Before purchasing a motorcycle, there are several questions you should keep in mind:
Questions to consider before buying a motorcycle

Am I an experienced enough rider? While riding a motorcycle can be fun and exhilarating, there is no denying how incredibly dangerous it can be when something goes wrong. Before you decide to go all out and purchase a motorcycle, know your ability to handle riding one in the first place. It is strongly suggested that you avoid riding a motorcycle illegally but, rather, obtain your motorcycle license and take lessons first.
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Each one of us has that dream car that we always think about being able to own one day. Well, now it seems as if soccer fans might have their dreams come true thanks to the creativity of car artist, Andy Saunders.
The Hyundai i10 football car is covered from bumper to bumper in astro turf and comes complete with its own goal, boot shaped mirrors, soccer ball shaped wheel rims and of course: a giant soccer ball on top of the roof. As if that wasn’t enough of a ‘wow’ factor, the interior of this vehicle contains upholstery made to Read the Rest…

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In the following video, Cars.com employee Bill Jackson, takes us on a tour of the 2010 Dodge Caliber. In close competition with the Toyota Matrix as well as the Ford Escape, Jackson points out that the Caliber is a ‘comfortable and practical’ vehicle but that it has one major flaw: poor visibility.
However, while the exterior of the vehicle seems to be its major downside, the interior of the vehicle more than makes up for it as it features things such as leather seating surfaces and upgraded trim pieces in the midrange Uptown model. [source] To see more of Jackson’s review, check out Read the Rest…

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In August, an early-morning fire on Harbor Island, located in the Seattle, Washington area, burned three boats as well as three boathouses. There were no injuries.
The fire started at 4 a.m. with an explosion on one of the boats. As it turns out, the fire erupted after a spark from electrical equipment on board a 36-foot wooden motor boat ignited fuel vapor in the boat’s bilge, causing the explosion. The fire became so bad that the Harbor Patrol and the Coast Guard were called in.
The owner of one of the boats, Rick Shelton, claimed to have been awakened by the Read the Rest…

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In the following video posted by Cars.com, employee Mike Hanley takes a look at the new 2011 Jaguar XKR Convertible.
In most cases, someone who purchases a car like this but who frequently likes to travel, might find themselves leaving their Jaguar parked right where it is while they schedule to have a car shipping transport company pick up their vehicle right from their front door.
In addition, it should be noted that the Jaguar XKR Convertible is in close competition with the BMW M6 as well as the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class. Check out the video below, and feel free to leave your comments!

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Britain air traffic controllers put pilots on alert in August after a vulture escaped from handlers during a display.
Normally, birds aren’t too big of a concern where airplanes are involved. However, the vulture is a bird capable of flying as high as 30,000 feet. The vulture in question is a seven-year-old Ruppell’s vulture with a three-meter wingspan named Gandalf. The bird escaped from handlers during a show at the World of Wings center in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
According to Alan Galloway, director at World of Wings,
She caught a nice thermal and was gone…[source]
As many of us remember, in January of 2009, Read the Rest…

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