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.
Suzuki EXTRIGGER Is the Electric Response to the Honda Grom
15 Jun 2016, 15:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Back in late 2013, Suzuki unveiled what appeared to be a working prototype of an electric monkey bike. They used to call it EXTRIGGER, and it was significantly different from what Hamamatsu engineers and designers had accustomed us to over the year...
Royal Enfield to Make Bikes in Britain Once More
15 Jun 2016, 13:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We have good news for both the fans of Royal Enfield and the workers in the British motorcycle industry. Royal Enfield announced massive investments in two new technology centers, of which one will be located in Leicestershire. Far more than hav...
MotoGP Race Director Explains Why Andrea Iannone Had to Be Punished
15 Jun 2016, 11:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MotoGP Race Director Mike Webb explained the reasons that led to the penalty administered to Andrea Iannone following the incident that took place during the premier class race at Barcelona, Spain. We remind you that almost two weeks ago, Ducati...
Roland Sands Shows Faster Sons Apparel Collection
15 Jun 2016, 11:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In case having Roland Sands showing a new apparel collection under Yamaha's colors sounds a bit weird because you knew that he was involved mostly with BMW, we feel like detailing this story a bit. Roland Sands is involved with anything that d...
Ducati Rumored to Introduce Two New Bikes at the World Ducati Week 2016
15 Jun 2016, 09:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ducati is expanding its range with two models at the World Ducati Week in early July (1 to 3) at the Misano Wold Circuit in Misano. One of the new bikes is the much-anticipated 90th Anniversary machine, albeit what model will it be based on is stil...
UPDATE: Flash2Pass Headlight-Activated Garage Door Opener Is Back
14 Jun 2016, 22:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A once popular household gadget, Flash2Pass is back in business thanks to a Charlottesville, VA company. Flash to Open LLC acquired the rights to the Flash2Pass name, as well as the manufacturing rights and is now returning this product to the mark...
Road Safety in Kenya Is a Bad Joke
14 Jun 2016, 15:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / As revolting watching this video might be to most decent-minded motorcycle riders, there is an undeniable overdose of crazy fun to it, too. Some might be tempted to believe that the one at fault is the motorcyclist, but learning that the footage w...
Indian Motorcycle Racing Makes a Historic Return to AMA Pro Flat Track
14 Jun 2016, 15:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Indian Motorcycle announces a historic return to the AMA Pro Flat Track Championship. The Indian Motorcycle Racing Division will field a team that will have multi-time AMA Grand National Champion Jared Mees aboard a new motorcycle engineered specif...
BMW Motorrad Sales in the U.S. Are Plummeting
14 Jun 2016, 14:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though BMW is doing well worldwide, the U.S. and Canadian markets are recording solid decreases in the number of motorcycle and maxi scooter sales. In the United States, BMW's unit sales have been worse in no less than four out of the ...
Montague Paratrooper Pro Is the Toughest Folding Mountain Bike
14 Jun 2016, 13:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Montague Paratrooper Pro is a bicycle that offers the perfect excuse to spend as much time as possible outside your home in the warm season. It packs the best of two worlds, that of mountain bikes and that of urban folding ones. So, in case ...
Piaggio MP3 Scooter Sharing Program Extends to Rome
14 Jun 2016, 12:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Piaggio and Enjoy are taking a new, bolder step with their scooter sharing program and expand it to the Italian capital Rome. The program debuted in the spring in the Lombardy "capital" of Milan and achieved a huge success only months aft...
Romanian Couple Goes Around the World for Two Years aboard a 2005 BMW R1200GS
14 Jun 2016, 11:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Round-the-world trips still belong in the "adventure of a lifetime" category, and here are two more fellows that decided to make their lives as memorable as it gets. Florin and Diana Moraru are married and share the same passion for motor...
2017 KTM 390 Duke Spy Shot Shows Interesting Changes
14 Jun 2016, 08:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A spy photo of the upcoming KTM 390 Duke surfaced recently and it reveals that Mattighofen has been rather busy updating one of their best-selling machines. This photo is rather teasing the new bike and makes us quite curious to find out how the ne...
On Electric Harleys and New Generations
13 Jun 2016, 23:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's not about yet one more electric motorcycle making its debut and hoping for the best, but about the fact that one of the world's biggest motorbike manufacturers officialized its intentions of adding an e-bike to its line-up. Of cou...
Hot Road Pedelecs Look Sharp, Cost a Small Fortune
13 Jun 2016, 14:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There are no things that look great and work well to come cheap, and the most recent proof for this comes from France. The Chopper and the Racer are two pedelec modes manufactured by a small workshop near France's capital Paris, and they sort ...
Matchless Seeks £5 Mil to Build New Motorcycles
13 Jun 2016, 14:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Known nowadays for their clothing lines than for making motorcycles, Matchless appears to be taking another shot at glory in the two-wheeler industry. Recent reports in the British media indicate that the Malenotti family is looking forward to sell...
Yamaha Announces Tricity 155 Launch in Europe and Its Price
13 Jun 2016, 13:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha's new three-wheeled scooter, the Tricity 155, will make it into the European dealerships this autumn, House Iwata announces. The Tricity 155 thus becomes the second member of the growing Leaning Multi Wheel family, one of the segments i...
O Wheel 2 Looks Too Far Out, But Is It, Really?
13 Jun 2016, 11:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / They say that some of the best things are also the simplest and the O Wheel 2 concept seems to be aimed at showing that there is a lot of truth in this saying. To some, the entire concept may appear unfeasible and destined to fail, but we guess the...
10th Anniversary Zero DSR Looks Shiny and Fun
13 Jun 2016, 11:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Zero Motorcycles celebrates their first decade in the two-wheeler industry, and it looks like the company is growing steadily into one of the benchmarks in the electric motorcycle segment. The Californian maker also announces a limited edition mode...
Ural Gear Up Sahara Limited Edition Is Back
13 Jun 2016, 09:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good news arrives from Ural, as one of their most acclaimed special edition machines is back with a vengeance. The Gear Up Sahara model returns in the Ural line-up with a lot of accessories as standard equipment and an even longer list of options f...