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Triumph Offers Rider Insurance Rebates for the New Season
Triumph Offers Rider Insurance Rebates for the New Season

19 Apr 2013, 07:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Triumph announces a rebate program for the motorcyclists choosing the Rider Insurance policy and offers a host of nifty benefits and 50 GBP ($76 or €58) cash back to all those applying for a co...

 
Russian Driver Causes Bike to Crash, Drives Away
Russian Driver Causes Bike to Crash, Drives Away

18 Apr 2013, 17:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Watching videos like this one makes us wonder whether the hit and run/ cause a crash and run is mandatory road behavior in Russia and the former Soviet space. While we didn't realize exactly...

 
Even Splitting Lanes with Stopped Cars Is Dangerous with Stupid Drivers
Even Splitting Lanes with Stopped Cars Is Dangerous with Stupid Drivers

18 Apr 2013, 13:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There is much talk about the legal aspects of lane splitting, with some of those opposing such maneuvers claiming they are safe only when cars are stopped. However, watching this video will shad som...

 
Funny Footage of Bike Tackling Pedestrian
Funny Footage of Bike Tackling Pedestrian

18 Apr 2013, 11:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Now, we could call this a "bike crash", but that would be a little off, at least by our standards. To be honest, we can't even tell who the real cause of this accident is: if we w...

 
Scooter Passes over Double Line, Slams into Car
Scooter Passes over Double Line, Slams into Car

17 Apr 2013, 15:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's one more crash involving riders who couldn't care less about the double line, and who crash, for obvious reasons. We watch these stupid riders and drivers in horror each time, as...

 
Could Nevada Become the Second State with Legal Lane Splitting?
Could Nevada Become the Second State with Legal Lane Splitting?

17 Apr 2013, 12:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A lane-splitting law has already passes the transportation committee in the state of Nevada and is now heading for the next state assembly, then the senate. We can only hope that Nevada becomes the ...

 
Asphalt 1, Guys in Shorts 0
Asphalt 1, Guys in Shorts 0

17 Apr 2013, 11:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / ATGATT is a no-no for city rides during the summer and we believe there are very few riders who willingly dress their leathers for casual cross-tow rides in a hot summer's day. However, ridi...

 
Newton's Cradle Doesn't Work with Shark Helmets
Newton's Cradle Doesn't Work with Shark Helmets

17 Apr 2013, 09:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's a very nice advertisement from Shark helmets, proving how good shock absorption and energy dissipation are in case of an impact. Some people live under the wrong impression that motor...

 
Scooter Smashes Hard into Car
Scooter Smashes Hard into Car

16 Apr 2013, 15:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We could not withhold the laughter watching this video, especially after seeing the scooter rider miraculously still afoot after this hard crash. Some might say that the car should have given way...

 
Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Gets New Avon Cobra Tires
Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Gets New Avon Cobra Tires

16 Apr 2013, 14:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Avon introduces their latest Cobra tires dedicated to the Harley-Davidson Fat Boy machines: Fat Boy (2007 model year and newer), Screamin’ Eagle Fat Boy (2006 model year), and Fat Boy Lo (2010...

 
Thou Shall Not Pass, Thou Shall Crash
Thou Shall Not Pass, Thou Shall Crash

16 Apr 2013, 14:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Now, this accident is truly weird, and the music inside the camera car is just one of the weird things about it. We've seen plenty of such crashes in busy traffic, but this one intrigued us ...

 
Lane Splitting Is Risky in Russia
Lane Splitting Is Risky in Russia

16 Apr 2013, 11:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / As if riding a bike in busy traffic was not risky enough, here is a rider splitting lanes and being utterly unable to avoid the ignorant driver changing lanes without signaling and ... you guessed i...

 
Moto Parking, the Coolest Idea so Far
Moto Parking, the Coolest Idea so Far

15 Apr 2013, 13:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Enter Moto Parking, one of the coolest motorcycle-dedicated paid parking systems we've seen so far. Since big cities around the world are overcrowded and finding a parking spot is sometimes ...

 
Illinois State University Offers Free Motorcycle Safety Courses
Illinois State University Offers Free Motorcycle Safety Courses

15 Apr 2013, 12:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It seems like the Illinois authorities are set on improving the road safety: after banning tall ape hangers and wheelies, under pain of fines and even jail time, the State University announces that ...

 
Reckless Rider Crashes into Reckless Pedestrian
Reckless Rider Crashes into Reckless Pedestrian

15 Apr 2013, 12:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / When one has a reckless rider and a reckless pedestrian in the same place and at the same time, the result is by all means made of pain. The rider will lose his license: not because of the crash,...

 
Russian SUV Hits Bike and Runs
Russian SUV Hits Bike and Runs

13 Apr 2013, 10:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We're beginning to understand what so many Russian motorists are using cameras in their cars or on their bikes: some road users are so utterly disrespectful for the basic regulations that irref...

 
HJC Announces the FG-17 Jorge Lorenzo-Themed Helmet
HJC Announces the FG-17 Jorge Lorenzo-Themed Helmet

12 Apr 2013, 10:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Do HJC, number 99 and a red X ring a bell? If they don't we'll ring it for you: HJC has released their new FG-17 helmet and it now comes in a Jorge Lorenzo-themed exclusive trim, alongside...

 
High-Speed Police Motorcycle Pursuit
High-Speed Police Motorcycle Pursuit

12 Apr 2013, 07:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There is so much more to motorcycle cops than simply parading on their big bikes with flashy lights, and this video is one of the great way to let people know about that. We're really glad t...

 
Rider Passes Yellow Line, Crashes Badly
Rider Passes Yellow Line, Crashes Badly

11 Apr 2013, 15:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yellow or continuous lines have been placed in certain sectors of various roads for a very good reason: to hint riders and drivers alike that passing is very dangerous. Dangers may come from road...

 
Why Check the Mirror when You Can Cause a Bike Crash
Why Check the Mirror when You Can Cause a Bike Crash

11 Apr 2013, 14:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If we lived in a video game with no real damage taken and the possibility to keep respawning in full health, may”be the title question could seem normal. However, the real life out there in...