Öhlins Steering Dampers Recalled for Bracket Issues
5 May 2014, 10:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The NHTSA issued a new recall campaign for certain Öhlins steering dampers. The problem was detected before (Öhlins Racing AB recall in July, 2013) with the units which equipped BMW’...
Institute of Advanced Motorists Calls for Riding Gear Safety Ratings
2 May 2014, 08:14 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / UK’s Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) conducted a nationwide survey which revealed that important safety information on the riding gear is hardly accessible to customers. As a result of t...
Faith in Humanity Restored: Rider Strops Traffic to Help Blind Old Man Cross the Street
1 May 2014, 15:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Often looked at with disrespect, fear, and you-name-it other negative feelings, motorcycle riders are not all rapist escaped convicts drug-dealing murderers as sometimes the tabloids present them. T...
Bell Bullitt Retro-Hipster Helmet Is Up for Grabs
30 Apr 2014, 14:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / When Bell first spoke about the Bullitt helmet back in October 2013, it said that this retro helmet was due March 1. Though a couple of months late, if hipster-ish, retro lids are your thing, it&rsq...
Almost Fatal Mistake During Fast Bike Ride
30 Apr 2014, 13:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Fast highway hauls have their undeniable appeal, but with speed come a lot of risks, too. Even more, due to the long distances a motorcycle travels in a matter of seconds or even fractions of a seco...
Harley-Davidson Outs Women's Diva II Helmet
29 Apr 2014, 12:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Harley-Davidson shelves a new helmet for the riding ladies, with a women’s specific design for increased comfort. The new helmet is called the Women's Diva II Helmet, but I have to be ...
Harley-Davidson Riding Academy Goes Worldwide
28 Apr 2014, 12:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After having instructed more than 350,000 new riders since its debut back in 2000, the Harley-Davidson Riding Academy is finally taking a bold step and goes international. In addition to the existin...
Easily Avoidable Accident Not Avoided by Mindless Rider
23 Apr 2014, 15:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s more than often when one needs more than priority and some say – luck to make it back home after a bike ride. I would say that intelligence and common sense on the road are far more...
Why Passing on the Right Is Risky
23 Apr 2014, 13:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In countries where motorists drive on the right side of the road, passing a vehicle on the right side is a risky business, and the video after the jump shows just how bad things can go. What look...
No Helmet, No Ride, One Ultra-Cool Safety Campaign in India
23 Apr 2014, 12:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though I just know that some riders would once more becry the “big brother” attitude when it comes to a new helmet campaigns, the new, “Take the Good Road” project is re...
Harley-Davidson Shows the Visionary Modular Helmet
22 Apr 2014, 15:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s really nice to see Harley-Davidson acknowledging the superiority of full-face and modular helmets over that of retro ones and the poor excuse for a proper helmets braincaps can offer. So ...
Airoh Phantom Flip-Up Helmet Arrives Soon
22 Apr 2014, 11:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Airoh announces the Phantom, another flip-up motorcycle helmet created for riders who want to mix the wind-in-your-face feeling with protection substantially enhanced over the half-designs. The A...
Texting and Driving Brings Huge Fines and Jail in Ireland
22 Apr 2014, 10:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though such news seems to be more important to drivers, it should also make riders in Ireland feel a bit safer. Drivers caught texting will receive an initial fine of no less than €1,000 (...
Most Common Rookie Biker Mistakes
20 Apr 2014, 12:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Somewhat inspired by a fresh rider who told me how some of my guides helped him the first time he rode on the street all by himself, I thought summing up some of the most common mistakes fellows who...
Torn Dainese Leathers Recycled into Consumer Products
19 Apr 2014, 07:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / High-performance motorcycle gear is often designed to provide the max protection only once. Of course, in case they’re only a bit scratched or so, they can still be worn, but expecting them to...
Why the Dominican Republic Has Huge Road-Related Death Numbers
18 Apr 2014, 11:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Back in August 2013 I ran a piece on the deadliest countries, judging by the number of road-related deaths and the Dominican Republic was the leader of this dark charts. Well, not in absolute terms ...
How About Attending Your Own Funeral?
18 Apr 2014, 09:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Riding and driving beyond one’s skills is probably one of the most important causes which lead to accidents, so it’s only natural seeing states around the world trying to curb the loss o...
Motorcycle Black Box Data Remains Private, Lawmakers Propose
16 Apr 2014, 11:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / US Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) seem to be more concerned about actually doing their job and working closer to the ones who voted for them, and in their benefit, as the ...
2015 Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Touring D|air Mega-Gallery
16 Apr 2014, 10:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Less than a month ago we reported about the new Ducati D|air system integration with their Multistrada 1200 S Touring machine, and now it’s time to show you an extensive gallery of high-res ph...
Why Bridgestone Has Some Explaining and Homework to Do
15 Apr 2014, 15:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / You don’t need to be a tire specialist to figure out that something is amiss in Bridgestone’s camp. The Japanese manufacturer had three moments in the last 6 months which raised suspicio...