Motorcycle.com keeps churning out the online tools to help you, the motorcycle community out.

This time they’ve released their free online motorcycle price quote tool that can get you quotes on bikes directly from motorcycle dealers.

Dang!

I’ve got to admit, the phone book scares me.  It’s big and heavy and yellow.  Then the calling.. oh the calling..  If you’re looking for a deal on a bike, tracking it down the old fashioned way will take you a Saturday afternoon or longer.

The Motorcycle.com Price Quote has the dealers coming to you with their best offers.  All ya do is pick out the bike you are looking for and what city you are in, and then wait for the emails or even phone calls from the dealers who can provide for you.

They’ve also conveniently put a “Get a Quote” button into the Motorcycle.com Specs bike listings to let you easily browse the tech specs on bike AND figure out how much you’d potentially pay for it at local dealers.

Not too shabby!

Check it out. You could find a great deal on your next bike.

Don’t forget, if you’re in the market for an older used bike, Motorcycle.com has a Classifieds section with private AND dealer listings of all kinds of bikes.  Check that one out too!

The Can-Am Spyder is an interesting beast (arachnid?).  A snowmobile for the road, one might say.  In any case, it’s automotive spectacle that is hard to ignore.

Do you love it, or do you hate it?

If you are at all curious about this beast, head over to the Can-Am Spyder Forums and have a look around.  People have already been posting their pictures, reviews, questions and rants about their Spyders.

If you’re an interested buyer, or just plain curious as to how much you could snag one of these things, why not get a free price quote?

Price quotes for:

2009 Can-Am Spyder Roadster SM5 (Specs)

2009 Can-Am Spyder Roadster SE5 (Specs)

Check out the rest of the article for Motorcycle.com’s video review of this … thing!  Head over to Motorcycle.com for a full written review.

Michael Jackson was not known for riding motorcycles, he did own a 2001 Harley-Davidson that was on the action block earlier this year that was listed for $6,000 – $8,000, I never heard if it was sold or not.  We all have our different opinions about the mega pop star but we can all agree that he was larger than life and truly a boy in a mans body, case in point, take a look at the “Speed Demon” video that features Jackson on a bicycle, motorcycle and scooter, sort of…

The “Speed Demon” video is available after the jump.

A new week and a new MotoGP race. This time the boys and their bikes are off to the Netherlands to sort-out their differences at a little race known as Alice TT Assen. Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo & Casey Stoner enter this round of competition in a 3-way tie for 1st. As the subtitle of the Motorcycle.com MotoGP: 2009 Assen Preview Article Says “It’s anything but lonely at the top”. So, before the race to break a 3-way draw begins, get familiar with the track in this installment of Track Facts “A quick look at all the tracks of the 2009 MotoGP season”. Enjoy. Peace.

Check out the track details and a lap video after the jump.

Designed by Yutaka Igarashi, this yellow robot bike prototype runs on an electric motor and is controlled by high performance robots. The swinging boom the controls steering while hydraulic actuators balance the motorcycle.  Good luck keeping this up on its two wheels, especially after watching how difficult it was for Blue Team and the “Ghostrider” project.

See the computer generated composite after the jump.

Sidecar racing is much more interesting and exciting when done off-road, checkout some entertaining footage from last years British Sidecar Championships after the jump.

No joke, this is real product and can be yours for the bargain price of $34.00.  The motorcycle helmet shaped humidifier dimensions are 5.3 x 4.7 x 4.3 inches and weights just over half a pound, so it’s fairly compact and portable.  Some other cool features, it not only runs on batteries but has a USB option, uses cool ultrasonic waves so its safe and quiet and has a built in LED light to illuminate the water tank when its operating.

Watch it in action after the jump.

I do vaguely remember this 1991 musical/romance movie that starred Robert Matthew Van Winkle (aka Vanilla Ice), maybe I just buried it so far back in my subconscious that it just seems like a faded memory.  The movie is loosely based on the classic film Rebel Without a Cause, and I do mean loosely.  Cool as Ice, did win its share of awards and recognition but not of the positive variety.  It received an 8% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, made it to #7 on Blender’s worst performance by a musician turned actor and was nominated seven times at the 12th Golden Raspberry Awards.

Claiming to have raced in professional motocross, Vanilla Ice did all of the motorcycle stunts in the movie, so I guess he deserves some props but that’s hard to do when he proudly admits to coming up with a lot of the one liners, like, “Drop that zero and get with the hero.”

Check out the painful-to-watch tributes after the jump.

After many trips to Italy, CorsaVino founder Arun Sharma, was exposed to Italian winemakers passion and obsession for quality and the detail that goes in to creating a fine wine.  Sharma, felt this kind of dedication resonated deeply with his appreciation for Italian motorcycles and sought out acclaimed winemaker Rich Cushman who also happened to have a passion for Italian motorcycles and started the CorsaVino winery.

Honda have been releasing video documentaries on… well… everything!  Why?  Well to toot their own horn and remind you that Honda is crazy cool.

Actually, their videos aren’t that bad, although somewhat dramatic.  I hunkered down and watched their “Failure: The Secret to Success” video and it held my attention.

Their new video is titled “Dreams vs Nightmares”, which features a few notable people such as Clive Barker and Deepak Chopra.  I’m curious to see how they take this theme and use it to show how and why Honda creates and designs the products they make.

Interesting.

Check out the rest of the article for the trailer to “Dreams vs Nightmares”, debuting June 29th.  You can also head over to the Honda Dream website to check out the 3 already released movies