Massive Protests in France against Lowered Speed Law
15 Apr 2014, 11:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / “Told you” is by far the best way to start this piece, as the suspicions I had at the beginning of April turned out to be true: massive protests from French motorcycle riders have been o...
Lucky Rider Still Upright after Clipping a SMIDSY Driver
14 Apr 2014, 13:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Spring brings back the joy of riding your bike, alone or with some of your buddies, but it’s best not to forget that dangers lurk around every corner. Fail to do so and you might get yourself ...
BMW Develops OLED Motorcycle Lights
13 Apr 2014, 13:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After the initial announcement that BMW is developing a new type of OLED lighting modules for cars, it was only natural that a new press release introduced the same technology for the Bavarian two-w...
Stupid, but Lucky Scooter Rider Escapes Death by Inches
11 Apr 2014, 12:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s again time for some more haute tension-action from Taiwan, and just like you’ve maybe been expecting, it’s about one more mindless scooter rider. At times I cannot help w...
Arai Introduces the PRO Shade Visor System
11 Apr 2014, 11:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / World-famous helmet manufacturer Arai announces the introduction of a new sun shield system for its helmets, called the PRO Shade System. The patented solution is only half a novelty, as external...
Motorcycle Safety Foundation Updates Courses
10 Apr 2014, 10:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) announces plans to update its safety courses curriculum, trying to provide students with a more comprehensive, hands-on experience to prepare them better for t...
How Motorcycle Traction Control Systems Work
9 Apr 2014, 16:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Traction Control Systems, generally referred to as TCS, have begun to be a part of our everyday riding lives and are becoming increasingly common in new motorcycles. From sport to adventure bikes, m...
Zero S, SR, DS, and FX Electric Motorcycles Recalled for Potential Motor Malfunction
9 Apr 2014, 10:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Zero Motorcycles announces recalling at least 94 electric two-wheelers which might develop a rather serious transmission problem. Namely, it was determined that under hard riding conditions, with th...
Ventz Will Keep Riders Cool in the Summer Heat
5 Apr 2014, 09:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here’s Ventz, a cool idea which will keep you cool, if you don’t mind the repetition. Ventz is a simple idea, the kind which makes you ask yourself how come you haven’t thought of ...
Famous Judoka David Douillet Crashed into While Riding, Driver Flees
5 Apr 2014, 07:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Former French Minister of Sports David Douillet was injured in a scooter accident earlier this week in Les Mureaux, some 40 km north-west of Paris. Douillet was riding a scooter when he and another ...
7 Reasons Why We Crash in the Spring
4 Apr 2014, 16:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Alrighty, the riding season kicks off and it brings back the wind-in-your-face joy, but packed with the risks we’ve forgotten all about during the winter. And since I’ve already got news...
Watch and Learn: How Not to Lean through a Bend
3 Apr 2014, 13:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Spring brings the first rides and the first crashes, and nobody should be surprised to learn that quite a lot of very nasty crashes occur this time of year. The factors which lead to such unfortunat...
France Drops Motorcycle Legal Speed on Secondary Roads to 60 Km/h
1 Apr 2014, 12:19 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Not sure if this is just another April Fools’ joke, but as the news comes from France, we can indeed expect the worst. According to the online edition of LePoint, the French authorities are pl...
Schuberth Introduces Cool New Colors for the S2 Helmet
31 Mar 2014, 15:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / German premium helmets manufacturer Schuberth announces the new color schemes for the S2 unit, and which will make it into production this spring. So far, the US branch of the maker announced the It...
Sabertooth Trikes to Sport Rear-Wheel Steering
31 Mar 2014, 14:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like Sabertooth motorcycles, a rather new name in the industry with under 10 years of experience, is taking daring steps into the technology realm, as they patented a rear-wheel-steering sy...
They Never Knew What Hit Them
31 Mar 2014, 13:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Mixing a mindless rider and the traditionally crazed Taiwan traffic is the short and sure way for disaster, and the video after the jump is yet one more proof that things do go very wrong when motor...
Terrifying Crash for Mindless Rider
28 Mar 2014, 11:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Once more, riders mistaking the public roads for a race track are a menace for the other motorists’ safety. It’s really sad seeing such fellows not only injuring themselves but casting a...
Semi-Innocent Rider Avoids Gruesome Death by Inches
27 Mar 2014, 15:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Awareness and extremely short reaction times saved the life of this innocent Chinese rider, proving that attention when behind the wheel can indeed save lives. The day could have ended in a very ...
Ducati Multistrada D-Air, the World's First Wireless-Integrated Airbag Jacket
27 Mar 2014, 12:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / That fact that Dainese was making the best-performing motorcycle rider airbag is no news, and the first specific tests have confirmed the leading position, too. Still, it’s now time for Ducati...
How To Ready Your Bike for the Spring
21 Mar 2014, 16:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In case you haven’t already put an end to the painful winter break and started riding yet, here’s a quick and easy guide on how to prepare your bike for the first ride of the spring and ...