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VIDEO: The best motorcycle save you'll see all week

Without a doubt, one of the scariest moments in any motorcycle rider's life is the split-second just before a high-side. This kind of accident often takes place after a turn is taken at high speed and the rider attempts to accelerate out of the corner. The rear tire loses enough traction that it slides out of line with the front wheel, then quickly regains its footing, snapping the bike violently upright. Almost always, this results in a nasty spill, making high-sides extremely dangerous. This exact scenario played out during the ... Read more →

*POOF* No injuries! - Dainese D-Air suit latest in motorcycle airbag technology Dan Roth

Click above to view video Motorcycles always have that ever-present danger of turning their operators into hamburger should the rider take a spill. Racing crashes are especially nasty, and while ...

Yamaha and Honda join 12 car makers in testing anti-collision technology Jeremy Korzeniewski

Some may view safety technologies such as blind-spot warning devices, adaptive cruise control and lane departure warning devices as baby-steps towards the ultimate goal of removing the driver ...

An uncrashable motorcycle from BMW? Jeremy Korzeniewski

BMW has been known to come up with some interesting motorcycle designs, such as the Telelever, Duolever and Paralever suspension configurations. The above image, taken from a recent patent ...

VIDEO: The best motorcycle save you'll see all week 5 months ago on Autoblog

Without a doubt, one of the scariest moments in any motorcycle rider's life is the split-second just before a high-side. This kind of accident often takes place after a turn is taken at high speed and the rider attempts to accelerate out of the corner. The rear tire loses enough traction that ...

*POOF* No injuries! - Dainese D-Air suit latest in motorcycle airbag technology 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view video Motorcycles always have that ever-present danger of turning their operators into hamburger should the rider take a spill. Racing crashes are especially nasty, and while leathers do offer protection from road rash, cushioning impacts to the upper torso is key to increasing ...

Yamaha and Honda join 12 car makers in testing anti-collision technology 1 year ago on Autoblog

Some may view safety technologies such as blind-spot warning devices, adaptive cruise control and lane departure warning devices as baby-steps towards the ultimate goal of removing the driver completely from the act of driving. We are not nearly ready to give up our licenses to computers, but ...

An uncrashable motorcycle from BMW? 1 year ago on Autoblog

BMW has been known to come up with some interesting motorcycle designs, such as the Telelever, Duolever and Paralever suspension configurations. The above image, taken from a recent patent application, proves that the fertile engineering minds at BMW haven't stopped trying to improve the basic ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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