COLOGNE BIKE SHOW THE LITTLE BITS

Australian Motorcyclist Issue #23

• MOTOmania GET AN EXPERT
• BEAR FACED
• ISLAND EVOLUTION
• NEW BIKE PRICES HOW MUCH IS IT
• WHAT SAY YOU? HAVE YOUR SAY. IT’S FREE
• THE GREAT DAYS OF MOTORCYCLING CLASSIC MORRIS
• A JACKET THAT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE NORM’S
• TELEGRAPH TO THE CAPE
• READERS’ TRAVEL WHAT DID EMERSON SAY AGAIN?
• LONG TERMERS WHAT HAVE WE DONE NOW?
• BIKE LAUNCH YAMAHA TRICITY
• PUBS OF THE MONTH
• I BUNGLED BIG TIME
• TRAVEL EDELWEISS TOURING
• WORLDS BEST CUSTOM BIKES
• COLOGNE BIKE SHOW THE LITTLE BITS
• MELTS LIKE PUTTY IN YOUR HANDS
• LAUNCH INDIAN SCOUT
• TOURING TASSIE
• TWO METRIC CUSTOMS
• MOTOGP TECHNOLOGY AND POWER
• BOMBALA BIKE SHOW…
• NEWS THE LATEST AND GREATEST
• FIRST LOOK
• FURBALL

They’re switchable and powered by a rechargeable battery incorporated into the garment, and boy, do they show up! Anybody who says they didn’t see you when you’re wearing these is far too blind to be driving.

I know that I’ve been dismissive of fluoro clothing (mainly because it provides a false sense of security), but these things take visibility to another level and could well be a genuine help on the road. The same thing is available on the company’s Lynsted jacket. Take a look at www.dane.eu, and if you can figure out why a firm called Dane which uses Danish words for its products is actually Dutch, drop me a line…

It may look like a praying mantis, but it’s electric! ACHTUNG, VELOSCHMITT!

The Veloschmitt company in Ljubljana, Slovenia has taken the (approximate) shape of the land speed record Messerschmitt three-wheeled “cabin roller” enclosed scooter and has wrapped it around a superlight framework and an electric motor.