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"If you continue to ride, it just shows that you don't care how I feel about your safety," and "I don't want you to stop riding just because of me." They're the two loaded statements that are always thrown out onto the table by my significant other the second that motorcycles come up in conversation. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has had to deal with trying to convince my significant other that getting on two... Read More

Dry your eyes fellow Supercross enthusiasts; it may be the end of the 2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross season but the lovely officials have been nice enough to curb our cravings with the official dates of the 2013 season. Check out the dates and start counting down the hours now. Once again, the series will kick of in Anaheim and feature 17 different races in ten different states as well as one race in our northern neighbor's... Read More

Last season may have been touted as one of the best Monster Energy AMA Supercross seasons ever, which left fans on the edges of their seats for the 2012 season. Now, sixteen races later, it's all coming to a close in Las Vegas once again. And while this season my not have overtaken the last in the excitement factor, a whole lot did go down. Crashes galore. 2012 may have been one of the bloodiest and bruised we've seen with... Read More

If your motorcycle happens to be stolen anywhere in the United States, there's little chance you will ever see it again. If it happens to be washed away by a disastrous tsunami only to turn up on the shores of Canada a year later, turns out that you'll probably get it back. Ikuo Yokoyama, a 29-year-old resident of Yamamoto, and his long lost Harley-Davidson are proof of that. While the Japanese tsunami disaster struck over... Read More

San Diego, CA - April 25, 2012 � BikeBandit.com, the web's biggest source for power sport parts and accessories, is happy to announce that they have started running "falsh sales" on their Facebook fan page. Each flash sale is posted on the BikeBandit.com Facebook timeline for a short period of time, such as for two hours, while revealing a secret Facebook only sale code. The sale code offers fans the chance to receive a... Read More

Villopoto may have the 2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross title in the bag, it may have come with a pretty steep price. During the main Supercross race in Seattle last weekend, Villopoto went down early in the first lap and fans watched as the rider struggle to limp off of the track (for more info read "Monster Energy Supercross - Race 15, Seattle"). While the rider later tweeted to his followers saying, "I'm ok just tweaked my leg. So we will see how... Read More

This season was a bit of a shutout for Ryan Villopoto and it may be partly due to his main competitors, such as James Stewart, sitting out for a good portion of the 2012 Monster Energy Supercross. Stewart, once sitting in third place in the overall point standings, just 15 points behind Ryan Dungey in second, has dropped out of the top three down to 5th place after sitting out of the last few races since injuring his hand in a crash at Indianapolis... Read More

BikeBandit.com, the largest online source for ATV and motorcycle parts, is pleased to announce they are giving away $1000 worth of motorcycle gear, plus $100 in Bandit Bucks each week for the length of the competition. The grand prize winner will receive $1000 worth of gear that they get to pick from brands such as Cortech, Spidi, Arai, Speed & Strength, Shoei, BikeMaster, MSR and Alpinestars. If the winner was referred to the contest by one of their... Read More

Whether you choose to protect the most vital part of your body or not should be a choice. At least, that's what a lot of people have always said about helmets and motorcyclists. But nineteen states have always disagreed by strictly enforcing some serious helmet laws requiring even the most daring of riders to don a Department of Transportation (DOT) approved helmet at all times. Still, the debate has raged on and one state, Michigan, has finally... Read More

Ever since Ducati announced that it was going up for sale to a company with the means to take their production to the new level, people have wondered who would end up snatching them up. In early March, Audi struck a deal with the Italian motorcycle company to have first dibs and has been trying to make up its mind over whether it's a good acquisition or not. Earlier this week, however, it was reported that Audi had finished combing through the Italian... Read More

Sitting on my desk at work is a tiny little orb of glass filled with water, a piece of coral, some algae and a handful of tiny shrimp like creatures. It was an impulse buy that I got off one of those discount coupon sites randomly one day. You see, I can't keep a plant alive because, unless it screams at me to water it, I let it die and, even if I could remember to consistently give it hydration, nothing could survive in the dismal florescent lighting of the... Read More

