The GT Air 3 Breakdown Quiet, Top level build quality, Solid feeling, High safety scores, Comfortable, Aerodynamic shell design, Excellent...
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Ottawa, Ontario born (to ride) in 1975, but an Albertan since 1999. Married, Father of three children. Became a journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic just so I understand what makes the magic happen in all kinds of power train. Over 25 years of riding experience on road and off road, on many different makes and styles of motorcycle. I've never found a bike yet I didn't want to ride, talk about or own
Two weeks ago I spent 2 wonderful hours as a guest on The Phil Experience Video Podcast with Phil Spence...
Review Summary Scorpion’s EXO-AT960 modular adventure helmet is an attractive and competitive safety hat at the $299 US price point. The AT960 deserves a better visor, visor seal, interior liner, and a carbon fiber or fiberglass shell, along with a stiffer sun peak. Perhaps the AT960 gives up too much...
“Third time’s the charm” was the case last week when I attended RevZilla’s GET ON! Adventure Fest Sturgis! Is it...
Review Summary Scorpion has built a helmet that is similar in size, weight, and function to a couple of well-established...
The X-Fifteen Is Not Just For Marc Márquez Marc Márquez Alentà and I couldn’t be more different when it comes to our motorcycle riding styles. He’s an 8-time world champion racer from Spain who drags his knees and even his elbows on MotoGP racetracks while moving at terrifying speeds, neck...
The Best –The Only– Smart Helmet On the Market In 2019 I met a group of 5 impressive Australians in...
The Scottoiler xSystem 2.0 and Scorpion Dual Injector Come From Scotland Did you know that the Scottoiler brand isn’t just...
Jim’s Favorite New Things From AimExpo Las Vegas 2023! Las Vegas, flashy new motorcycles, and thousands of untested, unseen, enticing motorcycle farkles showcased by industry experts, social media influencers, and Dakar Rally racers! That describes what AimExpo 2023 was in a nutshell. Put another way– it’s paradise for a motorcycle...
Detailed Scoring Summary Mosko Moto Basilisk Klim Raptor GTX Design & Innovation 95% 85% Build Quality 98% 70% Comfort 95%...
Review Summary: The Cardo KTM Packtalk Edge is a bluetooth helmet communicator with great battery life, premium speakers, and Dynamic...
The Motoz Tractionator RallZ: An Alternative to the Tractionator Adventure The Motoz Tractionator Adventure tires that I reviewed previously on my 2019 KTM 790 Adventure impressed me so much they’ve become the measuring stick I use for all other adventure motorcycle tire reviews. A friend of mine informed me I...
The New Quad Lock 360 Line If you walk into a store and ask to buy “the Quad Lock 360”...
This review was co-written by Jim Pruner and Greg Phillips. The wBW review library is flush with Cardo reviews and...
RevZilla’s team of planners and presenters made “the Alternative Sturgis Rally” aka The GET ON! Adventure Fest Sturgis Rally, aka GOAF Sturgis 2022 even better than it was in 2021. I’m a Veteran GOAF Tailgater (& Proud of It!) Yes, I’m proud to say that I haven’t yet missed a...
We’ve compiled a good many Cardo reviews and Sena reviews on wBW over the years, with the majority coming from...
After traveling 1522 miles (2455 km) from Alberta to the RawHyde Zakar facility in the Mojave Desert, I was beyond...
“Hi, I’m Jim Pruner from WebBikeWorld.com and I’m here to ride the uhh… Too-ahh-reg… Tou-regg?… Taaah-reg… Twaah-reg? The new Aprilia!” While attending the 2022 GET ON! Adventure Fest rally in Mojave, California I was privileged to get a test ride of this exciting new mid-sized adventure bike from Aprilia. Unfortunately,...
Ryan F9 has become a YouTube sensation thanks to his wit, no-nonsense on-camera presence, and entertaining video montages. I appreciate...
In July 2021 I attended the inaugural Revzilla GET ON! Adventure Fest bike rally in Sturgis and loved it! Being...
Last month I canceled a trip to Las Vegas to attend the 2022 AimExpo motorcycle show, due to travel advisories and the rising wave of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. It was crushing and beyond disappointing to miss that show, but I didn’t get to feel sad about that for very...
Adding lights and other electrical devices to your bike can give you a lot of additional capabilities, but it can...
Quin-tessential? Not Quite Yet The Quest is Dallas, TX-based Quintessential Designs first attempt at building and selling an adventure helmet....
Photo via Bridgestone. Here For a Good Time, Not a Long Time: Bridgestone Battlax AdventureCross AX41 Tires I’m bravely wading into hot water with another wBW tire review. After previously testing the Michelin Road 5 and Motoz Tractionator Adventure tires for the site, this time it’s Bridgestone’s Battlax AdventureCross...
Ruroc Must Mean Relentless In 2019, Ruroc expanded their business into the motorcycle helmet scene, their confidence buoyed by their...
“Would you like to review a newly-released BMW adventure helmet, Jim?” Simon Armstrong, the BMW brand champion at Blackfoot Motosports...
The Winner of the $200,000 Fantasy Garage Contest Is… Firstly, THANK YOU all for participating in this fun contest! The spirit was one of fun and fantasy to be enjoyed by all. I think we accomplished that with help from you, the readers! Read all the submissions at the bottom...
I’m always ready to be first in line to try new things, especially if it involves motorcycles. An invitation to...
A brand new Porsche 911 GT3 Touring will cost you about $200,000 US (~$250,000 Canadian dollars) out the door. That...
One That Got Away in 2020 In 2020, the new Spartan GT sport helmet was presented to us, the motorcycling masses by French manufacturer Shark Helmets proclaiming it would better protect our heads than the previous Spartan model did. The differences between the older and newer models of Spartan when...
Before I dive into why I’m so satisfied with the Mosko Moto Basilisk jacket, let me first talk about another...
Table of Contents Introduction KTM 790 Adventure Spec Sheet I Put My Money Down The KTM 790 Adventure S and...
No, you’re not seeing the theoretical offspring from a union of Honda and Energizer battery logos in the photo above. The Enginehawk Hawkeye UV jacket. $499 US It’s the flashy new emblem we’ll soon see adorning the jackets of motorcycle riders all over the world. Enginehawk is the name given...
The 2021 Ducati Multistrada V4S has magically appeared at my local Ducati dealership: Blackfoot Motosports in Calgary. The dealership’s Ducati...
Warning! This editorial is actually about the imminent arrival of the Pan America adventure motorcycle, but it takes a while...
I’ve tried and failed to adequately answer one tough question we’ve received in emails to the wBW editor. “Can you recommend riding boots that are comfortable to walk in but also provide a solid level of protection?” I haven’t yet found any I would say satisfactorily meet that criterion, but...
Introduction Photo from Mosko Moto Two Reviewers, One Product This is a longer-term multi-motorcycle, multi-role, multi-use, joint review that hopefully...
Video Review The New Shoei RF-1400 = A Shoei RF-1200 + ‘Kaizen’ I love being among the first people to...
I live in Alberta, Canada. It’s what I like to call “Northernmost Texas” because we have ranchers, oil fields, country music, and a ton of lifted pickup trucks. I’m told some areas of Texas experience some chilly weather in the winter (even snow in parts), but up here we take...
I’ve been wearing a pair of SIDI Adventure 2 Gore-Tex Boots for three years and appreciate them for all the...