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iXS Shawn Leather Jacket | Gear Review

If you’ve got a café racer, bobber or scrambler in the garage (heck, even if you don’t), a quality vintage-styled leather jacket can feel...

Olympia Richmond Jacket | Gear Review

If I could only have one riding jacket, it would have to satisfy a lot of needs. For four-season adaptability, the jacket would have...

Diamond Gusset Defender Motorcycle Jeans | Gear Review

Jeans. As far as pants go, they’re darn near perfect—versatile and rugged, with a classic style that goes with anything from a T-shirt to...

Scorpion Catalina Women’s Leather Jacket | Gear Review

Nothing says “motorcyclist” like a leather jacket. Yeah, yeah, textile may be more versatile and is often less expensive, but nothing beats leather for...

Fly Rain Suit and Boot/Glove Rain Covers | Gear Review

After years of drought, California is finally getting some rain. Reservoirs are up, rivers are flowing and snowpack is accumulating in the mountains. Rider...

Joe Rocket Meteor FX Mid Boots | Gear Review

Joe Rocket is known for its stylish products targeting young sportbike enthusiasts, but the Meteor FX Mid Boots will likely appeal to a broader...

Olympia 730 Touch Screen Gloves | Gear Review

Touchscreen-friendly gloves are becoming more common in the motorcycle retail market. The problem is that most of those gloves have an entire fingertip encased...

Tour Master Transition Series 4 Jacket – Review

We motorcyclists purposely prostrate ourselves before the weather gods, because riding’s all about open-air fun. But one road-wise veteran told me long ago, “Any...

Moto-Skiveez Base Layers – Review

What you put next to your skin—before you don outer protective riding gear—can improve comfort when distances are long or conditions extreme. That’s when...

Aerostich Protekt Khaki Pants – Review

Aerostich’s Protekt Khakis combine the orderly appearance of business casual with the impact protection of well designed riding gear, utilizing an innovative set of...

2016 Holiday Gift Guide

A Few of Our Favorite Things... It's that time of year again! To assist you in the search for that perfect gift, three of us...

Gear Review: Slatin EZ-1 Powersuit

Riding gear is a personal choice and my personal choice is All the Gear, All the Time (ATGATT). I’m also a belt and suspenders...

Gear Review: Riding Jeans Buyer’s Guide

Think wearing regular jeans when you ride is enough to keep you safe in a fall? Think again. Regular denim does very little on...

Fly Street Coolpro Mesh Jacket and Pants Review

Established in 1998 by Western Power Sports, a powersports distributor based in Boise, Idaho, the Fly brand includes Fly Racing (gear for dirt bikes,...

iXS Finja Jacket Review

Female motorcyclists have unique needs: we want safety and protection, but we also don’t want to be mistaken for an NFL linebacker when we’re...

Olympia Alpha Mesh Tech Jacket Review

Summer is here, and whether or not you believe in global warming, it is hot. So I asked Olympia Moto Sports if I could...

Gear Review: Fly Cool Pro Mesh Jacket and Pants

Established in 1998 by Western Power Sports, a powersports distributor based in Boise, Idaho, the Fly brand includes Fly Racing (gear for dirt bikes,...

Tour Master Advanced Textile Jacket | Gear Review

When my daughter Julia began riding a year ago, my main concern was for her safety. This meant not only a good helmet, but...

iXS Nemesis Jacket and Nandi Pants Review

If the iXS name sounds familiar, it’s because the Swiss company has been making motorcycle apparel since 1979. We’ve tested iXS apparel before, and...

Joe Rocket Ballistic Revolution Jacket Review

Joe Rocket’s waterproof, textile Ballistic jacket and pants have been staple items in the company’s apparel lineup for years, and both have been steadily...

Joe Rocket Atomic 5.0 Jacket Review

The versatile Atomic 5.0 jacket by Joe Rocket has a waterproof treated and UV resistant RockTex outer chassis that is reinforced with abrasion-resistant Hitena...

Good Gear For Great Rides – Spring 2016 Buyer’s Guide

Vega Stealth Helmet Exotic carbon fiber is now a well-established material for building lightweight, but generally very expensive, motorcycle helmets as well as parts and...

Aerostich Classic City Tactical Two-Piece Motorcycle Suit Review

The Aerostich Roadcrafter is the most easily identifiable riding suit in all of motorcycling. Made of 500-denier Cordura nylon, it’s earned a solid reputation...

Roland Sands Bristol Motorcycle Jacket Review

If clothes make the man, then a leather jacket makes the motorcyclist. Every rider should own at least one hide coat for stylin’ on...

Rev’It Cayenne Pro Motorcycle Jacket and Pants Review

Heat and exertion can make it problematic to dress adequately for a ride. Adventure and off-road riding, for example, often requires a lot of...

Tour Master Element Cooling Leather Motorcycle Jacket and Pants Review

Leather is hard to beat in terms of durability and abrasion resistance, which is why you see road racers clad in animal hide from...

Scorpion Sports Yosemite Motorcycle Jacket Review

A jacket that promises versatility, like the Scorpion Sports Yosemite model tested here, has a lot to live up to. And it requires a...

Dainese Tempest D-Dry Motorcycle Jacket Review

By Ken Lee The Tempest D-Dry riding jacket comes from Dainese, a brand that sponsors MotoGP riders Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden, among others. Dainese...

Plug In, Stay Warm: The Joys of Electric Motorcycle Apparel

Unless you live where the snow piles up hip-deep in winter, there’s no reason to stop riding when the mercury takes a nosedive. Heated...

Holiday Gift Guide 2015

We’ll look back on 2015 as a banner year, with more than 60 all-new or updated motorcycles that cover the gamut in terms of...

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