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Sargent World Sport Performance Plus Seat | Gear Review

It was 1991 the last time I bought a motorcycle and settled for the OEM seat. When I sprang for a new BMW F...

Spidi Clubber Jacket | Gear Review

The Spidi Clubber jacket is the Italian brand’s latest retro leather ensemble, providing stylish looks with the utmost protection for fashion-forward riders. The clubber...

Scorpion EXO R1 Air Helmet | Gear Review

Even if you never lap a racetrack, there are advantages to wearing a racing-designed helmet on the street like this Scorpion EXO R1 Air...

Sidi Mid Adventure 2 Gore-Tex Boots | Gear Review

In all my years of riding and reviewing products, very little has been as durable as my original Sidi Adventure Gore Tex boots. Despite...

Books One and Two of the Rusty Kenneficke Trilogy, by Keith Thye | Rider Review

What goes on? Reviewing the first and second books of a trilogy? Blame it on Covid-19. People have been cooped up due to the...

Nelson-Rigg Dual-Sport Saddlebags and Tail Bag | Gear Review

My first street-legal motorcycle was a Honda XL500R dual-sport, and as a teenager I rode the wheels off that thumper, generally wearing a backpack...

Schuberth C4 Pro Women Helmet | Gear Review

Newsflash: Female anatomy is not the same as male anatomy. Sure, we all know this and apparel manufacturers have been making women’s jackets, pants,...

Joe Rocket Cleo Elite Mesh Jacket | Gear Review

Summer is coming. In our little corner of the world, sticking to the coast is the best way to avoid the heat, but sometimes...

Alpinestars Corozal Adventure Drystar Boots | Gear Review

When it comes to motorcycle boots, we typically want opposing features. Just as we want motorcycle tires that provide sticky grip as well as...

Hepco and Becker Engine and Tank Guards | Gear Review

Because adventure motorcycles tend to be heavier, more feature-laden bikes, when ridden off-road the likelihood of a dirt nap doing expensive damage is pretty...

Nelson-Rigg Tool Roll | Gear Review

Does anyone carry tools anymore? With everyone packing smartphones, credit cards and roadside assistance, not to mention the reliability of modern motorcycles, some folks...

Wunderlich Navigator Lock for BMW RT Central Lock System | Gear Review

BMW’s liquid-cooled R 1200 RT and R 1250 RT models are available with a factory installed GPS mount ideally positioned at the top of...

New Gear: Motul Chain Care Kit

Get everything you need to maintain your street or off-road motorcycle’s chain with Motul’s Chain Care Kit ($33.99). This kit contains everything you need...

New Rent-a-Bike Service from Twisted Road

Rent one of more than 2,000 privately-owned motorcycles nationwide with Twisted Road, with its all-new website and newly added supplemental insurance options. A rental...

New Gear: Shoei Transitions Shield for Hornet X2

Now adventure and dual-sport riders can enjoy the convenience of a Transitions photochromic shield, with the CNS-2 Transitions shield for the Shoei Hornet X2...

New Gear: Klim Carlsbad Gore-Tex Jacket

ADV and enduro apparel specialist Klim has redesigned its Carlsbad jacket ($599.99) and pant ($499.99), making them even better at their ADV touring mission....

New Gear: Continental TKC 70 Rocks Tires

Continental has introduced an easy way to upgrade your TKC 70-equipped ADV bike’s off-road capability with the new TKC 70 Rocks rear tire. It’s...

New Gear: Sidi Aria Gore-Tex Boots

Sidi’s Aria is a men’s touring boot made of Cordura nylon, TPU and Technomicro, with a breathable, waterproof Gore-Tex membrane and a nonslip sole....

Warm & Safe Cyber Hot Seat | Gear Review

Heated seats are something of a luxury item on motorcycles (though more and more common in passenger vehicles), and not all of us can...

Bridgestone BT-45 Tires | Gear Review

If you’ve got an older sportbike with 16-inch rims, your tire choices nowadays are rather limited. Yet the right tire can make all the...

Sidi Performer Gore-Tex Boots | Gear Review

Remember when there were only two kinds of motorcycle boots, street and dirt? Things have changed a lot since then, since specialization has crept...

Book Review: The Higdon Chronicles, Vols. 1 and 2

Having known Bob Higdon for some 35 years, I understand why he has the reputation of being a curmudgeon, which is loosely defined as a...

Aether Divide Jacket and Pants | Gear Review

Motorcycle touring, especially of the adventure-ish sort that involves highly variable temperatures, precipitation and riding conditions, is best done with reliably protective apparel, and...

New Gear: iXS Powells-ST Jacket

Look good and stay dry and comfortable in the new Powells-ST jacket from iXS. This full-featured touring jacket features a polyester shell with 2-layer...

Quad Lock Smartphone Case and Mount | Gear Review

The smartphone has become the universal device, providing us with multiple means of communication, access to the Internet, a camera, a GPS and much...

New Gear: Muc-Off Speed Polish

Wax and polish in one go with Muc-Off Speed Polish ($12.99). Simply spray it on and buff to a deep shine. Speed Polish contains...

New Gear: Sidi Adventure 2 Mid Gore-Tex Boots

Combining high-end off-road-level protection with a boot that’s comfortable on or off the bike, the Adventure 2 Mid Gore-Tex is a unique twist on...

New Tours: South America Freedom Moto Turismo

Ecuador Freedom Bike Rental is now called South America Freedom Moto Turismo, reflecting its expansion into Peru, with exciting new tours into the less-traveled...

Klim Artemis Gore-Tex Jacket | Gear Review

Idaho-based Klim has been crafting adventure apparel since 2010, and in that time has built a reputation on its commitment to putting durability and...

New Gear: Scorpion EXO StealthPack Jacket

The StealthPack Jacket from Scorpion EXO offers clean, streamlined styling with a surprising little secret: a 20-liter backpack so subtly integrated into the chassis...

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