Triumph Thunderbird Sport Recall
Triumph Thunderbird Sport Recall NOTE: These recalls are presented as a public safety resource. For more information, visit your local Triumph Motorcycle dealer or visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website. Make : Triumph Model : Thunderbird Sport Year : 1999 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 99V083000 Recall Date : April 15, 1999 Component: Engine and Engine Cooling: Engine Potential Number Of …
Motorcycle Tire Change: Triumph Thunderbird Sport
Motorcycle Tire Change: Triumph Thunderbird Sport Changing the front tire on a Triumph Thunderbird Sport motorcycle is a fairly straightforward process, but there are a couple of issues that need to be resolved to successfully complete the task. The first problem to be solved is figuring out a way to get the bike up off the …
Chain Lube Reviews
Motorcycle Chain Lube Reviews and Information Welcome to the wBW Motorcycle Chain Lube Reviews index! This page includes a listing of our motorcycle chain lube reviews and related information. Reviews are listed from most recent to oldest. What is the best motorcycle chain lubricant? It is a question we get all the time here at webBikeworld. The …
Motorcycle Clothing Reviews
Motorcycle Clothing Reviews Best Motorcycle Clothing Best Motorcycle Jackets – Coming Soon Best Motorcycle Gloves – Coming Soon Best Motorcycle Boots – Coming Soon Best Motorcycle Pants – Coming Soon Best Motorcycle Jeans – Coming Soon Best Leather Motorcycle Clothing – Coming Soon Best Motorcycle High-Viz Clothing – Coming Soon Best Women’s Motorcycle Clothing …
Motorcycle Accident Statistics
Motorcycle Accident Statistics The mission of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is straightforward: “Save lives, prevent injuries, reduce vehicle-related crashes.” Although every Federal government agency seems overly politicized lately, and NHTSA quite often gets beaten up by various interest groups, the agency does publish relevant technical information. It’s too bad they haven’t …
Motorcycle Book Reviews
Riding Skills, Safety, Restoration, History Books and More, We Review The Best Motorcycle Books for Every Use Case At wBw we have spent years pouring through every conceivable motorcycle book you can imagine. While the internet is awesome we still love the physical aspects of paper. We tried to organize this page into broad topics that made sense. …
Motorcycle Braking Tips
Motorcycle Braking Tips This information was originally published in the New Zealand Motorcycle Safety Consultants Megarider eNewsletter New Zealand Motorcycle Safety Consultants, Wellington, New Zealand. You can subscribe to the Megarider eNewsletter: Send an email to [email protected] with a request to go on the mailing list. 1. Which brake is the most effective? The front brake is the …
Motorcycle Safety Information
Motorcycle Safety Information Motorcycle Training in the U.S. and U.K.: Visit the wBW Motorcycle Riding Schools, Training and Track Days page for information on Motorcycle Riding Schools, Racing Schools, Training, Track Days and Riding Skills Motorcycle Safety U.S.: Snell Memorial Foundation – Helmet info; helmet FAQ’s; search for approved helmets; how to purchase and fit helmets | National Association of State …
Cell Phone Crash Study
Cell Phone Crash Study Evidence of Effects of Cell Phone Use on Injury Crashes: Crash Risk is Four Times Higher When Driver is Using Hand-Held Cell Phone Common sense as well as experience tell us that handling and dialing cell phones while driving compromise safety, and evidence is accumulating that phone conversations also increase crash …
Motorcycle Safety Tips
Motorcycle Safety Tips Countersteering: What is it? Check out this article from the U.K. site “Survival Skills” | Can you steer a bike by leaning rather than countersteering? Keith Code says no in his “Twist of the Wrist” book series Mechanical Safety: Keep your motorcycle in good running order with maintenance and repair information on the wBW Motorcycle Maintenance and Repair page …
The “Hurt Study”
Motorcycle Accident Cause Factors and Identification of Countermeasures The “Hurt” Study Motorcycle Accident Cause Factors and Identification of Countermeasures, Volume 1: Technical Report, Hurt, H.H., Ouellet, J.V. and Thom, D.R., Traffic Safety Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90007, Contract No. DOT HS-5-01160, January 1981 (Final Report) The Hurt study, published in 1981, was a ground-breaking report …
Motorcycle Helmet Safety Information
Motorcycle Helmet Safety Information Read the October 2001 full report “Fatal Single Vehicle Motorcycle Crashes” (DOT HS 809 360) from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); a study recently conducted on motorcycle accidents and safety Single vehicle motorcycle crashes account for about 45 percent of all motorcyclist fatalities. More than 38,000 motorcyclists have died …
