More Afternoon Moto News - Electric Motorcycles & Asian Motocross Championship Series

First up, we have a report on what experts believe will be the sales volume of electric motorcycles. The word is that they expect some 466,000,000 to be on the road by the year 2016. It is a very interesting read and it is a good read for someone interested in forecasting the future of our industry. Of course, there are still the doubters - in fact, someone recently called the "green movement" and electric motorcycles a fad! What an idiot!

http://tinyurl.com/yj64yqc

In the Philippines, at the Sta. Monica International Racetrack in Puerto Princesa City (Palawan), the 2010 FIM Asian Motocross Championship Series will start on 21 February 2010. This is the seventh straight start at this location and it will bring out the best motocross riders from all over eastern Asia. The rules are a little different there, but it is very much worth following!

http://tinyurl.com/yazltbb

Motorcycle Road Racing is Gaining Popularity in the Philippines

Yesterday we saw that a Filipino man won the Castrol Mechanic Challenge and had the fortune to win a chance to work with a MotoGP team in Malaysia. Today we get a report on the fact that motorcycle road racing is getting ever more popular in the island nation. They recently had 95 entries for a Grand Prix held at the Carmona Circuit Philippines in Cavite. Check it out!

http://tinyurl.com/yfktjxu

Filipino Marlou Acedera Won ASEAN Mechanic Contest 2009

I say won, because it actually happened earlier this year, but it was only today that something was written about it in the press (at least that I could find). It turns out that this mechanic is a very soft spoken man, but he did win the chance to work with the Castrol-sponsored San Carlo Gresini Honda team at the Sepang MotoGP round - he had a great time! Acedera is going to be a great mechanic, but he is already the best one in Asia!

http://tinyurl.com/yeppq8f

Dr. Gregory Frazier Adventure Touring in the Philippines

They called him crazy for even attempting it, and with the rebels out in various areas of the Philippines looking for Americans to kidnap, they were right. However, if we do not go into dangers way, then we will never experience some of the most wonderful parts of this universe - you have to ignore the warnings of others and use your own instinct. Dr. Frazier had a hell of a time riding around the island nation and now he tells us of his adventure.

http://tinyurl.com/ydje6l8

BTW: Do not simply dismiss the article because the title writer cannot spell Philippines correctly.

Suzuki Philippines Doing Fine Too

They dominate the market in the Philippines and that is a nation where motorcycles outnumber cagers by more than 3 to 1. So, the company has had its share of success. Well, they also have a rather edgy looking scooter called the Skydrive 125. You should take a look, it's like the scooter I would not mind owning...

http://tinyurl.com/yfuvyjb