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TCX Air Tech Touring Boot Review

These TCX Air Tech touring boots are comfy, waterproof, relatively cool on a hot day, and have good, grippy soles. Novation Motobike Spa, which...

Olympia Moto Sports X Moto Suit Review

As Your Humble Servant, I have done my best to thrash this Olympia Moto Sports X Moto Suit in all kinds of conditions. It...

Klim Stow Away Jacket Review

There’s nothing like a chilly downpour to dampen your spirits, especially when you’ve planned and dressed for a sun-soaked ride. The folks at Klīm, the...

Rev’It Cayenne Pro Jacket and Pants Review

Adventure-touring riders need apparel that performs in a multitude of conditions. Heat, cold, rain, onroad and off, their gear has to breathe when it’s...

TCX Competizione RS Boots Review

Tango Charlie X-ray. Totally Cool Xylophone. I don’t know what TCX stands for, but I have come to love their boots. Formerly known as Oxtar—a...

Tour Master Centurion Suit Review

As a daily commuter, I love one-piece riding suits. Just grab it off the hanger, step into it and zip up. The challenge is...

Red Wing 971 Boots Review

Black leather boots are a staple in my wardrobe. Being lazy and all, I don’t like changing my boots unnecessarily, so I’m particularly fond...

TCX Airtech Gore-Tex Touring Boots Review

Few things are as undesirable and unpleasant as cold, wet feet. A delightful springtime ride can turn into your own personal hell if you...

Alpinestars Interceptor and Dragster Jackets and Bat Pants Review

If you’ve turned the pages of Rider or scanned the photos posted on ridermag.wpengine.com, then you know we most often wear textile riding apparel on the...

Speed and Strength Twist of Fate Race Suit Review

Speed and Strength, one of Tucker Rocky Distributing’s in-house apparel brands, likes to use bold, swashbuckling names for its products, like Moment of Truth,...

Olympia Moto Sports AST Jacket and Ranger 2 Overpants Review

Olympia Moto Sports’ AST (All Season Touring) jacket is designed to handle it all—cold mountain passes, hot deserts and rain wherever it finds you....

Gerbing’s Microwire Heated Jacket Liner Review

Progress! I love it. I got my first taste of heated motorcycling gear back in the early ’80s and have not been without it...

Tour Master Rincon Jacket Review

Last summer I acquired a three-quarter length Tour Master Rincon jacket, and after wearing it once for a 90-something-degree commute, it promptly got stuffed...

7eye Sunglasses Review

Since Day 1, I’ve worn sunglasses when riding motorcycles. (During the day, of course. Wearing sunglasses at night, even if you’re a rock star,...

Diamond Gusset Defender Motorcycle Jeans Review

Review by Buzz Buzzelli The Diamond Gusset Defender Reinforced Motorcycle Jean has the company's traditional delta-shaped gusset in the crotch, along with a new feature:...

Sidi Way Rain Motorcycle Boots Review

Review by Jody Levitan When I started riding a couple of years ago, the Sidi Way Rain boots were my first pair of riding boots....

EVS RS7 Knee Braces Review

EVS Sports is in the protection business. Catering primarily to the off-road segment, it makes helmets, neck braces and collars, knee/shin guards and braces,...

Alpinestars Bionic 2 Protection Jacket Review

Most riding jackets/pants made today–at least the stuff worth paying real American dollars for–includes protective armor, which is usually removable and often adjustable for...

Tourmaster Sonora Air Motorcycle Jacket Review

All The Gear, All The Time. Good motto, good advice. Even when it’s 100 degrees. Which is why this mesh jacket exists. I’ve been...

BMG Discovery Motorcycle Jacket Review

photography by Rich Cox If you’ve seen Long Way Round, then you’ve seen this jacket. It was worn by Claudio von Planta, Ewan and Charley’s...

VanStarr Leather Motorcycle Arm Chaps

VanStarr Enterprises introduces a simple, yet very beneficial product to the Motorcycle Industry; Motorcycle Arm Chaps. This unique product, similar to gloves, is designed to...

Qwi Nerve Protection Motorcycle Gloves Review

Review by Reg Kittrelle If you've experienced a tingling sensation or numbness in your hands while riding, the odds are you have pinched either the...

Rev’it Infinity Motorcycle Riding Suit Review

This is one sophisticated piece of riding gear. The Rev’it Infinity one-piece motorcycle riding suit is made of “Schoeller FTC—Dynatec 3-layer with Schoeller NanoSphere...

Cruiserworks Defender Motorcycle Boots Review

Since my misguided, punk-rock youth, I’ve been a boot guy, especially black leather combat boots. Though I’m probably compensating for deep-seated inadequacies, I walk...

Klim Dakar Pants Review

Crossover gear is what I call motorcycle accessories that are designed for one kind of riding, but work well for another type as well....

Alpinestars Octane Two-piece Motorcycle Riding Suit Review

My Alpinestars Octane suit and I have developed a cozy relationship. It was my first piece of official Rider-logo gear, and it has served...

Scorpion Voyage XDR Motorcycle Jacket and Savannah Pants Review

As with the rest of Scorpion’s women’s apparel line, the new Voyage XDR (Xtreme Distance Rider) motorcycle jacket and Savannah pants are the result...

Scorpion XDR Recon Gloves Review

Gloves are curious items. Like other riding apparel, they typically offer protection, style and—if needed—warmth (few things make a ride as unpleasant and dangerous...

Firstgear TPG Teton Motorcycle Jacket and Escape Pants Review

This gear has seen it all. Less than an hour after I first put on the jacket and pants during the 2008 Firstgear Colorado...

Aerostich Transit Motorcycle Suit Review

Leather is cool. After blowing my savings on my first motorcycle, I maxed out my credit card on a bad black leather jacket. Then...

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