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BMW Announces System 6 EVO Helmet
BMW Announces System 6 EVO Helmet

11 Apr 2013, 14:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW Motorrad announces the System 6 Evo helmet, their upgraded version of the previous System 6 flip-up unit. The Bavarian manufacturer claims a new, stonger and even more scratch-resistant sun v...

 
Scooter Hit Hard in Busy Traffic
Scooter Hit Hard in Busy Traffic

11 Apr 2013, 11:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Trying to make a run for it with a two-up scooter in busy traffic is never a good idea, and the rider in this video has learned the lesson the very hard way, unfortunately. Sometimes the big road...

 
How Not to Ride a Scooter in a Turn
How Not to Ride a Scooter in a Turn

10 Apr 2013, 11:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This video is a great for those who oppose the new regulations making road safety course mandatory for scooter riders. Imagine what would have been the outcome of this situation in case the rider wo...

 
MV Agusta New F4 Bikes Get ABS
MV Agusta New F4 Bikes Get ABS

10 Apr 2013, 10:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MV Agusta announces that their new F4 range machines will get the new Bosch ABS unit, in an effort to increase the pleasure of riding and the road safety standards for these supersport bikes. The...

 
Watch and Learn: Rider Crashes after Braking on Sandy Asphalt
Watch and Learn: Rider Crashes after Braking on Sandy Asphalt

9 Apr 2013, 15:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Dirty roads are one of the nastiest plights of motorcycle riders. With traction sometimes reduced to zero in such unfortunate cases, riders have to use extra care to remain upright, while braking in...

 
Weird Bike Crash with a Semi-Naked Rider
Weird Bike Crash with a Semi-Naked Rider

9 Apr 2013, 13:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / First things first: the crash is at 3:10, so don't spend 3 minutes of your life watching the empty road; the movie is not ours so you're free to criticize the uploader. Now, let's cut...

 
Car and Bikers Is Stupid vs Stupid
Car and Bikers Is Stupid vs Stupid

8 Apr 2013, 15:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We still can't tell who is the bigger moron in all this video. On one hand, it's the bikers which act as if they are really trying to make riders look bad. We have nothing against ridin...

 
Silly Pedestrian Hit by Motorcycle, Tries to Run
Silly Pedestrian Hit by Motorcycle, Tries to Run

8 Apr 2013, 13:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some pedestrians seem to be unable to make the distinction between what's safe for them and what's not. And the guy in this video is one of their leaders, most likely. Trying to get acr...

 
DORA Helmet Prototype Could Spring Up New Safety Concepts
DORA Helmet Prototype Could Spring Up New Safety Concepts

8 Apr 2013, 13:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's DORA the bicycle helmet prototype from awarded designer Balazs Filczer. Skipping the fact that we're looking at a bike helmet, it's the embedded turn signals which made us thin...

 
SUV Crashes into Rider
SUV Crashes into Rider

7 Apr 2013, 16:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Mirrors and blinkers are completely useless for certain drivers, as they will never use them and every now and then, failing to notice what's going on around the car results in crashes. Now,...

 
Silly Rider Ignores the Basic Safety Rules and Crashes Hard
Silly Rider Ignores the Basic Safety Rules and Crashes Hard

6 Apr 2013, 10:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some riders look like they're really asking for it. The road is already a dangerous place with all the perils lurking around the corner, unaware drivers and unaware riders, and all the other th...

 
So Many Better Ways to Kill Yourself
So Many Better Ways to Kill Yourself

5 Apr 2013, 14:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like spring if finally shaking off its shyness in the northern hemisphere and this is a glorious period for the riders, as they can now be reunited with their bikes after several months of ...

 
Rider Runs the Red and Crashes Really Bad
Rider Runs the Red and Crashes Really Bad

5 Apr 2013, 13:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One of the surest and quickest ways from a sweet ride on a nifty bike to a mauled pile of scrap metal and a wheelchair is running the red light. And since doing this at low speed could still allo...

 
Easily Avoidable Motorcycle Crash Is Not Avoided
Easily Avoidable Motorcycle Crash Is Not Avoided

5 Apr 2013, 09:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / While some mishaps on the road are true accidents, many of the crashes could be easily avoided if only the motorists paid more attention to the traffic. The crash in this video is one of the text...

 
Poor Rider Close to Head-On Collision
Poor Rider Close to Head-On Collision

4 Apr 2013, 15:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Now, this video is truly scary, especially the danger element is incredibly silly and made us ponder on how easy it is to bite the dust when riding a bike. The big problem is that the rider in th...

 
SMIDSY Is Not Just a Driver's Excuse
SMIDSY Is Not Just a Driver's Excuse

4 Apr 2013, 14:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / SMIDSY, the final frontier between calm and rage, is not only a driver's (almost all the time) poor excuse. Watch this video and see that this rider has all the right to his own SMIDSY... it�...

 
Rossi's AGV Pista GP Available in the US from October 2013
Rossi's AGV Pista GP Available in the US from October 2013

4 Apr 2013, 13:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Valentino Rossi is not only an inspiration for the future generations of riders, but he is also helping manufacturers such as AGV spearhead the motorcycle-related industry. And since it's AGV, ...

 
Lane One Can Be a Very Dangerous Place
Lane One Can Be a Very Dangerous Place

3 Apr 2013, 15:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This video has a very strong educational message, especially for fresh riders: when the other vehicles slow down or stop before a crossroads, you should do so, too. Unfortunately, this rider seem...

 
Funny Lane Splitting Fail
Funny Lane Splitting Fail

3 Apr 2013, 14:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Lane splitting is not necessarily a dangerous thing, at least not as long as riders or car drivers are not making it so. When splitting lanes, a moderate speed and with attention focused on the t...

 
European Armor Norms Explained
European Armor Norms Explained

3 Apr 2013, 13:25 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you're buying motorcycle gear in Europe, you'll see all sorts of pictograms, lettering and numbering attached. Well, we thought you should know what's all this about, since it has ...