Motorcycle Parts + Accessories + Luggage: Reviews
Rider‘s Parts & Accessories section includes motorcycle luggage reviews, air-compressors, DVDs, cruise control units, tool kits, air mattresses and basically anything else you might want to attach to your motorcycle or use as an accessory to your motorcycle adventure. Browse for yourself of pick out a gift for a friend; every rider who loves riding can take joy in acquiring a new toy.
Willie & Max Motorcycle Touring Upgrade Kit
Bill Stermer
September 21, 2012
(This Gearlab item was published in the November 2012 issue of Rider magazine.) If you ride a bare-bones metric cruiser, you may wish that your bike were better equipped for touring with a full fairing and hard-shell saddlebags. To address this need, the folks at Willie & Max in Manitowoc, Wisconsin,... Read more »
Rolling Through the Isles, by Ted Simon – Book Review
Clement Salvadori
September 14, 2012
Somebody asks Ted that if he had only one more motorcycle trip to do, where would he go? Many of us might think about exotic places, like Bali, or adventurous, like Tibet, or sybaritic, like the French Riviera. But Ted, a sensible chap, looks back over a long life, and decides he would like to return... Read more »
Scotts Steering Stabilizer Review
Arden Kysely
September 6, 2012
Most riders would list excitement as a reason they ride, but there are some thrills we can all do without. Whacking a rock mid-corner or nailing a pothole while leaned over come to mind. That weird wobble you get when finding an uneven pavement seam isn’t much fun, either. So it’s no wonder I’ve... Read more »
The ICE Device Product Review
Scott A. Williams
September 4, 2012
Consider a bad situation: You’re on your bike, involved in an accident and unconscious. People responding to the scene don’t know you, whether you have any medical issues or who to contact. Maybe you have that information on your phone, but it got busted up. Maybe it’s in your wallet, but that... Read more »
Butler Motorcycle Maps Review
Greg Drevenstedt
August 14, 2012
The first music video ever played on MTV, at 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 1981, was for a song by the Buggles called “Video Killed the Radio Star.” Despite the dire prediction of an oddball British New Wave duo, radio stations and pop/country/rap/rock/etc. stars survived. Eight-track players went the... Read more »
Sena SMH10 Bluetooth Headset/Intercom Review
Joe Michaud
August 9, 2012
Wireless Bluetooth motorcycle bike-to-bike headset/passenger intercom units continue to improve. New technology advances the breed and the pace of progress quickens. But does the ad hype on the box accurately describe the real-world performance of the gear inside? The Sena SMH10 incorporates some of... Read more »
BaggerShield Windscreen for GL1800 Review
Jerry Smith
August 7, 2012
A big windscreen is a fine thing to have on a cold, blustery day, but when the weather turns warm that see-through barn door blocks what could be a cooling breeze from getting anywhere near you. At times like this the Honda Gold Wing GL1800’s windscreen, with a mere 4 inches of vertical adjustment,... Read more »
Horizon Unlimited Achievable Dream DVD Series Review
Greg Drevenstedt
July 25, 2012
Motorcyclists tend to be dreamers, captivated by the desire to explore new places and have new experiences. Perhaps that’s because our two-wheeled machines, extensions of ourselves that glide through space and time with grace, power and promise, are more like magic carpets than just modes of transportation.... Read more »
Shad SH48 Top Case and SH43 Side Cases Review
Donya Carlson
July 6, 2012
(This Gearlab item was published in the July 2012 issue of Rider magazine.) Last year I bought a Suzuki V-Strom 650, which is even better now that I’ve added SHAD’s large-capacity SH48 Top Case and SH43 Side Cases. These solid, premium hard cases are aerodynamic, well finished and of obvious high... Read more »
2012 Rider Staff Camping Challenge
Rider Magazine Staff
July 5, 2012
Ride to Live, Live to Camp——THE 2012 RIDER CAMPING CHALLENGE In spite of our best efforts to provide for Murphy’s Law around here, things can still turn out wrong, go sideways, and end up messier than a soup sandwich. Our plans for a camping comparison test of the new Suzuki V-Strom 650 and 1000... Read more »
