Girl Rides. No She Doesn't
18 Oct 2013, 14:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I will never be able to understand how people who ride motorcycles and scooter will allow greenhorns to throw a leg over these machines without even wearing a helmet. I could skip the rather rea...
Rookie Hails Fellow Rider and Crashes Silly
18 Oct 2013, 11:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yes, I know laughing at people crashing is not the most polite thing to do, but some wipeouts are simply hilarious, and this one is among the funniest this fall, pun intended. Now, hailing other ...
Honda Announces CBR300R, Full-On War with the Ninja 300
17 Oct 2013, 11:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Lo and behold, the Honda CBR300R is announced, and the fray in the low-middleweight segment begins anew. We kind of knew Honda has been preparing a full-scale attack in all segments of the market...
Ducati Monster Crashes Very Bad because of Wrong Trajectory through Turn
13 Oct 2013, 12:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Being able to anticipate the best and safest trajectory through a turn way ahead of properly entering it is a key asset when riding a motorcycle. Failure to properly determine one's trajectory ...
Honda Announces the GXH50 All-New Kid Kart Engines
3 Oct 2013, 15:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Honda Performance Development (HPD), the racing division of American Honda Motor Co., announces the introduction of an all-new Kid Kart engine, dubbed GXH50. This move aims to revive the entry-le...
Rider Misses Turn, Flies into the Woods
2 Oct 2013, 12:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One of the very first things new riders should be taught by their more experienced friends is to focus on improving their skills prior to pushing their limits too much. While performance is obvio...
Yamaha YZF-R125 Rider Breaks Both Hands in Silly Accident
19 Sep 2013, 09:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Checking with your rear view mirrors is of course, a very good idea, unless you do it when you should have been observing the approaching bend... This is the rather hard lesson a German young fe...
Lolrider Crashing into the Bushes
18 Sep 2013, 12:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / They say all riders will go down at some point. Well, I tend to say such a statement is true, but there's a very big difference as to how will people come off their bikes: the rider or the lolr...
Target Fixation Causes Lolrider to Crash
12 Sep 2013, 14:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Pretty much any seasoned rider will agree with me when I say that even some might find it hard to believe, but the bike tends to go in the direction you're looking at. The best proof to back...
Unaware Ninja 300 Rider Rear-Ends Hilux
11 Sep 2013, 15:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Traffic awareness is most likely the most important thing a motorcycle operator must learn really quickly. Well, at least it's the most important next to actually learning how to ride the bike ...
Noob Wrecks Ducati Hypermotard 1100
11 Sep 2013, 14:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Now this is one chap who will not be riding his father's Ducati Hypermotard 1100 again any time soon. This footage is probably the best explanation why beginning riders should not be allowed...
2014 Honda Shadow Spirit 750, still Classic after All These Years
11 Sep 2013, 14:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Honda unveils the 2014 Shadow Spirit 750, one really sweet bike for those in search of a machine with ageless classic looks, trusted and proven reliability, on a tighter budget and don't want t...
Kawasaki Unwraps 2014 Ninja 300 ABS SE
11 Sep 2013, 14:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Kawasaki introduces their premium Ninja 300 machine, the 2014 ABS Special Edition. Fairly easy to mistake it for a middleweight sport beast the 2014 Ninja 300 ABS SE is clearly aiming for the title ...
Watch and Learn: Cornering Is Serious Business, and so Are Crashes
11 Sep 2013, 12:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bad day for this Honda rider who went out for a ride on a winding road and asked one of his friend to shoot the whole trip with a Go Pro camera attached to his Kawasaki Concours. I don't wan...
Sym Brings Mio 50 and Citycom 300i Scooters to Canada
10 Sep 2013, 14:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Two new Sym scooters will be imported in Canada, CMG informs. The Canadian riders will soon be able to choose between the small-displacement Mio 50 and the larger cruiser commuter Citycom 300i. I...
Yamaha Sacks the Grizzly 300 and Three Raptor ATVs
6 Sep 2013, 12:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Tough decision from Yamaha reported by Dealernews: no less than 4 small-displacement and middleweight ATVs will be ditched from the 2014 line-up. According to the same source, the Yamaha ATV deal...
Is This Why Some Riders Fear the Rain?
5 Sep 2013, 14:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Riding a motorcycle in the rain or on wet roads is no wizardry: it's just another set of rules that apply, and those who understand them usually have no problems. In any case, not in cases as c...
Silly Mistake Leads to Silly Crash
3 Sep 2013, 14:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's hard to tell whether the road was wet or not, but one thing is obvious: we've seen much better riders in similar situations. Some claim there might be some oil on the road, or mayb...
Unskilled Racer almost Becoming Dead Racer
29 Aug 2013, 15:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One of the most important lessons for a new rider is to learn how to keep within the confinements of his or her lane. Doing so is not only the right and legal way to ride, but is also a safety measu...
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...