QB Carbon Ducati MotoGP Replica Bodywork
QB Carbon offers MotoGP replica bodywork kit for the Ducati 748/916/996/998 (Photos Courtesy QB Carbon) This is a SWEET! A complete MotoGP replica bodywork kit for the 916/748/996/998 series of Superbikes! The bodywork is manufactured by QB Carbon, the leading manufacturer of carbon fibre products in the U.K. QB Carbon, based in Nottingham in the U.K., supplies many …
2013 BMW Motorrad Days
2013 Motorcycle News BMW Motorrad Days Set for July 5-7, 2013 More: wBW BMW Motorcycle Page | wBW Motorcycle Product Reviews May 8, 2013 – The BMW Motorrad Days 2013 will celebrate 90 years of BMW Motorrad history in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. This year the world’s biggest BMW Motorrad meeting will take place from July 5th – 7th. Once again, the organizers …
Cardo Scala Rider Q1 and Q3 Intercoms
Cardo Scala Rider Q1 and Q3 Music Sharing Intercoms Announced UPDATE: Cardo Scala Rider Q1 and Q3 Review May 1, 2013 – Cardo Systems, Inc. has announced two all-new additions to its Scala Rider product line: the rider-to-passenger Q1 TeamSet and the bike-to-bike capable Q3 MultiSet and Q3 Single. Replacing the popular Solo, TeamSet and Q2Pro products, …
AGV Pista GP Helmet
AGV Announces the “Pista GP” Helmet April 2013 – New High-End AGV Helmet: The Pista GP. Press Release (Edited by webBikeWorld.com): AGV announced a new line of “Extreme Standards Helmets”. The motorcycle helmets are based on the “Human Engineering” concept, according to AGV, which applies to a new design process which starts from the components that …
Motorola Talkabout MU350R
Motorola MU350R Bluetooth Two-Way Radio Announced April 18, 2013 – Motorola announced a potential game-changer: the Motorola MU350 and MU350R (kit of two radios) Talkabout Bluetooth two-way “walkie-talkie” radio. Available in summer of 2013, the MU350R is claimed to have built-in Bluetooth. This could mean that you could pair it with your Bluetooth motorcycle intercom …
Motorcycle News 2012
Honda CRF 250L Dual-Sport Motorcycle Honda CRF 250L Dual-Sport More wBW: Motorcycle Reviews | Product Reviews | BMW Motorcycles April 13, 2012 – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has announced the start of sales in Japan on May 14, 2012, of a new 250-cc on/off-road motorcycle, the CRF250L, which offers an agile ride in a wide range of riding environments …
Vega Phantom Helmet
Vega Announces the “Phantom” Convertible Helmet March 29, 2013 – Vega announced the Phantom convertible helmet today. The Phantom is the latest addition to the company’s Stealth line of premium helmets, offering “exceptional European styling, superior fit, plush fabrics and edgy graphics” at relatively low cost. The Stealth Phantom seamlessly transforms from an open-face style to …
Motorcycle Helmet Head Shapes
Hohenstein Institute Head Shape Study Confirms the Differences and Importance of Motorcycle Helmet Internal Shapes March 20, 2013 – It was more than 10 years ago when we first described the differences in head shapes and the relation to motorcycle helmet fit in the webBikeWorld Motorcycle Helmet FAQ. Our findings were not based on scholarly research, …
Firstgear Boots 2013
Firstgear Back in the Boot Business for 2013 March 8, 2013 – Firstgear motorcycle apparel has been around in one form or another for more than 20 years. Owned by motorcycle products distributor Tucker Rocky, Firstgear is recognized by American motorcyclists as a purveyor of high-quality, innovative products. Motorcycle jackets, pants and gloves are the primary …
Nolan NCom Multi2 and B1
Nolan Ncom Multi2 and B1 “Basic” Intercoms Announced March 7, 2013 – Nolan announced today the Multi2 and B1 motorcycle helmet intercoms. Here is an edited version of the Nolan press release: In 2006, Nolan took the riding industry and the electronics world by surprise by being the first company to introduce a Bluetooth system to …
2009 Brembo Brakes
Brembo Announces 7 New Motorcycle Brake Products and Receives TÜV/ABE Certification Feb. 13, 2009 – Brembo continued its practice of introducing innovative high-performance motorcycle products for the North American market at Dealer Expo in Indianapolis this weekend. The new product offerings include the 15RCS master cylinder, a nickel-finish brake caliper, a Supermotard brake disc and …
Honda CTX700 & CTX700N
Honda CTX700 and CTX700N Announced More wBW: Motorcycle Reviews | Product Reviews | Helmet Reviews February 12, 2013 – Honda Announces the CTX700N and CTX700, the first models of the CTX Series to bring the “Comfort Technology Experience”. Honda today unveiled the CTX700N “naked” bike and the CTX700 motorcycle equipped with a cowl at the International Motorcycle Show in Chicago …
Michelin Anakee III Tires
Michelin Anakee III Tires Announced February 8, 2013 – Michelin has announced a new Anakee III adventure-touring tire, replacing the popular Anakee II tires that have been fitted to many BMW GS and other adventure-touring bikes. The Anakee III will become standard fitment for 2013 BMW R 1200 GS motorcycles. Here’s an edited version of the …
