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Motorcycle Windshield Buyers Guide

We like to fantasize that motorcycling is all about the wind in your hair and your knees in the breeze, but when you come...

High-Tech Bags: Motorcycle Luggage Buyers Guide

Some years ago, as part of the seminars I conducted at motorcycle rallies, I described how it was possible to carry many useful items...

Buyers Guide: Touring and Sport-Touring Boots

Each type of motorcycle—sportbikes, dual-sports, cruisers, naked bikes, tourers and sport tourers—is designed to perform a series of specific tasks, and each is finely...

Affordable Motorcycle Jackets Buyers Guide

We’re all aware that the economy has been in the tank for several years, and the result is that many of us are being...

Motorcycle Camping and Adventure Gear Buyers Guide

It’s been a great day on the road––or off it––and as the sun heads for the horizon you’re thinking about where to bed down...

2012 Touring & Sport-Touring Tire Buyers Guide

Chances are you’ve been in the dating game at some time in your life and, if so, you’ve likely experienced the frustration of having...

High-Tech Motorcycle Gadget Buyers Guide

When I was a kid, one of my favorite after-school cartoons was Inspector Gadget, about a quirky cyborg detective (think of a clumsy, incompetent Terminator...

Flip Up Modular Motorcycle Helmets Buyers Guide

By Jerry Smith Modular helmets, or flips-ups, were once curiosities, practically a secret handshake among long-distance riders who didn’t want to stop riding long enough...

Buyers Guide: Heated Riding Apparel

This Buyers Guide: Heated Riding Apparel was originally published in the March 2012 issue of Rider magazine] It was cold. Colder than a banker’s heart....

Bluetooth Helmet Headset Buyers Guide

Among our many reasons to ride, lots of us like to get away from the constant communication involved in daily life, to be alone...

Hearing Protection for Motorcyclists

by Joe Michaud Two men are talking. One is bragging about his new hearing aid and says, “I have a new hearing aid…it’s wonderful. I...

Motorcycle Riding Suit Buyers Guide

photography by Scott Hirko A good all-weather motorcycle touring or commuting suit is one that’s versatile enough to cover a wide range of temperatures, that...

Motorcycle-Mounted Video Camera Buyers Guide

Video is not new to motorcycles. Mounts for consumer-grade camcorders have existed for years; however, blindly fumbling with tiny camera buttons while wearing gloves...

Motorcycle Soft Luggage Buyer's Guide

Whether you call them seatbags or tailpacks, these guys can really haul. Often, our staff riders have been able to take an overnight (and...

Touring & Sport-Touring Motorcycle Tire Buyers Guide

Looking for a new tire? There’s certainly no shortage of good rubber available these days for the tire shopper. If you’re happy with your...

Twelve Three-Quarter Motorcycle Helmets: Buyers Guide

In the world of motorcycle head protection, there are three basic types of helmets. There's the half-helmet that covers just the top portion of...

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