When you decide to own a motorcycle, whether youre aware or not, youre also deciding to become somewhat proficient in motorcycle technical topics. You do that as a car driver/owner. Just as you drive a car, you keep track of when you last had an oil change. So it goes with ownership of a motorcycle—being responsible to check the tire pressure, check the oil level, and so on.
PRODUCT REVIEW: Motorcycle Wrenching Book
If you’re a regular reader of WRN, you know I took a 26-day ride on my motorcycle this past summer hitting three different events I needed to attend for business. I traveled from my home in Montana to Sturgis, South Dakota, then down south to Colorado and back to Montana covering 3200 miles. Here’s a quick review of some handy items I used on my trip.
PRODUCT REVIEWS: Necessities For My Trip
The annual winter motorcycle consumer trade show known as the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show starts in two weeks in Dallas and then moves to 10 more cities during the 29th annual nationwide tour. Genevieve Schmitt and Women Riders Now will be part of the women and motorcycling booth at the Seattle show December 11-13, 2009, positioned right next to the women riders lounge, an exciting feature at the shows.
Tickets Now Available for Motorcycle Consumer Trade Show
Love These Shirts In honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Diva Customs is offering “Fight Like A Girl” shirts now for just $19.95 shown at right. Visit DivaCustoms.com.Speaking of T-shirts, VaVaVroom recently re-launched
Women Motorcycling News – Updated today!
The Marketplace area of the AMA Women Motorcycling Conference was a highlight for many of the 1000 attendees and why not? Most women love to shop. There was a variety of vendors at the August event held in Keystone, Colo., selling everything from socks and motorcycling luggage to jewelry and handlebar cup holders.
2009 AMA Women Motorcycling Conference, Part 4
We decided to give Myrtle Beach Bike Week a try when my friend suggested we visit her timeshare. We had read stories about how Myrtle Beach residents didnt want the “big bad bikers” and had instituted a number of laws to convince us to stay home or at least pick somewhere else to vacation. Undaunted by the bad press, we set out on a beautiful Thursday afternoon in early May to see if the press was making it out to be as bad as it truly was.
Reader Story: Myrtle Beach Bike Week (Not Like It Used to Be)
I bought a new motorcycle in 2008. This past summer was my second season riding my new custom painted 2008 Harley-Davidson Street Glide. Having a new motorcycle with a specific color paint job re-inspired me to jazz up my riding gear so it complements my bike and my personal style. Read my review of an Alpinestars jacket, a Harley-Davidson jacket, along with some fun riding shirts.
PRODUCT REVIEWS: Riding Gear from My Summer Travels
While many of the larger touring motorcycles are now available with electronic cruise control as standard equipment or as an option, the majority of motorcycles do not have a cruise control feature. If youve ever ridden a long distance and have used a cruise control function, you know its an nice thing to have and something a rider can used to very quickly.
A Rest for Your Throttle Hand with EZ-Cruz
The AMA International Women Motorcycling Conference is loaded with activities to do from taking part in demo rides, sitting in on one of the many seminars, and riding in a scenic tour guided by one of the womens motorcycling clubs. Heres our story with some images from the two most popular activities at the conference – the demo rides and the seminars.
2009 AMA Women Motorcycling Conference, Part 3
The next time you see a distinctively pink Vespa zooming by, it might just be one of the Vespa LX 50 scooters that more than a dozen non-profit agencies devoted to battling breast cancer are adding to their autumn Breast Cancer Awareness initiatives. Through a partnership with Lifetime Networks 15th annual National Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign, “Stop Breast Cancer for Life: The Power of 15,” Vespa USA is bringing a boost of extra horsepower to each of the participating agencies Breast Cancer Awareness Month programs by donating a limited-edition pink Vespa.
Vespa Honors Breast Cancer Awareness Month