Having had my fill of setting up and packing bulky tents, and shivering through cold nights, I avoided camping with my motorcycle for many years. But motorcycle camping has come a long way thanks to all the new innovations in lightweight gear. Check out this review of Sierra Design’s Eleanor 19 sleeping bag, designed for women, and small and compact for motorcyclists.
Review: Sierra Designs Sleeping Bag for Motorcycle Camping
If any single article has revolutionized my camping experience, it’s Thermarest’s LuxuryLite UltraLite Cot. I could not have predicted what a difference it made in how soundly I slept, how well rested I felt, or how much easier it was to get up!
Review With Video: Thermarest LuxuryLite UltraLite Cot for Motorcycle Camping
Bubbles, the two-ton hippo, inspired Margie Biermans pink Honda VTX 1300S. Check out how a lot of imagination and some creativity can transform a motorcycle.
Your Motorcycles: Hippochicks Pink Honda VTX 1300S
Marilyn Hansen loves everything with wings and the idea of taking flight. This idea shines through on her customized 2007 Honda Shadow Aero. Check out the incredible custom graphics and use of Swarovski crystals.
Your Motorcycles: High-flying Shadow Aero
We at Women Riders Now are big advocates of ATGATT (all the gear all the time), especially gloves as we treasure our precious hands. But we know some riders dont like to wear gloves. We met a rider who came up with a clever idea to protect her hands from sun and wind. Check out this short video.
VIDEO: WRN Reader Riding Tip – Pantyhose Gloves
This year was a year of firsts; my first over-5,000 mile ride on Bruno, a 2014 Ducati Monster 696, and my first presentation at the 2014 Overland Expo East in Asheville, North Carolina. I’ve only been riding for two years and to have these two things accomplished on my second year of riding seems almost cosmic.
A New Riders First Overnight Solo Motorcycle Trip
Indian Motorcycle is creating quite a buzz with its newest and perhaps edgiest cruiser to date, the Chief Dark Horse, recently announced as a 2016 model, but available now in Indian dealerships.
Indian Motorcycle Introduces The Chief Dark Horse
MaryAnn Duffey didnt want to leave her dogs at home when she went for a motorcycle ride so she found the perfect set up so her two pooch passengers could ride with her.
Your Motorcycles: MaryAnn Duffeys Doggie Sidecar
I’ve been writing about motorcycles for 25 years and have witnessed a lot of trends in motorcycle styles during that time. After enduring the boom of choppers with ultra fat tires and gigantic rakes in the early to mid-2000s, and then the onslaught of humongous-sized touring cruisers of the mid-to late 2000s, it’s nice to see the majority of the new motorcycles being introduced for model year 2015 come back down to human-sized proportions.
10 Motorcycles To Get Excited About in 2015!
There is an art to packing ones motorcycle or an overnight trip and only after multiple times does one finally get it all figured out. Weve put together a list of helpful tips gleaned from years of experience in the saddle.
11 Motorcycle Touring Packing Tips