Motorcycle Safety Foundation Offers Basic eCourse Safety e-Learning Program
29 Aug 2013, 13:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A well established presence in the two-wheeled world, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation announces a new safety-minded operation, but this time it's e-learning time: the Basic eCourse. The MSF...
How to Choose a Motorcycle Helmet, Part 1
17 Aug 2013, 09:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Decisions, decisions, decisions... whether you are a fresh rider in search for the first lid, or a seasoned rider, choosing the next motorcycle helmet can be a pretty difficult task these days. Far ...
Rider with Zero Braking Skills Crashing Silly
10 Aug 2013, 08:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some olde riders say it's way easier to throw a leg over a bike and go fast than stopping or slowing down properly when needed... and they couldn't be closer to the truth. Give the very...
Too Much Speed, Too Little Lean and the Ninja 636 Crashes
8 Aug 2013, 14:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / At least the fellow who has uploaded this Kawasaki Ninja 636 crash was honest: "Went in too fast for my comfort/skill level. Panicked when I started veering towards the outside of the turn and ...
How Motorcycle ABS Works
2 Aug 2013, 16:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / While studies showed that motorcycles fitted with ABS are safer than those without, there are some situations where this feature is not good at all
70 MPH Crash Seen by the Helmet Cam
29 Jul 2013, 16:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / As the rider in this video says, this bad crash occurred because of insufficient riding experience. A more seasoned motorcyclist would test a bit the brakes of a motorcycle before heading out in ...
Canada May Rethink Motorcycle Licensing Process
24 Jul 2013, 15:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's good to see some Canadian motorcycle professionals raising their voices and speaking in favor of a more realistic way for issuing motorcycle licenses. At least this is what we saw in the O...
Kawasaki Z800 Is Not the Best Beginner Bike
22 Jul 2013, 12:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There are a lot of crashes involving new, inexperienced riders aboard all sorts of motorcycles, and most of them occur because of people failing to properly maneuver the bike. This is one of the rea...
Watch and Learn: Kawasaki Rider Is Fast but Can't Corner
18 Jul 2013, 15:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's somewhat disheartening watching fellows ride 100+ HP bikes really hard without being skilled enough to corner properly or at least figure out they're coming in way too hot for the tur...
Mandatory ATGATT? Thanks, but No Thanks
12 Jul 2013, 16:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I really hate it when the state acts erratically and dumb ideas make it to the surface, showing that some of the white collars are really getting paid for being just silly and avoiding any reasonabl...
When the Rain Comes Down, Down Goes the Bike
12 Jul 2013, 09:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some people fear riding in the wet as they claim ot having any feel of the motorcycle. While we kind of understand them, we must definitely say that riding on wet roads is no rocket science, and pre...
Turns Are All about Leaning
3 Jul 2013, 11:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Riding on two-wheels is all about leaning properly through the turns, but it looks like not everyone can do so. By all means, the rider in this video doesn't seem to be that fond of switchin...
2014 V Star 250 New Starter Chopper Arrives in July
22 Jun 2013, 07:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Star Motorcycles shows their 2014 model of the small V Star 250, a great chopper for beginners. Given the 27" (68.6 cm) seat height, the 2014 V Star 250 is great for smaller riders, boys and...
The Danger of Riding a Motorcycle
21 Jun 2013, 09:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We're ever so glad we stumbled upon this highly educational video: we're positive even the older, more experienced riders will remember the hard times they most likely went through while r...
Watch and Learn: Locking the Front Is Biting the Dust
20 Jun 2013, 12:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Braking hard in tight situations is the only thing a rider can do in order to avoid a collision. Even if if comes to the extreme solution of laying the bike down, it's either brake and stop/ sw...
How to Beat the Heat when Riding in Hot Weather, Part 2
7 Jun 2013, 16:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Hi folks, and welcome to the second part of the "How to beat the heat" guide for riding in hot weather. The first part of the guide went through the basic explanation of the processes t...
Don' Speed If You Can't Ride
8 May 2013, 14:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The advice in the title is unfortunately largely overlooked by a lot of fresh riders, and failing to heed it sometimes leads to ill consequences. We are having a really hard time trying to imagin...
How to Beat the Heat when Riding in Hot Weather, Part 1
4 May 2013, 15:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / They say a motorcyclist who rides much throughout the year is seldom dry, as he or she is either wet from rain or wet from sweating... and there is much truth in this. Those of you who are acquainte...
Watch and Learn: Multiple No-Nos Leading to a Crash
26 Apr 2013, 12:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The shortness of this video is a good match for the no-nos when it comes to riding a bike and making it home in one piece, rider and motorcycle, alike. First of all, it's the classic scenari...
You Can't Crash This BMW F800R
25 Apr 2013, 14:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If MC Hammer saw this BMW F800R, he's most likely added some different flavor to his best of all times, and we'd be now singing and dancing to the "You Can't Crash This" tun...