After 20 years, the Kawasaki Ninja 250R gets a complete redesign, offering more features while keeping its price ultra-affordable. What makes this the top-selling model in the Kawasaki lineup? Affordability. Its also hugely popular among women, who make up one-third of owners.
MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: Ninja 250R Gets a Makeover
The American Motorcyclist Association is offering a new benefit for the Associations nearly 300,000 members: a 15 percent discount at participating Choice Hotels. “Choice Hotels is one of the largest hotel franchisors in the world and the AMA benefit applies to nearly 5,000 hotels across the United States and around the globe,” said Rob Dingman, AMA president and CEO.
AMA Members Get Hotel Discount
Kawasaki offers a wide variety of models in its sportbike category, including the only 250cc sportbike on the market, the Ninja 250R, a popular choice for entry-level riders. The companys newest model is the naked Versys, a street fighter thats very different from the other Kawasaki models in that it almost defies description.
Tires are one of the easiest parts of a motorcycle to maintain yet they are often the most overlooked. Proper selection, maintenance and replacement can positively impact the handling and performance of your motorcycle, but even more important, your safety.
Tires – Your Connection with the Road
My last three speaking engagements have taken me to points east, south, and west meeting a variety of women riders. In between I squeezed in a trip to Chicago to attend the national Marketing to Women Conference where I educated myself on the latest trends, statistics and cultural shifts taking place regarding women. It was fascinating!
Editors Blog: Meeting With Women Riders
On Saturday, May 17, I was invited to Denver to speak at a ladies night at Erico Motorsports. I was also invited to be a guest on Peter Boyles USA Biker Nation syndicated radio show based in Denver. Peter, a popular morning radio talk show host in Denver and host of a weekend biker radio show, was doing a live remote on Saturday morning to promote the evenings event.
Behind the Scenes of USA Biker Nation Radio
Tires are one of the most important parts of a motorcycle as they are a riders only contact with the pavement. But many riders take their tires for granted, forgetting to properly inflate and care for them. Tires are actually the easiest part of a motorcycle to maintain. Preventive maintenance can save a ton of headaches later on.
More women are riding motorcycles than ever before and many have questions or need advice they might not want to ask of “the guys.” A new program called Womens Riding Essentials is being taught by accomplished riders Jody Perewitz and Nicole Hoffman Roesch who share their extensive experience and knowledge with other women riders. The series starts in June with several stops throughout the country.
Womens Riding Essentials Program Starts National Tour
This story is for women who would like to ride a motorcycle, but for many reasons feel they dont dare. Im a fifty-two year old woman and all my life Ive wanted to ride my own motorcycle. My place until recently, was always as a passenger. At that time, I could not imagine having my own motorcycle.
Reader Story: Overcoming My Fears
Spring marks the start of riding season and an upswing in the number of riders on the road. In an effort to help reduce the growing amount of traffic collisions involving motorcycles, multiple motorcycling support agencies and federal delegates joined forces at a recent event held at the U.S. Capital to promote May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month