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MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2011/2012 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero

Categories: Cruiser Reviews, Kawasaki Motorcycle Reviews, Motorcycle Reviews

Fully dressed tourers offer comfort features no other kind of motorcycle can match. But they’re also big and heavy and can be intimidating for many women riders. And while a tour trunk adds a convenient place to store lots of stuff that’s easy to get to, it also creates a load in the worst place possible—up high and to the rear. However, there are several large touring models available today that eliminate that awkward tour trunk, including Kawasaki’s Vulcan 1700 Vaquero.

MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2011/2012 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Vaquero

New Leather and Textile Gear for a New Riding Season

Categories: Apparel & Product Reviews, Firstgear Reviews, Harley-Davidson Clothing Reviews, Joe Rocket Reviews, Leather Jackets and Vests Reviews, Pants and Chaps Reviews, Smaller Brands Reviews, Textile Jacket Reviews

A new riding season is a good reason for women riders to clean out their closets and invest in some new gear. Now that the cold weathers on its way out, we’ve got some great new jacket and pant options from several trusted (and new!) names in motorcycle apparel.

New Leather and Textile Gear for a New Riding Season

PRODUCT REVIEW: Motorcycle Armor Paint Protector

Categories: Apparel & Product Reviews, Lifestyle Products

Here’s one of those products that I think is a great idea if it’s done right. Motorcycle Armor is “armor” for your bike that protects the paint from scratches, scuffs, rock chips, and bug smashes that are inevitable over time The folks behind Motorcycle Armor have gone the extra mile to ensure that their paint-protecting film stays on and does what it’s supposed to.

PRODUCT REVIEW: Motorcycle Armor Paint Protector

MOTORCYCLE REVIEW WITH VIDEO: A 150cc Motorcycle That Can Go the Distance

Categories: Cruiser Reviews, CSC Motorcycles Reviews, Entry Level Motorcycle Reviews, Female Friendly Motorcycles, Motorcycle Reviews, Other Motorcycle Brand Reviews

Pure fun—that’s how I describe my time test riding CSC Motorcycles’ 150cc bike. At first glance, you’d think the 240-pound two-wheeler is a scooter, but look again. It has a motorcycle-style frame (versus the step-through frame of a scooter) and a 5-speed manual transmission with a clutch that the rider must actuate to shift gears (versus the automatic transmission of a scooter).

MOTORCYCLE REVIEW WITH VIDEO: A 150cc Motorcycle That Can Go the Distance

To Mexico and Back on a 150cc Motorcycle

Categories: CSC Motorcycles Reviews, Feature Articles, Other Motorcycle Brand Reviews

When Steve Seidner founded CSC Motorcycle Company under the name California Scooter Company in 2008, he wanted to prove his 150cc motorcycles could travel long distances and stand the test of many miles. So in November 2010, a group of five riders rode CSC motorcycles from San Diego, Calif., to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and back, a nine-day, 2,000-mile ride covering the length of the Baja peninsula.

To Mexico and Back on a 150cc Motorcycle

PRODUCT REVIEW: Tour Master Motive Jacket

Categories: Apparel & Product Reviews, Textile Jacket Reviews, Tour Master and Cortech Reviews

When I started riding motorcycles in 1995, I was young, naive and didn’t know anything about riding gear. So I went to Wilsons Leather in the mall and picked out the coolest-looking brown and black leather jacket with the longest fringe I ever saw. I knew it was big and heavy, but I loved that fringe and even had grandiose ideas of adding beads and braids to make it unique to my style.

PRODUCT REVIEW: Tour Master Motive Jacket

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