The Enigma of Motorcycle

Why is it more and more people are drawn (especially males) to motorcycles? What is the magic behind this 2-wheel vehicle patterned after a bicycle but powered with an engine and supported with a much heavier frame? Just how safe is it?

Motorcycles have been a part of transportation for a long time. Ducati started as early as 1926 in Bologna Italy. On 1934, couple of Austrians in Mattighofen showed their fascination about motorcycle by manufacturing one of the most admired and sought after motorcycle in the world, KTM.

But over the years, the motorcycle has come to fit a variety of needs beyond basic transportation. Every year hundreds of riders show their best skills in motocross. And bikers all over the world take their motorcycle for a cross country tour.

I myself am very much interested for a lengthy cross-country tour after watching the "Long Way Round" by Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman.

But just how safe is it to ride a motorcycle? The most recent data from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) indicates that in 2003, almost 4,000 motorcyclists were killed on the roads and highways of the United States. The biggest percentage rise in the number of motorcycle deaths is in under 20 and over 50 age groups. According to studies, most accidents happen when rider is alone rather than with big groups. And though 20% of riders in the U.S. are females, most of fatalities are males.

Despite of the above statistics, more and more people are drawn to own a motorcycle. In Ebay alone, there is an estimated 5,000 motorcycles for sale every month. Just look how fast those motorcycles disappear as soon as the seller offer his bike on the famous on line auction. Marksmotos.com, an online classified for used motorcycles just started few months ago, but it already attracted a lot of buyers and sellers. The site's popularity can be attributed to the fact that marksmotos.com only caters to biker's needs, from motorcycle accessories to motorcycle events.

I guess, there is unexplainable bliss of owning a motorcycle, may it be for motocross, cross-country road trips or just simply urban transportation.

There will always be issue of safety. But if you're a mature, responsible rider you will always take precautions seriously.

Web Advertising

After 5 months, the website, www.marksmotos.com has been attracting a lot of sellers and buyers. The hits jumped significantly during the past two months.The success that the site is reaping at the moment came with hard work. Marksmotos staff is working harder to make the site the no. 1 online classifieds for used motorcycles.



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Passion for Motorcycles: Web Advertising

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Web Advertising

My friend just started a website for bikers. It is an online classifieds for used motorcycles. It’s somewhat like Craigslist but the only difference is the website specializes on Motorcycles and motorcycle accessories only.

He himself is a biker, he owns more than three motorcycles including a KTM adventure (which I really admire). Other than loving his motorcycles and taking it one at a time on his road trips all over U.S., my friend is also a shrewd businessman. He seems to have a Midas touch in every business he starts.

An idea of developing an online classifieds for used motorcycles came to his mind. He knows a lot about motorcycles but having a web base business seems a challenge to him.
We did some research on web advertising, including the Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Let me tell you folks, it doesn’t come cheap at all. The SEO companies will lay down plans on how they will make your website number 1 in Google or Yahoo or any search engine. The promise of visibility in the web seems really enticing, the only problem is the high cost. Your $15,000.00 can disappear in less than two months.

But I should thank the weblogs and personal e-mail invitations (which sometimes mistakenly called “spamming”). They saved us a lot of money. Its hard work and time consuming but you learn a lot a long the way.

After 5 months, the website, www.marksmotos.com has been attracting a lot of sellers and buyers. Our hits jumped significantly during the past two months.
The website is still a toddler, but we are sure glad to know that there are other options rather than paying marketing and advertising companies thousands of dollars just to get a small space in the web.

Passion for motorcycles

The stories in these blogs are about motorcycles such as KTM, Kawasaki KLR650 and BMW F650. It talks about their features and estimated second hand prices at marksmotos.com.The stories are short, precise and concise. It's informative as well



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Kawasaki KLR650 "The Mule of the Road"

See it at marksmotos.com

Kawasaki KLR650 is an inexpensive bike that does not give you a cheap performance at all. This motorcycle is considered by many to be one of the best round motorcycles made, with legions of followers all over the globe. This motorcycle is also distinguished by riders for its durability and use on both paved and unpaved roads.

This hardworking "mule" has an engine that provides a wide range of power uniformly suitable for negotiating low-speed trails and cruising at a more vigorous highway speed.

Power for the KLR650 comes from a strong, dual overhead cam, four-valve, liquid-cooled, single cylinder, 651cc four-stroke engine.

It has 5.7 gallon fuel tank and a top speed of approximately 105 mph.

Suggested retail price is approximately $5,199.00 but for used ones, price range from $3,000-$4,500 at marksmotos.com and ebay. The price of course varies according to upgrades and mileage.

So visit marksmotos for a used KLR650 and you're on your way to a great, memorable ADVENTURE!

KTM still the leader in motorcycle technology

If you ask anyone in any motorcycle off-road competition and racing, what is the best bike to have, KTM brand will surely emerge.

This giant name began its roots in Austria on 1934. It started as a metal shop in Mattighofen by an Austrian engineer Hans Trunkenpolz. Few years later, a businessman, Ernst Kronreif decided to invest in the company creating the name KTM, which stands for Kronreif, Trunkenpolz, Mattighofen.

From their humble beginning, as a metal working shop, KTM became the leader in motorcycle technology. It’s the first company to manufacture liquid-cooled four-stroke motorcycle engine for off-road. Then on 1986 KTM became first in including both front and rear disc brakes on an off-road motorcycle. And as we all know, they were the first to offer hydraulic clutch mechanisms on all models of motorcycles.

Being an ingenious company, KTM brand attracted a lot of motorcycle enthusiasts and adventure seekers. KTM is a very famous name in motor sports and road racing.

With dependable, resilient, heavy-duty bike backed up with a good name and superb after sale service, a new KTM bike like, KTM 950 Adventure, KTM 525 SMK Supermoto, KTM 525 E/XC racing 4-stroke, KTM 400 E/XC racing 4-stroke don’t come cheap.

But, there is good news! There is a website formed by geniuses called http://marksmotos.com. You can find dependable used KTM at a reasonable price. Marksmotos.com is the fastest growing online classifieds for motorcycles and adventure seekers. The website is free from annoying pop-ups and advertisements. It is monitored daily by a motorcycle connoisseur himself. He owns 2006 KTM 950 Adventure whom he took to travel from San Francisco to Florida last December 05.

If you have queries about your KTM, you just e-mail the administrator. It’s one of the site’s advantages over other online motorcycle classifieds. Whether you are buying or selling your KTM, a fellow biker will be able to help you out in the website for FREE.