While Dani Pedrosa may be a star MotoGP racer, manning a yacht is apparently not his forte. On Saturday, March 31, the Spanish rider was arrested for allegedly cheating during an examination to obtain a captain�s recreational yachting license. Along with Pedrosa�s arrest, another 20 test takers were surprised to find themselves arrested during the exam at the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia while wearing electronic earpieces that fed them the answers to the... Read More

San Diego, CA - March 27, 2012 - BikeBandit.com has always strived to bring customers the best products for the best price. Now, BikeBandit.com is continuing to do so while also helping contribute to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF) by teaming up with the Ride for Kids® program. The Ride for Kids® program has been proud to raise funds for the battle against childhood brain tumors for years. Last year, they contributed $4.5 million directly to PBTF... Read More

Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel may have won the 2012 Dakar race in one of the Monster Energy X-Raid Team cars, but it will always be hard to forget his six wins in eight years aboard a Yamaha. So it was no surprise when the French motorcycling magazine "Integral" asked Peterhansel to take on the Moroccan dunes on a 50th Anniversary Yamaha R1 for an editorial like no other. It looks as thought the Yamaha R1 is sporting some serious rain tires to make it a... Read More

Motorcycle riders everywhere have struggled with the challenges of making themselves visible to cagers at night without having to look like a clown. And while high-vis helmets are aplenty and are eye catching enough to bump up your visibility factor, they're also an eyesore, especially in the day. Find yourself constantly plagued with this dilemma? Well it's finally about time that someone used all that great technology we've acquired over the centuries to... Read More

One thousand. According to Icon it's the "empirical number that forms the boundary between boy and man. The displacement threshold between novice and expert." While we may not exactly know what the heck that means, we can certainly appreciate the motorcycle gear line that Icon has paired with it. Made with the best of what Icon has to offer, the new Icon One Thousand line is some of the best new gear we've seen in what feels like ages. Inspired by the post... Read More

Audi has struck an exclusive deal with Ducati to have the first buying rights of the company. Earlier last month Ducati�s chairman made the shocking announcement that Investindustrial SpA, the Milan-based private-equity firm which currently owns Ducati, was reportedly looking to hand off the company to a new partner. One that could be considered a "world-class industrial partner" with enough manufacturing resources to expand the yearly output of the beautiful... Read More

This just in! (I've always wanted to say that.) KTM has just announced that their star rider, Ryan Dungey, will be sitting out of this weelend's Daytona Supercross race. Why? Last weekend Dungey went down in one of his practice laps at his training facility in Florida leading up to the St. Louis Monster Energy AMA Supercross race. Though it didn't show during the main event in St. Louis as Dungey easily pulled in a second place win, the crash left him with a broken... Read More

San Diego, CA - February 29, 2011 - BikeBandit.com, the largest online source for ATV and motorcycle parts, is launching a brand new program designed to offer quality perks and top-of-the-line protection to members. With the BikeBandit.com Podium™ program members receive a number of premium benefits, including: FREE ground shipping to valid shipping addresses within the 48 contiguous United States (and $10 discount on Express shipping). FREE one-year subscription... Read More

Spring is almost here, which means sitting down and planning those long summer trips that you'll be dreaming about at work to keep yourself sane. But your dream trip can easily go from a story you'll tell your friends about to make them jealous to a trip that airs on When Vacations Attack in 2.5 seconds. To keep things on the right track, always pack a few necessary things: An A Plan: Whether you like to schedule every little thing down to what undies you want... Read More

Motorcycle/ATV maintenance is not only an essential part of owning a bike, it can make the difference between safe riding and getting in a dangerous situation or accident. While modern bikes require less maintenance than they did in the past, they still need a lot more attention than a car. Read on to learn how to maintain your motorcycle or ATV for optimum performance. There are many different things you should check on your bike on a regular basis... Read More

