Electric motorcycles are encroaching into just about every area of the motorcycle industry, from the tiny electro-scooter, through the ultra-trick electric dirt bike, and even into gasoline-powered club level racing – where one recently stood on the podium. The technology surrounding these vehicles is improving just as quickly as this expansion, and the motors, batteries [...]
Day 2 was a wet one for the World Superbike riders at Portimao. Carlos Checa led a morning session that only consisted of 8 riders. For the afternoon session, there was a little more competition as four more riders decided to venture out onto the track. Jonathan Rea followed up his solid performance during the [...]
The BMW S 1000 RR has just been awarded the International Bike of the Year award for 2010. This is the 26th time the International Bike of the Year award has been handed out, and the third time that a BMW Mottorad bike has taken the honors. The IBOTY Award has been around since 1985, [...]
Carlos Checa was the fastest rider around the track today, as the World Superbike riders embarked on their second day of testing at Portimao. Only 8 riders ventured out onto the track due to the wet conditions. Checa finished with a 1’56.162 lap time, nearly two seconds ahead of his closest competitor, Eugene Laverty. Noriyuki [...]
The Arai XD-3 is now one of the elder statesmen of what is becoming a fast growing segment of on/off road riding helmets. Almost all brands of riding gear including the once urbanized ( ICON Variant Helmet ) brand offer something to this growing market. Once called Dual Sport, the term Adventure Riding has now [...]
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1 – The neat, tidy, knees-to-tank, stretched-out style, eye to muscle memory, as the path of least resistance: the natural style of riding 2 – Knee comes off the tank credited to Mike Hailwood. Paul Smart 3 – Butt off the seat credited to Jarno Saarinen 4 – Knee-down, hang-off Kenny Roberts Sr. get the [...]
Ever have the problem with taking your dual sport motorcycle off road and really riding the motorcycle. Running through the woods at 45mph and have one of your hand guards get pulled off by a branch hanging out in the trail can really be a pain. Your hand is now exposed, being hit by all [...]
The first test I always put riding gear through is the same threshold a building inspector uses on emergency exit windows. The premise: Could any idiot navigate through without assistance? If use of the exit requires extra time, reading directions on the opening device, or an extra person to get through the window, it’s all [...]
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