|
How to Choose a Leather Jacket
A leather motorcycle jacket makes a statement about style, and it can make or break your look. More importantly, it can mean the difference... more |
|
|
|
Marsee Cooling Vest
Initially, we dismissed the Marsee Cooling Vest as yet another gimmicky layer for motorcyclists, but that was before a heat wave intruded... more |
|
|
|
Aerostich Triple Digit Rain Glove Covers
When I was asked to try these rain covers I was more than a bit skeptical. more |
|
|
|
Pilot Airmada Jacket
We're finally seeing cruiser motorcycles on the market with performance-oriented features -- good brakes, serious suspension and more... more |
|
|
|
Boot Buying Tips
We ask a lot from our motorcycle riding boots. They need to be comfortable enough for long rides and walks, yet sturdy enough to protect... more |
|
|
|
Autocom Auto-Volume Music System
Motorcyclists aren't too different from everybody else. While we may enjoy the music our engines produce more than your average car driver,... more |
|
|
|
Super Comfort Gel Seat Pad Evaluation
As the queen of butt-pad tests, it was appropriate that the latest removable gel cushion from American Motorcycle Specialties should land... more |
|
|
|
Easier Rider: Five Saddle Pads Compared
In pursuit of the perfect remedy for biker butt, we test five motorcycle-seat comfort pads. From the February 1999 issue of Motorcycle... more |
|
|
|
Firstgear Voyager Jacket & Pearl Pants
When we did our guide to high-tech jackets last year I'd walk in to Cherney's office every few days and fondle the wares as they'd arrive.... more |
|
|
|
Comparison: 12 Soft Saddlebags
It used to be that saddlebags carried the bare essentials for a long pony ride. Today our steeds and needs have changed, and our bags have... more |
|
|
|
Weekend Project: Daily Driver Becomes Light-Duty Tourer
We recently had fun turning our Yamaha Virago 750 into a bike we'd enjoy owning (see "Intake Manifesto" in the February '98 Motorcycle... more |
|
|
|
Product Test: 12 "Waterproof" Motorcycle Boots
Picking a motorcycle boot for serious riding can be confusing. Although it's far less confounding than the grocery store (Isn't "New and... more |
|
|
|
Weekend Motorcycle Project: Yamaha Virago 750 Tourer Conversion
A couple of weeks spent browsing motorcycle-accessory websites and catalogs and a day or so spinning wrenches lengthened the legs of our... more |
|
|
|
Compared: 10 Mesh Motorcycle Jackets
There used to be only two choices in protective motorcycle jackets -- leather or textile. And if you wanted a full-coverage jackett that... more |
|
|
|
Counter Revolution: Motorcycle Tachometers Compared
Don't ask us why most cruisers don't come with tachometers. We think every motorcycle needs a tach. Perhaps the manufacturers think that,... more |
|
|
|
Comparison: Motorcycle Rainsuits
Don't Get Soaked. From Decent to Decadent, Economical to Expensive -- here's a rain gear roundup to suit everyone. From the April 2002... more |
|
|
|
Tour Master Soft Luggage
While leather bags offer more of a cruiser look, nylon soft luggage delivers greater utility for riders on a long tour. Last year, just in... more |
|
|
|
Exhaust System Comparison: 7 Pipes for Road Stars
Picking an exhaust system for your motorcycle involves science, art, and luck, at least if you are shopping for a pipe for a Yamaha Road... more |
|
|
|
Windshield Buyer's Guide
Chances are that you have been eyeing one of these seven windshields for your cruiser. After all, the most popular add-on for cruisers at... more |
|
|
|
Planet Cruiser Floorboards for Mean Streak
We were caught off guard when almost every Mean Streak owner we talked to asked about floorboards for the bike, since they seem out of... more |
|
|
|
Craftsman Auto-Ranging Multimeter
A compact, easy-to-use and accurate multimeter can be a Godsend when you're trying to troubleshoot a problem in your motorcycle's... more |
|
|
|
Seven Flip-Face Motorcycle Helmets Compared
These modular motorcycle helmets with flip-up face sections could be the best of both worlds for many motorcyclists. . . if you can accept... more |
|
|
|
Custom Cruiser Tire Buyer's Guide
When the first pneumatic tires replaced the metal or wooden wheel edges used during the early years of the motorcycle's existence, it must... more |
|
|
|
Test: Belstaff Discovery Jacket
When I opted to drag Belstaff's new Discovery Jacket on a 10-day tour through the east (north and south), I felt a bit overdressed at... more |
|
|
|
Tested: Firstgear Mesh-Tex Jacket
Synthetic mesh motorcycle jackets appear to be the rage this summer--or at least that's how we saw it at the rallies we've attended so far.... more |
|
|
|