Record Sales in 2014 for BMW Motorrad, R1200GS Still the Best-Selling Bike
20 Jan 2015, 12:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW Motorrad announces another record year in motorcycle and maxi scooter sales, with the 2014 volumes being up a significant 7.2% over the previous year. The German manufacturer managed to sell 123...
Aprilia Shiver 750 and Caponord 1200 Recalled for Faulty Output Gear Shaft
19 Jan 2015, 16:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Aprilia is recalling all the 2015 model year Caponord 1200 machines which have been sold in the US, plus a part of the 2014-generation Caponords and certain 2014-2015 Shiver 750 bikes. According to...
2015 Dakar: Rookie Price Gets First Stage Win, One More Round Remaining
17 Jan 2015, 10:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Australian Toby Price grasped the holy grail of Dakar rookies as he claimed his debut victory in the penultimate stage of this year’s rally-raid. His achievement is the result of both leader M...
2015 Dakar: New Victory for Barreda in Stage 11
16 Jan 2015, 09:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With nothing more to lose after having lost all the chances for a podium this year, Joan Barreda Bort has set out to proving that he is still the fastest rider of the pack. Barreda claimed his secon...
Tom Tom Announces All-New Rider Motorcycle GPS
15 Jan 2015, 15:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Today Tom Tom launches the new Rider motorcycle-specific GPS unit, an evolution of one of the iconic satnav devices of the past years. Created to make motorcycle rides more thrilling, the new Tom To...
Watch an Elephant Going on Rampage Due to Mating Season
14 Jan 2015, 09:21 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Elephants are the largest living land animals in Asia which means meeting one while in a car won’t be much of a help in case the animal gets aggressive. They might be quite docile creatures, u...
Barreda's Bike Towed in the Dakar Rally Is a Testament of True Support and Friendship
13 Jan 2015, 16:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Spain’s Joan Barreda Bort used to lead the general ranking of the 2015 Dakar before the ill-fated Stage 8, despite the fact that he rode a segment of the previous stage with a broken handlebar...
26-Year Old Adventurer Transforms $3,700 Worth Van into RV, Travels The World
12 Jan 2015, 16:51 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / “Looking back though, I was quite miserable the year before traveling. I felt a bit trapped and I had a feeling of - is this it? This can’t be it”. He was working in an office ever...
2015 Triumph Tiger 800 XRx and XCx Launch Date Set for 29 January, Test Rides Available
12 Jan 2015, 16:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Triumph announces the official national dealer launch for their new Tiger 800 XRx and XCx. These new bikes will be in showrooms across the UK on January 29th, starting with 6pm (local time). We repo...
Drummer of Progressive Rock Band Rush Neil Peart Publishes New Motorcycle Book
9 Jan 2015, 17:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you’re not into progressive rock or metal, then probably the name of Neil Peart is not going to ring any bells, and you can either head over to iTunes or Youtube to listen to some Peart dru...
Kraftwerk Is the Ultimate Gadget Charger for the Touring Rider
8 Jan 2015, 16:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here’s an amazing gadget for the touring riders, and especially for those who plan to take longer trips away from the grid. Enter Kraftwerk, the first portable fuel cell power source which fit...
Corbin Seat for KTM 1190 Adventure and Adventure R
8 Jan 2015, 15:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / KTM 1190 Adventure and Adventure R owners will be happy to learn that Corbin has surfaced a special aftermarket seat for their bikes, so their behinds will feel less numb or sore after prolonged per...
Exploranter Is An Extremely Cool Real Life Hotel on Wheels, Tours South America
6 Jan 2015, 11:23 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Since we know you love driving, which means you’re not among those folks that spend half of the day sitting in the hotel watching TV while traveling, we found something better. You might not h...
Watch the Dakar 2015 Official Teaser
30 Dec 2014, 10:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We are only days ahead the start of the most grueling cross-country event of the year, the Dakar Rally. We are happy to be able to show you the official Dakar 2015 teaser video, which is anyway, ver...
John Mayer Gets EarthRoamer XV-LTS for Christmas, Has Big Plans With It
30 Dec 2014, 09:33 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / He has sold over 14.8 million albums in the U.S. and over 20 million worldwide, gradually switched from acoustic rock, blues genre, later to pop and has won several renown awards. But John Mayer sta...
Dakar-Inspired AJP PR7 660 to Arrive in Late 2015
27 Dec 2014, 10:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Enduro bikes in a street-legal trim and with solid road-going capabilities seem to become increasingly popular, so seeing a motorcycle such as the upcoming AJP PR7 660 is only a most pleasant surpri...
Guinness Record Holder “Jetman” Takes Over the Skies of Dubai
21 Dec 2014, 08:33 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / He dedicated his entire life on developing a way to get as closer as possible to flying like an actual bird. In 2006, Yves Rossy became the first man in the history of aviation to fly with a jet-pr...
North of 100,000th Bikes Made This Year in Mattighofen, KTM Celebrates with 2015 MY 1190 Adventure
20 Dec 2014, 14:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / KTM announces that they have gone past the 100,000-unit milestone in the Mattighofen factory. On December 16 at 9am, the 100,000th motorcycle manufactured this year rolled off the assembly line in t...
The Other Must-Have Items for a Bike Trip, the Cheap Edition
19 Dec 2014, 13:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We know it’s Christmas soon, and your bike is asleep in your garage, clean and hooked to a trickle charger, having whatever dreams a bike can have, and waiting for the spring day you’ll ...
Bear Grylls Takes Winner of the Land Rover Challenge into the Wild
19 Dec 2014, 10:32 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / As an official Land Rover ambassador we’re going to see world renown Bear Grylls’ face quite frequent. If it’s not on some nature TV channel, then he’ll definitely be part of...