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Riding a Bicycle Backwards and Playing with Your Phone; What Could Possibly go Wrong?

Tuesday, February 5, 2013


The verdict on whether this incident was staged or not remains open, but we're going to assume that you will at least have a laugh or two after watching the video of a bicyclist riding backwards while texting on his cell phone.

Naturally, it didn't take long for a scooter (going suspiciously slow…) to appear on the road, and well, what you suspected from the beginning of the clip happened.

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Watch a Kawasaki Undertake Alfa's New MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde SBK

Friday, February 1, 2013


The arrival of the new limited edition Alfa Romeo MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde SBK in the UK after its world premiere at last year's Paris Motor Show, sparked a promotional idea into the heads of the Italian brand; since the car is inspired and named after the Superbike championship, how about placing it together with a racing bike on the track?

Alfa Romeo called in precision driver Paul Swift and British Superbike rider Chris ‘The Stalker’ Walker to perform a neat stunt at the Silverstone circuit. Swift drove the Alfa over a ramp tilting it on one side so Walker could ride under it in a Kawasaki ZX-10R Ninja British Superbike before speeding out to the other side.

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Watch a Container Truck Fall Right in Front of One Very Lucky Motorcycle Rider

Wednesday, January 30, 2013


Rest assured, if the scooter rider featured in this clip had not been able to back up a couple of feet before the container truck tipped over, we wouldn't be showing you this video footage shot from a nearby security camera.

Then again, if he wasn't in such a hurry to sprint through the traffic light in front of the cars waiting on the zebra crossing, he wouldn't have found himself in this life-threatening position, would he…

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Watch a Kawasaki ZX-10R Chase an Audi RS6 ABT 700HP on the Autobahn

Thursday, January 24, 2013


Yes, you read that correctly and we did not place the models in the wrong order; it's the almighty Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R that's doing the chasing most of the times in this crazy meet up with an Audi RS6 Avant ABT on Germany's largely speed-limit free Autobahn.

We're told that the tuned super-station wagon makes 700-horses, but we wouldn't be surprised if it was more, and you won't be either after you watch the Audi overtaking the Kawasaki, which was travelling at a speed of 300km/h (186 mph), with ease in the second video at the 12-second mark.

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Vilner Presents the Stingray of Aprilia Motorcycles

Tuesday, January 22, 2013


For its next project, Bulgarian design house Vilner has once again ventured into the world of motorcycles with the full-customization of an Aprilia Tuono, which it has cleverly named (from a marketing standpoint) the Stingray. Read more »

Oops…Parent on a Motorcycle Loses Child on the Road

Monday, January 21, 2013


Well, if yougsters can fall off from cars, then we have to assume that you won't be the least surprised to learn that this can happen with motorcycles as well.

As the laws from country to country differ widely, we don't know if placing a child behind you on a motorcycle or a scooter is legal, but it goes without saying that riders should be extra cautious when doing so.

The motorcyclist seen in this dashcam footage, which was reportedly filmed in Japan, didn’t notice that the kid fell off the bike at the traffic light until he was several hundred feet away. Luckily, the youngster was able to get up by himself and run across the road to safety….

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Watch a Motorcyclist Scaring and Surprising People with Load Exhaust

Monday, January 7, 2013


As much as we all like the mechanical noises produced from well-tuned cars and motorcycles, we assume that there are times many of us could do without some of the obnoxious crack, snap and pop sounds echoed from certain exhaust pipes.

One such example comes to us through this video of a biker - presumably from the United Kingdom, who seems to like scaring pedestrians and road users while surprising others, with sudden burst of the throttle, usually at a red light.

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Indonesia City Mayor Wants Female Motorbike Passengers to be Banned from Straddling

Friday, January 4, 2013


Indonesia is the world’s largest Muslim country. In September 2009, the Aceh provincial government, which is the only to follow the strict Sharia, introduced a law that punished adultery to stoning by death.

It also didn’t allow men to wear shorts and women to wear tight trousers and jeans, as those items were deemed offending. Some women objected, saying skirts would be impractical when riding motorcycles or scooters.

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If Mike Terrorista's Ride Doesn't Make You Dizzy, We Don’t Know What Will…

Thursday, January 3, 2013


Talk about challenging your fate. A biker nicknamed Mike Terrorista from São Paulo, Brazil is making headlines in his country (and probably soon all over the world) for his crazy and dangerous motorcycle rides, which he films and then uploads on his YouTube channel – always a good idea when you're doing something clearly illegal…

The following video speaks for itself – though, come to think of it, we wouldn't mind a translation from our Brazilian readers highlighting some of the things heard from both the biker and the television presenter.

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BMWs and Two-Wheelers Don't Mix in Taiwan

Wednesday, January 2, 2013


Here's another episode between a BMW driver and a biker in Taiwan. Whereas last time, we saw a bicyclist crossing paths with a BMW (and paying the price for it…), now it's a scooter rider.

