It seems the minute a new motorcycle is unveiled Mustang Motorcycle Seats is right there designing custom a seat for it. Here are three new aftermarket seats for touring applications: Mustangs new touring seat for the Honda VT750C2 Shadow Spirit, the new seat for the Yamaha V Star 1300, and the new seat for the 2008 Suzuki Boulevard M50 offer a custom feel with stock-like installation.
We always get excited when new books come into our office because were big book lovers. We think any of the ones listed below would make a great gift this holiday season for any rider, male or female. The five titles listed below explore motorcyclings culture from its roots in Americana to todays adventure lifestyle.
Motorcycle Themed Books to Give
Call it the anti biker babe / tool girl calendar. Its a calendar featuring female mechanics of all kind in their element doing what they do best, building and fixing motors. Photographer and mechanic Sarah Lyon came up with the idea two years ago to tour the country and photograph female mechanics. The idea was so successful, Sarah is now on her third wall calendar.
Gift Idea: Female Mechanics Calendar
The importance of checking tire pressure on a motorcycle can never be reiterated enough. Heres a new product that makes that easy, literally automating the chore. Doran Manufacturing is introducing a tire pressure monitoring system for motorcycles.
Automatic Tire Pressure Checker
This is one of those products where you say “why didnt I think of that?” Well, Chris Robson and his team at the Robson Company solved a problem when one of their women rider staffers was having trouble reaching her motorcycles turn signal buttons. Her hands are too small to reach the turn signal on her Harley-Davidson without having to move her hand off the throttle or clutch which is not a good thing when youre riding. So the Thumbnail Extension was born.
PRODUCT REVIEW: Thumbnail Extension for Small Hands
If you ride a Harley-Davidson touring or Softail model that has a front brake pedal with a rubber pad, you may have experienced your foot slipping on the rubber when the rubber gets wet, muddy or greasy, or when it wears over time. Well, the folks at The Robson Company, have come up with another great idea to solve the problem of your foot slipping off the brake pedal.
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
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
Normally, our interest wouldnt peak that high when a book about racing comes to our offices, let alone one centered around obscure BMW racing, but this book is different. “BMW Racing Motrocycles: The Mastery of Speed” is co-written by our pal Laurel Allen, senior editor at Road Racer X magazine (pictured at right).