Chatterbox XBi – Part 2
Chatterbox XBi Review This section describes owner impressions of the Chatterbox XBi system; using the intercom; a summary of the features; the “Bottom Line Ratings“; and the conclusion. Chatterbox XBi User Impressions Controls Each Chatterbox XBi Bluetooth intercom module has five separate controls: On/Off, Mode and Intercom, along with Volume Up and Volume Down, seem like …
IMC Camos BTS-300 and Bluetooth Adapter Q&A
Part III: IMC Camos BT Adapter Q&A It’s apparent from the many emails we have received on the topic that Bluetooth motorcycle intercoms are still in the early stages of development, with many problems not yet solved. The recent IMC Camos Bluetooth stereo adapter article generated this dialog between the author, HBC, and an owner, …
Interphone Off Road Preview
Ruggedized Interphone Off Road Intercom for Adventure Touring November 2014 (Press release edited by webBikeWorld.com) – Interphone announced the “World’s first intercom system designed exclusively for the world of off-road travel”, the Interphone Off Road. The system has some unique features that should make it very useful for off-road adventures. Following is an edited press …
2007 Triumph Tiger
Triumph Motorcycles has announced the 2007 Triumph Tiger. Here are the specifications, information and photos of the new 2007 Tiger. More: Triumph Tiger Page | Triumph Motorcycles Page | 2007 Triumph Motorcycles Information and Pricing Brand new for 2007, the Triumph Tiger 1050 is set to revolutionize the motorcycle market with look that demands attention. The angular lines …
Triumph Tiger Specifications
Triumph Tiger From the Triumph Motorcycles Limited description of the 2006 Tiger: “The horizon is the Tiger’s destination, vast expanses its home. It thrives on challenge and lives for the journey and, no matter the task in hand, performs as only a bike with its depth can. And it’s tauter, sharper and more usable than …
2008 European Stunt Riding Championship
Photos From the 2008 European Stunt Riding Championships No Hands, One Handed Crossover, Candybar, Fender Grab, Touchdown, Look Back, Coaster, Combos, Circles, One-handed Circles…and these are just the wheelies! Then you have stoppies and strange names like Nac Nac, X-over, One Handed, Can Can, Kiss, One-eighty! Maybe you could simply summarize them using one generic …
The Four-Stroke Internal Combustion Cycle
1931 “T” Head Side Valve Here’s a copy of lithograph images (below the video) of the four-stroke cycle from Chapter V, “The Otto Cycle In Practice”, Internal Combustion Engines; Their Principles and Application to Automobile, Aircraft and Marine Purposes. It’s by the Officers of the Department of engineering and Aeronautics, The United States Naval Institute, Annapolis, …
Repairing Motorcycle Saddle Bags
Repairing ABS Motorcycle Bags Here are some tips on repairing ABS motorcycle saddle bags (aka panniers). This information was gleaned from various email newsgroups. I don’t know who posted this info; let me know and I’ll give you credit! In the meantime, thanks for helping your fellow motorcyclists! Repairing Motorcycle ABS Saddlebags There is a …
Moto Guzzi Valve Adjustment
Adjusting the Valves on a Moto Guzzi V-twin Adjusting Moto Guzzi valves is a fairly easy job. Here’s what you have to do for a basic valve adjustment: 1. Make sure the engine is cold; best to do this first thing in the morning after the bike has been sitting all night. 2. Place the bike …
Installing Fork Gaiters on a 1994 BMW K75
Installing Fork Gaiters on a 1994 BMW K75 Fork gaiters are a curious motorcycle accessory. Somehow, the accordion-shaped tubes made a motorcycle look instantly old-fashioned to me. Compared to the old Earle’s forks, which look like they could hold up the front end on a tank, the spindly tubes on the later /2 model BMW’s of …
The Leather Boys DVD Video
The Leather Boys Director: Sidney J. Furie (“The Ipcress File”) 108 minutes Made in 1963 Starring: Rita Tushingham (“A Taste of Honey”), Colin Campbell, and a young Dudley Sutton (“Tinker” from Lovejoy!) More: Home | wBW Vintage, Classic, Antique Motorcycles Page | Motorcycle Videos Page Even though this film is often listed for sale on various motorcycle book and …
Terra Circa
by: Aim Image Productions DVD (£24.99), 120 minutes with extras Filmed on location by the participants. More: Mondo Enduro Terra Circa is the sequel to Mondo Enduro. This is another fantastic tale and a story that all motorcyclists and non-motorcyclists alike will enjoy. As if the British Mondo Enduro concept wasn’t crazy enough, it had to be …
Desert Riders Motorcycle Adventure Touring Video
