Rider with Zero Braking Skills Crashing Silly
10 Aug 2013, 08:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some olde riders say it's way easier to throw a leg over a bike and go fast than stopping or slowing down properly when needed... and they couldn't be closer to the truth. Give the very...
Star Wars Stormtrooper Motorcycle Leathers, Cool or Fool?
9 Aug 2013, 12:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's no use saying how huge the Star Wars fanbase is, so we'll cut things straight: if you like the SW movies and are also riding a bike, now's the right time to blend your passions t...
2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300 Finally Recalled for Stalling Issues
9 Aug 2013, 12:19 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We told you that some complaints had been filed for 2013 Ninja 300's engine stalling when braking or decelerating earlier in June this year. The safety agencies' investigation reached a co...
Watch and Learn: Rider Lets Bike Go to Save His Own Life
9 Aug 2013, 09:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Very important lesson learned by a Russian motorcyclist in a spring day: when the roads are dirty and wet, speeding is the shortest way to wreck a bike, become severely injured or even get killed. ...
And That's How You Die Like an Idiot
8 Aug 2013, 16:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Don't worry this video is SFW and it does not involve any brutal crash or mangling... even though the rider who taped this rider was literally inches away from getting a once in a lifetime free...
Bell Announces the Reacquisition of Its Worldwide Rights, Now Hiring
8 Aug 2013, 15:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's a good day for Bell Helmets as they have reacquired the worldwide distribution rights for their powersports segment. Having licensed their name to an Italian company more than 20 years ...
Icon Shows Kraken-Themed Airmada Colossal Helmet
8 Aug 2013, 15:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Fancy good head protection and killer graphics in the same package? How about also making this package an affordable one? The Icon Airmada Colossal is such a lid, offering the proven shielding again...
Moto Guzzi US Recalls 680 Bikes for Potential Suspension Failure
8 Aug 2013, 13:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With the Canadian road safety authorities having already issued a recall for certain Moto Guzzi motorcycles one week ago, it was only a matter of time until a similar campaign was extended to other ...
Hard Wobbling and Funny Crash for Scooter Rider
8 Aug 2013, 12:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One of the most common rider errors when strolling around on two wheels is losing focus on the road conditions. This triggers a more relaxed stance and also slows down the instinctual response and i...
Watch and Learn: Close Call for Yamaha YZF-R125 Rider
6 Aug 2013, 11:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This video is almost a textbook example showing why tailgating is a dangerous business, regardless of who's behind who: bike following bike, cars behind bikes or the other way around. The reaso...
Early Dainese D-Air Street Test
5 Aug 2013, 12:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Remember when we used to report on the imminence of a wide spreading of motorcycle-specific airbag systems from motorcycle gear manufacturers such as Dainese? Well, things are going the right way, e...
More Dainese D-Ai Street Motorcycle Airbag Tests
4 Aug 2013, 09:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Dainese surfaces new footage from the extensive series of tests for their D-Air Street rider airbag, and this time it's about the "non-interference" factor. The most important thin...
A Little Bit of Speed and a Car Door
3 Aug 2013, 07:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Riding fast in the first lane passing parked cars is definitely not the safest thing to to, regardless of the country. Judging by the swear words in Russian, you've probably guessed the par...
How Motorcycle ABS Works
2 Aug 2013, 16:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / While studies showed that motorcycles fitted with ABS are safer than those without, there are some situations where this feature is not good at all
Why Better Wait a Bit after Green Light in Russia
1 Aug 2013, 16:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Red light, green light, right of way and everything else you like, they seem to be of a rather lesser importance for some Russian motorists. This video shows exactly how wise it is to wait some m...
Moto Guzzi Canadian Recall for Stelvio, Griso and Norge
1 Aug 2013, 16:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A recall for (so far) 107 Moto Guzzi bikes has been issued in Canada. The recall campaign has number 2013256 and it focuses on a problem which may occur in the rear suspension assembly. Namely,...
Scorpion EXO-R2000 Gets Massive Ad Campaign
1 Aug 2013, 14:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Scorpion has debuted their EXO-R2000 sports motorcycle helmet at this year's MotoGP round at Laguna Seca, but things went so much further, a massive ad campaign has been set in motion, to let p...
Continental Readies Cheap Single-Channel ABS for Small Bikes
31 Jul 2013, 15:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good news for all those riding small-displacement bikes, those who plan to buy one, and all the customers in the emerging markets: Continental, the German tire and automotive parts manufacturer anno...
How to Kill Yourself on a Honda CBR
31 Jul 2013, 12:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There's absolutely nothing wrong with riding a powerful and fast bike such as a Honda CBR, be it a 600cc or a liter-class machine. Some wise, old rider once said that bikes are ridden using the...
Radar Detectors May Become Illegal in Spain
31 Jul 2013, 10:25 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like things have finally reached an end as far as radar detectors are concerned in Spain. A new law modification project was recently submitted, deeming the use of radar detectors illegal i...