Arai Defiant Helmet Preview
Arai Announces the Defiant Helmet (Rapide-IR) February 8, 2013 – The new Arai Defiant helmet was announced today. The helmet appears to be a U.S. DOT/Snell version of the Japan-market Arai Rapide-IR. Information on the new Defiant is slow in forthcoming, but the helmet is based on the Arai RX-Q (review), a “Round Oval” helmet …
Ducati is Honored Marque at 2013 Amelia Island Concours
Ducati Named “The Amelia’s” 2013 Honored Motorcycle February 5, 2013 – Ducati motorcycles will be the honored motorcycle of the 18th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Ducati is the fourth motorcycle marque to be honored by “The Amelia”, with a one-class display on the Concours field of The Golf Club at Summer Beach. The Italian maker …
2013 SCHUBERTH C3 Pro Helmet Preview
SCHUBERTH Announces the C3 Pro Helmet January 26, 2013 – SCHUBERTH announces the C3 Pro and C3 Pro Women, said to be “The First High Speed Flip-Up Helmet with Internal Antenna”. We’ll have a C3 Pro with the SCHUBERTH SRCS (SCHUBERTH Rider Communications System) Bluetooth intercom system soon for a review (here’s the SCHUBERTH C3 review), in …
Bell Rogue Helmet
Bell Announces the “Rogue” Helmet January 8, 2013 – Bell released a final photo of the Bell Rogue helmet today. They call this a “Category-Defying Helmet Bridges Gap Between Open-Face and Full-Face, with Innovative Detachable Muzzle-System for Coverage Against the Elements” The Rogue is “designed to provide facial coverage from the elements that previously had not …
Bell Mag-9 Sena
Bell Announces Mag-9 Sena Bluetooth Helmet More wBW: Product Reviews | Motorcycle Helmet Reviews Also: wBW Sena SMH10 Intercom Review December 12, 2012 (Editor) – We’ll take some credit for this one! During the 2009 Dealer Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana (report), I suggested to Bell that they partner with someone like Sena to develop an in-helmet Bluetooth intercom system for their lineup. …
6D ATR-1 Off-Road Helmet
New Motorcycle Helmet Padding Design Announced (December 4, 2012): 6D Helmets is a new motorcycle helmet design firm who have developed an interesting helmet padding system to improve on the decades-old EPS traditional system. The new 6D ATR-1 off-road helmet is the first product using the “Omni-Directional Suspension” (ODS) technology developed by 6D. ODS is …
2012 Continental Tires
Continental “ContiRoadAttack 2 CR” Tires Dominate Classic Racing December 2, 2012 – Motorcycle race teams using Continental tires won all classic races of the 2012 racing season. The ContiRoadAttack 2 CR becomes the favorites’ tire. Continental’s winning streak at this year’s classic motorcycle races was crowned by another win at the last race of 2012, the Bol …
Cardo Community for the Mac
Cardo Announces Mac Version of the Cardo Community November 27, 2012 – Mac users who own a Scala Rider G9 have a reason to celebrate! Cardo Systems announced today that the Cardo Community online system for managing theCardo Scala Rider G9 intercom (review) is now open to Mac users. The Cardo Community online platform is now …
BMW Boxer Special Edition
BMW Announces Special Edition Retro Boxer (November 13, 2012) In his speech at the international motorcycle show EICMA in Milan, BMW Motorrad President Stephen Shaller announced that BMW Motorrad will be presenting a new model with air-cooled “boxer” engine in 2013 as a special way of marking the “90 years of BMW Motorrad” anniversary. As …
BMW K 1300 S “30 Jahre K-Modelle”
BMW Motorrad Presents K1300S Special Edition October 25, 2012 – BMW will present a new special edition of the K 1300 S at the 2012 EICMA show in Milan, Italy. The BMW K1300S “30 Jahre K-Modelle” will mark the 30th anniversary of the BMW K-series of motorcycles. BMW launched the K100 in 1983. It was the …
BMW Motorrad Presents K1300S Special Edition
BMW K 1300 S “30 Jahre K-Modelle” October 25, 2012 – BMW will present a new special edition of the K 1300 S at the 2012 EICMA show in Milan, Italy. The BMW K1300S “30 Jahre K-Modelle” will mark the 30th anniversary of the BMW K-series of motorcycles. BMW launched the K100 in 1983. It was …
BMW Car-to-X Communication System
BMW Testing Vehicle-to-Vehicle On-Road Networking System Ocboter 6, 2012 – Intelligent driving that saves energy and increases safety always means anticipating what’s on the road ahead. An array of sensors is today already at work in vehicles to help drivers do just that. The anticipation “horizon” of these sensors is often limited, however, and confined …
2013 BMW R 1200 GS
October 2, 2012 – BMW announced this morning the new R 1200 GS at the Intermot show in Germany. The big news is that the R1200GS now has a water-cooled “Boxer” engine. It is also the first motorcycle with an LED headlight. But there’s a lot of added complexity, with “fly by wire” throttle, active …
SCHUBERTH SR1 DOT
