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webBikeWorld® Site Information webBikeWorld®, webBikeWorld.com, wBW, wBW, the webBikeWorld logo(s), webikeworld and webMotoWorld are registered trademarks of webWorld International, LLC. All of the text, photographs and content on webBikeWorld are Copyright © webWorld International, LLC - 2000 - 2010. All rights reserved. READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS! ►Review Comments Questions, comments or feedback is welcome. Send to NOTE: Not all comments will be posted. Posting of comments is up to the sole discretion of the Editor. Comments regarding customer service or delivery complaints are usually not posted due to the difficulties in verifying the issues involved. Advertise on webBikeWorld with the Google AdWords program for advertisers. The webBikeWorld.com Mission: ►Provide information that helps our visitors make informed purchasing decisions. The mission is implemented by providing news, information, product reviews and personal opinions regarding unique and hard-to-find motorcycle products and accessories. Background There are no claims made whatsoever as to the usefulness, veracity or quality of any of the company, organizational or informational links, information or webBikeWorld page content. Neither the authors nor the Editor have control over the quality of the products or services provided by any of the companies, manufacturers, retailers or others listed on this site. For more information, READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS! webBikeWorld publishes peer-to-peer subjective opinions of motorcycle-related products that the authors think may be useful, unique or which might be of interest to others. Remember that you may or you may not agree with the findings, opinions or conclusions of any of the authors or the published articles on this website. That is the nature of opinion, and we think it is one of the features of this website that makes it so interesting and useful. Product Evaluation vs. Product
"Testing" Therefore, it is important to note that webBikeWorld does not "test" products. We believe that the word "test" has specific connotations related to objective analysis of product performance vs. manufacturer claims and that is beyond the scope of this website. Thus, we provide personal subjective opinions only about products that are evaluated by motorcycle riders. Also, since we typically have only a single example of the product to evaluate, making it difficult for the evaluator to project conclusions for the entire product run over what may be a several year manufacturing production run. Manufacturers often change features, suppliers and technologies, which can make other samples of the product dramatically different than the single example used for evaluation. An individual product purchased "off the shelf" may also be defective, giving it very different performance than the example reviewed. Note also that some of the articles published on the site are contributed by visitors and other authors who are not employed by webWorld International, LLC. Their opinions and findings may not agree with each other or with ours and may not be representative of our findings but are presented for journalistic variety. You also probably will not see the word "best" used very often, because it's very rare to find a single "best" product that meets the requirements of every rider. I hope the site serves as a useful resource for you and that it provides quality information that helps you pursue your motorcycling passion. If you have any comments, suggestions for links or content, please feel free to contact the editor at: webBikeWorld Donates to Worthy Causes -- See Below! Background We believe that webBikeWorld addresses a real need for detailed, unbiased, peer-to-peer, in-depth subjective opinions in our reviews of motorcycle products, clothing, helmets and accessories that convey information that consumers can use to help make purchasing decisions. Correspondence from our visitors and from retailers, distributors and manufacturers confirm this. webBikeWorld provides free and unbiased opinions and information for the benefit of webBikeWorld visitors. The products that are reviewed are either purchased outright or provided by manufacturers, distributors or retailers per our guidelines). We also strive to keep the format as readable and "user friendly" as possible and to minimize the number of advertisements. The downside of this is that our revenue stream is limited. Nevertheless, we strongly believe that it is important to share with others who are not as fortunate as us. Therefore, a significant portion of the proceeds that are generated on the site are donated to charity (see below).
webBikeWorld Affiliate Retailers Current Affiliates Include: Visitors constantly ask us for recommendations on where to buy products, why we can't sell products directly or why we don't list links to retailers instead of only the manufacturers. The affiliate ads are a way to direct visitors to sources for buying the products and hopefully we can make a buck or two in the process. The bottom line is that if we don't raise money, we can't maintain the site -- it costs a huge amount of money each year to purchase all of the products and accessories we review, pay the authors of the great articles we publish, license the photographs and content and to maintain the software and hardware necessary to serve information to the many dozens of millions of visitors each year that come from over 200 countries around the world! If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact the editor at . Thanks for your support!
