Yamaha YZF-R1 and XT1200Z Super Tenere Recalled
26 Feb 2014, 12:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha and the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) are issuing the recall campaign number 14V044000. The campaign is triggered by some problems detected in the headlight bulb sock...
Europe Might Make eCall Emergency Systems Mandatory on Bikes
25 Feb 2014, 14:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Rumors in the industry claim that "eCall" systems could become mandatory, lest the vehicles will not receive the homologation needed for sale and legal operation on EU countries. The eC...
Icon Launches Spring/Summer Collection
25 Feb 2014, 11:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The first serious spring rides are still some good weeks away, but careful riders are already making preparations. And in case new riding gear and helmets are on your shopping list, a quick look at ...
Riding in Finland is Safer, Deers Have Fluorescent Antlers
23 Feb 2014, 13:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It may sound like funny and wacky idea, but some guys in Finland tarted to paint the antlers of reindeer in a fluorescent paint, for very serious road safety reasons. This measure was implemented...
Bad Luck Day for Innocent Rider
20 Feb 2014, 15:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Just like every rider knows for a fact, motorcycle safety is a very iffy affair, even when we're thinking about experienced motorcyclists riding at legal speed and paying attention to what happ...
2015 Chak Molot, the Safest Motorcycle Around?
20 Feb 2014, 14:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Molot is Russian for “sled.” The Chack Molot should have also received some prefix, such as “super” or “ultra,” as we're dealing with a completely different ...
Huge Amount of Fail for Three Bike Riders
18 Feb 2014, 15:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Riding with more than one passenger on a motorcycle or scooter is a truly common thing in Asian or South American countries, where two-wheelers are used mostly for daily transportation, and not for ...
RightPSI, the Easier Way to Check Tire Pressure
18 Feb 2014, 15:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Welcome RightPSI, a nifty addition to anyone's car, motorcycle or bicycle. These add-on screw-in caps are to be fitted on the valve of your vehicle's tire and you'll know whether the...
Nobody Should Ever Ride a Bike or Motorcycle, NY Legislator Declares
18 Feb 2014, 12:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Age can play dirty tricks on the human mind, and Suffolk County NY Legislature member Thomas F. Barraga, 70, is one of the latest victims. Namely, he replied to a letter Matthew Cutrone, 17, sent h...
Gun Fired Multiple Times in Road Rage Incident, Rider Wounded
17 Feb 2014, 13:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / "Guns don't kill people, people kill people," they say. And watching this video kind of supports the saying, truth be told. I won't repeat the story, as it is very clearly tol...
Car Makes Illegal Turn, No Mercy for the Rider
16 Feb 2014, 13:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's another display of how bad can things go in just an instant, when motorists ignore the most basic rules. Turning on certain road sections is illegal for very good reasons, but it loo...
Fast Crash for KTM 1290 Super Duke R
15 Feb 2014, 11:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The 2014 KTM 1290 Super Duke R is no toy, with its 1,301cc displacement of sheer brutality and 180 horsepower ready to wreak havoc on any road
How to Clean Your Motorcycle Helmet
14 Feb 2014, 16:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Winter is a very good time of year to sort through your riding gear, clean it and prepare it for the new season. And since rather few fellows ride during the winter in the northern hemisphere, clean...
Speeding Rider Crashes as Father Teaches His Daughter about Road Safety
14 Feb 2014, 11:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Proper education passed by parents to their children can really make a difference later in life, and with people literally swarming on the roads of the world, road safety should be also a part of yo...
Bike-HUD Now Offering Satellite Navigation and ICE Data
13 Feb 2014, 14:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bike Systems' Bike-HUD is now offering a satellite navigation feature, even though it is still in the beta development stage. However, if you're into adding heads-up display info to you...
Ducati and Suzuki Lowside on the Snake
13 Feb 2014, 13:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Each day, the famous Mulholland Higway Snake is taking its toll, in terms of scraped and mauled bikes, leathers needing patching, one broken arm every now and then and so on. The fact that the as...
Yamaha R6 Recalled in Canada for Steering Issues
12 Feb 2014, 16:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha will recall some 2009 YZF-R6 bikes in Canada, but the exact number of vehicles potentially affected by the mechanical problem was not specified at the time of writing. CMG reports that som...
Reckless Driver Smashes Bike Against the Wall
12 Feb 2014, 15:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A sunny Brazilian afternoon in the outskirts of Sao Paulo tuned into nightmare for an innocent motorcycle driver. He was literally crashed into by a reckless driver, causing his bike to smash har...
Technology XXX: Future BMW Motorcycles Will Have Laser Headlights
12 Feb 2014, 15:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW will be the first automotive manufacturer in the world to equip full-laser headlights on its vehicles. The new technology will first be introduced on the company's i8 plug-in cars, but offi...
Passing a Truck While Wheeling, Both Cool and Fool
12 Feb 2014, 13:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The stunt in the video after the jump could have very easily turn into a gruesome accident, with both rider and bike squished into a pulp and mass of twisted metal, respectively. That is, because...