Harley Davidson Super GlideThe Harley-Davidson Super Glide is a motorcycle made by the Harley-Davidson Motor Company. It is reputed to be the first factory custom motorcycle.It originated Harley's FX series of motorcycles.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Yamaha Aerox 2008
Yamaha Aerox 2008Known as the Aerox R Special Version, this 49cc machine is the latest in a line of Aerox race replicas. The new scooter pays tribute to the bikes ridden by Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards at the Laguna Seca Raceway in July 2005 to commemorate yamaha’s 50th anniversary. The yellow, black and white colour design of the YZR-M1 closely resembled the yellow YZR500 machines ridden to three consecutive 500cc world titles by the great Kenny Roberts between 1978 and 1980.
KTM 990 Hot Gallery
KTM 990 Hot GalleryIs there an open-class naked coming next year that will make everything else seem soft and flabby? A bike that feels like a hard-core supermoto with 1000cc of v-twin power? Maybe so... enter the KTM Super Duke 990.
Until recently, KTM's only experience was manufacturing and racing dirt bikes in events like MX1 and the Dakar rally (which it now dominates). As a result, its bikes are as light as possible, with no frills and a hard edge. The single-cylinder Duke streetbike reflected this heritage, and the new V-Twin Super Duke will as well.
KTM 690 Best Picture
KTM 690 Best PictureLonger travel suspension, a minimalist headlight and fairing, a more aggressive front fender, Pirelli MT 21s, cleaner clocks and revised graphics all combine to make the 2009 KTM 690 Enduro R even more competitive than its non-R sibling. KTM bill the 690 Enduro as the “ultimate all-rounder,” equally capable of tackling highways or trails. We expect the R to sacrifice some of that on-road ability in the name of off-road performance. No official price or specs yet, but the R will share the 654cc, 62bhp single-cylinder with several other bikes in the KTM range and should share the 690 Enduro’s no-fuel 139kg weight.
KTM 530EXC Picture Gallery
KTM 530EXC Picture GalleryYou will be riding an 08 KTM 530 EXC-R, in our experience the best bike for the job. All the power you need but still user-friendly enough for the novice rider.
'Assault weapon and workhorse in one. Intense four-stroke power from the new, completely re-invented XC engine on the one hand and gentle power output for selective trails on the other add up to the best possible attributes for every type of offroad riding. In combination with the fully overhauled chassis, the new 530 EXC-R is the first choice for all those who simply can’t get enough'.
Suzuki GSXR 600 Picture Gallery
Suzuki GSXR 600 Picture Gallery2009 Suzuki GSX-R 600 pictures, prices, information, and specifications. Below is the information on the 2009 Suzuki GSX-R 600. If you would like to get a quote on a new 2009 Suzuki GSX-R 600 use our Build Your Own tool, or Compare this bike to other Sport motorcycles. To view more specifications, visit our Detailed Specifications.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Why did the Tamils take up arms?
The birth and growth of the armed resistance movement should be analysed within the historical development of the Tamil struggle for self-determination. The Tamil struggle for self-determination has an evolutionary history of nearly half a century. It is a history characterized by state repression and resistance by the Tamils. The political struggles in the early periods were peaceful, democratic and non-violent but later assumed the form of armed resistance as the military repression of the state intensified into genocidal proportions.
Sinhala state repression against the Tamils began to manifest in concrete forms following the independence of the island in 1948, when the British colonial masters transferred the state's power to the Sinhala dominated parliamentary system.
By discriminatory legislation and by other measures, successive Sinhala majority governments unleashed a systematic form of oppression that deprived the Tamils of their linguistic, educational and employment rights. Gradually and systematically, the thrust of state oppression affected the sphere of economic and social life of the Tamils. In the meantime, the state-aided aggressive colonization in the Tamil areas not only deprived them of their rights over their historical lands but also altered the ethnic composition of the population rendering the Tamils a minority in certain traditional Tamil regions. The features of Sinhala state oppression clearly indicated a devious plan calculated to destroy the national identity of the Tamil people.
As the Sinhala state oppression and discrimination unfolded in its ugly forms threatening the national identity, the Tamil parliamentary political leadership responded with mass political agitations. 
Adopting Gandhi's concept of 'ahimsa', the Tamil leadership organized non-violent campaigns demanding justice and fair play from Sinhala rulers. In the early sixties, the 'satyagraha' (peaceful picketing) campaigns attracted huge masses of people in massive demonstrations symbolizing a national uprising against the state. The Sinhala Government reacted with military violence and terror, brutally crushing the non-violent peaceful campaigns of the Tamils. Instead of looking into the genuine grievances of an aggrieved people, Colombo Governments adopted a harsh policy of military repression. 
Such high-handed tactics of terror made the people realise the futility of the non-violent campaigns.They realized that a repressive racist state adopting the methods of brutal violence attached no respect to the moral and spiritual values underlying non violent struggles. The Tamil people became frustrated and lost hope in both the parliamentary system which functioned under the tyranny of the majority and the non-violent struggles which were systematically crushed by the tyranny of the military. In desperation, the Tamil leadership sought political negotiations to resolve the conflict. Sinhala leaders entered into agreements but soon abrogated the pacts when Sinhala chauvinistic forces opposed reconciliation with the Tamils. The event that climaxed the state oppression against the Tamils was the new Republican constitution of 1972 which was a blatant attempt to legalize and institutionalize Sinhala chauvinism at the cost of alienating the Tamil nation from unitary constitutional politics. This event brought about radical transformation in the nature and structure of the Tamil political struggle.
The Tamils took up arms when they were presented with no alternative other than to defend themselves against a savage form of genocidal oppression, when peaceful forms of democratic political agitations were violently repressed, when constitutional paths and parliamentary doors were effectively closed, when Sinhala ruling elites callously rejected the demands for justice and equality. Therefore, the Tamil armed struggle for political independence and self-government is the historical product of decades of racist oppression and injustice.
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