Florin Tibu
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Personal motto:
If you don't ride in the rain, you don't ride
Florin will race you up the hill on a motorbike and at the top, no matter if it's you or him who got there first, he'll meet you with a smile.
He just likes the road and enjoys the ride. It's all about the road and ride; and another nice story to tell when you get back home in one piece.
Wearing Stilettos on a Dirt Bike Shows How Badass Russian Riders Can Be
27 May 2016, 11:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Girls and ladies riding motorbikes are a pretty sight, and when they can also ride well and in style, everything is only getting better. The one thing that can top this is girls riding in the mud. That is, getting dirty wrestling their bikes in the...
Intelligent Cranium Helmets Early Bird Offer Extended
27 May 2016, 07:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Intelligent Cranium Helmets prolonged the early-bird campaign for their iC-R smart helmet, and customers who missed the initial offer can still make a deposit to secure a lower price for this interesting lid. The iC-R can still be had for 20% le...
Adventure Beckons in the Ducati Riding Experience Enduro Trailer
26 May 2016, 13:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Ducati Riding Experience Enduro trailer will help you get a bigger, better picture of what training with Ducati riders in beautiful Tuscany can be like. The rider in this presentation video is most likely Beppe Gualini, who was forged in th...
First-Person View on a Motorcycle Crash Saved by Airbag Vest
26 May 2016, 12:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Remember the funny video we showed you in late March, with a guy testing a motorcycle airbag vest by being hit with an aluminium baseball bat? That vest was a Helite unit, and we used to laugh a bit at the fact that clubbing someone is hardly ...
Andrea Dovizioso and Casey Stoner Together on the Track with... Lamborghini
26 May 2016, 11:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ducati's factory rider Andrea Dovizioso and the MotoGP test rider MotoGP Legend Casey Stoner let loose around the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari at Imola, in Italy, but they didn't use the specific machines they ride "at work." I...
The Add-On Blinkers Enhance Cyclist Safety and Make Your Bike Look Cool at Night
26 May 2016, 09:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / "Blinkers" is an unimaginative and a rather inexpressive choice for marketing a product that looks nice and integrates nifty features, but we can hope this project will take off. Like you're probably expecting, we're talking abo...
KTM Rumored to Think about Picking Pol Espargaro as the Second Factory Rider
26 May 2016, 07:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The latest paddock rumors see KTM eyeing offering Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Pol Espargaro a contract for 2017 and possibly for 2018 as well. If these rumors turn out to be true, we are looking at a relocation of the two satellite Yamaha drivers a...
This Road Rage Plot Doesn't End as Most of Us Thought It Would
25 May 2016, 16:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Riding between the lanes can be a dangerous business, especially in countries or areas where this maneuver is illegal or where the road users are not accustomed to looking out for riders splitting lanes. We've seen our fair share of crashes...
Victory Octane Now Available in Europe, Price Announced
25 May 2016, 15:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Victory dealerships in Europe are receiving the first batches of Octane cruisers as we speak, and this means a neat and quick move from the North American manufacturer. It looks like things are only rolling faster and faster at the Polaris-owned...
ROAME Zeros Wireless Blinker and Brake Light Motorcycle Shoes Are Truly Nifty
25 May 2016, 14:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / ROAME Zeros is a rider safety-oriented project that was fully financed on Kicksyarter and we are eagerly waiting to see how well in performs in the real world. The idea may sound as simple as child's play, yet nobody was able to secure funding...
Indian Motorcycle Spirit of Munro Limited Edition Apparel Available
25 May 2016, 11:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Indian Motorcycle fans, this one is for you, if you act fast. A limited fashion collection honoring Burt Munro and his racing heritage is available now. There is nothing spectacular about these clothes, so those looking for flashy designs should be...
Yamaha MT-10 Gets a Full List of Accessories and Can Become a Sport-Touring Bike
25 May 2016, 11:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though MT-10, the newest addition to Yamaha's line-up is a vile machine derived from the R1, the accessories Iwata prepared for this bike can turn it into a true sport-touring bike with daily all-rounder functionality. The MT-10 access...
Seeing a Kawasaki Ninja H2R Doing 391 KM/H Makes Us Feel a Bit Uneasy
25 May 2016, 08:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / When Kawasaki started teasing the upcoming Ninja H2R machine, few knew what to expect from a motorcycle that was advertised as integrating the highest technologies Akashi ever developed. Today things are way different, with the H2R established as a...
Kawasaki H2GT Rumored
24 May 2016, 16:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The H2GT is the name of the latest bike rumored to add to the supercharged Kawasaki family. Frankly, this whole thing related to finding ways to fit the H2 forced induction machine into the existing motorcycle classes is starting to look funny. But...
Take a Bow, The Yamaha VMAX Leaves the Scene
24 May 2016, 14:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Say goodbye to Yamaha VMAX, the Euro 4 emission regulations that take effect in Europe from 2017 make it a non-compliant bike. These are the final months of the VMAX, so if you are still waiting for the best reason to help you pull the trigger on I...
Valentino Rossi's Engine Blowout Cause Still a Mystery
24 May 2016, 13:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha has not discovered yet what caused the total engine failure in the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, but the main suspicions seem to indicate several parts that were not up to the very high specs of the power plant. Last Sunday brought disap...
Casey Stoner and Wife Have Fun in Italy with Lamborghini, Moving to Europe?
24 May 2016, 10:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's funny how certain statements made in Twitter posts can leave quite a lot of room for speculations, especially when one can put together certain facts in the right moment. While we're deep in speculation territory, we could not h...
F1 Nanotechnology Arriving in MotoGP?
24 May 2016, 09:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Gian Luca Falleti and Gabriele Tredozi are two of the biggest names in Nanoprom, a company specialized in nanomaterials. By themselves, these names perhaps don't tell you anything, but after they've been spotted in the Suzuki garage last ...
Marquez and Lorenzo Booed on the Podium at Mugello, Mixed Reactions
24 May 2016, 08:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's no secret that Valentino Rossi's fans perceive Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo as the biggest enemies of the Doctor, and it looks like they are not at all shy to show this in public. The two Spanish riders, who finished on the first t...
Skilled Driver Avoids Running Drunk Motorcyclist Over in Epic Save
23 May 2016, 20:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Improper maneuvers when overtaking are among the main errors that cause accidents, and adding alcohol to the mix is probably the shortest way to a catastrophic result. We don’t have police evidence for this case but the uploader of this video...