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Watch Extreme Bike Flamethrower Action

14 Mar 2014, 13:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Red headers and silencers may be a spectacular sight to behold, but the bikes themselves are not at all happy with this treatment. Still, a lot of riders choose to rev their bikes at rallies and sim...

Acoustics Expert Compliments the 2014 Lexus CT 200h

14 Mar 2014, 13:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Most people considered the old Lexus CT just a Toyota Prius wearing some nice clothes. That is partially true, but the 2014 model is something more than that regarding luxury and build quality. H...

Patent Shows Naked Bike Which Can Turn into Cruiser

14 Mar 2014, 10:25 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The world is changing, as the first Lord of the Rings movie teaches us, and the motorcycling world makes no exception. New bike technologies, designs and ideas emerge every month, and while some are...

Electric Screwdriver-Powered Carbon Fiber Tricycle

14 Mar 2014, 08:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / When crazy ideas meet with true, unbridled creativity, interesting, if intriguing projects are being born. And the electric screwdriver-powered carbon fiber tricycle Simon Schmitz built is exactly t...

Toyota With Apple CarPlay - Yes Please, But When?

13 Mar 2014, 20:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We are pleased to see Toyota recovering and creating cooler cars for the masses, but if there is some thing to complain about is their infotainment system. Yes, the Toyota Touch offers a lot of f...

Hero Splendor iSmart Uses Idle Start-Stop Technology

13 Mar 2014, 13:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Helped by the fresh way to put things Erik Buell Racing brought in, things are on the move for Indian motorcycle manufacturer Hero. Even though you most likely did not see this one coming, here&rsq...

Where Does Motorcycling End and Marketing Begin?

12 Mar 2014, 17:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The golden age when motorcycles were the crowned queens of the world’s roads are gone, and that’s a fact. Society has come a very long way since the 1950’s and pretty much everythi...

Chevrolet to Offer Beats Music App with OnStar 4G LTE

12 Mar 2014, 12:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chevrolet plans on expanding its in-vehicle entertainment offerings by introducing the new Beats Music streaming service into the AppShop, the manufacturer revealed at the 2014 South by Southwest (S...

Augmented Reality App Lets You Drive the Toyota GT 86 Anywhere

11 Mar 2014, 16:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Technology never cease to amaze us and the augmented reality apps are among the most popular electronic wizardries to get entertained with at the moment. Lexus and Toyota have already put out suc...

7000 Honda CB500 and CBR500 Bikes Recalled

10 Mar 2014, 16:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Honda and the NHTSA announce the recall campaign number 14V056000, addressing at least 6,954 motorcycles in the new CB500 and CBR500R series. Model year 2013 CB500 (FA, F, XA, X) and CBR500 (RA, R) ...

Dainese Confirms the Rumors of Possible Funds Investing in the Company

10 Mar 2014, 16:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / “It's not news that there are funds interested in investing in our company. We actually look for a partner, but want it to be and who shares our industrial development plan,”Dainese...

Qoros Shows eBIQE, a Cool Hybrid Two-Wheeler

10 Mar 2014, 13:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The name Qoros may indeed make you raise an eyebrow if pronounced in the same non-negative sentence with terms like “bike, two-wheeler or pedelec”. Still, the Chinese electric car manufa...

2014 MotoGP: Bridgestone Unveils New Tire Marking System [Video Link]

8 Mar 2014, 08:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In order to meet the increasing demands from both race spectators and home viewer who wanted to know more on which tire options each rider is using, Bridgestone introduces a new tire marking system....

Can Dorna Make Up Its Mind?

7 Mar 2014, 16:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Things are far from calm in the MotoGP paddock, and the latest tests at Sepang and Phillip Island only caused even more stir in relation with Dorna’s Open class regulations. Putting things in ...

Akari AX-11 Tint-On-Demand Helmet Visor Insert Looks Cool

7 Mar 2014, 15:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Tinted helmet visors have been around for quite some time now, and variable-tint ones are not exactly new, either. Convenient and very easy to use, such visors and visor inserts add more comfort to ...

OnStar Discontinues FMV Ahead of 4G LTE Launch

7 Mar 2014, 14:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Earlier this year, at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Chevrolet announced plans to introduce OnStar with 4G LTE on several 2015 model year cars, including the Corvette, Impala...

Horex VR6 Cafe Racer 33 Limited, Up for Grabs at €33,333

7 Mar 2014, 09:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Premium German manufacturer Horex does not look exactly happy with the already mind-blowing VR6 V6 roadsters made in Augsburg , so and even more exclusive, limited-run machine was recently announced...

Italy Gets MotoGP Streaming on iPad, PC, Mac, Consoles, Major Samsung Tablets and Smart TVs

5 Mar 2014, 11:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Cool news for the “digital generation” guys, at least the ones in Italy: Sky Online announces a new service which will stream the MotoGP races to the most popular devices used for access...

Button-Activated Tire Studs for Motorcycles, How Cool Would That Be?

4 Mar 2014, 16:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / For most of the motorcyclists, winter is the most hated season: the non-riding one. Some of the more daring ones ready their thermo-lined riding gear and change the tires with studded ones, and head...

Yamaha Trademarks the FJ-09 Name. Good Things on Their Way

4 Mar 2014, 15:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good and thrilling news come from the House of Iwata, as the “FJ-09” name was registered by Yamaha as a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The applicat...