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A Cup of Tea with Rich Ellis: Motorcycle Enthusiast, Racer, & Shop Owner
Among the millions of motorcycle enthusiasts from around the world, there are always a few die-hards that help the growth of the moto community. These individuals do so by hosting track days, opening up motorcycle shops, teaching new riders, and hosting events for anybody interested in becoming a better rider – or racer, as is …
Second Batch of 2021 Suzuki Hayabusas To Be Released This Summer
I like a couple of ponies under the hood as much as the next moto lover, so when I heard news that Suzuki Motorcycle India was expected to release a second batch of 2021 Hayabusas this year, I got a little excited. According to a report from TimesNowNews, the new 2021 Suzuki Hayabusa sales hit …
Moto Industry Reports Show Motorcycle Safety At An All-Time Low
With industries leading the way into a newer, brighter, cleaner future for transport, it is time to take stock of the statistics surrounding sustainability, particularly when saving lives. A report from Forbes has released a series of studies carried out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The NHTSA keeps track of accident patterns …
1913 350cc AJS Put to Rest in New Gallery
It’s not every day that you see a blast from the past in such impressive shape as this one. Built by British manufacturer A.J. Stevens & co. of Wolverhampton, the 1913 AJS was one of five machines from AJS to be raced in the 1914 Junior TT – and is considered the only model to …
Klim Climbs Mountain of Messages To Clear Air Surrounding Airbag ‘Subscription’
The title of this article has been changed to better suit Klim and In&Motion’s airbag payment methods. Despite the diversity of the moto industry, the one thing that unities the industry is a unified concern for road safety. Klim, a motorcycle gear and apparel company, struck gold when they partnered with In&Motion – a company …
ND Anti-Fraud Odometer Tracker Expanding to Motorcycles July 1
As spring blossoms into summer, buyers around the globe flock to the markets to purchase, sell, and trade their shiny toys for something different. Older toys tend to come with a couple of surprises under the proverbial hood, and in a world where vehicle misuse is prevalent, a transparent registry is invaluable to the modern …
Motorcyclist First Aid: What You Can Do To Help A Downed Rider
**This article was written in collaboration with Road Guardians, an organization dedicated to teaching motorcyclist first aid and accident scene management. While we consulted with experts, every situation is different. In the event of an injury, it is best to contact emergency services and follow their instructions. To be blunt right off the top, according …
Crashing Your Motorcycle: What Happens Next?
We’ve all had motorcycle veterans tell us “It’s not IF you crash, it’s WHEN” and truer words have never been spoken. Crashes come in many forms but since they’re inevitable, we hope they come in the form of a small spill in your driveway (or something very minor). A motorcycle mishap can happen anywhere from …
Why Today Should be the Day You Get a Dashcam
Many vehicles on the roads in 2021 are equipped with dashcams either from the factory or aftermarket. A dashcam is a camera that is mounted on a vehicle’s dashboard to capture video and audio of any event – big or small – on your travels. Should an accident occur, a dashcam can mean the difference …
DIY Motorcycle Storage Solutions
Parking your motorcycle in a safe and secure environment should be a high priority for any rider. Motorcycles are vulnerable vehicles and they can easily degrade if left exposed to the elements. The rain, sun, wind, and snow can cause serious damage to a bike, accelerating rust and corrosion, discoloring parts, and even causing some …
3 Best Ways to Ship a Motorcycle
Shipping a Motorcycle Can be Done a Few Different Ways In most cases, I’d urge you to ride your motorcycle. I want to see you ride everywhere at any time of the year. However, even I can understand that sometimes you’ll need to ship your motorcycle to a specific location, whether that be a bike …
Are Owner Reviews on Motorcycle Gear a Reliable Source of Information for Shoppers?
