Drivers wearing reflective or fluorescent clothing had a 37% lower risk of crash related injury than other drivers. Compared with wearing a black helmet, use of a white helmet was associated with a 24% lower risk, and daytime use of headlights was associated with a 27% lower risk.

The MT-03 is, according to Yamaha a "Roadster Motard", "because it stands for sex appeal, a very determined and aggressive design combined with a high quality technical spec . . . [and] it says something about riding sensations, about the extreme agility when riding in low speed range."

Kawasaki has announced their 2004 new models, including a huge, 2,053cc v-twin cruiser known as the Vulcan 2000, the ZX-10R supersport, and, for Europe only, the Z750 Naked. These models are discussed below in press material obtained from Kawasaki in Europe. Note, also, that Kawasaki has revised the Vulcan Mean Streak by, among other things, increasing its displacement to 1552cc, and there are numerous changes to the ZX-6RR for 2004. These latter two models are not discussed below.

Here's a world I never knew existed. The world of Pocket Motorcycles !! PocketBikes are miniature, fully functioning, motorcycles!

These mini motorcycles have 25 cc, or even 50 cc engines and can reach speeds of around 20-30 miles per hour...

The proposal is an amendment to Assembly Bill 1200. The original proposal would allow adults 18 and older to decide whether to wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle. The amended version states that those who chose not to wear a helmet "is deemed to have consented to the making of an anatomical gift under this act."

My attitude toward travel, particularly the sort of travel that is readily accomplished on a motorcycle, has become somewhat conflicted with the passing years. A measure of my tainted mood can be attributed to creeping curmudgeonism, but the changing profile of America is equally culpable.

It is hardly news that America’s “Blue Highway”, small town charm has been leveled by franchise culture. We all know too well the kid zoo-lined landing strips that make us “feel at home” as we enter Boca Raton or Laramie. More insidious and distressing are regional human peculiarities that are being subsumed by a universalism that is as codified as a Target floor plan.

Only one sportbike manufacturer designs motorcycles that can make enthusiasts dream. Welcome to a new Ducati family of concept [motorcycles] - The SportClassic - motorcycles that capture the essential beauty, timeless style and emotion of the original Ducati sportbikes of the 1970's. Even though they reflect the best of the past, they incorporate the latest Ducati technology and engineering, creating a thoroughly modern motorcycle that lives up to today's standards of road-going performance.

"This is the 18th consecutive year that Harley-Davidson has achieved records for both revenue and net income," said Jeffrey L. Bleustein, chairman and chief executive officer of Harley-Davidson, Inc. "We had a phenomenal year full of memorable once-in-a-lifetime experiences surrounding our 100th Anniversary. Introducing the Harley-Davidson brand to hundreds of thousands of potential customers has undoubtedly sparked the dream of ownership and created new excitement for our products."