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Enhancing the Honda Africa Twin | Stage 1: Minimal Weight Gain, More Protection

It started innocently enough. At 507 pounds ready to ride, Honda’s CRF1000L Africa Twin is the lightweight among the liter-class ADV machines, and given my...

Shorai Lithium LFX Battery and Charger | Gear Review

By now most of us know the chief advantages of lithium motorcycle batteries - much less weight than lead-acid batteries, slower discharge and no...

Tech Q&A: Magnetic Oil Drain Plugs

Q: Why don’t the manufacturers put magnetic drain plugs in motorcycle crankcases? They are in rear ends on shaft-drive bikes. I know rear ends...

Race Tech Suspension Upgrades | Gear Review

Twelve years after buying my 2006 Triumph Bonneville T100, with 38,000 miles on the odometer, the very conventional suspension was showing its age, the...

MirrorLok | Gear Review

Why is that so many motorcycles have rearview mirrors that are better at providing a view of your shoulders than of what’s behind you?...

MotoBikeJack | Gear Review

It may be safe to say that most (if not all) riders have, at one time or another, dropped a bike. After all, a...

Original Grip Buddies Smartskin Lite Comfort Grips | Gear Review

Original Grip Buddies neoprene motorcycle comfort grips with Smartskin Technology add cushion to hard rubber OEM grips and provide a grippy, tactile feel through...

Tips & Tricks: Auxiliary Lighting for Your Motorcycle

With daylight hours growing shorter as winter closes in, you're more likely to find yourself riding at dusk or after dark. The headlights on...

National Cycle VStream Windscreen for BMW G 310 GS | Gear Review

If you read our First Ride Review of BMW's new G 310 GS, or the Mini ADV comparo that followed, you might've noticed that one...

Clearwater Glendina Motorcycle Driving Lights | Gear Review

Looking for basic but top-quality driving lights that help motorists see you in daylight--and help you see better after dark? Glendina driving lights, from...

Laminar Lip | Gear Review

On most sportbikes the short, narrow bubble atop the fairing does little except add to the bike’s looks. You can’t really call it a...

Corbin Fire and Ice Seat | Gear Review

Corbin has been making replacement seats since the late ’60s. I’ve put Corbin seats on several of my motorcycles over the years, from Harleys...

Magura Hymec Hydraulic Clutch Kit | Gear Review

Some accessories that claim to be improvements over factory parts are little more than “farkles” that make your motorcycle look good but offer limited...

Rider’s 2017 Holiday Gift Guide

Gear we love and you will too! AGV Sport Onyx Pants (agvsportusa.com) While technical gear has its place, sometimes I want to wear something a little less...

Convertibars For Honda VFR800 | Gear Review

You have to grow old, but you don’t have to grow up. That’s the mantra of a lot of sportbike owners who, like me,...

Race Tech G3-S Dual Shocks | Gear Review

If you’re just going to stare at it, then by all means leave the correct stock rear shocks on your vintage bike. But if...

HeliBars Bar Risers for BMW K 1600 B Bagger | Review

  BMW’s new K 1600 B “Bagger” is a 770-pound, 6-cylinder giant of a motorcycle with enough horsepower and torque to brighten anyone’s day, and...

Giant Loop Tracker Packer | Gear Review

Have you got a spot for your SPOT? Where is a good spot for a tracking/emergency device? They have to be open to the...

DP Brake Pads | Review

Next to zipping right along, my favorite thing to do on a motorcycle is slow down—rapidly, on demand. Doing that at track days had...

Condor Garage Dolly | Gear Review

If your garage is bursting at the seams like mine, any sort of convenient contraption that helps save space (and lets you cram in...

Clearwater Lights Billie Brake Light – Review

Clearwater Lights makes incredibly bright, programmable, auxiliary LED lighting for motorcycles. On late-model BMWs, they integrate directly with the bike’s CANbus wiring network using...

Dynaplug Micro Pro Inflator – Review

Flat tires never happen at a good time or location. Motorcycles don’t carry a spare, flat-fix kits can be problematic, and when we finally...

2016 Holiday Gift Guide

A Few of Our Favorite Things... It's that time of year again! To assist you in the search for that perfect gift, three of us...

ACF-50 Anti-Corrosion Formula Review

If you live in an area near bodies of fresh or salt water, or that regularly experience high humidity, snow or rain, and you...

Kendon Stand-Up Motorcycle Trailer Review

I can think of several ways that even a diehard street rider can make use of a motorcycle trailer. Transporting bikes for service, rescuing...

Bill Mayer Saddles Ultima Leather Seat Review

Despite all of the welcome functional improvements BMW incorporated into the latest “water boxer” R 1200 RT, as far as my butt is concerned,...

Sargent World Sport Adventure Touring Seat Review

Maybe it’s because dual-sport riders are supposed to spend a lot of time standing on the pegs while picking their way over rocks and...

Cee Bailey’s Sport Shield, Headlight Guard & Bag Liners Review

Luxury sport tourers come with power adjustable windshields that let you customize airflow according to speed, weather and personal preference. The stock windshield on...

Traxxion Dynamics AK20 Axxion Cartridge Kit Review

The stock fork on many motorcycles uses a damper rod design that is OK for daily riding, but shows its limits during spirited riding,...

Scottoiler eSystem Chain Oiler

My first bike, a ’68 Triumph, had a primitive chain oiler. Metered oil was drawn off the oil tank return line and a small...

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