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More speed controls in Belgium

25 April, 2020
The Belgian government is planning to measure the time a vehicle spends between two speedometers. From the beginning of next year a new project will start on the highway in the Belgian city of Gentbrugge.The time spent by a vehicle…

Gladiat8r Canedo helmet concept

25 April, 2020
My first reaction was: “this is weird!” But then I thought about the advantages this helmet has for summer riding, and I just might be converted. If a helmet is just tortuous for you in the heat, try the Canedo…

Australian Motorcycle Safety Videos

23 April, 2020
Australia is coming down hard with their road safety compaigns targeted for motorcyclists and the sobering thought that riders are more likely than car occupants to be killed or seriously injured on the road.There’s another video after the jump showing…

Icon PSA video: Motorcyclists take revenge on a Porsche

22 April, 2020
The guys at Icon have decided to a motorcycle safety video, but with a twist. It involves a Porsche and a couple of Harleys and what would happen if motorcyclists decide to extract vengeance for all the stuff that we…

Video: Evel Knievel, back to the 70's

22 April, 2020
This is really fun, whatever your age, you know Evel Knievel for sure. It’s not new, it’s from before though you might have bought the Evel Knievel toys for your children (or for yourself…?).Evel Knievel on New Year’s Eve, 1967…

Reevu Rear View helmet with mirror on sale

22 April, 2020
The Reevu MSX1 Rear View helmet is on sale after a long seven-year development period and a year of pre-production prototypes. The Rear View motorcycle helmet is as its name suggests - it features a small mirror mounted into the…

RS1, new carbon helmet from Marushin

20 April, 2020
This is one very futuristic-looking helmet, created by Marushin and made entirely from carbon. That makes the RS1 one of the lightest helmets in the world at only 1080 grams.The external shell is completely carbon, a material that is so…

Motorcycle Safety: The Airbag Sphere

17 April, 2020
After seeing this video of a motorcycle airbag sphere invented by Canadian Rejean Neron, we think that Dainese nor Alpinestars needn’t worry about the competition in this sector of protective motorcycle gear. Essentially this airbag sphere suit (which fashion wise…

High-speed motorcycle ride with Yamaha R1: video

15 April, 2020
Never ride a motorcycle in Russia. That’s the lesson we’ve taken from this video and while it would be morbid to take bets on how long this motorcyclist will live, the guy is clearly a total nutcase. The Yamaha R1…

Making Potholes visible

14 April, 2020
The bane and cause of numerous two wheel accidents are those potholes that seem to appear overnight. It would be nice if they could be prevented in the first place or fixed as soon as they do appear, but in…

Give motorists a second thought

13 April, 2020
Cars, motorbikes, speed, regulations, collisions: call it “traffic”?We are all involved with traffic and it’s not so easy to move around perfectly. The Department for Transport in the UK provides a serie of optical illusions to demonstrate how difficult it…

Marco Simoncelli demonstrates ABS safety technology

13 April, 2020
Honda Motor Europe seems to have a wicked sense of humor, they had Marco Simoncelli take part in the 2011 eSafety Challenge event that took place earlier this week in Vienna, Austria.Simoncelli who has been accused of everything but being…

Yamaha Tech3 truck kills motorcyclist in France

12 April, 2020
Yamaha’s Tech3 team upcoming weekend at Le Mans has started in a very tragic way. One of their trucks was invovled in fatal accident that caused the death of a 54-year old motorcyclist at the La Ciotat toll booth on…

Video: Time-lapsed road rage

11 April, 2020
Inconsiderate car drivers that don’t care about others, especially motorcyclists on the road is a common factor in every country around the world. When it personally happens to us we end up swearing profusely inside our helmets, then fuming for…

Video: the Freddie Spencer Riding School

10 April, 2020
If you want to work on your Grand Prix technique, you should check out the Freddie Spencer Riding School, where you will learn step by step how to ride faster and faster. You will learn about corner speed, braking, and…

A study in Sydney: riders risk impotence

9 April, 2020
Is riding your bike a problem for your health? It seems like it could be, with doctors saying motorbike riders risk impotence. A study was done on a group of 230 motorbike riders who rode their bikes for 3 hours…

Semper Ride – The Marines Motorcycle Safety Video Trailer

8 April, 2020
The Armed Forces are really taking to heart the safety of their personnel who ride motorcyles after statistics revealed that more servicemen are dying in motorcycle related accidents than soldiers killed by enemy fire in Iraq.They’ve had MotoGP’s 2006 World…

Dainese safety: free back armour with jacket

4 April, 2020
In Italy Dainese has launched an exclusive promotion to encourage the use of back protection. Until June 27, on purchasing a jacket of minimum value 400 euros, customers at Dainese flagship stores will receive a free back protection Wave G1…

Lorenzo and Checa at Nolan 2011 launch

4 April, 2020
The 2011 Nolan helmet range has been presented with brand ambassadors Jorge Lorenzo, Carlos Checa and Marco Melandri all on board to enjoy the 2011 range launch. The new year sees some innovative and exciting helmet development from Nolan, including…

Lane splitting Brazilian style (w/video)

3 April, 2020
Lane splitting is a way of life for motorycle and scooter riders in Italy, it not only saves money, and considering the extraordinary high gas prices in Italy it also makes a whole lot of sense for your wallet, but…