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Stories about: motorcycle safety

A Chinese Woman's Unbelievably Close Call
A Chinese Woman's Unbelievably Close Call

12 Nov 2012, 16:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's a win-fail... or a fail-win, call it whatever you like, but one thing is sure: the woman in this movie was unbelievably lucky. Now, if you ever went to China, you've probably known...

 
Yamaha R6 Rider Magic Tankslapper Recovery
Yamaha R6 Rider Magic Tankslapper Recovery

12 Nov 2012, 14:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Most of the guys who land a wheelie improperly at a high speed crash. That's not a sentence, it's pure statistics... and if yo don't believe me, just do a little internet survey of gu...

 
Chinese Woman Rides Bike with 5 Kids
Chinese Woman Rides Bike with 5 Kids

10 Nov 2012, 12:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Watching this movie makes me thing if all the motorcycle safety discussions really have a point. I mean ok, I may not be the safest rider around, and keep doing a lot of less-safe and less-legal th...

 
Stoppie Goes Wrong, Stunt Rider Injured Seriously
Stoppie Goes Wrong, Stunt Rider Injured Seriously

9 Nov 2012, 14:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Stunt riding is a dangerous thing to do, even if you're a pro. Simply, the bones break just the same and don't care if you're 23 or 50, American or Swedish, or if you fall off a Ducat...

 
BMW Deliberatley Hits Bike in Russian Road Rage Outbreak
BMW Deliberatley Hits Bike in Russian Road Rage Outbreak

9 Nov 2012, 14:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Shouting abuse and profanity is understandable in some cases, as stressed drivers and riders alike happen to make mistakes. But from some swearing and shouting to running your car into a bike on pur...

 
Silly Scooter Rider Crashes Into Innocent Tree
Silly Scooter Rider Crashes Into Innocent Tree

9 Nov 2012, 09:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Jumping a scooter across an elevated road in the woods sounds like almost asking for it... but the brave stunt rider in this movie was not afraid. We could find some evil trees in folk tales and...

 
Car Cuts, Scooter Flats, and Rider Flies
Car Cuts, Scooter Flats, and Rider Flies

8 Nov 2012, 16:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some old rider (my grandfather, now almost 90) once told me that I really had to be careful when out there on the streets, even if I was not speeding and I would be driving/ riding really prudent. ...

 
Scooter Passes Car, Crashes Silly
Scooter Passes Car, Crashes Silly

8 Nov 2012, 12:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Passing the vehicle in front usually requires to make some quick decisions in terms of timing and speed. However, failing to assess the rest of the traffic conditions may lead to nasty consequence...

 
No Stunt Today for You, Sir
No Stunt Today for You, Sir

7 Nov 2012, 15:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Well, I guess I'll have to say time time and again: wheelies are nice'n'neat, but if you just feel like popping one in busy traffic, then you'd better be very good at this... or ...

 
Occasional Ninja Fails to Jump Bike
Occasional Ninja Fails to Jump Bike

6 Nov 2012, 16:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Being a part-time ninja is tough, and watching this movie will convince you we're right. With no full-time employment as an elite fighter and slaying enemies in stealthy or spectacular ways,...

 
Reckless Motorist Causes Incoming Biker to Crash Violently
Reckless Motorist Causes Incoming Biker to Crash Violently

5 Nov 2012, 14:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I guess everybody knows at least one guy who believes bikers are saints and car drivers are demons set out to hunt two-wheelers down. Well, this movie is an excellent example you might use to explai...

 
Family of 5 Riding A Sidecar Runs the Red Light, Gets Splattered
Family of 5 Riding A Sidecar Runs the Red Light, Gets Splattered

3 Nov 2012, 12:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / They say there's power in numbers: well it might be so, but not when the number is 5, and you're on a bike, running the red light. A family of 5, reportedly Turkish, are riding a sideca...

 
Awesome Bike Stunt Duo Ends in Horrible Crash
Awesome Bike Stunt Duo Ends in Horrible Crash

3 Nov 2012, 11:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Stunt-riding is one of the most dangerous jobs around in the two-wheeled world. And it's not about all the spills and broken bones, and whatnot, as it is about the extremely brutal accident whi...

 
Arai Explains Why Their Helmets Are Better
Arai Explains Why Their Helmets Are Better

3 Nov 2012, 11:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Arai is one of the most revered names in the business or protecting the riders' heads, and this goes almost without saying. This family-owned business is already three-generations old and ra...

 
Hot Licks Exhaust Offers Custom Flame Throwers
Hot Licks Exhaust Offers Custom Flame Throwers

3 Nov 2012, 10:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Your bike catching fire is definitely no laughing matter, especially as we've seen so many times how fast can a motorcycle turn into a pile of bent metal and ash. But... how about if you could ...

 
I Want New Wheels
I Want New Wheels

2 Nov 2012, 16:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you want to have a bit of nice, easy fun, gather some of your friends, even if they're not riding a motorcycle, have them for a barbeque or just a cold one, sit comfortably and try to imagin...

 
Chopper Brakes Excessively , Crashes On Highway
Chopper Brakes Excessively , Crashes On Highway

2 Nov 2012, 10:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There is a huge number of motorcyclists who simply disregard the need of learning how to properly use the brakes, it's not even funny. Emergency braking when driving a car could send it ski...

 
Ducati Streetfighter Rider Crashes Hard, Helmet Saves the Day
Ducati Streetfighter Rider Crashes Hard, Helmet Saves the Day

1 Nov 2012, 15:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I get really freaked out when I see riders not wearing helmets while on the road. And riding at high speed on twisty roads or in busy streets is even worse. With all the respect for those against...

 
Russian Ghost Rider Wannabe Fails Miserably
Russian Ghost Rider Wannabe Fails Miserably

31 Oct 2012, 14:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Before passing any kind of judgement on what the notorious and anonymous Ghost Rider did on the streets of Europe, and even before judging upon the safety issues of wheeling at 360 km/h (223 mph), ...

 
Kawasaki ZX10-R 0-299 km/h Video Is A Bit Scary
Kawasaki ZX10-R 0-299 km/h Video Is A Bit Scary

30 Oct 2012, 15:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We all like speed, no matter whether we're thinking about teenager dreaming about some sport bike, guys actually riding bike on a daily basis, or out grandfathers. Well, maybe when it comes ...