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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.

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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.  [...]

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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 [...]

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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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The key to winter riding is staying warm. Now if you have a fashion sense your idea of winter clothing is probably a three quarter length wool coat and a tartan muffler. This ain’t gonna cut it. Neither is biker leather, or even those winter motorcycle jackets… But never fear, if documentary [...]

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Most citybikers don’t wear leg protection because leather pants look silly walking around (Ross in leather pants), and you can’t take your pants off in public the way you take off a motorcycle jacket. Unfortunately nothing beats a pair of good perforated leather track pants for comfort, control and safety…but that doesn’t mean you [...]

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Photos:The D-Store in Costa Mesa
So the summer’s over and you need to get a new helmet, new boots or gloves or a jacket or race suit, where’s a good place to shop online? Here’s a chance for city bikers to give unpaid unsolicited plugs for decent online shops: Please let us know what your [...]

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