Falling temperatures can put the chill on the journey for some motorcycle riders. One way to extend your riding season is by wearing heated gear. But pants, vests, jackets and gloves that heat by hooking into your motorcycles battery can be cumbersome with all the wires. As a result, some riders have not “bought into” the whole heated gear concept.
Taking care of your gear can be just as important as changing your oil and filling up your tank. Keeping your vision unobstructed and your gear smelling good not only makes you a better rider; its the right thing to do. Check out some of the products we swear by for safe and pleasant ride.
We can finally keep up with the cops! Not with speed, but with safety and visibility. Motolight has been providing auxiliary riding lights to law enforcement agencies for years and has been expanding its line of halogen riding lights to adapt to almost any make and model.
Riding Lights As Bright as What Police Have
The Sportster line is considered Harley-Davidsons entry level family of motorcycles because the bikes are smaller in size and in engine displacement than the rest of the Harleys and the price is lower. Because of that, many first time riders gravitate to a Sportster. Now, more and more women are discovering the Sportster family with the introduction of the low and light Sportster Nightster in the 2008 model year.
Harley-Davidson Nightster Popular Among Women
What a popular motorcycle the Sportster 1200 Nightster is turning out to be among women. It was introduced in January 2007 an early release 2008 model and the women riders who took a chance on the new blacked out retro-bobber Sportster have not been disappointed.
Motorcycle Review: 2009 Harley-Davidson Sportster Nightster
Black motorcycle jackets are a dime a dozen, so when I find a leather jacket thats not black, Im all over it. The one that caught my eye this time is a very dark brown, vintage-style, mid-weight leather jacket called the Dame made by River Road. If you like black, though, River Road offers that color as well.
Product Review: River Road Dame Jacket
Based on the success of the recently introduced Skyline, a helmet made exclusively for women, Harley-Davidson has unveiled two new styles built around the exclusive womens shell.
New Styles for Harley-Davidsons Womens Helmet
Gaerne is an Italian boot company thats been in business for more than 40 years. They specialize in off-road, sportbike, and touring boots. The Black Rose boots are Gaernes entry into the womens boot market.
REVIEW: New Waterproof Boot for Women
To build a womens motorcycle, or not to build a womens motorcycle that is the question. With more and more women interesting in riding a motorcycle these days, the question arises should there be motorcycles designed especially for the fairer sex?
MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: Big Bear Choppers Miss Behavin
If you could read a book that described the art and science of riding really well, wouldnt you want to have it? Well, we were so excited when we received “Stayin Safe: The Art and Science of Riding Really Well” because it explains the ins and outs of why things happen on a motorcycle and how we can capitalize on that to be the best rider out there.
The Art and Science of Riding Well