It isnt hard to find a pair of gloves to keep your hands warm for winter riding. I must have five pairs of them. But it is hard to find a pair that fit a womans hands properly and arent so bulky that you feel like youre wearing boxing gloves. Like many women, I have small hands, and most gloves are cut for a mans hands. Women have to buy size small or extra-small if theyre available.
READER PRODUCT REVIEW: Hugger Gloves
New from Lehman Trikes is the Crossbow, a three-wheeled version of the Victory Vision, the luxury tourer that made a statement with its sleek, unconventional design when it was introduced three years ago. While this new trike is visually appealing with a unique look all its own, it carries a lot of weight, more than 1,000 pounds. How does that translate on the road?
WRN Editor Test Rides Lehman CrossBow Trike
For the last few weeks, weve been running stories here on gift ideas for motorcyclists, mostly women motorcyclists. We have a few more items we want to tell you about—great ideas if youre still struggling with what to get that motorcycle-riding friend or what to tell others to get you. Take a look at these fun items.
Last-Minute Holiday Gifts for Motorcyclists
Ive wanted to install a tire pressure monitor on my motorcycle ever since I rode a bike that had one—I couldnt believe how it eased my mind! When I received the Doran 360M monitoring system in the mail, though, I wondered if Id be able to wire it to my bike all by myself or if Id end up having to pay a mechanic to do it.
PRODUCT REVIEW: Doran 360M Tire Pressure Monitoring System
The companies that advertise their products and services on Women Riders Now want to send you, the reader of Women Riders Now, some holiday cheer in the form of a special discount or special deal. There are few places online or in print where a company can reach the woman rider in the way we allow them to on Women Riders Now.
WRN Advertisers Holiday Gift Guide
Arai is introducing what it claims is not just a whole new helmet, but a whole new class of helmet. A helmet purpose-built to be “the ultimate street helmet, to set a new benchmark in street comfort, quiet, ventilation and stability, every feature optimized for the conditions, speeds and environment of the real world. A helmet for other top-of-the-line models to compete against.”
Arai Introduces New Purpose-Built Street Helmet
I just traded my 2002 Harley-Davidson Sportster Hugger for a 2009 Harley-Davidson V-Rod and wish I would have done it sooner. Im only 5-foot-4-1/2 and couldnt find anything that fit me. There were other Harleys that were lower; however, they were so wide I couldnt get my legs around them and still reach the ground.
READER MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2009 Harley-Davidson V-Rod
For the last few years, since Harley-Davidson has made a concerted effort to market specifically to women, there has been at least one new model every year that has features most women riders deem desirable — that being a very low seat height, reduced reach to the bars, and great styling.
MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2010 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Lo
When Yamaha invited me to test its new FZ6R last winter, naturally I began shopping for the right apparel coordinates to match the sizzling graphics on the sporty bodywork. The slimming style and feminine tribal graphics adorning SHIFTs Tempest SS womens motorcycle jacket looked like the perfect fit.
PRODUCT REVIEW: SHIFT Tempest SS Waterproof Jacket
Not ready yet for three wheels but like the stability and extra storage capacity? Tow-Pac makes the SidePack designed to turn a two-wheeled motorcycle instantly into a three-wheeler sidecar, with the sidecar being used for storage. Many motorcyclists use a sidecar for the sake of stability and/or extra cargo carrying capacity.