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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
Review Summary Scorpion’s EXO-AT960 modular adventure helmet is an attractive and competitive safety hat at the $299 US price point....
“Third time’s the charm” was the case last week when I attended RevZilla’s GET ON! Adventure Fest Sturgis! Is it pompous to crow about being an “OG GOAF Sturgis member”? Yep, I was there at the original 2021 GET ON! Sturgis event and after this the 2023 edition I’m a...
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...
The Best –The Only– Smart Helmet On the Market In 2019 I met a group of 5 impressive Australians in Milan, Italy at the EICMA motorcycle show. They were showcasing their revolutionary smart helmet called the Forcite MK1. The MK1 had a clever LED heads-up display built into the chin...
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...
Detailed Scoring Summary Mosko Moto Basilisk Klim Raptor GTX Design & Innovation 95% 85% Build Quality 98% 70% Comfort 95% 100% Airflow 80% 85% Waterproof 100% 100% Value for Money 85% 70% Overall 92% 85% Klim’s Bird of Prey Battles Mosko Moto’s Jesus Christ Lizard I stopped wearing “regular” adventure...
The Motoz Tractionator RallZ: An Alternative to the Tractionator Adventure The Motoz Tractionator Adventure tires that I reviewed previously on...
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 Sena reviews along with other brands like UClear and even Lexin. The market has provided many great options for riders to choose from! This Packtalk Edge (aka Edge) review comes...
RevZilla’s team of planners and presenters made “the Alternative Sturgis Rally” aka The GET ON! Adventure Fest Sturgis Rally, aka...
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 ready to lay down some serious off-road tracks in the beautifully arid landscape found there. Mission accomplished! I’d like to thank all the people from RevZilla’s GET ON! Adv Fest...
“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!”...
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 that it was their first attempt at organizing an adventure rally, I was surprised how well things went overall. There were plenty of good trails to explore, along with a...
Last month I canceled a trip to Las Vegas to attend the 2022 AimExpo motorcycle show, due to travel advisories...
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. They aimed ambitiously high by choosing to build it as a carbon fiber, modular helmet equipped with an automatic SOS distress beacon and integrated Bluetooth electronics. It seems to me...
Photo via Bridgestone. Here For a Good Time, Not a Long Time: Bridgestone Battlax AdventureCross AX41 Tires I’m bravely...
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 (my local dealership in Calgary, Alberta) surprised me with an opportunity to get my hands on an alluring new helmet a few months back. A couple of weeks before that...
The Winner of the $200,000 Fantasy Garage Contest Is… Firstly, THANK YOU all for participating in this fun contest! The...
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 is a lot of cheddar even for this beautiful piece of German automotive engineering. I certainly appreciate the marvelous collection of performance, power, and luxury this fine automobile offers… but...
One That Got Away in 2020 In 2020, the new Spartan GT sport helmet was presented to us, the motorcycling...
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 R Model KTM 790 Adventure Add-Ons Break-In Period Out On The Road KTM 790 Button and Functions Modifications KTM My Ride App Final Thoughts Introduction In 2018, I did a...
No, you’re not seeing the theoretical offspring from a union of Honda and Energizer battery logos in the photo above....
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 to get there. Skip ahead for some spy shots and predictions if you like at any time. Harley Davidson unveiled their 2021 lineup of motorcycles in a COVID19-friendly, online event...
I’ve tried and failed to adequately answer one tough question we’ve received in emails to the wBW editor. “Can you...
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 try something new and then telling everyone I know all about it! Shoei has morphed its already popular RF-1200 helmet into this even more refined RF-1400 incarnation. They are pumped...
I live in Alberta, Canada. It’s what I like to call “Northernmost Texas” because we have ranchers, oil fields, country...
I’ve been wearing a pair of SIDI Adventure 2 Gore-Tex Boots for three years and appreciate them for all the...
Search the internet today using the words “Best (insert topic here)” and you’ll get plenty of opinionated claims popping up from a myriad of sources touting their impartiality and honesty. But who can you really trust? It’s getting harder and harder to know whether the source is secretly working for...
In 2010 I rented a Heritage Classic from Calgary Harley Davidson Rentals. It was the first Harley I’d ever ridden...