RECALL NEWS: Suzuki Recalls 2,410 V-Strom 1000 (DL1000) ADVs for Wiring Harness, Possible Short Circuit ©Motorcyclist 2014-2016 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 (DL1000) on the safety recall list for a wiring harness that may short against the fuel tank. The following report is filed with the NHTSA: Report Receipt Date: December 18, 2015NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V851000Component(s): Electrical […]

BMW Developing HUD Motorcycle Helmet Another release by BMW Motorrad at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the German company says it is working on a motorcycle helmet with an integrated heads-up display (HUD), thus responding to the call for more advanced helmet technology. BMW already has this technology in its automotive wings, using an optional […]

The Massive 2016 MotoGP Rule Update With major changes to the technical regulations for MotoGP in 2016, it has taken some time for the FIM to produce a new and revised version of the rulebook. The first provisional version was made available today, the new rules bringing together all of the new rules agreed over […]

2016 Dakar Rally – Stage 5: KTM Closes In The second half of the marathon stage for the 2016 Dakar Rally, where riders and teams are forbidden from working on their machines until today’s liaison stage, Stage 5 had the added challenges beyond its 642km total distance and 327km special section, which brought them into […]

BMW Laser Light and Helmet With Head-Up Display At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, BMW is presenting two new concepts for motorcycle safety: a laser light and a helmet with head-up display. The laser light is installed on a K 1600 GTL, and is derived from a design used in BMW’s […]

2016 Dakar Rally – Stage 1: Canceled The 2016 Dakar Rally is off to a poor start, as the first stage of the event had to be canceled today, on account of the weather. While yesterday’s prologue in Rosario was under 104°F sun, lightning storms prevailed in South America today, along with heavy rain. The […]

Five Tips for Riding a Motorcycle in the Rain Photo Courtesy of Suzuki Motor of America Some riders think that when the rain starts to come down, so too should the garage door, tucking the bike away until the sun shines again the following spring. Unfortunately, those people are missing out on one of the […]

BMW Brings Laser Headlight Technology to Motorcycles Today is “pass off old news as new news” day in the motorcycle industry. In addition to re-discovering that Dainese is working on a space suit design (circa 2014), another story from 2011 is getting some play: BMW’s laser headlight technology. The rehashing of this story comes about as BMW […]