GPS is here

BMW is throwing this unit in with all of its new cars. They know their market very well.
 
 
 
 

New office!

Finally I've found a place I can call home!

All Hail CDR-King, lord of the OEMs

CDR-King provider of cheap gadget goodness to all it's minions. I went ape $4!T at CD-R King recently buying every single type of "UrangoPOD" available. If you have a small digital camera and don't want to be hassled by a tripod these are a must have.

16GB of juicy fruity goodness for PHP2500!

 

Surprisingly, I had an afternoon to spare and even more surprising I had some cash in my pockets. So I decided to go to Gilmore to go a gadget hunting. Sadly, there wasn't anything new, actually there were less cool goodies then my last visit a few months back. Being slightly disappointed I decided to go to CDR-King to pick up some cheap knick knacks. Then I heard my significantly geeky other scream a YIP of delight. Grace had found something truly kick a$$. A 16GB thumbdrive for only PHP2500. WOOT!

IBBArgains!

 
 
We Bikers are a strange breed spending alot of hard earned money for pieces of cloth that wraps around our head to protect our helmets from sweat and our faces from fumes. For a piece of cloth which magically has no end I have spent over 700 bucks. Yes I am a sucker. But now I have found a little shop in greenhills selling em for 60 bucks.

Woohoo!

Hombres I got something for you and you'll never guess what it is!

Sorry!

While playing around with my multiply account I accidentally imported every single post I have ever written. It's a good thing I rarely post. Please forgive this multiply newbie.

E-motion Photo Shoot

A year later and she's mine (for awhile)

 
Dante, Grace and I chased down this lead almost a year ago. We snuck into the hanger area of NAIA, and it was love at first sight. Sadly we had to run and run fast coz the airport police caught wind of our sneaky sneakiness and were doing a hanger to hanger search. We were smuggled out only to sneak back in to get our motorcycles. What a rush!

YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME airport COPPERS!

A year later she's all mine... well mine, Dante's, Lex's Tina's and some future buyers.

Hombres on Mabuhay

 

 

Hombres Mabuhay Article Spread! If anyone is flying mabuhay please steal me a complementary copy!

Bikes with A/C woohoo

My main form of transportation is my bike. With summer here and global warming the inconvenient truth (witty al gore reference) is it is getting more and more of a hassle biking around metro manila with the heat and smog. I've had a couple of really big meetings with clients and investors in um not the freshest state. Luckily they know my passion for biking and understand but wouldn't be (literally and not so literally) cool to have one of these babies as an option, a motorcycle with A/C! and it's might quick to boot. This concept has been around for awhile but this is an actual production model so if you've got the devalued cash....

Tech Specs:
130BHP WOOHOO
0-60 MPH in 5.7 seconds
Top speed 155MPH
A/C
Training wheels go down when slow or stopping

Cons
82k usd OUCH

Cagers Hate Bikers

"I'm sure there are a lot of guys here who own big bikes but i just can't let this pass. On my way to Manila i came across this group of bikers (mostly hondas) weaving in and out of traffic disregarding traffic rules. What irked me the most was seeing their leader cutting into the opposite lane (counterflowing) and motioning the approaching vehicles to make way for the other bikers. WTH? I was really disappointed because i thought that big bike riders were more disciplined than their scooter/tricycle counterparts. Oh well, they may have been the minority. Road rules are to be followed by everyone, no one is above the law. I am not generalizing here and am merely relaying what i personally observed today. I'm sure there are a lot of disciplined big bike/scooter/tricycle drivers. Drive safe and responsibly everyone! Happy Holidays!"

This kind of rant went on for around 6 pages. Just a little bit more and they would have started a mob and indiscriminately bashing random bikers.

I posted this reply

Greetings,

I was forwarded this thread by a biker cager friend of mine and being a biker I decided to give my 2 centavos.

I used to have a car and maybe in the future I'd get another one but now my bike is my only means of transportation. This is mainly because I can't stand the traffic, hate looking for parking and can't afford gas. What I've grown to love is the freedom and amount of fun biking brings to my life. I use my baby during my daily commute and on long rides around the country.

I don't condone reckless and inconsiderate behaviors and apologize for fellow riders who participate in this kind of riding.

I'd like to give an understanding into why we ride the way we do.

SAFETY = MAYABANG
I don't have a wang wang on my bike but I do have a car alarm to make really irritating hi pitch noises. I was even toying with the idea of putting a selecta ice cream jingle. One of the biggest dangers on a motorcycle is not being noticed. What I have learned from riding is you need to telegraph your movement to everyone around you. And it may seem mayabang but reflective gear and signal lights and body movement are perfectly legal ways of calling attention to your self. As we ride we constantly have to scream I'm here! I have encountered many near misses with trikes, busses, jeeps and cars who suddenly swerve make turns cut lanes without seeing me. And sadly have encountered several accidents because people did not see the motorcycle.

On the point of over taking, once again it is safer to overtake while being highly visible. this again may seem like we are being mayabang but it is a safety measure to call attention to ourselves.

What I frown upon is making other vehicles pull over but people are people whether they are on bikes or cars. Sadly if you got a coupla grand to spend on blinkers and a wang wang people will do it.

THE TRAIN
The reason we ride in groups is because there is safety in numbers. If you encounter a few big bike on the road it acts as a beacon to commuters that there might be more coming. Again it helps with drawing attention to ourselves.

THREADING NOT COUNTERFLOWING
Someone pointed out that they'd rather let the bikes pass then be stuck behind a train of 20 big bikes which occupy the space of 10 cars. Imagine this situation in metro manila if all the small scooters and motorcycles weren't organic and flowed around traffic and each occupied half a car slot. Sadly, because the sheer number of vehicles sticking to your space and not threading thru traffic would cause more mayhem and delays.

If the traffic is heavy and there is enough space in between lanes threading is allowed. Greeting on coming traffic head on and making vehicles pull over is not.

HATE
What saddens me is the amount of hate and anger in this thread. Baseball bats and praying for people to get into accidents isn't the answer. Be it in a cage or on 2 wheels there will always be bad apples, sadly our LTO doesn't have the capability of weeding them. What is needed to create a better driving and riding environment are better infrastructure and regulations.

The reality is because of the restrictive cost of 4 wheels, 2 wheels will continue to pick up in sales and we need to be able to coexist.

Hombres Mabuhay photo shoot

Some shots taken near the bay for our upcoming Mabuhay spread.

Iron Butt Take Off at Station 2

Mac or PC

Arrrgh! Steve Jobs is killing me. Being a geek is like being a lawyer or a doctor, really it is. Any social situation Doctors are bombarded with medical questions, I've got a growth, it hurts when I pee, why does my ear bleed when I stick a Q tip way in...Same thing for geeks, how do I reformat, I’ve got spyware, where can I get free pron… And the most irritating of them all are Apple or PC.

Mac or PC

Who are they made for

PC:

• Geeks
• Masa
• Gamers

Mac:

• Really Basic users who are filthy rich. If you want something for word processing and web surfing and have money to burn.
• Pretentious Starbucks hanging out posers
• Artists, Video Editors, Photographers, I’m talking about actual professionals. People who get paid serious money for the art they create. (not people like me who dabble with crappy youtube vids and picasa picts)

Grace and me as the Blues Brothers at the DC wedding

Rakstar Biker Wedding

The formula for a kickass wedding;

[(Skulls + ribbons) + (chain lube + make up) + (chucks + suits)] = D + C