BMW 2010 Motorcycle Sales
BMW USA Motorcycle Sales Increase Reported for 2010 BMW S 1000 RR Superbike Beats R 1200 GS as Best Selling BMW Motorcycle January 18, 2011 – BMW Motorrad USA reported a nearly 4% growth in sales in 2010, despite a continued double digit downturn in the U.S. motorcycle market. BMW sales were bolstered by the February …
Moto Guzzi Throttle Body Synchronization
Synchronizing the Throttle Bodies on a Moto Guzzi California 15M INTRODUCTION This article will focus on synchronizing the Throttle Bodies on a 2000 Moto Guzzi Jackal. I believe this will apply equally to Bassas, Stones, and any other Moto Guzzi California from 1999 on equipped with the 15M ECU computer. Synchronizing the Throttle Bodies is …
Honda Electric Scooter
Honda Announces the EV-neo Electric Scooter More: wBW Motorcycle Helmet Reviews | Helmets By Weight and Shape December 16, 2010 – Here’s an interesting press release from Honda about a new electric scooter that will be available in Japan for business to “transport heavy goods” (!). Testing, data collection and feedback on this electric scooter during real-world business use in …
Triumph Sprint GT
Triumph Sprint GT Review We at 2WF believe a few things are true: the Earth is flat; the Sun orbits around the Earth, the Moon landing was shot at a film stage in California; Elvis is still alive; and our readers deserve full and complete motorcycle tests. While we may be wrong about most of …
AGV Off-Road Helmets
2011 AGV Off-Road and Dual-Sport Helmets Announced December 10, 2010 – AGV is expanding its off-road helmet line with the introduction of the new AGV AX-8 and AX-8 Dual-Sport helmets. After celebrating its return to the off-road and motocross markets in early 2010 with the release of its thermoplastic resin MT-X helmet, AGV expands its …
DOT URBAN Helmets in the U.S.A.
DOT Versions of the Urban Helmet UPDATE (December 2010): Apparently Urban Helmets is no longer in business. We were the first to review the URBAN N20 Astro full-face and the URBAN N350 Moto motorcycle helmets when they became available in the UK. The helmets became popular with American motorcycle riders. They are now DOT safety standard …
BMW R1200R “Touring Special”
2011 BMW R1200R “Touring Special” Announced 2011 BMW Motorcycle Information: 2011 BMW R1200R | R1200R Photos From EICMA 2010 | 2011 BMW K1600GT | 2011 BMW K1600GT EICMA Report With Photos and Video | 2011 BMW G650GS | wBW BMW Motorcycles Page November 23, 2010 – BMW announced today the availability of a “Touring Special” accessory package for the newly revised …
Sidi “Adventure” Gore-Tex Motorcycle Boots
Sidi “Adventure” Gore-Tex Motorcycle Boots Where to Buy Sidi Adventure Gore Tex Motorcycle Boots Also: Leather Motorcycle Boots, Touring Motorcycle Boots, Women’s Motorcycle Boots 2011 Sidi Adventure Touring Boots Announced 2011 Sidi Boots – Information: Sidi Adventure Gore-Tex Boots | Sidi Fusion Air Boots | Sidi Laguna Gore-Tex Boots | Sidi ST Boots | Sidi ST Air Boots November 18, …
Sidi “ST Air” Motorcycle Boots
2011 Sidi ST Air Boots Announced November 18, 2010 – Sidi announced six new boots for 2011, including the Sidi “ST Air” race boots. This is the perforated version of the Sidi ST boots (info), also announced. The retail price of these boots is $395.00. Features of the Sidi ST Air boots include: Colors include black, …
Sidi “ST” Motorcycle Boots
2011 Sidi ST Boots Announced November 18, 2010 – Sidi announced six new boots for 2011, including the Sidi “ST” race boots, which are also available in an “Air” perforated version. The ST boots are race boots, slotting in under the top-of-the-line Sidi Vortice boots (review) for 2011. The retail price of these boots is $395.00. Features …
Sidi “Laguna” Gore-Tex Boots
2011 Sidi Laguna Gore-Tex Boots Announced November 18, 2010 – Sidi announced six new boots for 2011, including the Sidi “Laguna” touring boots with a Gore-Tex waterproof membrane. The retail price of these boots is $300.00. Features of the Sidi Fusion Air boots include: Available in black only. An all new Gore-Tex boot in a …
Sidi Fusion Air Boots
Sidi Announces the “Fusion Air” Motorcycle Boots November 18, 2010 – Sidi announced six new boots for 2011, including the Sidi “Fusion Air” boots that look like they should be very cool, in more ways than one! The retail price of these boots is $200.00. Features of the Sidi Fusion Air boots include: A mid-level …
