Help Police Catch a Suspect Who Robbed an Injured, Bleeding Biker
9 Jul 2014, 12:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / From time to time, disturbing news such as this one happens to make it to the front page and remind us that the world is not always the best place to be. Long story short, the British Police has sur...
ICEdot Crash Sensor Now Available, Enhances Emergency Response
8 Jul 2014, 13:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A safety-focused technology first developed for cyclists, the ICEdot Crash Sensor might start making a huge difference for other segments, including motorcycling and various other motorsports. The i...
Watch and Learn: Motorcyclist Crashes Hard Because of Mindless Riding
7 Jul 2014, 14:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / An old rider told me some very wise words: “life on two wheels is already dangerous enough for you to make it more so by doing stupid things.” After all these years spent riding, the tru...
UK Road Casualties Decreased to 1,713 Fatally Injured
6 Jul 2014, 10:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The U.K.'s Department for Transport revealed that road deaths decreased by 2 percent in 2013 compared to the year before, which is the lowest figure since national records began in 1926. Compar...
Watch and Learn: Why Not All Intersections Are as Safe as They Look
3 Jul 2014, 13:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The video below shows one of the very common bike accidents which take place because the joint “efforts” of the two road users, the driver and the rider. If we are to “dissect&rdqu...
2014 Suzuki DL650A V-Strom Recalled for Chain-Related Crash Risk
2 Jul 2014, 14:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. is recalling a small number of their new 650cc V-Strom bikes to fix a problem with the drive chain, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports. Suzuki s...
Biker Strikes, Karma Strikes Back. Lol.
2 Jul 2014, 14:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Now, this is one of the fines examples of lolriding I came across in quite a long time, and a very self-explanatory demonstration of how karma can be a bitch. Or, if you’re not okay with karma...
KTM 690 Machines Recalled for Brake Pedal Issues
30 Jun 2014, 15:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Are you the proud and happy owner of a model year 2014 KTM 690 Enduro R or 690 SMC R? Good for you, but you should pay your dealer a visit, and ask for some mending and tinkering around your bike. T...
Bike Record at Pikes Peak Still Standing, Bobby Goodin Dies after Passing the Finish Line
30 Jun 2014, 13:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Carlin Dunne’s 2012 outright speed record up the Pikes Peak winding roads is still standing after this year’s Race to the Clouds. The fastest rider in the 2014 PPIHC was Jeremy Toye, abo...
Bike Crashes in Fireworks on Russian Highway
29 Jun 2014, 09:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Another Watch and Learn video, another bad day for a rider and another lesson which might spare you the trouble of a wrecked bike and injuries. The story appears to happen on a Russian highway, in t...
BMW Recalls C600 Sport and C650GT Maxi Scooters for Potential Stalling Issues
28 Jun 2014, 13:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I know this will only make the BMW customers even more suspicious, especially those who know the 2014 R1200RT recall and compensation story, but here we go with yet another recall, even this time it...
How to Ride in a Group and Why
27 Jun 2014, 16:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Possibly one of the most rewarding experience is that of one man or woman aboard his or her machine, and the open road, but riding with friends, club fellows or even together with several guys you s...
Watch and Learn: Riding Formation Failure Causes Multiple Crash
25 Jun 2014, 15:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Maintainig a minimal level of road discipline when riding in a larger group is one of the best ways to avoid getting in trouble, even in the absence of other clumsy, unaware, distracted or plain stu...
Watch and Learn: Being Fast and Stupid on a Bike Is Bad for One’s Health
24 Jun 2014, 14:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There’s a very good reason why passing vehicles on the right is illegal in countries where motorists drive on the right side of the road, and that is because such a maneuver exposes the road u...
Bruise, the Injury Detection Suit for Disabled Sportspeople
23 Jun 2014, 10:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Dan Garrett, Elena Dieckmann, Ming Kong and Lucy Jung have joined their creative efforts and come up with Bruise, a special, Star-Treck-esque suit to help doctors quickly find the injury zones of di...
BMW Motorrad Has Definitely Not Done Its Homework
13 Jun 2014, 15:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Back in the day when I DARED speak (or write, for what’s worth) about the possibility that BMW seemed in a bit of a hurry to deliver its new lineup of bikes, a lot of BMW fan boys snapped thei...
The Snake Makes One More Victim, Proves Nike Sneakers Are No Riding Gear
13 Jun 2014, 14:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The video below shows two very important aspects of riding a motorcycle. The first and most important fact is that when trying to push the limits past the limits of a rider’s skills, the odds ...
Samsung Smart Bike Projects Laser Bike Lanes
13 Jun 2014, 13:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Samsung introduced its Smart Bike during the Milan Design Week and proposes a new paradigm for the integration of smart technologies in the two-wheeler world. While smartphone integration with bicyc...
Rider on Parole Starts Police Chase, Gets Caught Thanks to Ankle GPS Monitor and Youtube
13 Jun 2014, 12:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Putting things bluntly, how stupid can a guy be to start a police pursuit while being already on parole? Hamza Ali Ben Ali-stupid, that’s how. Algerian Hamza Ali Ben Ali was facing US immi...
Lane Splitting, You're Doing It Right if Crashing Was Your Goal
9 Jun 2014, 14:14 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Lane splitting is definitely a good thing, no matter how dangerous some people see it especially the non-riding ones. Just as many other good things on the road, abusing it turns out nasty results a...