An Important Factor in Your Buying Decision Motorcycle gear can be expensive. Because of this, you need to do your due diligence and do your research to be sure that the product you’re buying is exactly what you want, and that it will totally fulfill your needs as a rider. Where do you find this …
From Wheels To Wings: The Next Step In Adventure
We motorcycle riders all know, and all accept, that we are on the edge of danger. Unlike a car, there is no steel body around us, no safety restraint system to prevent us from flying over the handlebars. We accept the danger and ride anyways. We ride because that danger gives us that feeling of …
BMW R100 RS Heavily Modded Into A Steampunk Dream
When there’s not much officially going on in the world of motorcycles, that’s when webBikeWorld staff like to go out and find the craziest, weirdest, or coolest bikes out there. That’s when we came across the Good Ghost, a 1980 BMW R100 RS that has been fully cladded in aluminum and has a lot of …
The Space Between: The Isle Of Man TT
Motorcycle racing has existed since the very first engine was mounted to the very first frame and connected to the very first rear wheel in a “motor-bicycle.” Rough road courses were drawn up, and those early first pioneers would set out on timed runs. They were not, in the beginning, racing each other. They were …
Arai Is The Helmet To Buy
The helmet in the photo above was run over by another motorcycle at high speed during a race. The wearer walked away without sustaining a head injury. Take a moment to let that soak in. I’m often asked by people who know I test riding gear which helmet to buy or which is the best. …
Fuel Additives Help Save Your Engine While Your Motorcycle Is in Storage
Don’t Just Park Your Bike Many motorcyclists can’t ride all year. This means riders need to put their bike away in storage for at least a few months. As much as you may want to keep riding, once the snow flies, you’d better get off of two wheels and start driving your car. You can’t …
How to Pick the Right Shipping Company for Your Motorcycle
Your Bike Deserves the Best We will always advocate for riding your bike to your destination, but every once in a while a situation will arise where you’ll need to actually ship your bike from one location to another. Sometimes a friend or fellow rider with a pickup truck or a trailer is all you’ll …
The Mental Health Benefits of Riding Motorcycles
It’s Real & Not Just An Excuse To Go For A Ride! Most of us have said at one time or another that we are taking a mental health day. What we really mean is that we have elected to take a day off from work to de-stress. It makes a lot of sense when …
Bikes Are No Longer Just for Dudes
The world of motorcycles is always growing and evolving to meet the needs and desires of consumers. But some of that growth might surprise a lot of riders. As a female rider, I honestly would not have estimated that nearly 20% of all bike owners in the United States are ladies. But that is exactly …
Benefits of Motorcycle Riding Later In Life
When you picture your golden years, you might never have imagined that some of your best days would be spent cruising around on a motorcycle, but that is exactly what more and more people are doing later in life. California Department of Motor Vehicles data shows that baby boomers make up 56 percent of the …
Graphic Launch for 2019 Arai Quantum-X, Signet-X, and VXPRO-4
Bold New Looks for December We recently received word that Arai Helmets created some new graphics for their 2019 Quantum-X, Signet-X, and VXPRO-4 helmet lines. This gives the helmet designs, which are a couple to a few years old at this point an updated look to keep buyers interested. The Quantum-X and Signet-X came out in 2016 …
Affordable Helmets by ZOX: Our Impressions
About ZOX Helmets For over 10 years, ZOX helmets have been providing quality helmets at a great price. The philosophy behind the ZOX brand is to provide an affordable, safe, stylish helmet to the public. ZOX has been involved in the Canadian racing community since the very beginning on a local, provincial and national level. …
Motorcycle Maintenance Items for Fuel-Injected Bikes
Get your Hands Dirty Most everyone has one or two friends that are total gearheads. They can fix nearly anything and even better they can take something that runs well and make it run better for longer. I’ve always admired people with that skill set. My Grandfather was a multi-talented tradesman. A tinsmith, machinist and …
How-To: Brake Checks & Maintenance You Can Do At Home
I used to fear working on the brake systems of my vehicles because of how vital they are in avoiding becoming one with other cars on the road. If you don’t have knowledge on your side along with some mechanical aptitude and proper tooling, that fear is justified. It’s not hard to arm yourself with …
Motorcycle Maintenance and Repair Articles
Motorcycle Maintenance and Repair Articles and Reviews This is the directory of all wBW articles on motorcycle repair and maintenance. It includes repair tips and information on installing motorcycle accessories, parts, lighting, brake lights, LED lights and more. This list also contains reviews of products for BMW motorcycles, Ducati motorcycles, Moto Guzzi motorcycles and Triumph motorcycles. However, …
Motorcycle Maintenance – Motorcycle Repair
Welcome to the wBW Motorcycle Maintenance and Motorcycle Repair page! This page is a compilation of interesting articles to help you maintain your motorcycle. wBW Maintenance and Repair Articles: Index of all wBW Repair and Maintenance Articles, with detailed information and photos on repairing BMW, Triumph, Moto Guzzi, and for articles on installing motorcycle LED lights, brake lights, modulators …
G-Line Doheny Women’s Jacket and Pants – Photos
Back to Doheny Jacket & Pants Review Article Photographs Copyright © webWorld International, LLC, 2001-2007. All rights reserved.
