Archive for 'Motorcycle Safety' Category
3 Wheeler Motorcycle License Proposed in Colorado
11 January 2008More 3 wheel vehicles, considered motorcycles for registration and licensing, is leading another state, Colorado, to propose a separate 3 wheeler license. Although sidecars have been around since the earliest years of motorcycling, the newer reverse trikes, like the Can-Am Spyder, are getting enough exposure that some are suggesting another category is necessary or at [...]
Solar Powered LED Traffic Lane Markers
23 November 2007Astucia Traffic Safety Systems from over in the U.K. have developed the next step beyond the reflective lane markers we’re all familiar with, solar powered lane markers. These work like other solar powered lights that seem to be popping up everywhere, a solar cell charges a battery during daylight hours and they turn on automatically [...]
Dainese D-Air Racing Airbag Protection System
13 November 2007Airbag jackets have been around for a couple of years but Dainese has developed the D-Air Racing airbag system specifically designed to protect racers. The system was introduced at the Valencia GP in both the 250cc and 125cc classes. As luck would have it, the system was given a workout as a couple of riders [...]
Motorcycle Countersteering and the No BS Bike
9 October 2007How do you steer a motorcycle? This is the most basic skill everyone learns in their 2 wheel training, starting with that first bicycle, and yet knowledge of countersteering is often completely lacking or misunderstood by many riders. If you want to get a good debate going in any group of riders, ask about countersteering. [...]
KillaCycle Electric Dragbike Crashes at Wired NextFest
14 September 2007Bill Dube, designer and builder of the KillaCycle was giving an interview and demonstration at the Wired NextFest by the LA Convention Center. After the interview, in which Dube did mention he was not the usual rider, he rolled the bike into what looked like a little bit of water on the sidewalk and began [...]
Supersport Motorcycle Death Rates
11 September 2007The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), just released a study of insurance losses among the various classes of motorcycles and it’s not good. Of special note is the death rate among what the IIHS calls “supersport motorcycles” or what we might term racer replicas, which was pegged at 22.5 deaths per 10,000 registered motorcycles. [...]
NHTSA Examines Imported Motor Vehicle Parts
18 July 2007What happens when a foreign company simply refuses to recall unsafe motor vehicle parts or equipment? The NHTSA began thinking about that problem in light of recent events. Last month, a recall was initiated for tires manufactured by Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co., China’s second-largest tire maker. Hangzhou exports tires to FTS (Foreign Tire Sales), a [...]
Motorcycle Recalls - Moto Guzzi
27 June 2007The NHTSA has issued a couple of Moto Guzzi recalls you should be aware of. Not a lot of motorcycles involved but certainly worth noting if you are an owner.
Manufacturer: Moto Guzzi
Model Year: 2006, 2007
Models affected: Griso
NHTSA Campaign Number: 07V252000
Potential Units Affected: 232
Problem: On certain motorcycles, a fuel pump hose may swell and change dimensions, [...]