DOT Version of SCHUBERTH SR1 Announced More wBW: Motorcycle Reviews | Product Reviews | Vintage & Classic Motorcycles More: wBW SCHUBERTH SR1 Review September 8, 2012 – SCHUBERTH announced today the newest addition to their line of aerodynamic, areo-acoustic motorcycle helmets, the SR1. First introduced at the 2011 EICMA show (report), the SR1 is one of our all-time favorite motorcycle helmets. Be sure …
BMW Motorcycle Sales Set Record
BMW Motorcycles Sets Record August 2012 Sales More wBW: Motorcycle Reviews | Product Reviews | BMW Motorcycles September 6, 2012 – With 7.400 units sold, BMW Motorrad supplied more vehicles than ever before in a month of August. 11.3 % more motorcycles were handed over to customers than in August 2011. From January up to and including August 2012, …
Triumph Tiger Explorer XC
2013 Triumph Tiger Explorer XC Announced September 2, 2012 – Triumph has announced a few details of the new 2013 Triumph Tiger Explorer XC. Following is an edited version of their brief press release: Triumph Motorcycles increases its range in the Adventure Touring market with the launch of the new Tiger Explorer XC. With a nod …
BMW R7 Named Best in Class at 2012 Pebble Beach
Vintage BMW Motorcycle News August 20, 2012 – A one-of-a-kind art deco concept from 1930’s was honored at the world’s most prestigious concours d’elegance at 2012 Pebble Beach. The BMW R7 motorcycle won best-in-class in the Motorcycle class at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The award was received by Karl Baumer, Head of BMW Group Classic, the official …
Moto Guzzi MGS-01 Corsa
Moto Guzzi MGS-01 Corsa Photos MGS-01 Corsa at the track; engine and swingarm details Rear quarter view; front disc rotor and guages Side view; download a 1024×768 .zip version! Back to: Corsa Page | MGS-01 Corsa Track Bike | MGS-01 Serie | Moto Guzzi Page More: Motorcyclist Magazine – First Ride
Honda in 2013 Dakar Rally
Honda Factory to Race the 2013 Dakar Rally With Modified CRF450X July 22, 2012 – Honda has announced its intention to participate as a works team in the motorcycle class in the 2013 Dakar Rally. The 2013 Dakar Rally will start in January in South America, travelling north to south through Peru, Chile and Argentina …
2013 BMW Motorcycles – wBW Motorcycle News
BMW Announces Updates for 2013 July 6, 2012 – Munich. A number of model updates will be integrated in the BMW Motorrad program for the model year 2013. The models will be available for order in the new configuration at all BMW Motorrad dealerships from August 2012. The 2013 changes are outlined below. BMW on Record …
BMW Motorcycle Classics Online Shop
BMW Launches New Motorcycle Race Helmet June 15, 2012 – BMW announced a new “Race” helmet today but provided very few details and only a single photo of the prototype. It’s possible that the helmet is being developed in conjunction with Schuberth, who has developed other BMW motorcycle helmets. Their press release stated the following: BMW …
Full Face Helmets in Philippines
“Those Wearing Full Face Helmets Will Be Shot…” Editor’s Note: This just in from the Philippines, sent by webBikeWorld reader “N.S.”. Probably the only good reason I’ve heard of for not wearing a full-face helmet! From “N.S.” (May 25, 2012) – This is the type of thing we have to deal with here in the Philippines. The headline …
2012 Motorcycle Accident Rate Study
U.S. Motorcyclist Traffic Fatalities by State: 2011 Preliminary Data May 22, 2012 – A report released today by the U.S. Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) finds that no progress was made in reducing motorcyclist deaths in 2011. Based upon preliminary data from 50 states and the District of Columbia, GHSA projects that motorcycle fatalities remained at about …
Motorcycle Dealer Satisfaction Study
Harley-Davidson Dealers Ranked 1st in 2012 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index More wBW: Motorcycle Reviews | Product Reviews | Motorcycle News May 11, 2012 – Industry benchmarking study shows widespread improvement in dealership treatment of motorcycle shoppers Harley-Davidson dealerships returned to the top ranking in the newly released 2012 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index (PSI) U.S. Motorcycle Industry Benchmarking …
Honda Africa Twin
CRF1000L Africa Twin Confirmed for 2016 Model Year. Honda has announced the return of one of motorcycling’s most celebrated and evocative names: the Africa Twin. Having shown the direction of its development and intent with the reveal of the True Adventure prototype at EICMA in November 2014, American Honda can now confirm that the all-new …
Norton TT Racer
Norton TT Racer Norton TT Racer to Compete at Isle of Man More wBW: Motorcycle Reviews | Product Reviews | Vintage & Classic Motorcycles April 18, 2012 – Norton Motorcycles has announced the factory’s intent to compete in the 2012 Isle of Man TT Senior race, and the development of their new race bike. Racing is an essential part of …