It's usually summer that brings the pain of rising gas prices. As soon as the weather warms up, so do the numbers on the pricing signs usually raising our tempers as well. So why the heck are gas prices squeezing every last cent out of us at the pump in February? While we'd like to give you an answer for that, we'll stick to what we do best: helping you get the most of what little gas you can afford. Whether you live in a place where you can ride all year round or you're... Read More

One of the highlights of Chad Reed's racing career will always be his epic crash during the 2011 Lucas Oil Motocross Championship and his superhuman ability to get back on his bike and finish the race. This last weekend, however, will not be one of those highlights. In fact, Reed's crash at the seventh race of the 2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross series in Dallas, TX will be one of the low points. After winning the third race of the season in Los Angeles... Read More

San Diego, CA - February 16, 2011 - BikeBandit.com, the largest online source for motorcycle and ATV parts, is pleased to announce they have completely revamped the community section on their website, adding all new community features including news, guides, product reviews and blogs, as well as a new reviews leader board. "Our new community page is now easier than ever to navigate," said a BikeBandit.com representative. "With all of the useful resources... Read More

Ducati is for sale. No, there's no "a" in the sentence. We don't mean to say that a Ducati is for sale, we mean that Ducati is for sale... Like Ducati Ducati. You know, that entire company. Just a few days ago the chairman of one of the most successful motorcycle companies announced that the iconic Ducati empire is on the market for a "world-class industrial partner." But that begs the question: why? After having one of the best sales years with the reveal of the 1199 Panigale... Read More

It's just as easy to get lost while driving a motorcycle as it is while driving a car�but most GPS systems are not made for motorcycle riding. If you're tired of driving in circles, check out these tips on finding the best motorcycle GPS system. First and foremost, if you ride hard, your motorcycle GPS system has to ride hard too. You need a unit that is tougher than one for automobiles. While some companies are now making GPS systems specifically for motorcycle riding, it's important... Read More

Pictures have been leaked and rumors have been flying about the newest additions to the 2012 Harley-Davidson line up. Normally, Harley showcases one new model around this time of year, but this year there's two new bikes donning the Davidson name. Yesterday, Harley-Davidson finally revealed the new bikes, the Seventy-Two and the Softail Slim. So what's new? The Slim features a more retro 1950's feel with a narrow build, cut down fenders and a definite cut back on the usual Harley chrome leaving the motor to be... Read More

2012 Dakar winner and KTM rider Cyril Despres teamed up with his fellow KTM-mate Cedric Gracia to shoot a promo for the newest KTM Freeride 350. But rumor has it that the ride wasn't so free after all. The shoot was partially shot in Andorra, a small little landlocked country in southwestern Europe next to Spain and France, and KTM forgot to give the city officials a mandatory heads-up. Though the vid came out pretty cool, each of the riders and crew could be looking at fines up to $650... we're going to have to say... Read More

Wintertime is primetime for snowmobiling, but unless you have a brand new snowmobile, you can't just go out immediately after the first snow. Maintaining your snowmobile during the off-season and preparing it for the winter season is essential to ensure you stay safe while zipping around in the snow. Read on for important tips on maintaining and preparing your snowmobile for the winter. Once the last snow of the year has melted and you can no longer take your snowmobile out for some fun, it's time to immediately... Read More

You be the judge, is it a victory for Victory? Just today, Polaris released the newest addition to their Victory line, the 2013 Victory Judge. Speculation over the build ran rampant over the last few months as the date grew nearer and it turns out that Victory was creating a sleek new cruiser. Whether or not you love the styling, it�s hard to argue with the 106 cubic-inch Freedom V-Twin that�ll give you 113 ft-lbs of torque. With all the chrome blacked out, this new cruiser comes in a sexy all black, Sunset... Read More

