Motorcycles Can Drive through Red Lights in Wisconsin
29 Aug 2013, 12:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We know this kind of sounds funny, but that's how things are, at least as Bikernet was told by John Glass, a rider from West Allis. A special law was passed in 2006, and it actually allows r...
Idiot Driver Brushes against Biker, Lucky Rider Remains Upright
28 Aug 2013, 15:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Passing on the right is an illegal manner in pretty much all the countries where driving is happening in the left half of the road, and even highways forbid performing such a maneuver, for security ...
Kawasaki Concours 14 Police Bikes Recalled
28 Aug 2013, 12:19 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's one recall for the police officers riding motorcycles. The NHTSA has just issued the recall campaign 13V370000 for (so far) 44 Kawasaki police motorcycles. Namely, it's some 2012...
Russian Rider Crashing Silly in the Rain
27 Aug 2013, 14:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some riders fear the rain, and are sometimes the laughing stock for more seasoned motorcyclists. While it's true that riding on soaked asphalt is several times more difficult than riding on dry...
Riderless Bike Crashes into Pole, Turns On Hazard Lights
27 Aug 2013, 12:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bad call for an unlucky rider who decides to brake strongly at a pedestrian crossing, as the car following him closely fails to brake in time, rear-ending him and almost running him over. As if t...
Speeding Biker Hits Bear Cub, Crashes Really Bad
26 Aug 2013, 13:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Speeding and distracted driving are the two counts which add to the serious, yet non-life-threatening injuries the rider in the video sustained after hitting a bear cub on the Canadian Highway 7 nea...
Funny and Discriminatory Restriction against Bikers in London, UK
22 Aug 2013, 12:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Interesting way to enforce vehicles operating silently around hospital areas found by local officials in Brent, London UK: completely banning motorcycles. Now, the situation had to start somewher...
Innocent Rider Has a Brush with Death Thanks to Audi Idiot
21 Aug 2013, 12:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Almost making it into the local papers, but in the obituaries section, here's the unbelievably close shave an innocent rider out for some canyon carving had, courtesy of a idiot Audi driver. ...
A Golf Driver Too Stupid to Check Mirrors
21 Aug 2013, 11:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This video is a great example showing to the entire world just how careless, reckless and ultimately stupid, some motorists can be. The sad part in all this is the fact that this idiot VW Golf drive...
Watch and Learn: Wrong-Speed Cornering Causes Lowside Crash
20 Aug 2013, 15:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Approaching a turn with too much speed is a containable error, provided the rider assesses the situation properly and manages to slow down before reaching the apex of the curve. If such a maneuver f...
Drunk Russian Rider Sleeping near His Bike in the Middle of the Road
19 Aug 2013, 14:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We're still pondering whether we should insert a new tag on the website, something in the vein of "Mother of all Fails". After watching this video, we realized two things. First o...
Quebec Riders File $100 Million Lawsuit against Insurance Company
19 Aug 2013, 13:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bad day for the Quebec province automotive insurance board SAAQ, as the Motorcyclist Movement of Quebec files a $100 million (€72.5 mil) lawsuit for discriminating practices. Michael Mosca, ...
Ninja 650 Lowsides Pretty Silly
18 Aug 2013, 12:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It turns out that 30 mph (under 50 km/h) is too much speed in some cases, and for those who are finding such a thing hard to believe, this video should be proof enough. With old and spent tires a...
NHTSA Enforces Online Motorcycle VIN Database Verifications
18 Aug 2013, 10:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announces new safety-focused plans to help the owners of cars, light trucks and motorcycles verify...
Classic SMIDSY Motorcycle Accident
18 Aug 2013, 07:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Drivers claiming they did not see the incoming motorcycle is one of the things riders around the world are fed up with. While in some particular cases, this claim has a dash o truth, due to poor...
How to Choose a Motorcycle Helmet, Part 1
17 Aug 2013, 09:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Decisions, decisions, decisions... whether you are a fresh rider in search for the first lid, or a seasoned rider, choosing the next motorcycle helmet can be a pretty difficult task these days. Far ...
Police BMW Motorcycle Mysteriously Ablaze in New Zealand
16 Aug 2013, 07:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It was a truly fiery morning for both firefighters in Christchurch, New Zealand and a motorized police officer, after the BMW the LEO was riding caught fire and was destroyed in just minutes. Aro...
UHaul Truck versus Aware Biker
15 Aug 2013, 15:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Errors happen all the time when riding or driving around the town, and making a mistake is only human. When at fault, admitting one was mistaken and saying at least a decent "I'm sorry&quo...
Innocent Rider Injured in Crazy Accident
15 Aug 2013, 12:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It may look like a cut from Final Destination, you pick which of them, but this is happening in the real life. The cause of this freaky crash is once more, a dash of speed and an idiot van driver. ...
Brutal Encounter Between Taxi and Bike
14 Aug 2013, 14:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This is probably one of the most common accidents involving a motorcycle and a car: the driver steers to the left, barring the rider's way and a crash of variable severity resulting from this. ...