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Suzuki GSX-R600 Crashing into the Mountain Wall
Suzuki GSX-R600 Crashing into the Mountain Wall

23 Sep 2013, 12:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / "Canyon carving" is surely a ton of fun, but one simply cannot afford to lose focus at any time, when riding fast through successive bends. A mistake of a moment of lower awareness is seld...

 
Yamaha YZF-R125 Rider Breaks Both Hands in Silly Accident
Yamaha YZF-R125 Rider Breaks Both Hands in Silly Accident

19 Sep 2013, 09:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Checking with your rear view mirrors is of course, a very good idea, unless you do it when you should have been observing the approaching bend... This is the rather hard lesson a German young fe...

 
Riders Slammed into by the Ohio State Trooper Are Not Doing Exactly Well
Riders Slammed into by the Ohio State Trooper Are Not Doing Exactly Well

18 Sep 2013, 15:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's been just over one week since we reported about the Ohio State Trooper who inexplicably rammed his police cruiser into Amy and Corey Waldman who were riding a motorcycle. The trooper was i...

 
Lolrider Crashing into the Bushes
Lolrider Crashing into the Bushes

18 Sep 2013, 12:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / They say all riders will go down at some point. Well, I tend to say such a statement is true, but there's a very big difference as to how will people come off their bikes: the rider or the lolr...

 
Rider Hits His Head Against Metal Pole, Saved by the Helmet
Rider Hits His Head Against Metal Pole, Saved by the Helmet

17 Sep 2013, 16:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's one more piece of surveillance footage dedicated to those who oppose the helmet laws. This time it's not about who had the right of way and who was to blame for this crash. And I...

 
Valentino Rossi's Wish You Were Here Simoncelli Tribute Helmet
Valentino Rossi's Wish You Were Here Simoncelli Tribute Helmet

17 Sep 2013, 13:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here are some neat photos of Valentino Rossi's racing helmet we wore during his home MotoGP round at Misano. A truly unique and deeply meaningful design created by Aldo Drudi, expressing the re...

 
Completely Avoidable Crash, Not Avoided
Completely Avoidable Crash, Not Avoided

15 Sep 2013, 11:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This video shows a textbook motorcycle accident: utterly common, yet people, both riders and drivers appear to ignore the very conditions which lead to it. A car cutting off in front of the bike...

 
25 Lucky Customers Get Their Bell Custom-Fit Star Carbon Helmets at Laguna Seca
25 Lucky Customers Get Their Bell Custom-Fit Star Carbon Helmets at Laguna Seca

14 Sep 2013, 09:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This is one truly glorious day, as it may be the very dawn of a new era in motorcycle helmet manufacturing. Bell announces they'll manufacture an extremely limited lot of custom Star Carbon hel...

 
Scooter Splits Lanes, Driver Turns, Crash Follows
Scooter Splits Lanes, Driver Turns, Crash Follows

14 Sep 2013, 08:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bad afternoon for a scooter rider in Riga, the capital of Latvia, as his fast lane splitting came to a bitter end with massive help from a driver. While lane splitting at significantly higher spe...

 
Speeding Scooter Idiot Crashes Very Hard
Speeding Scooter Idiot Crashes Very Hard

13 Sep 2013, 13:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After showing this video to some of my riding buddies, we're still having a hard time deciding who gets more blame for this crash. On one hand, the truck driver was turning left so he should...

 
Stupid Scooter Rider Crashed Hard Into
Stupid Scooter Rider Crashed Hard Into

13 Sep 2013, 10:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though some look at me with angry eyes when I say the things I am going to write here, my opinion remains unchanged: driving and riding a motorbike are not for everybody. Some people are eit...

 
Cambridge Moose Racing Training Wheel Kits Recalled
Cambridge Moose Racing Training Wheel Kits Recalled

12 Sep 2013, 15:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Cambridge Metal & Plastics is forced to recall around 4,000 sets of training wheels for motorcycles sold under the Moose Racing commercial name. Though no injuries have been reported to the C...

 
Target Fixation Causes Lolrider to Crash
Target Fixation Causes Lolrider to Crash

12 Sep 2013, 14:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Pretty much any seasoned rider will agree with me when I say that even some might find it hard to believe, but the bike tends to go in the direction you're looking at. The best proof to back...

 
Two Mistakes, One Biker Crashing Hard
Two Mistakes, One Biker Crashing Hard

12 Sep 2013, 12:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / While one mistake is enough to cause a road crash most of the times, having two motorists at fault is a sure way to a nasty crash. However, this accident could have easily been avoided if the two fe...

 
Bell Shows Limited Edition Laguna Seca Star Carbon Helmet
Bell Shows Limited Edition Laguna Seca Star Carbon Helmet

12 Sep 2013, 09:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bell and Mazda Raceway are commemorating the historic return of the eni FIM Superbike World Championship to the iconic Laguna Seca circuit after 8 years with a special-edition Star Carbon helmet. ...

 
Unaware Ninja 300 Rider Rear-Ends Hilux
Unaware Ninja 300 Rider Rear-Ends Hilux

11 Sep 2013, 15:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Traffic awareness is most likely the most important thing a motorcycle operator must learn really quickly. Well, at least it's the most important next to actually learning how to ride the bike ...

 
Noob Wrecks Ducati Hypermotard 1100
Noob Wrecks Ducati Hypermotard 1100

11 Sep 2013, 14:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Now this is one chap who will not be riding his father's Ducati Hypermotard 1100 again any time soon. This footage is probably the best explanation why beginning riders should not be allowed...

 
Watch and Learn: Cornering Is Serious Business, and so Are Crashes
Watch and Learn: Cornering Is Serious Business, and so Are Crashes

11 Sep 2013, 12:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bad day for this Honda rider who went out for a ride on a winding road and asked one of his friend to shoot the whole trip with a Go Pro camera attached to his Kawasaki Concours. I don't wan...

 
Arai RX-7 GP "Hayden Peace" Replica Helmet Available in Limited Run
Arai RX-7 GP "Hayden Peace" Replica Helmet Available in Limited Run

10 Sep 2013, 16:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Arai announces Nicky Hayden's RX-7 GP "Hayden Peace" replica helmets, now available on special order. Wearing a war helmet for peace may sound a bit weird, but when it comes to Nic...

 
Total Lack of Skills or Drunk Riding?
Total Lack of Skills or Drunk Riding?

10 Sep 2013, 15:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Funny as it may be, it's in fact always frightening to see such riding on the public roads. Booze or lack of skills, it's this kind of fellows I am truly afraid of when driving: they w...