Misc Reviews
Motorcycle Touring
Ride North: A Memoir Of Northern Thailand In December 2011, I embarked with three other riders on a 7,000 km round trip from our hometown of Singapore to northern Thailand. Thailand and Malaysia are both popular choices for bikers here, since Singapore itself is only 714 square km (roughly 276 square miles) in terms of …
6 Millionth Rider Graduates From MSF Training
Motorcycle Safety Foundation Sept. 12, 2011 — The Motorcycle Safety Foundation recently graduated its six millionth RiderCourse student, a milestone reached through the ongoing efforts of nearly 10,000 RiderCoaches at more than 2,000 training sites worldwide. Though it would be impossible to identify the six millionth student, the MSF determined the total number of graduates …
Throttle Days Mexican Adventure – wBW Video Review
When Rick asked if I could review the Throttle Days Mexican Adventure video, I was recovering from some surgery and wasn’t allowed to do much of anything else, so the timing was perfect. I had purchased the previous video in the series, Throttle Days Dual Sport Adventure (review), based on the positive webBikeWorld review a few years ago. Having found that video mildly …
Motorcycle Rider Training
21 Ideas to Save Lives From Motorcycle Rider Training Experts July 13, 2011 (Columbia, Maryland) — A panel of motorcycle rider training experts have contributed their expertise to in an effort to make U.S. motorcycle training more effective and more successful at reducing injuries and death. The report they have authored, entitled The State and Future …
BMW GS Off-Road Riding Skills DVD – wBW Video Review
BMW GS Off-Road Riding Skills A friend and I occasionally talk about a fantasy ride to Alaska, but it has so far remained one of those dream rides that probably won’t happen. A ride like that would take 5 to 6 weeks, time enough to enjoy all of the sites along the way and not …
The “Budget Adventure Tourer”
Budget Adventure Touring With the Suzuki DR650SE Welcome to the newest webBikeWorld.com project bike! The Ducati GT1000 Blog and Multistrada 620 Blog have been very popular destinations for webBikeWorld visitors. But the GT1000 was sold last summer, while the Multistrada 620 is still here; it’s both the “test mule” and winter hack bike but it’s also a “modern classic”, …
English 101 Triumph Tuning DVD – wBW Video Review
English 101 – Triumph Tuning and Service Host: Wes White (Four Aces Cycle) DVD (HD, NTSC Format, Region 0) Release Date: 2009 Run Time: Approx. 4 hours List Price: $39.95 I don’t currently own a Triumph or BSA but I’ve turned a wrench or two on them over the years (Whitworth included!). The elegant simplicity …
Twist of the Wrist II Review
Twist of the Wrist II Video DVD Review Featuring Keith Code Produced by Turbo Films Executive Producer Matt Roberts Length: 109 minutes DVD (Suggested Retail Price of $29.95 US) Format: Full screen, NTSC The most exhilarating part of riding a motorcycle is taking it through the twisties. But it’s not very exhilarating if you have …
2008 Ducati Monster Tour
2008 Ducati Monster Tour The Ducati Monster Tour Gets Underway The Monster 696 is blazing a trail to the most beautiful settings in Italy and abroad Bologna, 10 April 2008 – In the same days of the arriving at worldwide European Ducati Stores, Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. is pleased to announce the start of the …
Bit By the Dragon
Deals Gap Video by: Enthusiast Productions DVD ($24.95 + $5.00 S/H), 35 minutes Filmed on location by the participants. More Motorcycle Stunt Videos at Amazon.com! Deals Gap has an unbelievable 318 turns in 11 miles. This is some of the twistiest, craziest motorcycle blacktop on earth, and it’s free and open to the public, courtesy of the taxpayers …
