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.
Jorge Lorenzo Debuts Anna Vives Signature Sunglasses
12 Jun 2016, 15:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Jorge Lorenzo debuts new Skull Rider sunglasses with graphics signed by Anna Vives. They are now up for grabs at Skull Rider dealers and in the online shop, and all the proceedings from the sales will go to charity. Does the name Anna Vives soun...
Roland Sands Custom Indian Scout Is Not Comfy but Looks Smashing
11 Jun 2016, 14:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / For the Wheels & Waves custom bike culture festival in Biarritz, France, Roland Sands Design prepared a special Indian Scout that would capture the very essence of bespoke motorcycle making. It may not be the first choice when it comes to cross...
BMW K1200RS Visits Galaxy Custom, Becomes a Radical Bobber
11 Jun 2016, 08:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's been some time since we showed you the latest BMW bobber created by Galaxy Custom, one of Bulgaria's finest custom motorcycle workshops. This time, we're thrilled to show you this K1200RS that passed through a process of total t...
Next Time When You Say Your Helmet Is Cool Remember This Tecnoart Sersan Lid
10 Jun 2016, 15:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Custom painted helmets sometimes come with breathtaking designs that make us almost sad thinking about damaging them in a crash. Despite the fact that providing head protection is their job, seeing helmets such as Tecnoart Sersan's latest crea...
Indian Motorcycle Celebrates Its 115th Anniversary
10 Jun 2016, 15:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though Harley-Davidson coined the term "American Motorcycle" it is Indian who holds the title of America's oldest motorcycle manufacturer. The House of Springfield celebrates its 115th anniversary and it looks like the future i...
BMW R nineT Family Rumored to Receive Three New Members
10 Jun 2016, 12:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The latest rumors in the European motorcycle industry see no less than three new models that will be added to the R nineT family. Currently, BMW has only two in the neo-retro segment it calls the "Heritage World," the base R nineT and the...
When Bicycles Ride Faster than Motorcycles Through the Twisties...
10 Jun 2016, 11:14 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / First of all, if you ask us, we would not have put this video online. There is nothing shameful or embarrassing going on, but we'd just have refrained from posting it, and that's all. If anything, we'd have watched this footage ov...
Riding a Unicycle Down a Dam Spillway Doesn't Sound Like a Good Idea
10 Jun 2016, 07:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Meet Flaviu Cernescu, a Romanian daredevil that also juggles and rides a unicycle in places one expect the least. Also, you might run into him in cities around the world, walking a slackline suspended dozens of feet in the air between the roofs of ...
All-New 2017 Yamaha YFZ50 ATV for Kids 6 to 9
9 Jun 2016, 21:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The 2017 YFZ50 is Yamaha's latest addition to the ATV range, an entry-point machine engineered to allow kids aged 6 to 9 to discover the joys of riding a quad. Aside the technical prowess of this machine, rider safety is a priority so the Y...
Imagine What the 150 kW CHAdeMO Chargers Could Do for Electric Motorcycles
9 Jun 2016, 21:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Things are rolling faster and faster in the electric mobility segment and charging currents that were unthinkable only a few years ago are going to change the way we use electric vehicles. The latest revision in the protocols scene will see current...
Motorcyclist Deaths on a Solid Rise in Helmet-Free Michigan
9 Jun 2016, 15:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The number of helmetless deaths rose in Michigan since 2012 when the motorcycle helmet law was repealed, and compared to the figures before the abolishment of the law, they are downright scary. Even faced with pretty obvious statistical evidence...
2016 Ducati XDiavel S Recalled
9 Jun 2016, 14:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though the most recent Ducati recall campaign is still filed as "Incomplete," the traffic safety organizations around the world have already made public that the newest machine, the XDiavel S, will have to take a trip back to either ...
Jorge Lorenzo's Crew Will Not Follow Him at Ducati
9 Jun 2016, 13:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's off to a new start for Jorge Lorenzo at the post-race test in Valencia when he will ride a Desmosedici GP bike for the first time as an official Ducati factory pilot. Still, there's more than the motorcycle that will introduce the no...
2017 Yamaha SCR950 Scrambler Revealed
9 Jun 2016, 11:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Taking a look the 2017 SCR950 Scrambler, it's obvious, more than ever before, that Yamaha's marketing strategy based on (infinite) variations of the same platform is a successful move. Enter the newest member of the middleweight range, th...
2017 Yamaha YXZ1000R SS Brings F1 Technology to the SxS World
9 Jun 2016, 08:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Enter the 2017 Yamaha YXZ1000R SS, the beefed-up version of Yamaha's YXZ1000R SxS launched last year and which took the ROV world by storm. We sort of guessed that Yamaha will deliver a souped-up version of the YXZ1000R when we saw the most...
Jamie Cowton, Inches from Being Obliterated in Spectacular Isle of Man TT Crash
8 Jun 2016, 16:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One of the most dangerous road races in the world, ever, the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was forced to constantly upgrade the passive safety measures to limit the injuries of both riders who crash and unlucky spectators that may happen to be in the ...
It's Summer, It's Hot, It's Time for the Remote Controller Beer Crate
8 Jun 2016, 15:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / From the philosophical depths of a beer lover, here's a quote that serves perfectly well as an opening for this piece. "He who believes that he's too lazy to move and reach out for a beer doesn't deserve it." Surely, there ...
Mustang Driver Rams Motorcyclist, Caught Thanks to YouTube Video
8 Jun 2016, 15:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / As the world gets crazier, it looks like dashboard or helmet cameras are becoming one of the regular safety-focused gadgets around. And it was footage from a dashcam posted on YouTube that helped the Police get to two motorists involved in a nasty ...
TARK Flexible Panniers Are Indestructible and Perfect for Adventure
8 Jun 2016, 14:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There is no such thing as the perfect pannier system, but the TARK flexible motorcycle panniers are getting closer to adventure heaven. Summing up features and strong points of textile and aluminium panniers, these saddlebags combine the best of bo...
Adding a Special Traffic Light for Approaching Ambulances Sounds Awesome
8 Jun 2016, 13:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's more than often when ambulances speeding to take a patient to the hospital would run the red. Unfortunately, it looks like their extra-loud sirens, and emergency lights are not enough to be spotted in due time by some drivers, and acciden...