than 40 years.

Why Observe World Lupus Day?

Lupus is under-recognized as a global health problem. Early detection, improved diagnostic tools, and more effective treatments can help slow and even halt the progression of lupus. Improved awareness of lupus symptoms will save lives.

World Lupus Day provides a forum for the exchange of scientific information, increased public understanding of the physical, emotional, and economic impact of lupus, and the promise that the disease is finally being recognized and addressed on a global scale.

Hope on the Horizon for Lupus

International efforts to unravel the scientific mysteries of lupus are gaining momentum. Multiple international lupus clinics are collaborating on research studies and clinical trials of potential new treatments offering people with lupus hope for an improved quality of life. Lupus organizations are generating increased public awareness and educating patients and health professionals about the disease. Governments are recognizing the need to provide more funds for medical research and patient services.

For additional information about the global effort to combat lupus, visit the World Lupus Day website at http://www.worldlupusday.org/.

Technorati Tags: lupus, health news, medical, disease, lupus foundation, health care

Wow, I have been busy the past months. I am happy to announce that the long awaited publishing of my 2007 edition of my bike week pictures is taking place as I type this post. There are already over 650 pictures posted at the newly designed Daytona Motorcycle Rally site. So far, I have uploaded some of the most requested bike week pictures of motorcycle ride on the loop, bike week bars and  bike week babes.

Included in the next upload of files will be pictures taken at some of the most popular bike week events such as the world famous cole slaw wrestling held at the Cabbage Patch Bar during bike week and biketoberfest.

I also have some pretty good photos taken at the A A A Welding Bike Week block party held in Deland of a motorcycle stunt show performed by Kyle Woods. Of course I have a Daytona Main Street gallery as well as pictures taken at Destination Daytona.

No bike week photo album would be complete without pictures taken at the famous Rat’s Hole Custom Motorcycle Show where they held the first V8 build-off and there were plenty of custom rides, choppers and babes.

I also wrote a article about the bike week scene for Motorcycle USA online publication and contributed some photo work as well. You can check out the article by clicking here.

Head on over to Daytona Motorcycle Rally Bike Week Edition and check out the 2007 Bike Week Pictures.

Technorati Tags: babes, bike week, coleslaw wrestling, daytona beach, deland, florida, motorcycle news, ormond beach

DALLAS, April 12, 2007 — The famous Polaroid picture taken at the instant of the Kennedy Assassination in 1963 by Mary Ann Moorman will be offered to the highest bidder on eBay! beginning Monday, April 16.

The photo (dubbed “The Moorman Polaroid”) was on loan to the 6th Floor Museum in Dallas for many years. Although the original is faded, the image it contains is familiar to people throughout the world. Important elements include the President and Jackie Kennedy, “the grassy knoll” and parts of Dallas’ Dealey Plaza. The photo also shows Abraham Zapruder in the process of shooting his well-known 8mm film. Ms. Moorman took the photograph using a Polaroid Land Camera, Model 80A.

More information available at Legend Sales

Technorati Tags: assassination, auction, ebay, jfk, kennedy assassination, news, photography, famous photographs

Motorcycle Build Off

Season Premiere Saturday March 31, 11am EST

Metric Revolution Motorcycle Build Off premieres March 31, 2007 on ESPN2A national motorcycle build off featuring 22 of the country’s best custom motorcycle builders. From metric sportbikes to cruisers, this competition will revolutionize the custom motorcycle world.

Technorati Tags: motorcycle news, metric tv, build off, motorcycles, new shows, television, entertainment

Nominated by the public, voted upon by the public, moderated and organized by MBI!

Motorcycle Bloggers International (MBI), announced the winners of the 2007 Riders Choice Awards. The awards, voted by thousands of riders in 88 countries, recognize significant achievements and serious lapses in judgment during 2006 by motorcycle and related product manufacturers, persons and organizations. This years winners are:

MBI Riders Choice – Star Awards

• A rider’s dream — To ride the Silk Route, from Istanbul Turkey to Xian, China
• Best concept motorcycle or scooter — Ducati Desmosidici RR
• Best exhibition of 2006 — Intermot
• Best looking new in 2006 motorcycle — Triumph Daytona 675
• Best manufacturer’s website — BMW Motorrad
• Best motorcycle or scooter blog — Scooter in the Sticks
• Best new in 2006 every day motorcycle — BMW F800S
• Best new in 2006 motor scooter — Piaggio MP3
• Best new in 2006 motorcycle — BMW F800ST
• Object of lust — Ducati Desmosedici RR
• Wish we’d thought of that — Piaggio MP3
• Women riders booster of the year — Ardys Kellerman
• Standing ovation — Ardys Kellerman

MBI Riders Choice – Fallen Star Awards

• Thumbs down — Billy Lane
• What were they thinking — Speed TV Superbikes
• Worst manufacturer’s website — Icon Motorcycle Gear

The Riders Choice Awards are unique in that the nominees and winners are chosen by every day riders around the world. The awards reflect the judgment of the motorcycle buying public, not motorcycle industry insiders. Anyone could vote, there was no restriction on age, gender or country. Even non-riders could vote. No registration, nor email addresses were required. However, a system of storing and analyzing IP addresses was put in place to minimize duplicate voting.

After the success the first Awards had last year, membership in MBI skyrocketed from 12 to 96. Millions of readers worldwide read about the 2006 Awards.

About MBI
MBI (whose motto is “Riding and writing is what we do”) is a group of 96 international motorcycle weblog authors from China to Chile. Membership is open to any motorcycle rider who maintains an active motorcycle-related Internet weblog or news web site with original commentary. With a combined readership over 2 million readers per month, the awards represent a true feeling what lives amongst the biker communities. The awards are not given by professional journalists, commercial publications or companies, but by the public.

More information about MBI, its members and the complete list of nominees will be found at the MBI web site http://www.mbiweb.org/ .

MBI Website: Http://www.mbiweb.org/
MBI Awards 2007: http://www.mbiweb.org/2007/

Interview Contact: Mike Werner
Telephone: +33-2-35297230

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