100 Royal Enfield Bikes on the World's Highest Road
24 Jun 2013, 09:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One of the world's most interesting challenges reaches its 10th anniversary: the Royal Enfield Himalayan Odyssey, a race which will bring 100 riders to the highest motorable road in the world ...
Compete Now for the BMW GS Trophy 2014
19 Jun 2013, 13:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Feel like your riding skills and the condition of your bike are good enough to grant you a place in the GS Trophy 2014? Good, because the registrations for the US GS Challenge 2013 have begun, and y...
Marc Coma Wins the Sardinia Rally
7 Jun 2013, 07:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Marc Coma won the Sardinia Rally and has thus completed a hat trick if wins in the 2013 World Cross-Country Rally Championship. Coma missed the 2013 Dakar because of injuries which made it imposs...
Dakar Star Cyril Despres Signs with Yamaha
30 May 2013, 13:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha Motor France and Red Bull are happy to announce they signed famous cross-country rally rider Cyril Despres as the main pilot of the team. Despres' team mate will be fellow-countryman Mic...
Moto Electra Racing Attempts the Fastest Continental Crossing on an Electric Bike
23 May 2013, 10:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Inspired by the first continental crossing in a gas-powered car back in 1903, Moto Electra Racing will set out from Jacksonville, Florida to the Santa Monica Pier in California, on the 3rd of June. ...
Kurt Caselli and KTM Win Their First 2013 Hare & Hound Race
26 Mar 2013, 13:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / KTM' most recent addition to the factory team, Kurt Caselli won the third round of the AMA Hare & Hound series. Caselli had troubles with his bike at the very start of the race and was ...
Touratech Receives 3 Motorrad Awards, Surfaces New Adventure Rucksack
22 Mar 2013, 10:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's impossible to claim someone is into bike adventure-touring and not knowing anything about Touratech. One of the most revered names in aftermarket adventure and touring parts, Touratech has...
2014 Dakar: The New Poster Is Out
20 Mar 2013, 16:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's been around 2 months since the end of the 2013 Dakar Rally, but this means there are only 10 months or so remaining until the next edition kicks off. At least that's the way the guys ...
Breaking News: Cyril Despres No Longer Riding for KTM
13 Mar 2013, 10:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / KTM announced that 5-times Dakar winner Cyril Despres will no longer be a part of the team. KTM has mentioned the riders enlisted in the “Red Bull KTM Factory Racing” team, and Despres&#...
Honda's 2013 Dakar Round-Up
27 Feb 2013, 12:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Team HRC has put together a very nice video summing some of the key moments during the 2013 Dakar Rally in South America. The factory team had three riders in this amazing 14-day, 8,420 km (more ...
Small Puddle Causes Tens of Crashes in 2013 Dakar
11 Feb 2013, 12:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The guys racing in the Dakar Rallies are highly-experienced riders, well-acquainted to the harsh conditions of poor roads covered in rubble, sand and even larger rocks. However, having a pond and s...
Touratech Surfaces Awesome Extreme Shock
26 Jan 2013, 12:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Well-known in the adventure riders' world, Touratech is a name which stands for extreme reliability proven in the hardest conditions. Now, Touratech raises the bar even more with the release of...
2013 Dakar Final Stage Bikes Special Start Delayed Due to Clouds
19 Jan 2013, 12:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It seems like at the moment of writing the bikes still haven't started the final special stage of the 2013 Dakar. The Start was scheduled in La Serena for early in the morning, but low-altitude...
2013 Dakar: Lopez Takes Stage 13, Despres Still the Overall Leader
19 Jan 2013, 09:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With only one more stage in the 2013 Dakar, there is still room for serious racing, as things aren't yet decided. Chaleco Lopez triumphed in Stage 13 on home ground and is highly motivated for ...
2013 Dakar: Verhoeven Takes Stage 12, Injured Barreda Comes Third
18 Jan 2013, 07:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With a comfortable lead Frenchman Despres took thing easy in the 12th stage of the 2013 Dakar, preferring to rather help his team mate Ruben Faria and remain on the safe side to taking unnecessary r...
2013 Dakar: Stage 11 and the Hardships of the Fiambala Dunes
17 Jan 2013, 10:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The 2013 Dakar riders have had a hard time during the Stage 11: rain kept dust and dirt to the ground making visibility no longer a problem for the competitors following in the wake of the front-ru...
2013 Dakar: Stage 11 Means Dangerous Dunes Prone to Cause Navigation Errors
16 Jan 2013, 10:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Heat is building up in the 2013 Dakar Rally with only 3 stages left in this tough competition. Stage 11 links La Rioja and Fiambala in Argentina, and brings 256 km of liaison and a short but hard 2...
2013 Dakar: Stage 10 Is About Fast Technical Riding
15 Jan 2013, 22:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Stage 10 in the 2013 Dakar was a medium-length one with alternating terrain, with the riders’ navigation skills put to rest, as riding the 37 km liaison and 357 km of special stage were more a...
2013 Dakar: Stage 8 Is Rain Meets Pampas
14 Jan 2013, 10:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Stage 8 of the 2013 Dakar meant a little bit of changing in the rding manner as the competition moved to the Argentinian plains (pampas) and rain took over the rally. After hard times in the dry des...
2013 Dakar: Thomas Bourgin Dies after Crashing into a Chilean Police Car
12 Jan 2013, 12:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's a sad day for France, KTM and Dakar fans, as this tough raally claims yet another victim, French KTM rider Thomas Bourgin. Bourgin was only 25 and this was his first Dakar presence. So ...