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Nevada Allows Bikes to Run through the Red Light
Nevada Allows Bikes to Run through the Red Light

24 Sep 2013, 12:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Nevada Assembly Bill 117 deem lawful for motorcycle, moped or trimobile or a bicycle or electric bicycle riders to proceed through an intersection against a red traffic light. Now, this does not...

 
Suzuki GSX-R600 Crashing into the Mountain Wall
Suzuki GSX-R600 Crashing into the Mountain Wall

23 Sep 2013, 12:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / "Canyon carving" is surely a ton of fun, but one simply cannot afford to lose focus at any time, when riding fast through successive bends. A mistake of a moment of lower awareness is seld...

 
How to Crash Like a True Lolrider
How to Crash Like a True Lolrider

17 Sep 2013, 14:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A stupid crash of an almost unnatural mystery was recoded by the dashcam of a Russian driver. We can see a scooter rider speeding on a road parallel to the main one, in spite of the wet conditions. ...

 
BMW Driver in Hit & Run Scooter Crash
BMW Driver in Hit & Run Scooter Crash

17 Sep 2013, 12:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Tough luck for this scooter rider in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as he is crashed into really hard by a BMW driver which apparently did not give way to the two wheeler. However, as the rider seem to h...

 
Completely Avoidable Crash, Not Avoided
Completely Avoidable Crash, Not Avoided

15 Sep 2013, 11:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This video shows a textbook motorcycle accident: utterly common, yet people, both riders and drivers appear to ignore the very conditions which lead to it. A car cutting off in front of the bike...

 
Scooter Splits Lanes, Driver Turns, Crash Follows
Scooter Splits Lanes, Driver Turns, Crash Follows

14 Sep 2013, 08:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bad afternoon for a scooter rider in Riga, the capital of Latvia, as his fast lane splitting came to a bitter end with massive help from a driver. While lane splitting at significantly higher spe...

 
Stupid Scooter Rider Crashed Hard Into
Stupid Scooter Rider Crashed Hard Into

13 Sep 2013, 10:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though some look at me with angry eyes when I say the things I am going to write here, my opinion remains unchanged: driving and riding a motorbike are not for everybody. Some people are eit...

 
Two Mistakes, One Biker Crashing Hard
Two Mistakes, One Biker Crashing Hard

12 Sep 2013, 12:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / While one mistake is enough to cause a road crash most of the times, having two motorists at fault is a sure way to a nasty crash. However, this accident could have easily been avoided if the two fe...

 
Unaware Ninja 300 Rider Rear-Ends Hilux
Unaware Ninja 300 Rider Rear-Ends Hilux

11 Sep 2013, 15:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Traffic awareness is most likely the most important thing a motorcycle operator must learn really quickly. Well, at least it's the most important next to actually learning how to ride the bike ...

 
Watch and Learn: Cornering Is Serious Business, and so Are Crashes
Watch and Learn: Cornering Is Serious Business, and so Are Crashes

11 Sep 2013, 12:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bad day for this Honda rider who went out for a ride on a winding road and asked one of his friend to shoot the whole trip with a Go Pro camera attached to his Kawasaki Concours. I don't wan...

 
Huge Defects List for the Kawasaki Concours 14 Police Bikes
Huge Defects List for the Kawasaki Concours 14 Police Bikes

11 Sep 2013, 12:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It appears like somebody really screwed up when it comes to customizing the Concours 14 motorcycles Kawasaki sold to police departments. At least this is the only thing coming into mind after readin...

 
Total Lack of Skills or Drunk Riding?
Total Lack of Skills or Drunk Riding?

10 Sep 2013, 15:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Funny as it may be, it's in fact always frightening to see such riding on the public roads. Booze or lack of skills, it's this kind of fellows I am truly afraid of when driving: they w...

 
Lane Splitting Video Advice from the California Highway Patrol
Lane Splitting Video Advice from the California Highway Patrol

9 Sep 2013, 13:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There's an open debate on lane splitting in many countries and states, but it looks like California got ahead of the pack. The California Highway Patrol has finally surfaced safety guidelines f...

 
Reckless Driver Doesn't Even Look Out for Incoming Scooter
Reckless Driver Doesn't Even Look Out for Incoming Scooter

6 Sep 2013, 13:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / When a driver in the opposite lane decides to turn left but doesn't care to check whether there is some incoming traffic or not, things go bad and it's only down to some luck when accident...

 
2013 Can-Am Spyder RT and ST Recalled
2013 Can-Am Spyder RT and ST Recalled

6 Sep 2013, 12:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's now time for the 2013 Can-Am Spyder RT and ST to receive a recall. The NHTSA issued the recall campaign number 12V386000, aimed at 5,0542 Spyders sold as 2013 model year. The iconic BRP...

 
Rider Takes Flight Involuntarily
Rider Takes Flight Involuntarily

3 Sep 2013, 12:25 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If we were to condensate this video in as few words as possible, "Watch out or take flight" would most likely be the best description. Now, it's really hard to tell what happens in...

 
Nice EL Helmet Kit Can Be a DIY Project
Nice EL Helmet Kit Can Be a DIY Project

2 Sep 2013, 15:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Out of the many ideas we can find of public funding websites like Kickstarter, few of them are both very nice and take flight. This EL Helmet Kit is only very nice, but with a $10,000 (€7,572) ...

 
2009-2013 Kings Mountain Indian Motorcycles Recalled
2009-2013 Kings Mountain Indian Motorcycles Recalled

2 Sep 2013, 13:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A safety-related recall was issued by the NHTSA for the 2009-2013 Indian Motorcycles designed by the previous owners of the brand. According to Indian Motorcycles, the affected bikes are manufact...

 
Bike Flips over Unlucky Stunt Rider
Bike Flips over Unlucky Stunt Rider

29 Aug 2013, 13:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Motorcycle stunts are not a joke, no matter how simple they might seem, especially when performed by skilled riders. Bear in mind that a motorcycle with an average weight around 200 kg (441 lbs) is ...

 
Motorcycle Safety Foundation Offers Basic eCourse Safety e-Learning Program
Motorcycle Safety Foundation Offers Basic eCourse Safety e-Learning Program

29 Aug 2013, 13:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A well established presence in the two-wheeled world, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation announces a new safety-minded operation, but this time it's e-learning time: the Basic eCourse. The MSF...