Aprilia Launches Aprilia.com Anew, iPod Not Included
Aprilia has relaunched aprilia.com with a much needed redesign, complete with media richness. For some time now Aprilia has been making beautiful and stylish bikes, without lending the same attention...
View ArticleKawasakiTV
Kawasaki has huffed the same crazy glue as BMW, and gotten themselves a video portal aptly named: KawasakiTV. Now while the BMW version has all the spit and polish you’d expect from the German...
View ArticleIIHS Launches Interactive Helmet Law and Traffic Camera Map
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is beefing-up its website of state laws by using interactive maps of the United States that illustrate motorcycle helmet laws and automated traffic...
View ArticleRossi Discovers the Internet
Despite being the media-magnet that he is, Valentino Rossi has always lacked an official website of his own. Web going motorcycle racing fans have had to suffice themselves with the plethora of fan...
View ArticleHonda VFR1200 to Launch on Thursday
Honda is set to officially release the new VFR1200 this week, with a website launch scheduled for 3AM (PST) this Thursday. The site is devoid of any substantial information at this point in time, but...
View ArticleValentino Rossi Goes Online with Personal Website
It has been years since Al Gore discovered the internet, but apparently the fad of browsing “websites” has finally caught on in Italy. Rightly so, Valentino Rossi has finally created a web space of his...
View ArticleAGV Opens Up Customizable “Scream” Helmet Site
Valentino Rossi made quite the scream with his face helmet at Mugello back in 2008. With all the buzz it created, AGV brought out a limited edition version replica of Rossi’s lid to the market in 2009....
View ArticleKawasaki UK Launches Online Test-Ride Booking
Kawasaki UK has announced that it has setup a new website where interested riders can sign up to test ride a Kawasaki street machine from their local dealer. The site, kawasakitestride.co.uk, let’s...
View ArticleBandit Goes Mobile – BikeBandit Creates iPhone App
Online parts and accessories supplier BikeBandit.com has unveiled its own iPhone application to help motorcyclists deck out themselves and their motorcycle in aftermarket goodness…all from the comfort...
View ArticleAprilia Dorsoduro 1200 on the Way
In what must be a case of an over-anxious webmaster, Aprilia’s dealer portal and service manual section now has links to manuals for Dorsoduro 1200 and Dorsoduro 1200 ABS models. Rumored to be in the...
View Article2011 Triumph Speed Triple Outed by Triumph
Triumph is either really trying hard at leaking information about the 2011 Triumph Speed Triple and its other motorcycles ahead of their unveiling, or there is an intern in the UK right now whose job...
View Article.motorcycles Domain Names Coming Soon
Have you ever wanted a .motorcycle domain name for your website? Us neither, but if did, your chance is coming soon. Dealer software solutions group Dominon Powersports Solutions has been...
View ArticleNo TV for AMA Pro Road Racing, But Live Stream for Events
So you want to watch AMA Pro Road Racing and AMA Pro Flat Track this year, but because DMG screwed the pooch on securing any form of TV deal, you think you’re up an apex without a kneepuck, right? Not...
View ArticleYamaha YZF-R25 Launch Outed by Website Metadata
It is a brave new world when it comes to the internet and motorcycle companies, and I have no problem saying that Asphalt & Rubber has broken a number of stories simply because we bring a different...
View ArticleHarley-Davidson Livewire Teaser Site Setup
Three Harley-Davidson posts on Asphalt & Rubber in a single day? Surely the gods must be crazy. But like a Coke bottle to the head, things are about to get pretty out of control in the American...
View ArticleTrackside Tuesday: The Content Economy
A question I pose to my photographer friends: why should I go to your site on a regular basis? For most of the photographers I work with, their websites are more like digital portfolios — selections of...
View ArticleA&R: Disqus Commenting Enabled
If you were on Asphalt & Rubber this weekend, you probably noticed that I switched the commenting system from WordPress’ basic system to Disqus’ more advanced commenting engine.All previous...
View ArticleWelcome to A&R 2.0
If you are reading this, it should be fairly obvious that Asphalt & Rubber has undergone a bit of an upgrade. This redesign has been a long time coming, but we finally gave the old girl a sprucing...
View ArticleSo Long, & Thanks for all the Fish
I think all along, I knew it had to end this way... After 13 years of Asphalt & Rubber, it's time for me to move on to the next challenge, and pass the keyboard to someone else. It has been a...
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