Motorcycle Safety
Motorcycle Training and Track Days List of motorcycle training resources, track days, motorcycle training in the U.S.A. and supervised training for beginning and advanced motorcyclists Motorcycle Riding Skills and Techniques Ruminations on motorcycle clothing safety standards | ACU five star motorcycle helmet safety standard to replace ACU Gold sticker; will combine Snell and ECE 22.05 standards | wBW review of …
BMW Motorcycle Repair and Maintenance
BMW Motorcycle Repair – Maintenance: Also see the complete listing of all wBW Technical and Maintenance Articles | Installing Progressive Fork Springs on a 1986 BMW R65 | Installing a Harrison Billet brake caliperon an R65 | Installing a Progressive Suspension 420 shock on an R65 | LED brake – tail light replacement | Airhead turn Signal Relay Replacement | Airhead electronic ignition maintenance | Airhead spline …
BMW Motorcycles Model – Specific Information
BMW Motorcycle Certificate of Origin: See the BMW Motorcycle History page for more info on ordering “birth certificates” for your Beemer; also parts information for every BMW BMW R Bikes – Airheads: Join the Airheads! A great group of BMW Airhead owners with a fantastic email list and owners willing to share | A really nice collection of late ’70’s BMW …
Triumph Motorcycle Email Lists
Looking to join an email list, owners or group focused on the Triumph Thunderbird Sport, Triumph Thunderbird, Triumph Adventurer, Triumph Legend, Triumph Bonneville, Triumph Tiger or other Hinckley Triumphs? I recently purchased a beautiful ’99 Thunderbird Sport, and went looking for email lists to join. I found that there are a bunch of Hinckley Triumph …
Ducati Motorcycle Repair and Maintenance
Ducati Motorcycle Repair and Maintenance Desmodromic Valve Adjustment: Ducati Desmoquattro Valve Adjustment at Ducati Tech | Pictorial guide to adjusting desmodromic valves | All sorts of examples of desmo engines from the “desmodromology” site by Henk Cloosterman; check out the list of all sorts of engines(with photos) using desmodromic technology | Desmo for Dummies; on the Ducati site | History of Desmodromic Timing; …
The 2005 Ace Café Reunion – Brighton Burn-up
The 2005 Ace Café Reunion – Brighton Burn-up The Ace Café reunion weekend was originally organised to celebrate the re-opening of the Ace Café in London, and it has now become a yearly event. Bolted on to this was the “Brighton Burn-up”, which takes place on Sunday, with bikers setting off from the Ace for the run …
California Superbike School Review
Re-Learning to Ride With the California Superbike School Maybe you’re a fairly new street rider or maybe you’ve been riding for some time. Perhaps you took the Motorcycle Safety Foundation Beginner’s Rider’s Course and even the Experienced Rider’s Course once or twice to help keep those skills updated. You’ve also read every book you can …
Alternate MOST Motorcycle Test
The Alternate Motorcycle Operator Skill Test (Alternate MOST) There you are standing in the blazing sunlight among a dozen other riders as you stare at a group of orange cones positioned at crazy angles. Three months ago you got your learner’s permit and bought your bike which you’ve been riding every weekend. Slowly a knot …
Ducati 750 GT Alternator Replacement
Ducati 750GT Bevelhead Alternator Replacement Not too long ago I completed a custovation* of my bevelhead 1974 Ducati 750GT. In every way, this is a marvelous example of early Italian sport bike engineering — except for the battery charging system. It’s weak and does a poor job of charging the battery. The main fault is the …
Triumph Thunderbird Sport Tuning Tips
Triumph Thunderbird Sport Tuning Tips Here are some Triumph Thunderbird Sport tuning tips from “J.B.”: I live in England and have a ’99 T’Bird Sport. Couple of hints for you, just reading the excellent article on valve clearance adjustment, which I had a go at myself not so long ago. Couple of things I found …