Falco Boots – EICMA 2010 Live Report
2011 Falco Boots Falco Boots for 2011 November 1, 2010 – Falco sent some pre-show press release information and photos on their new line of boots for 2011. These are Italian hand-made boots; we reviewed a couple of pair of Falco boots and Falco gloves on webBikeWorld and I hope to get a few of …
BMW G 650 GS
The 2011 BMW G 650 GS October 28, 2010 – BMW released the following press release and information today on a revised G 650 GS that will be made in Germany. It’s unclear how different this bike is from the existing G 650 GS, other than updated styling, or whether it will replace the F …
Honda CBR250R
Nighthawk Replacement Coming to the U.S. in 2011? October 27, 2010 – Honda will produce the new CBR250R road sports model in Thailand and launch sales in November of 2010. This CBR250R will have the largest engine displacement of any vehicle produced by Thai Honda Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Thai Honda), Honda’s motorcycle production company in …
2010 Kawasaki Z1000 Custom
2010 Kawaski Z1000 Custom Motorcycles by WARM-UP I receive many press releases but only publish those that I find most interesting. I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for Kawasaki, starting with the Mach III 500 cc two-stroke screamer back in the ’60’s. The new Kawasaki Z1000 piques my interest, so when this …
Honda VFR1200F Review
The V4 Sport-Tourer Being the youngest of five siblings I was often on the receiving end of hand-me-downs. Sometimes it was clothes, sometimes sporting equipment and thankfully, motorcycles. I have a brother who is seven years my elder and luckily for me, he also had an interest in motorcycles. Growing up I was always riding …
BMW K 1600 GT
BMW K1600GT and K1600 GTL Final Production Versions Announced The BMW K 1600 GT and K 1600 GTL: Introduction October 5, 2010 – BMW announced today the final production version of the BMW K 1600 GT and GTL. Both of these motorcycles feature the brand-new BMW 6-cylinder engine. We first presented the engine in …
BMW R 1200 R
The 2011 BMW R 1200 R More: R1200R Photos from EICMA 2010 Sections On This Page Include: Overall concept. Technology and design. Equipment program. Paint finishes. Technical specifications. Engine output and torque. More: R1200R “Touring Special” October 31, 2010 – BMW released the following press release and information today on the revised R 1200 R series. The …
BMW R 1200 GS “Triple Black”
2011 BMW R 1200 GS “Triple Black” The 2011 BMW R 1200 GS “Triple Black” October 19, 2010 – BMW released minimal information on a new color scheme for the 2011 BMW R 1200 GS. The BMW R 1200 GS goes to “The Dark Side” in 2011 with a Special Edition, the R 1200 GS …
Bell MX-9 Adventure
Bell Announces Two New Helmets Bell MX-9 “Adventure” Dual-Sport Helmet and the Bell Moto-9 With New “Progressive Layering” Impact Management Technology October 10, 2014 (Press release edited by webBikeWorld.com) – Bell Helmets has announced two new helmets. First is the company’s first dual-sport helmet, the “All-Terrain MX-9 Adventure”. The design is said to have been …
Gore-Tex X-TRAFIT for Motorcycle Gloves
Gore-Tex “X-TRAFIT” Waterproof Liner for Motorcycle Gloves More: wBW Motorcycle Glove Reviews September 25, 2010 – We asked W.L. Gore & Associates for more information about “X-TRAFIT”, the Gore-Tex membrane technology described in our Eska Indianapolis GTX gloves review. Here’s what they said: W.L. Gore & Associates is renowned as a specialist for the manufacture of highly functional, …
SCHUBERTH Helmets USA
SCHUBERTH Returns to the U.S.A September 17, 2010 – Rumors of Schuberth’s return to the U.S.A. have come true and the company announced its new California headquarters and helmet sales in the U.S. for the first time in four years. The new SCHUBERTH Helmets offices in Aliso Viejo, California will serve as the headquarters, which …
BMW S 1000 RR
2010 BMW S 1000 RR Ride Report Whether it’s producing the perfect beer, wonderful concertos or cars whose bodies are built totally out of carbon fiber, German manufacturing is a thing of beauty. Germany is sometimes called “Das Land der Dichter und Denker” (the land of poets and thinkers) and one could make the correlation …
Triumph Street Triple R
