Ride in Peace, Modern Day Heroes!
18 Nov 2013, 16:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I can remember at least four professional riders who lost their lives this year, and I am positive their ranks are unfortunately bigger. Learning about the death of Kurt Caselli in the Baja 1000 ral...
Kurt Caselli Dies in the Baja 1000 Rally
18 Nov 2013, 07:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It is with grief that we have to report the death of motocross and cross-country rider Kurt Caselli. He succumbed to massive injuries he sustained in his head after reportedly hitting an animal and ...
NHTSA: Motorcycle Deaths Up in the US
17 Nov 2013, 08:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Road-related fatalities increased for the first time since 2005 in the US, a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) report says. A 3.3 percent increase to 33,561 fatalities was recor...
And That's How You Cheat Death
10 Nov 2013, 13:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I've heard about bare-handed people defeating guys armed with swords, seen karateka striking so fast that the fellow threatening them with a gun at point blank range did not get to move a finge...
Honda's Giant Mistake and Marquez' Life-Saver
23 Oct 2013, 16:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's been quite a long time since a MotoGP round was so full of tension like the one at Phillip Island was last Sunday. The battle for the championship title was rekindled in the most unexpecte...
New Funny Motorcycle Safety Ad from Thailand
16 Oct 2013, 14:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like the Thai road safety commission likes a lot the good cop - bad cop routine. The motorcycle safety campaign they ran during the spring used the horror factor to show how dangerous ridi...
Marco Simoncelli Remembered at Sepang and Around the World
15 Oct 2013, 13:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Sadly, autumn does not only bring the end of the MotoGP season, but the rememberance of Marco Simoncelli, killed in a tragic accident during the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang, October 23rd 2011. ...
Porsche Supercup Leader Sean Edwards Dies in Track Crash
15 Oct 2013, 12:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / British racing driver Sean Edwards, son of former F1 driver Guy Edwards and 2013 Porsche Supercup Championship leader, has died in a crash at the Queensland Raceway in Australia. The 26-year-old,...
Armed Motorcycle Thief Shot by Police
14 Oct 2013, 13:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If there's one thing about the Brazilian Police is the fact that these guys don't seem to hesitate when they can intervene and stop a crime. And this is exactly what an armed motorcycle th...
2013 MotoGP: Fierce Battle Expected in End-Season Triple Header
7 Oct 2013, 12:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Another "tour de force" is expected for MotoGP riders and their teams as the championship draws to an end and the second triple header of the series will begin this weekend with the Malays...
Incredible Escape from Certain Death
5 Oct 2013, 09:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It appears that this rather disturbing crash is happening in China, if we were to trust the location data provided by the uploader. However, location has nothing to do with the extreme consequences ...
Amputee Rider Uses Brain to Control His New Robotic Leg
3 Oct 2013, 12:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A huge step forward in prosthetics was made as the first rewired-nerves brain-controlled robotic leg was tested on a 32-year-old rider who had one of his limbs amputated after a motorcycle accident....
How Does Crashing into a Van Look Like?
1 Oct 2013, 13:25 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The only thing worst than crashing your bike into a vehicle is that vehicle being a big SUV, a van or a truck. While colliding with smaller vehicles is obviously not the best thing which can happen,...
Guy Looses Bike in Flood after Making a Very Stupid Decision
27 Sep 2013, 07:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Among all the silly things people do, some of them are very, very bad and usually result in maiming or death. Fighting a battle against the forces of nature is usually a bad idea, especially when de...
Rider Hits His Head Against Metal Pole, Saved by the Helmet
17 Sep 2013, 16:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's one more piece of surveillance footage dedicated to those who oppose the helmet laws. This time it's not about who had the right of way and who was to blame for this crash. And I...
Valentino Rossi's Wish You Were Here Simoncelli Tribute Helmet
17 Sep 2013, 13:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here are some neat photos of Valentino Rossi's racing helmet we wore during his home MotoGP round at Misano. A truly unique and deeply meaningful design created by Aldo Drudi, expressing the re...
Marco Sic Simoncelli Memorial Unveiled
14 Sep 2013, 07:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's a second year of MotoGP reaching Misano, San Marino without the inspiring presence of Marco Sic Simoncelli, killed in a terrible accident at Sepang in Malaysia, October 23, 2011. However, ...
On Bike Stunts and Parenting Fail
13 Sep 2013, 15:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Initially, I was about to do a small safety-related write-up as I was watching a bike stunt trick go wrong, but as the video reached the end, I god rather unnerved and decided it was time for a more...
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...
Innocent Rider Has a Brush with Death Thanks to Audi Idiot
21 Aug 2013, 12:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Almost making it into the local papers, but in the obituaries section, here's the unbelievably close shave an innocent rider out for some canyon carving had, courtesy of a idiot Audi driver. ...