Desert Riders Filmed by Chris Scott Available From: Adventure Motorcycling DVD (£12.99), 75 minutes with extras Filmed on location. When I was but a wee tyke, I’d occasionally get shunted to my Grandmother’s house on a Friday night whilst my parents did whatever parents did for fun in the 1950’s (which I think involved playing cards …
Mike Hailwood Video
Mike Hailwood, Profile of a Legend by: Duke Video Available From: Garage Company and other sources VHS – $19.95 1 hour More: wBW Motorcycle Video Page | Motorcycle Books | Mike Hailwood Museum I’m of a mixed opinion about this video. It’s part of the “Profile of a Legend” series, which includes biographies of Giacomo Agostini, Geoff Duke, Mick Doohan, Joey Dunlop, …
Isle of Man TT Video
On Bike TT Experience 5 On Bike TT Experience 5 by Duke Video VHS (£12.99 from Duke Video), 90 minutes $34.95 from Cycle News Motorcycle Videos On-bike camera action of the Isle of Man TT. More: On Bike TT Videos from Duke Video | Isle of Man Guide The Isle of Man TT races are a throwback to the …
British Motorcycle Video
A-Z of British Motorcycles by Duke Video Available From: Motolit and other sources VHS – 3 Volumes. Claimed to be available on DVD. Each VHS is $29.99 3 hours each, total of 9 hours. Filmed in a studio. Volume 1: The Pioneers1898-1929 (#DU1111) Volume 2: The Vintage Years 1930-1949 (#DU1112) Volume 3: The Post War Classics 1950-2000 …
The 210mph Bikes
The 210mph Bikes by: Duke Video | Duke Video USA DVD (£16.99/$29.95), 60 minutes Format: NTSC DVD Catalogue No: 1648NV Can’t get enough MotoGP? The “Faster” video didn’t do it for us (see the wBW review), but this recent Duke release called “The 210mph Bikes” is an intriguing look at MotoGP with a focus on the motorcycles …
Suzuki DR650 Parts & Accessories
The Suzuki DR650 Budget Adventure Tourer One of the nice things about the DR650 is the huge number of accessories and upgrades to choose from. These are a few of the retailers I’ve used or which have been recommended by webBikeWorld visitors. Got a tip? Send it to me at [email protected] DR650 Accessories and Parts My …
Motorcycle Boot Reviews
For City Rides, Track Day Laps or Sports Tours Through Africa, Our Hands On Reviews of Motorcycle Boots Will Help You Find the Perfect Pair of Boots for Whatever Your Riding Adventure. Do you even need specific motorcycle boots? Sure, you can wear regular shoes on your motorcycle, a good pair of boots is a …
Motorcycle Glove Reviews
Hands On Motorcycle Glove Reviews For 20+ Years. We Crash, Scrape & Beat Gloves Up So You Don’t Have To. We all agree that our hands are important and that protecting them is absolutely vital when you spend time riding a motorcycle for fun. It befuddles us that in this day and age we still see …
Motorcycle Glove Reviews
Hands On Motorcycle Glove Reviews For 20+ Years. We Crash, Scrape & Beat Gloves Up So You Don’t Have To. We all agree that our hands are important and that protecting them is absolutely vital when you spend time riding a motorcycle for fun. It befuddles us that in this day and age we still see …
Motorcycle Jacket Reviews
From Testing Abrasion Resistance to Trying To Look Cool, We Get Hands On to Review Motorcycle Jackets In Order to Help You Pick The Right One for Your Riding Style Every rider is different and every use case is different so when it comes to finding the perfect motorcycle jacket the goal isn’t trying to …
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Motorcycle Battery and Charger Reviews
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Motorcycle Lifts, Stands, Wheel Chock & Ramp Reviews
You’re In Motorcycle Storage & Transport Heaven With Our Motorcycle Lifts, Stands ,Wheel Chock & Ramp Reviews Welcome to the webBikeWorld motorcycle stands, motorcycle lifts and motorcycle wheel chock reviews index! Don’t forget to check out our popular Motorcycle Maintenance and Repair articles. Best Motorcycle Lifts, Stands and Wheel Chocks Recent Reviews Read Motorcycle Lifts, Stands and Wheel …
Moto Guzzi Exhaust Systems
Homologated Euro 3 silencers for Moto Guzzi Slip-on mufflers (exhaust silencers) that comply with the Euro 3 emissions standard are now available for the Moto Guzzi V11, the Quota, the Breva, Griso, Norge and 1200 Sport. The silencers are made by Agostini Mandello del Lario and are manufactured in a special stainless steel with weight …
Moto Guzzi V11 Sport Recall
Moto Guzzi V11 Sport Recall More: More Moto Guzzi Recalls 1998 – 2001 | Moto Guzzi page | Motorcycle Safety page NOTE: These motorcycle recalls are presented as a public safety resource. For more information, visit your Moto Guzzi Motorcycle dealer or visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website. There are two separate recall notices on this page: Moto Guzzi V11 Sport …