The person steering what looks to be a BMW M5 E61 sedan charges off as soon as the light turns green but is soon annoyed by the presence of a motorcyclist.

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Uncle Jim's Rowdy Snow Mobile Causes a Mini Avalanche

Tuesday, December 25, 2012


Sometimes us humans think we can conquer mother nature with our mechanical contraptions, but that's clearly not the case.

A one Uncle Jim, and whom we assume to be his nephews, went out to play around in the snow with their rides. When the former tried to climb a slope, he seems to have triggered a mini avalanche that sent both the rider and his snowmobile rolling down the hill.

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Oh, Kenny; Santa Claus' Bike Stunt Goes Terribly Wrong


The Christmas season for some, Holiday season for others, is a time to relax and perhaps have some extra fun, though; one should always remember his or her limits.

For example, take this group of motorcyclists, many of whom were dressed up in their Santa Claus costumes, fortunately, with their safety helmets on top of their heads.

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Lucky Scooter Rider Survives Highway Bump Unscathed

Tuesday, December 18, 2012


Here's another tale from Asian roads - one that has a happy ending, though, as you will soon see for yourself, it could have easily gone the other way with painfully disastrous results…

The driver of the car, the sounds of which reminds us of a Subaru model, was going faster than what the road traffic permitted, and at the same time, a scooter rider in the middle lane failed to look over his shoulder while changing lanes.

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Someone Should Find this Driver and Report Him/Her to the Police

Monday, December 17, 2012


Making an honest mistake while sitting behind the wheel is one thing, being careless or to put it bluntly, a complete asshat, is quite another.

On Sunday, the driver of a previous generation Honda CR-V (possibly in Taiwan - if we're wrong, tell us in the comments) was filmed by a motorcyclist making an extremely dangerous move on the road when he or she drove between a Nissan Sentra and a scooter driven by a father with his child riding at the back, almost knocking them down.

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Aussie Cops Looking for This "Menacing" Go-Kart Hoon in Sydney

Friday, December 14, 2012


What might look to us like a foolish act by a young man who rode a go-kart on a busy road in Sydney's southwest, has infuriated Australian police as well as the local media.

A passenger of a car following on from behind filmed the man traveling on the road before he slammed on the brakes, losing control and performing a 180-degree turn to avoid running a red light.

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What Exactly Was this Bicyclist Trying to Do?

Friday, December 7, 2012


Good old Russia (or so we’re told that this incident happened in the land of fire and ice) never fails to entertain us.

Who knows why, though we're pretty sure you can think of a few reasons if you try hard enough, but a bicyclist travelling on the road tried to jump over a car that was slowly heading towards him.

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The Kama Sutra of Motorcycle Riding Positions will Make You Smile

Thursday, December 6, 2012


Okay, we know what you're thinking after reading the title and checking out the opening picture, and we don't blame you for that. However, we can assure you that, for the most part, this video is completely safe for viewing at work or next to your spouse – unless, that is, you want to try it out yourself…

The funny guys and gals from the Russian channel Vshleme came up with the brilliant idea of poking some fun at the art of Kama Sutra by applying the teachings to motorcycle riding positions.

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This is What Happens When You Ignore Speed Signs on a Twisty Road


Many motorcycles are built for speed, but you have to keep in mind that you should always carefully select the time and place to put a bike and your own limits to the test.

A biker, who we come to know by his YouTube alias "RiceRocketKev", learned that the hard and painful way – they always do, don’t they?- while rocketing through a twisty mountain road, but was blessed to live another day to tell the tale.

His GoPro helmet camera filmed the incident that started with RiceRocketKev blasting by a group of other motorcycles. About a minute or so later, he passes and…ignores a 20mph (32km/h) speed sign going around 85mph (137km/h).

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Mexican Presidential Guard Motorcyclist Overlooks Speed Bump and Goes Flying Into the Air

Wednesday, December 5, 2012


Seems we spoke a few days too soon when we said that Laurent Cochet, a.k.a. Lolo, a French journalist with the Moto Journal magazine, made the biggest motorcycle fail of the year when he hit a metal post with his Yamaha FJR 1300 and fell face first into a boat.

We now have a new and much stronger candidate for that award, and he comes to us from Mexico. An unnamed police motorcyclist was travelling in front a presidential motorcade in Mexico City when he overlooked the speed bump on the road. Huge mistake…

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Asshat BMW Driver Tailgates and Honks Down a Couple on a Scooter


There's a saying among some car enthusiasts about BMW drivers and porcupines. Obviously, we're not going to generalize and apply that trait to all Bimmer drivers, but we are going to say that this is indeed the case with the man driving this particular BMW.

Even if we accept the video poster and BMW driver's claims that the scooter driver and his passenger were drunk as skunks (and that's debatable), what he did next is inexcusable and makes no sense.

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