Cycle Sounds Launches New Website
Press Release
December 12, 2012
Cycle Sounds is proud to announce the launch of its new and improved website cyclesounds.com. Cycle Sounds sells high-quality audio products for motorcycles, including a fully amplified handlebar mounted speaker kit, fairing audio upgrades and saddlebag speaker lids. As a launch promotion, Cycle Sounds... Read more »
Polaris Acquires KLIM Technical Riding Gear
Press Release
December 7, 2012
Polaris Industries Inc. recently announced the acquisition of Teton Outfitters, LLC, a privately owned, Rigby, Idaho-based company which designs, develops and distributes KLIM Technical Riding Gear. Calendar year 2012 sales for KLIM are anticipated to approach $30 million. KLIM is an industry leader... 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 »
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 »
Ventura Mistral I Bike-Pack Kit Review
Greg Drevenstedt
July 3, 2012
(This Gearlab review was published in the July 2012 issue of Rider magazine.) Last year I tested Ventura’s Bike-Pack System, with model-specific L-brackets installed on my 1998 Kawasaki KLR650, along with a multitude of racks and bags (Rider, April 2011). The high-quality system was easy to install... Read more »
Leatt STX Road Neck Brace Review
Greg Drevenstedt
June 5, 2012
(This review was printed in the June 2012 issue of Rider Magazine.) One of the most important tenets of Rider’s editorial philosophy is ATGATT: All The Gear, All The Time. During road tests, photo shoots and pleasure rides, we choose gear that is functional and comfortable, but above all is designed... Read more »
DP Brake Pads Review
Greg Drevenstedt
June 4, 2012
(This review was published in the June 2012 issue of Rider Magazine.) Brake pads are the unsung heroes of motorcycling. Out of sight, out of mind, those little buggers save our lives hundreds if not thousands of times, every time we ride. Materials, design and quality vary, but all disc brake pads play... Read more »
Muc-Off Motorcycle Chain Doc
Press Release
December 6, 2011
Santa’s sleigh is powered by reindeers and magic, not internal combustion. But in the off-season, when he’s ice racing or doing the occasional track day, Santa needs to keep his motorcycle chains in good working condition. That’s where Muc-Off Motorcycle Chain Doc ($59.95) comes in.... Read more »
How to Handle the Four Most Common Road Emergencies
Bill Stermer
May 13, 2011
You’re on a sport-touring journey and suddenly your bike has a problem. You’re dead in the water. What to do? Fortunately, the four most common road emergencies can usually be prevented by regular inspection and maintenance, but here’s what to do when that doesn’t work. Out of Gas Run out of... Read more »
Stinger Folding Motorcycle Trailer Review
Rider Contributor
September 15, 2008
By James Parchman [The Stinger Folding Motorcycle Trailer Review was originally published in the September 2008 issue of Rider magazine] Gene Roddenberry’s famous words, “Space–the final frontier…” could describe the motorcyclist’s incessant quest for more cubic feet in which to store... Read more »
