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Rider Runs the Red and Crashes Violently
Rider Runs the Red and Crashes Violently

5 Oct 2013, 08:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The internet is dripping with videos of riders running the red and crashing very badly, and more are being added every day. However, this doesn't seem to make too many riders driver in a more r...

 
Mercedes Idiot Causes Brutal Motorcycle Accident
Mercedes Idiot Causes Brutal Motorcycle Accident

4 Oct 2013, 09:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Extreme bad luck for a motorcycle rider as a completely reckless Mercedes driver decides to cut him off, in an attempt at an illegal u-turn. Luckily, the rider can be seen back on his feet despit...

 
Unlucky Rider Ran Over by a Tractor
Unlucky Rider Ran Over by a Tractor

3 Oct 2013, 14:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Apparently happening in Kazakhstan, this rather disturbing accident shows how bad can things go at times. Unfortunately it's very hard to tell whether the zone where the rider was trying to ov...

 
Ignorant Driver Collides with Innocent Rider
Ignorant Driver Collides with Innocent Rider

2 Oct 2013, 15:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like one can never be too careful and aware while riding a motorbike or scooter. At least this is what this rather disturbingly silly video shows. Honestly, this is one of the strongest ...

 
Shark Shows New Colors for 2014 Helmet Line-Up
Shark Shows New Colors for 2014 Helmet Line-Up

2 Oct 2013, 12:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Shark releases no less than 5 new helmet colors as a preview of their 2014 helmet line-up, still months away from the actual launch. The 5 new Avant Premiere colors have been loaded on two race h...

 
Switzerland on Lane Splitting: No!
Switzerland on Lane Splitting: No!

2 Oct 2013, 11:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Cutting things short, Switzerland voted 24 against lane splitting and 4 in favor. According to elementary school math, there's not going to be any legal lane splitting in Switzerland, at least ...

 
How Does Crashing into a Van Look Like?
How Does Crashing into a Van Look Like?

1 Oct 2013, 13:25 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The only thing worst than crashing your bike into a vehicle is that vehicle being a big SUV, a van or a truck. While colliding with smaller vehicles is obviously not the best thing which can happen,...

 
2013 MotoGP: Hearing Announced in Sepang to Clarify the Marquez/ Pedrosa Incident
2013 MotoGP: Hearing Announced in Sepang to Clarify the Marquez/ Pedrosa Incident

1 Oct 2013, 12:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The MotoGP Race Direction announces that a hearing will take place in Malaysia at Sepang, on October 10, the Thursday before the first practice of the round. Repsol Honda technicians confirmed th...

 
2013 MotoGP: Marquez Could Receive a Penalty for Clashing with Dani Pedrosa
2013 MotoGP: Marquez Could Receive a Penalty for Clashing with Dani Pedrosa

30 Sep 2013, 15:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Race Direction are analyzing the Sunday incident between Marc Marquez and his team mate Dani Pedrosa in the 6th lap of the Aragon round. In case the Racing Direction decides in favor of a penalt...

 
Instant Crotchless Jeans after Harley Crash
Instant Crotchless Jeans after Harley Crash

30 Sep 2013, 12:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Riding a bike and crashing into another vehicle is bad enough as it is, but when riding a cruiser, things are even worse. That is, the laid back riding position and the much higher fuel tank can add...

 
Icon Airmada Bass-Tard Helmet Looks Sexy
Icon Airmada Bass-Tard Helmet Looks Sexy

28 Sep 2013, 07:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Alright, you're a biker and looking for a new lid. However, you're also a fishing enthusiast and seems to never find a way to bring these two together. Well, guess what: Icon has just the ...

 
How to Choose a Motorcycle Helmet, Part 2
How to Choose a Motorcycle Helmet, Part 2

27 Sep 2013, 15:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Hi, and thanks for checking in for the second part of the How to Choose a Motorcycle Helmet tutorial. In the first episode, we cleared out some of the basic aspects one should be considering prior t...

 
Groundbreaking 6D ATR-1 Helmets Available with Increased Dealer Margins
Groundbreaking 6D ATR-1 Helmets Available with Increased Dealer Margins

27 Sep 2013, 11:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Back in December 2012 we brought you news on the amazing 6D ATR-1 helmets, sporting a new technology which promised to take a revolutionary step towards better head protection. Well, the 6D helmet i...

 
Valentino Rossi AGV Pista GP Replica Helmet Available
Valentino Rossi AGV Pista GP Replica Helmet Available

27 Sep 2013, 10:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / First announced in early April, the new AGV Pista GP racing helmet was supposed to be available starting with October 2013. AGV has released official pictures of the new helmet in all its three vers...

 
Yamaha Vino Classic Scooters Recalled for Brake Problems
Yamaha Vino Classic Scooters Recalled for Brake Problems

26 Sep 2013, 11:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some 320 units from Yamaha's 2011 Vino Classic scooter family have been recalled by the NHTSA, though the campaign number 13V416000. Also known by their model name of XC50A, these Vino Classic ...

 
Rider Makes Wrong Guess, Crashes Silly
Rider Makes Wrong Guess, Crashes Silly

25 Sep 2013, 15:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Presuming that traffic will be alright is wrong when aboard a motorcycle, at least this is what real-life statistics tell us. It's always healthier to anticipate that things will go wrong and b...

 
HJC Shows Three New Helmets under $200
HJC Shows Three New Helmets under $200

25 Sep 2013, 13:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / HJC announces three new affordable lids withe retail prices under the $200 (€148) mark, great for both beginning riders and more. Two of these are for street use, while the third is for MX/ off...

 
Massive Recall for Victory Passenger Backrests
Massive Recall for Victory Passenger Backrests

25 Sep 2013, 13:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The NHTSA issues campaign number 13E048000, recalling a whopping 13,709 (so far) backrests from Victory's Lock & Ride accessory line. According to Polaris, the group in control of Victor...

 
Rider Safe after Terrible ATV Uphill Crash
Rider Safe after Terrible ATV Uphill Crash

24 Sep 2013, 16:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The helmet was a life safer for the rider in this video. Double that by the luck he had coming off his quad without being caught under the rolling metal, and add a steep rocky gradient for a spectac...

 
KTM 1190 Adventure R Gets Bosch Motorcycle Stability Control ABS
KTM 1190 Adventure R Gets Bosch Motorcycle Stability Control ABS

24 Sep 2013, 16:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The 2014 version of the KTM 1190 Adventure R will be equipped with the most advanced ABS system ever invented by the industry leader Bosch. The Bosch 9+ME will be the brain of the Motorcycle Sta...