By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has posted a “notice of proposed rulemaking” to establish minimum sound requirements for hybrid and electric vehicles, including motorcycles. “This standard would ensure that blind, visually-impaired and other pedestrians are able to detect and recognize nearby hybrid and electric …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Unlike street motorcycles, flat track bikes don’t have rear-view mirrors. If they did, though, pro racer Kenny Coolbeth Jr. of Morris would certainly say that he’s extremely glad to see last year disappearing in the distance behind the torquey bikes that he rides in AMA …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com A ban on women passengers straddling a motorcycle – proposed by the mayor of Lhokseumawe in the Indonesian province of Aceh on the northern tip of Sumatra island – will be reviewed by the government of Indonesia, “The Jakarta Globe” reports in a story today. …