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A New Kind of Leather Motorcycle Jacket

Categories: Apparel & Product Reviews, Leather Jackets and Vests Reviews

One of my great finds walking among the vendors at Arizona Bike Week in Scottsdale in April was Lycaon Custom Leathers. The high fashion stylish nature of the leather jackets hanging on the rack catches my eye. These are no ordinary riding jackets. I learn that each jacket is tanned with hydrology tanning technology, which has revolutionized the leather tanning process. This allows the leather to be cleaned by putting it in the washing machine.

A New Kind of Leather Motorcycle Jacket

MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2010 Honda Phantom: The Dark Shadow

Categories: Cruiser Reviews, Female Friendly Motorcycles, Honda Motorcycle Reviews, Low Seat Height Motorcycles, Motorcycle Reviews

For years, Honda’s Shadow line of cruiser motorcycles has offered riders a pleasing combination of comfortable ergonomics, lighter weight, adequate power and lower price point, and its popularity has proved that the bikes are anything but scary to legions of motorcyclists. Now Honda has unveiled a newly styled model whose looks better reflect the dark nature of the Shadow name.

MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2010 Honda Phantom: The Dark Shadow

WRN Celebrates Women Riders Month with Giveaway

Categories: Uncategorized

The month of May is Women Riders Month and Women Riders Now (WRN) is celebrating by giving away four Scala rider G4 PowerSet Bluetooth intercom systems, one each to four lucky readers. Starting May 3 and running through May 31, visitors to WRN will be asked to fill out a five-question survey to be entered to win one of four helmet intercom systems. There four chances to win.

WRN Celebrates Women Riders Month with Giveaway

Reader Story: Father-Daughter Bonding Through Motorcycling

Categories: Children and Motorcycling, Couples, Families and Motorcycling, Your Stories

“All set?” The sound of my fathers voice was muffled against the angry roar of his Honda Magna 750cc V4. Its a question Ive heard thousands of times before. I flashed a thumbs-up, my heart picking up speed as his foot pounded against the kickstand and his right hand twisted the throttle. We set off into a whole new world, a journey of the mind and soul as well as on the road itself.

Reader Story: Father-Daughter Bonding Through Motorcycling

See and Be Seen with Powerful Auxiliary Lighting

Categories: Apparel & Product Reviews, Lighting / Mirrors Reviews

Now motorcycles with radial mounted brake calipers like the Kawasaki Concours 14 can take advantage of the extra lighting that Motolight auxiliary lighting adds to ones ride. Motolight recently introduced a version of its auxiliary lights that fits bikes where the brake caliper mount bolts are on the backside of the downtube instead of the side.

See and Be Seen with Powerful Auxiliary Lighting

May is Women Riders Month; Schedule Set for Milwaukee Event

Categories: Uncategorized

Women Riders Now was the was the first media outlet to report on a very special event happening as part of Women Riders Month called Celebrate Women Riders put on by Harley-Davidson where women from around the world will join together in Milwaukee on May 22 and 23, 2010. Now The Motor Company is releasing its schedule of activities that is open to the public and to all brands of motorcycles.

May is Women Riders Month; Schedule Set for Milwaukee Event

THREE WHEELER REVIEW: Can-Am Spyder RS-S

Categories: Can-Am Spyder Reviews, Female Friendly Motorcycles, Motorcycle Reviews, Trike and Three Wheeler Reviews

I finally got my opportunity to ride this infamous three-wheeler that has onlookers everywhere doing a doubletake. Women Riders Now reviewed BRPs Can-Am Spyder roadster in 2007 when the unusual three-wheeler first hit the market. WRN contributor Perri Capell test rode the Spyder then. Now two model years later with improved handling and more options, Im getting my chance to feel firsthand what all the fuss is about.

THREE WHEELER REVIEW: Can-Am Spyder RS-S

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