Monday, February 6th, 2012

Super sport motorcycles have a certain appeal.  They come in candy colors, look sleek and futuristic in design and seem like a lot of fun to ride.  They are also extremely lightweight with powerful engines and many are built on racing platforms.   Because of this, they have become very popular with the under thirty crowd.
Unfortunately, [...]

The hot topic in Orange County is of course the number of motorcycle accidents that have begun to crop up as of late, including one involving  a Garden Grove man who died while lane splitting .  While many people are trying to blame lane splitting, proponents say the practice is safe if both [...]

After a Garden Grove man was killed during a lane splitting accident last week, many bike enthusiasts and motorists began debating the merits of the practice of lane sharing.  Motorcycle riders maintain that experienced bikers who lane split can do so without endangering others, in fact, they say it is safer.  Lane sharing  can also [...]

Monday morning, a Sonora Man identified as Mark Smith was fatally injured in a motorcycle accident on Hwy 49. The accident took place when Smith approached a turning vehicle on the highway. In an effort to avoid an accident, Smith came to a sudden stop but was thrown from his motorcycle. After being ejected from [...]

More and more people are buying motorcycles with an eye towards reduced costs and fuel efficiency.  During this rapid upswing in bike purchases however, few are considering the staggering accident statistics that seem to indicate that many drivers mishandle these massive machines with tragic consequences.  This is perhaps why in 2006 alone roughly 4,935 people [...]