Cycle Gear Opens Retail Store in Schaumburg, Illinois
Press Release
November 15, 2012
Cycle Gear Inc., the nation’s largest retailer of motorcycle apparel and accessories, has opened its 98th retail store and first in the state of Illinois. The new store is located at 695 E. Golf Road in Schaumburg near the Woodfield Mall. “We are looking forward to getting the chance to serve Schaumburg”,... Read more »
Budget Audio for Honda Gold Wings
Jerry Smith
November 8, 2012
I put a Gold Wing GL1800 on my dream-bike list back in 2001, and finally snagged a used ’01 last year. But I quickly discovered that one of the features I was so eager to get—a factory stereo—came with speakers so anemic they had to be cranked up to ear-bleed volumes before I could hear them at... Read more »
Cargol Turn & Go Flat Repair Kit Review
Jerry Smith
November 7, 2012
Along with better handling, cooler running and longer tread life, one of the less-appreciated advantages of tubeless tires is that if you get a flat, you can put in a temporary plug without even taking the wheel off the bike and ride slowly to a shop to have a permanent plug installed. Of all the emergency... Read more »
Condor Pit Stop/Trailer Stop Wheel Chock Review
Greg Drevenstedt
October 29, 2012
Dozens and dozens of motorcycles pass through our doors every year. Test bikes arrive in vans, get transferred on trailers, get stored in “the cage” at the office and in our garages at home, and leave in the beds of pickup trucks. We’re awash in Battery Tender wires and tie-down straps. Typically,... Read more »
Sidi Tour Gore-Tex Boots Review
Mark Tuttle
October 5, 2012
All waterproof boots are not created equal. For starters, these Sidi Gore-Tex Tour boots have a genuine Gore-Tex waterproof, breathable liner, which means they meet the tough standards of W.L. Gore and Associates as well as Sidi’s. And mine, too, one of which is that I can stand in a tub of water with... Read more »
Wunderlich BMW GS Bolt-Ons Review
Mark Tuttle
October 5, 2012
There is some irony involved in riding a heavy adventure tourer offroad that is fitted with scads of bars, plates and screens to prevent damage when you inevitably dump it…rather than just riding a lighter dual-sport or dirt bike in the first place. Adventure touring usually means connecting long stretches... Read more »
Stop & Go Tubeless Puncture Pilot Tire Repair Kit
Jerry Smith
October 4, 2012
There are two parts to fixing a flat on a tubeless tire, the first of which—plugging the hole—every repair kit can do. But when it comes to reinflating the tire enough to ride to a shop for a permanent repair, most kits give you a few CO2 cartridges and wish you luck. The Stop & Go Tubeless... Read more »
Schuberth S2 Motorcycle Helmet Review
Greg Drevenstedt
October 3, 2012
After a hiatus from the North American market for several years, German helmet maker Schuberth introduced its C3 flip-up helmet last year (Rider, April 2011) and has just added a full-face helmet, the S2. Like the C3, the S2’s shell is made of a proprietary mix of resin, composite and fiberglass that... Read more »
Motorcycle: The Definitive Visual History (Book Review)
Greg Drevenstedt
October 2, 2012
When the ground-breaking “Art of the Motorcycle” exhibit opened at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, in 1998, I had the good fortune of attending—twice. At the time, I was living in Philadelphia, a two-hour ride to the south via the mind-numbing New Jersey Turnpike, and a diehard enthusiast... Read more »
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 »
