BMW R-Bike Motorcycle Recall Models: BMW R Model Motorcycle Year: 2003 Number Potentially Involved: 7,000 Dates of Manufacture: December 2002...
Motorcycle Safety Foundation Announces an Online eRider Course August 2013 – Designed to promote lifelong learning in a convenient, informative...
I’m baiting you, of course. A little bit, anyway. After all, as we’ve said for many years, there is no such thing as the “best” helmet. Or jacket. Or gloves, boots, pants, oil, tires… The fact of the matter is, there are just too many variables involved to pick a...
2013 Motorcycle News BMW Motorrad Days Set for July 5-7, 2013 More: wBW BMW Motorcycle Page | wBW Motorcycle Product Reviews May 8,...
Cardo Scala Rider Q1 and Q3 Music Sharing Intercoms Announced UPDATE: Cardo Scala Rider Q1 and Q3 Review May 1, 2013...
2014 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 ABS “Adventure” Quick Pics The 2014 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 ABS was introduced in the U.S.A. at the inaugural AIMExpo show in Orlando, Florida in October of 2013. I immediately ordered the “Adventure” version for the next webBikeWorld project bike and it arrived yesterday at the local dealer, JT Motorsports in...
April 2013 – New High-End AGV Helmet: The Pista GP. Press Release (Edited by webBikeWorld.com): AGV announced a new line of...
Honda CRF 250L Dual-Sport Motorcycle Honda CRF 250L Dual-Sport More wBW: Motorcycle Reviews | Product Reviews | BMW Motorcycles April 13, 2012 – Honda...
We have not been able to pair two different brands of motorcycle Bluetooth intercoms. Although it’s impossible to definitively state that this is true for every Bluetooth intercom system, there is no indication that two different brands will pair, despite the rumours you may have heard. This is unfortunate, and...
March 29, 2013 – Vega announced the Phantom convertible helmet today. The Phantom is the latest addition to the company’s...
Hohenstein Institute Head Shape Study Confirms the Differences and Importance of Motorcycle Helmet Internal Shapes March 20, 2013 – It...
Repairing the Digital Clock – DR-Z400S The Suzuki DR-Z400S clock is part of the electronic dashboard display. Apparently, the clock can go bad while the rest of the display still functions. A completely new digital instrument cluster will cost plenty, but it’s possible to fix the clock. Here’s how I...
Honda CTX700 and CTX700N Announced More wBW: Motorcycle Reviews | Product Reviews | Helmet Reviews February 12, 2013 – Honda Announces the CTX700N and CTX700,...
Adding Paint Protection Film to the BMW C 650 GT One of the advantages of a scooter is the open...
Cardo Announces Mac Version of the Cardo Community November 27, 2012 – Mac users who own a Scala Rider G9 have a reason to celebrate! Cardo Systems announced today that the Cardo Community online system for managing theCardo Scala Rider G9 intercom (review) is now open to Mac users. The Cardo...
Checking the Coolant Level on the BMW C 650 GT Here’s another quickie: checking the coolant level on the BMW...
BMW C-Series Scooter Maintenance Several readers have asked about the maintenance schedule for the new BMW scooters. So far, my...
BMW Announces Special Edition Retro Boxer (November 13, 2012) In his speech at the international motorcycle show EICMA in Milan, BMW Motorrad President Stephen Shaller announced that BMW Motorrad will be presenting a new model with air-cooled “boxer” engine in 2013 as a special way of marking the “90 years...
BMW C 650 GT Details Here’s something different: a video-only tour describing many of the features and details of the...
Ducati Multistrada 620 Blog Welcome to my Multistrada 620 blog! The most recent entries are entered in order from latest...
BMW K 1300 S “30 Jahre K-Modelle” October 25, 2012 – BMW will present a new special edition of the K 1300 S at the 2012 EICMA show in Milan, Italy. The BMW K1300S “30 Jahre K-Modelle” will mark the 30th anniversary of the BMW K-series of motorcycles. BMW launched the...
BMW Testing Vehicle-to-Vehicle On-Road Networking System Ocboter 6, 2012 – Intelligent driving that saves energy and increases safety always means...
DOT Version of SCHUBERTH SR1 Announced More wBW: Motorcycle Reviews | Product Reviews | Vintage & Classic Motorcycles More: wBW SCHUBERTH SR1 Review September 8, 2012...
BMW Motorcycles Sets Record August 2012 Sales More wBW: Motorcycle Reviews | Product Reviews | BMW Motorcycles September 6, 2012 – With 7.400 units sold, BMW Motorrad supplied more vehicles than ever before in a month of August. 11.3 % more motorcycles were handed over to customers than in August 2011. From January up...
Vintage BMW Motorcycle News August 20, 2012 – A one-of-a-kind art deco concept from 1930’s was honored at the world’s most...
Honda Factory to Race the 2013 Dakar Rally With Modified CRF450X July 22, 2012 – Honda has announced its intention...
BMW Announces Updates for 2013 July 6, 2012 – Munich. A number of model updates will be integrated in the BMW Motorrad program for the model year 2013. The models will be available for order in the new configuration at all BMW Motorrad dealerships from August 2012. The 2013 changes are...
BMW Launches New Motorcycle Race Helmet June 15, 2012 – BMW announced a new “Race” helmet today but provided very few...
U.S. Motorcyclist Traffic Fatalities by State: 2011 Preliminary Data May 22, 2012 – A report released today by the U.S. Governors Highway...
Harley-Davidson Dealers Ranked 1st in 2012 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index More wBW: Motorcycle Reviews | Product Reviews | Motorcycle News May 11, 2012 – Industry benchmarking study shows widespread improvement in dealership treatment of motorcycle shoppers Harley-Davidson dealerships returned to the top ranking in the newly released 2012 Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index...
Norton TT Racer Norton TT Racer to Compete at Isle of Man More wBW: Motorcycle Reviews | Product Reviews | Vintage & Classic Motorcycles...
BMW Motorrad USA Introduces Ride Smart Reward Program More wBW: Motorcycle Reviews | Product Reviews | Vintage & Classic Motorcycles March 29, 2012 – BMW...
Plug-and-Play Lighting Solution for BMW Motorcycles Part 1: Introduction and Overview The Clearwater CAN Opener connects Clearwater lights to the CAN bus system on BMW motorcycles. This allows owners to control the lights with the bike’s existing switchgear with no additional modifications. The CAN Opener switchgear monitors onboard signals and...
February 18, 2012 – I met one of the Shoei helmet designers at the show and he had a cutaway...
2012 Honda NC700X February 10, 2012 – Motonation, the U.S. distributor for Sidi boots, Vemar helmets and AGV Sport apparel, is now assuming responsibility for distribution in Canada as well. Bill Berroth, President of Motonation said “This is a great step for the Motonation brand and we intend on treating the...
BMW Launches Online Shop for Classic Motorcycle Parts February 7, 2012 – BMW Classic Parts Supply has launched its new online...
BMW Motorrad Design Studio January 31, 2012 – Edgar Heinrich was named as the Director of the BMW Motorrad Design...
BMW Sets Record for 2011 Motorcycle Sales January 18, 2012 – BMW Motorrad sold a record 104,286 units in 2011, the most in its nearly 90-year history. This was an increase of 6.4% from 2010, when 98,047 units were sold. This puts the 2011 sales result well above the previous all-time...
Motorcycle Customer Satisfaction Improves in 2011 December 16, 2011 – Overall motorcycle customer satisfaction has increased notably from 2010, driven...