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Harley Denies Million-Mile Rider Clutch Warranty for Flying Flags
Harley Denies Million-Mile Rider Clutch Warranty for Flying Flags

30 May 2014, 12:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ain’t it funny when all the hype and advertising hides behind corporate BS and legal subterfuges when it comes to avoiding paying for warranty? Of course it is, if you’re the one not pay...

 
Porsche Macan Investigated Over Brake System Problem
Porsche Macan Investigated Over Brake System Problem

29 May 2014, 14:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer announced today that 2,500 Euro-spec units of the Macan crossover are prone to brake booster failure. That shouldn't happen to a vehicle developed an...

 
Watch and Learn: Panicked Rider Crashes after Dogs Bark at Him
Watch and Learn: Panicked Rider Crashes after Dogs Bark at Him

28 May 2014, 15:25 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Unleashed dogs barking at motorcycle and bicycle riders or even trying to bite their legs is one thing most likely all of us on two wheels have experienced at least once in a lifetime. Riding a bicy...

 
Study Says Pregnant Women Are 42% More Likely to Crash
Study Says Pregnant Women Are 42% More Likely to Crash

27 May 2014, 14:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Captain Obvious strikes again, but instead of your regular “A British study discovered that...”, the news are now coming from Canada; the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES...

 
Toyota Reminds Us About Its Past Experimental Vehicles
Toyota Reminds Us About Its Past Experimental Vehicles

21 May 2014, 13:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You probably know Toyota for being the number one automotive manufacturer, for making your Camry daily driver, the affordable GT 86/Scion FR-S sportscar and popularizing hybrid cars. But as that unc...

 
Toyota Supra Bumper Falls Off and Looses to VW Golf
Toyota Supra Bumper Falls Off and Looses to VW Golf

20 May 2014, 13:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / How many times have you seen a Toyota Supra beating a Ferporschini? Most of the time, right? Now, how many times have you seen a Supra getting smoked by a Volkswagen Golf? Probably if it was park...

 
The Classic Meyers Manx Dune Buggy Gets Electric Counterpart and it Sucks
The Classic Meyers Manx Dune Buggy Gets Electric Counterpart and it Sucks

16 May 2014, 15:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Meyers Manx dune buggies are probably the most famous recreational vehicles ever - you get to see them near Californian beaches, in movies, TV shows, as toys and even in Grand Theft Auto. But is it ...

 
Want to Kill a Toyota Pickup? How About a Brimstone Missile?
Want to Kill a Toyota Pickup? How About a Brimstone Missile?

16 May 2014, 14:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Some years ago, Top Gear demonstrated that a Toyota pickup truck (they used an old boxy Hilux) cannot simply die on you, even if you one day decide to put in on top of a building following to bet bl...

 
Wedding Crashers, the Scooter Version
Wedding Crashers, the Scooter Version

16 May 2014, 13:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bike and scooter accidents are seldom funny, mostly because people usually get hurt. However, there is that special category of accidents which also come with such a hefty dose of rather grim fun th...

 
Two Distracted Guys, One Nasty Crash
Two Distracted Guys, One Nasty Crash

14 May 2014, 15:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This video shows how quick things can go wrong, especially when more road users are not paying enough attention to the traffic around them. For starters, I’d mention the rider, who obviousl...

 
OCD Much? Luckily You Can’t Buy a Toyota Porte F a la Mode
OCD Much? Luckily You Can’t Buy a Toyota Porte F a la Mode

13 May 2014, 15:46 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Your OCD senses might tingle a bit by looking at the Toyota Porte’s features. It’s not as messed up as the Nissan Cube, but if you like symmetry and organized things, this isn’t yo...

 
Continental Tires Developing First Tread Depth Monitoring System
Continental Tires Developing First Tread Depth Monitoring System

12 May 2014, 16:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Here’s more proof that the human race will evolve into brainless blobs of fat that won’t need to do anything, like in Wall-E perhaps. Not even check if their tires on the car they drive ...

 
Honda NC700X Rider Goes Down, Proves Riding Gear Is Better Than Jeans
Honda NC700X Rider Goes Down, Proves Riding Gear Is Better Than Jeans

12 May 2014, 12:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Wearing the right gear when riding a motorcycle is one smart choice, regardless of what kind of bike one rides or how experienced he or she might be. While some motorcyclists take things really seri...

 
Yamaha R6 and BMW Crashed into by Alfa Romeo
Yamaha R6 and BMW Crashed into by Alfa Romeo

9 May 2014, 10:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Once more, the Snake has its toll, but this time things went wrong for three motorists, as we’re dealing with a car crashing into another car AND a motorcycle. Luckily, it appears like nobody...

 
How to Avoid Dying Like an Idiot
How to Avoid Dying Like an Idiot

7 May 2014, 15:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Dying while riding a motorcycle has pretty high odds, whether we like it or not. I don’t want this so sound alarming in a way, but the odds of putting a sudden, definitive end to the ride whil...

 
Wheelie Becomes Wheelol
Wheelie Becomes Wheelol

7 May 2014, 12:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A very good caption for the picture above would read “if you can see this, it means you’re doing it wrong”. However, it will be quite long until such videos will stop flooding the ...

 
Yamaha R1 Lol-Crashed on the Mulholland Snake
Yamaha R1 Lol-Crashed on the Mulholland Snake

1 May 2014, 12:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / What do lolriders do? They lolride and lol-crash, apparently! And if you think this was a bit off, then be my guests watching the video after the jump. The evil turn on the Mulholland Snake got f...

 
Drifting BMW M3 Hits Overenthusiastic Bystander
Drifting BMW M3 Hits Overenthusiastic Bystander

1 May 2014, 10:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Drifting is definitely an art form when performed by professionals. In other cases it can get you in serious trouble. That’s especially true when amateurs do it and there’s no security a...

 
Wheeling Triumph Turns to Major Fail
Wheeling Triumph Turns to Major Fail

28 Apr 2014, 13:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / When it comes to wheelies on public roads, things are rather clear: taking unnecessary risks, with fines, license suspension and even jail, in completion to wrecking bikes, additional property dama...

 
Watch and Learn: Ride Fast, Run Wide, Go Down
Watch and Learn: Ride Fast, Run Wide, Go Down

26 Apr 2014, 09:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Spring brings back motorcycle outings and the great feeling of being fast and free. Unfortunately, spring also brings silly mistakes which lead to crashes, and in some less fortunate situations, suc...