Posted in motorcycle gear on Mar 4th, 2010
I’m usually fine keeping my phone in the (underseat) “trunk” but what do you do when you’re going someplace new and have to pull over and check Google Maps, or the directions in an email? The people at iBike Rider think you should strap it to your wrist inspector gadget style.
It’s handy, and it’s waterproof. [...]
Posted in motorcycle gear on Feb 19th, 2010
This is straight out of the movie Dune…if you move slowly the material will bend and give, but try to move it quickly and it won’t let you. Great for snowboarding gear, and even better for motorcycles… The US military even uses it to stop bullets! So where can I get my hands on some [...]
Posted in moto-shopping, motorcycle gear on Jan 27th, 2010
The backpack: It’s arguably the easiest and most natural way to carry a moderate amount of gear on your motorcycle. Motorcycle luggage, panniers and top cases may be best everywhere else (and still great for storing gloves and jackets and helmets) but they are less convenient for transporting your everyday stuff when parking on city [...]
Posted in motorcycle gear on Jan 19th, 2010
What do you think? The mirror system is ingenious! But I’d prefer something using a digital screen that could be installed on the helmet of your choice.
Posted in motorcycle gear, shopping on Dec 30th, 2009
Top left: Shade Jacket, top right: Bronx Jacket,
Bottom left: Hawk Leather Jacket. bottom right: Manhattan Jacket
Biker gear and NYC sometimes don’t go together very well. If you disagree, then good for you – wear what you like! But if you feel a little, I dunno, flamboyant…in typical motorcycle gear, then I’d like to point you [...]
Posted in motorcycle gear on Dec 18th, 2009
The holiday season is a distracting time of year. Gifts, family get-togethers, winter vacations, post-holiday sales… But one place you don’t need a distraction is in your winter riding gear.
Seemingly great winter riding gear can add unnecessary danger to your commute.
Gloves that don’t give your fingers enough feel,
Riding pants that are too slippery to keep [...]
Posted in motorcycle gear on Oct 8th, 2009
My first ride video…
There are lots of reasons you might want to make ride videos: You might be going someplace with a spectacular view, or with amazing roads that you’ll want to brag about later; you can use video to analyze different parts of your riding technique, or join the ranks of YouTUBE moto-vloggers. Now [...]
Posted in moto-shopping, motorcycle gear on Aug 20th, 2009
If you ride a Versys, or would like to, then you have really practical taste. Everything about the bike is functional and understated. Reminiscent of the GS, but without the Beemer badge and price tag, this bike would scream Volvo station wagon from the 80’s – if one could ever scream such a thing. [...]
Posted in moto-shopping, motorcycle gear on May 8th, 2009
In the past serious bikers always went straight for the leather because of its superior abrasion resistance and protection, but no longer has to be the case. The material in some textile jackets have even better abrasion resistance than leather, and the ones that don’t still hold up well enough for street legal speeds and [...]
Posted in motorcycle gear, useless info on Apr 22nd, 2009
This jacket is the most popular hit on this blog (from Google Images)…notice it looks normal because no shoulder pads
Everyone loves a good motorcycle jacket. But is your old gear getting no love? New-looking gear can be pawned off on EBay or Craigslist, but what can you do with that scuffed-up, dirty and faded jacket [...]
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