We last left our riders traipsing through the desert of Chile during stage 9 of the 14 stage race of Dakar 2012, one of the longest yet most rewarding stretches of the race. Ending at the beautiful Pacific coastline, it takes over 500 km of dusty, dirty road in which Marc Coma started out in the lead. Following him, was Cyril Despres who had previously been in the lead until a mud bog brought him down for nearly ten full minutes. But it only took him one-third of the 9th stage to get ahead of Coma once again... Read More

One of the most intense races of the year, the fourteen stage battle across three countries of rugged terrain and seemingly insurmountable obstacles has been raging on since the first of the year and is now heading into the final stretch. Our update at the end of stage two left us with Marc Coma taking the lead for the motorcycle class with Cyril Despres not far behind. With Jonah Street withdrawing on the first day due to technical difficulties, our eyes were on Quinn Cody for the American riders... Read More

San Diego was a whole different world on New Year's Eve. But it wasn't the decorations, exquisite attire or the beer goggles that many people slapped on for the evening that changed everything. It was the fog. As the sun went down for the last time in 2011, an eerie mist rolled in from the bay covering everything in a silver glow. And while the celebrations rang on, two people sat at the water front waiting for the fog to clear enough to take on breaking some of the biggest world records side by side... Read More

For some people bringing in the New Year consists of popping a bottle of Dom Perignon and watching the ball drop. For others it means raging at a downtown night club and not remembering a thing about it the next day. Others hit the sack early and watch the recaps in the morning. But no matter how you spend it, there is nothing more thrilling and riveting about hoping on your bike on the first day of the new year to start a race across the deserts of Argentina, Chile and Peru along side some... Read More

As the clock ticks down the final minutes of 2011, Red Bull will be hosting the New Year's tradition of braking records and stretching limits. But this year will be bigger than ever as two riders take on the challenge even after a complete disaster last year. Starting in 2007 with Robbie Maddison jumping over a 322 ft football field in Las Vegas, the series will now be welcoming Maddison back. But Maddison won't be alone. For the first time the Red Bull New Year. No Limits event will feature two riders... Read More

We all knew it was going to happen eventually. At least we did since they announced that it was going to happen at the EICMA fail in Milan, Italy a little over a year ago. But BMW finally pushed out their first ever production scooters from the assembly line. Starting out as the BMW Concept C scooter that was shown in 2010, BMW unveiled the two production models, the C600 Sport and the C650T. Come Thursday, December 1, 2011, BMW was hitting a whole new milestone at the Berlin Spandau... Read More

Whether it's for yourself or someone you love, we hope you got to take advantage of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales that had thousands of people clambering for a computer mouse. If you did, we'll be doing our best to make sure that the next few weeks will be full of packages on your doorstep and wrapping boxes in the dead of night. However, as with any present shopping, you may find that the pants you bought for your son are the size he would have fit in last year or that... Read More

It's a fact... not only can freezing weather be extremely uncomfortable, it can be dangerous. Denying that can not only lead to some serious discomfort, it may even lead to death. Sorry to be all doom and gloom about your winter wonderland, but with snow falling all in most of the U.S. and our northern neighbors, it's important to know how to deal with it the right way to make sure that you get to see the light of spring. After all, if the Eskimo's can live in impossibly cold temperatures... Read More

Whether you love him or hate him, there's no denying that Chad Reed had one of the worst and yet most spectacular moments of the series during the 2011 Lucas Oil Motocross Championship. Fans and riders will never forget the moment that Reed just barely hit the top of a jump wrong and flew up into the air, off of his bike and off of the track. Last of all to forget will surely be Reed himself. It's no doubt that if Reed hadn't hit on a downward grassy... Read More

Only one night stands between Taddy Blazusiak and the ever elusive perfect EnduroCross season. Though the rider has remained almost unbeatable for the last few seasons, there's always been one race that has kept him from perfection. Last year his slip came at round 5 in Denver. But with only the two races this weekend in Las Vegas left and no sign of Blazusiak slowing, he's the favorite to win. Still, one rider has kept on Blazusiak's tail and is the sole reason... Read More