Rick Korchak, Owner and Editor Policies Last Updated: January 12, 2010 ►wBW Donations to Charity
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►Disclaimer for Motorcycle Product Reviews, Repair, Maintenance or Modifications READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS PAGE! ►Text, Photographs, Images and Logos No text, photographs or content may be copied from this site! It simply makes no sense for us to give away our "crown jewels" -- the original intellectual property that constitutes the value of this website -- and all of the hard work that goes into it to others for their gain on their website. The entire content of webBikeWorld content is copyrighted and cannot be used outside of our website. For more information, please read the terms and conditions. Hyperlinks to the various articles may, of course, be used. For more information, please contact the editor: . Do you have a motorcycle related product that you've recently purchased? Or a repair or maintenance topic? If you have an idea or concept, please contact us first. New contributors should also provide reference samples or examples of previously written articles. Note that we do not purchase products for freelance or volunteer evaluators to use for a review. But if you have a product that you own and you'd like to submit a review to share with others, let us know. Note: Please don't submit articles without first contacting the Editor. We we prefer articles that are original in content which have not been previously published, either in print or on the Internet. Original photos that illustrate the article must be submitted and will become the property of webBikeWorld and will feature our copyright unless other arrangements have been made. Note that the author must have no affiliation with or a financial relationship with the manufacturer, distributor or retailer of the product or the subject of the article. What About Style? It's much like writing a term paper or research paper, and it's a lot more work than it appears! But it can be rewarding, both mentally and financially, and it's lots of fun to see your name in print! For guidance on style, it's best to follow the format in the webBikeWorld reviews. We have about 3-4 regular authors and some freelance contributors, but all of the article topics, content and editing are subject to final approval by the Editor. ALSO: Be sure to include the information for the summary table at the end of each review, including: country of origin, pricing, color choices, sizing and any other pertinent info about the product. Writing Resources: If you're serious about doing this right, I highly recommend these two excellent resources:
Please contact us first with your topic ideas. Remember that you may go through all the work of submitting an article but there is no guarantee it will be used. For more information or to kick around ideas, contact the editor at Dating of Articles
on webBikeWorld.com We don't list the publication date at the beginning of the review article for a technical reason (search indexing and potential ranking bias based on dates) and for a psychological reason (different opinions on what defines "current" -- some readers will immediately discount an article if it hasn't been published in the last month/week/day/hour...). The life span of many products we review is measured in years; thus, the date of publication is mostly immaterial. Other than colors or minor styling changes, most products change very little during their model run. We never remove a review because even though an item may be out of production, a reader may be searching for information on that particular product before buying it used or in a remaining stock clearance at some retailer. Also, a product may not be available in one country but it may still be available in other countries. webBikeWorld hosts visitors from over 200 countries around the world, so information that may not be valid for one person may be very valid for another. Note that some of the very early articles from 1999-2002 may not have dates -- we had no idea that the site would become as popular as it now is! A Note on Product Comparisons and
Rating Charts One problem is that many of the reviews are written by different evaluators, located in different parts of the world, sometimes writing about products they have purchased on their own. They usually do not have access to comparable products. This means that the products don't always come through a central location, so there's no single point of entry or repeat group of reviewers who could compare the items one on one. So having different people in different parts of the world try to score a product to a particular rating system would be a fruitless exercise and would, in the end, probably add more confusion to the review and would make the reader's decision more difficult. Another issue with a "Best of" type rating systems is that one person's "great" is another person's "terrible". Some people want an easy choice -- just go with what the reviewer says is best -- but the problem with this is that no two people are alike, so I think it would be presumptuous for me or anyone else to claim that one product is "best". The time factor is also involved. The products we reviewed have been sourced at different times since webBikeWorld was launched in 1999, so it's rare when two comparable items are available to a reviewer at the same time. For example, a visitor might ask why we don't have a comparison of a Shoei RF-1000 with the GMax GM68S. Good question, but these reviews were published years apart, and the helmets are no longer in our possession. The helmet reviews are somewhat standardized in terms of format (e.g., criteria like Venting, Noise, Quality, etc.), which should help. We've also tried to standardize on the boot, glove, clothing and polish/wax/cleaner reviews. This should help visitors study each article to understand which product will most satisfy their needs. Another issue is that motorcycle gear evolves very rapidly, so what is "best" today may be "worst" tomorrow. I guess the way to consider webBikeWorld is to compare it to a print magazine, where individual articles are continually published, with an occasional comparison when possible. But the advantage we have over a print magazine is that all of the articles from the last 10 years are still right there online, in the "latest issue", so to speak. This may make it seem overwhelming, but more is better I think! Also, remember that we have run several comparison reviews, with products like gloves, GPS systems, polish and waxes, chain lubes, etc. We try to publish comparison articles whenever we can, but our focus is on providing very detailed, unbiased reviews of individual products, supplemented with detailed narrative, photos and videos. We leave it up to our visitors to absorb the detailed information, compare products based on their needs and make individual purchasing decisions. We think webBikeWorld is the largest, most varied and most detailed reference database for motorcycle products in the world, and we hope you agree. More on the "Best"
Product! Here's the secret: there's really
only one most important criteria -- fit. The "best" glove (or
helmet, or jacket, or boots, or...) in the world will be useless if
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