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Ducati Streetfighter versus Dog
Ducati Streetfighter versus Dog

1 Aug 2013, 13:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There are rather few encounters between motorcycles and various animals which end good for the bikes and bikers. Whether we're talking about dogs, sheep or birds, it's an almost sure recip...

 
How to Kill Yourself on a Honda CBR
How to Kill Yourself on a Honda CBR

31 Jul 2013, 12:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There's absolutely nothing wrong with riding a powerful and fast bike such as a Honda CBR, be it a 600cc or a liter-class machine. Some wise, old rider once said that bikes are ridden using the...

 
70 MPH Crash Seen by the Helmet Cam
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 ...

 
Spectacularly Stupid Hayabusa Crash
Spectacularly Stupid Hayabusa Crash

29 Jul 2013, 14:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After watching this video the only thing which came into mind was to continuously ask why get aboard a Hayabusa before being able to make it safely through a turn on two wheels? It looks like the...

 
Zero Excuses for This Ducati 848 Crash
Zero Excuses for This Ducati 848 Crash

29 Jul 2013, 11:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / No pity, but no bashing also, for this Ducati 848 rider, as it looks like he kind of knew what could happen. Riding hard on mountain roads, it was only natural that gravel and sand waited after one ...

 
Dainese Shows D-Air Street Rider Airbag Crash Test
Dainese Shows D-Air Street Rider Airbag Crash Test

26 Jul 2013, 10:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Recently teamed up with BMW Motorrad for further development of both race track and street rider airbag systems, notorious Italian protective gear manufacturer Dainese has just surfaced some officia...

 
Too Bad the R6 Is Not a Dirt Bike
Too Bad the R6 Is Not a Dirt Bike

25 Jul 2013, 15:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some take this for granted, some feel like testing it, if willy-nilly: the Yamaha R6 is not a dirt bike. Just like the Ducati 848, riding if beyond the edge of the asphalt means going past the p...

 
Shockingly Violent Crash, Rider Flies and Walks Away
Shockingly Violent Crash, Rider Flies and Walks Away

25 Jul 2013, 14:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Despite the violent and almost disturbing images recorded by the onboard camera of a bus in Tallahassee, Florida the rider involved in this accident walked away and did not sustain any life-threaten...

 
Can Such Helmet Damage Be Real?
Can Such Helmet Damage Be Real?

25 Jul 2013, 12:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After watching this picture for countless times and analyzing it the best we could, we're still having two opposing ideas here: some say that such helmet abrasion is possible, provided that so...

 
Yamaha R6 Crashes Hard into the Mountain Wall
Yamaha R6 Crashes Hard into the Mountain Wall

24 Jul 2013, 15:19 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A scary accident was filmed by an onboard camera as a rider lost control of his 2013 Yamaha YZF-R6 on the Angeles Crest, California and smashed hard into the mountain wall, causing the motorcyclist ...

 
Whoops, I've Just Missed the Corner
Whoops, I've Just Missed the Corner

24 Jul 2013, 13:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Speeding and speed-triggered rider errors are some of the most common motorcycle accidents which do not involve crashing with another vehicle, and this footage depicts one of the errors which are t...

 
Idiot Rider Fails Rolling Burnout, Hits Pedestrians
Idiot Rider Fails Rolling Burnout, Hits Pedestrians

22 Jul 2013, 15:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's always down to the same thing: why choose to ride a bike in ways one obviously knows nothing about? And while at it, why attempt such a stupid things in public, with dozens of people a cou...

 
Andrea Antonelli Dies at 25 During Moscow World Supersport Race
Andrea Antonelli Dies at 25 During Moscow World Supersport Race

22 Jul 2013, 09:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of World Supersport rider Andrea Antonelli. Antonelli, 25, was involved in a high-speed crash on the straight line between Turn 14 and Turn ...

 
Ducati 848 Hates the Off-Road
Ducati 848 Hates the Off-Road

21 Jul 2013, 09:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like good, clean asphalt is the only thing we should ever feed to a Ducati 848, as gravel, grass and ditches are definitely not its cup of tea. Or gas, or oil, for what's worth. Thi...

 
Reckless Driver Cuts Center Line, Causes R1 to Crash Hard
Reckless Driver Cuts Center Line, Causes R1 to Crash Hard

20 Jul 2013, 09:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We cannot even begin to say how much we hate all road users who are stupid and reckless enough such as to cut through the turns. They are a real menace on the roads and we're ever so glad each ...

 
Brutal Harley Crash, Rider Miraculously Unscathed
Brutal Harley Crash, Rider Miraculously Unscathed

19 Jul 2013, 09:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A breathtaking combination of fail and win for Jean Claude, a motorcycle rider who was involved in a very brutal accident with a Camaro. He was cruising in southern Florida just above the speed l...

 
Not Exactly the Best Ninja Street Racer in India
Not Exactly the Best Ninja Street Racer in India

18 Jul 2013, 12:14 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's one more video which should make people think twice before using the public roads as a race track. And when it comes to India, a place knows for the fact that riders wearing helmets and ...

 
Most Common Motorcycle Accidents Explained
Most Common Motorcycle Accidents Explained

18 Jul 2013, 09:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's an extremely useful motorcycle safety web resource which could help reduce the number of accidents involving motorcycles. Though in French, the excellent animated videos are as intui...

 
Ducati Rider Can't Avoid Mindless Driver
Ducati Rider Can't Avoid Mindless Driver

17 Jul 2013, 15:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Lucky day for a Ducati 1000 rider on the famous Snake in California, as he manages to slow down a bit before hitting a car turning across the double yellow line. Some might argue that being invol...

 
Pretty Bad Scooter Crash
Pretty Bad Scooter Crash

17 Jul 2013, 12:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's really disturbing at times seeing just how careless can some road users be and crashes like the one in this video make us ask ourselves whether the license for riding 49cc scooters are not...