Triumph Street Triple R Review OK — first I should probably admit something. When Kenn Stamp (2WF.com Editor) shot me an e-mail asking if I was ready to do a two week bike test I wasn’t sure what to expect. I mean I have tested everything from 3-wheeled scooters to 180 HP cruisers. Even Kenn’s …
Fulmer Helmets Merges With Texport Clothing
Fulmer Helmets Adds Texport Clothing Fulmer Helmets, a motorcycle helmet manufacturer with over 40 years of experience in the motorcycle industry, has merged operations with newly acquired Texport, a Plymouth, Massachusetts-based motorcycle apparel brand. Arthur Fulmer III, president of the helmet company, sees the merger as a cause to celebrate. “We are bringing together two …
New Website for the Antique Motorcycle Foundation
More: wBW Vintage, Classic and Antique Motorcycles Page August 12, 2010 – The Antique Motorcycle Foundation, an organization created to educate the public about the history of motorcycling, has unveiled its new website at www.antiquemotorcyclefoundation.org. The non-profit, tax-exempt educational foundation was formed in 2007 through a restructuring of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America, the nation’s largest organization …
MRA Motorcycle Windshield Review
MRA Wind Deflector for Motorcycle Windscreens I sold the Ducati GT1000 (Blog) recently and until another bike takes up residence, the Multistrada 620 is now my primary ride. It will keep company with the classic BMW R65 that will never leave the garage. I’m not sure what it is exactly about this smallest Multistrada, sold for only …
Victory Vision 8-Ball Review
Cruisers — be they bare bones Main Street brawlers or dressed-up touring cruisers — are all about one thing: looks. Acceleration, handling, stopping and sometimes even comfort play second fiddle to that basic tenet of cruiserdom — looks. If its not hot, cool, a fit bird, a stunna, sick, fab, a cherry, or any other …
BMW K 1600 GT
BMW K1600GT and K1600 GTL Concepts The BMW K 1600 GT and K 1600 GTL: Introduction July 7, 2010 – The 6-cylinder BMW motorcycle engine was first presented in the concept study of the Concept 6 (Photos and Information) and it captured the imagination of many motorcycle fans. UPDATE: BMW K 1600 GT and GTL final production version …
Aprilia RSV4R
Aprilia RSV4R Review Growing up in the rural northern Canada (Saskatchewan), it should come as no surprise that I live my life without a lot flair; I prefer sneakers over Italian shoes, steak over pasta and a cold beer over wine. While I have always admired the Italian’s passion and ability to build extremely competent …
2010 Wootton Bassett Bike Run
Thank You, Wootton Bassett! Wootton Bassett is a pretty market town in Wiltshire, in the south-west of England (Google Map). It has a half-timbered town hall and a 15th-century church, and is recorded in the Domesday Book. These days, however, Wootton Bassett is famous for a much more recent tradition. Nearby is the RAF base …
Caberg Konda Helmet Preview
Caberg Konda Flip-Up Motorcycle Helmet November, 2009 – Caberg has announced a new flip-up (modular) motorcycle helmet, the Caberg Konda, which was announced at the 2009 EICMA trade show in Milan. The Konda replaces the Caberg Trip (review) for 2010. Caberg helmets, which are known for their innovation and style, will continue to produce the long-lived (and …
2010 J.D. Power Helmet Satisfaction Study
Study Claims Highly Satisfied Motorcycle Helmet Owners Are Notably More Likely to Repurchase the Same Helmet Brand May 30, 2010 – Highly satisfied motorcycle helmet owners are approximately 10 times more likely to repurchase the same helmet brand compared with owners with lower levels of satisfaction, according to the most recent J.D. Power and Associates …
HealTech GIpro Gear Indicator
HealTech Gear Indicator Pro With Advanced Timing Retard Eliminator When I bought my latest motorcycle, a Cagiva Raptor, it was a jump up going from a 600cc in-line four to a litre V-Twin and the completely different engine characteristics often left me wondering what gear I was in. This tended to manifest itself in my search …
Caswell Fuel Tank Sealer Kit
Caswell Fuel Tank Sealer One of the more common problems encountered with seasonal equipment is the prevention of rust and corrosion activity during the off-season. Here in the Northeast U.S., we routinely store our lawnmowers, boats and motorcycles for extended months during the winter. While we would all prefer to have the use of a …
