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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Spectro Oils Z-Clean Chain Lube 1.5-ounce Bottle
Press Release
January 31, 2012
TRAVEL SIZE. Spectro Oils Z-Clean Chain Lube is a dramatically effective new chain lube that does more of what you want done, and less of what you don’t. And now you can carry less of it wherever you go. The new 1.5-ounce bottle fits into pockets, tankbags, saddlebags, backpacks, you name it, providing... Read more »
Hydrapak Big Sur Hydration Backpack Review
Greg Drevenstedt
September 30, 2011
You’d be hard-pressed to find a better way to test out the Hydrapak Big Sur hydration backpack than an epic, three-day, 900-mile motorcycle trip with an old friend, up California’s renowned Highway 1 to Big Sur and beyond, on rugged, foggy coastal roads, through dense, mind-bending redwood forests,... Read more »
Harley-Davidson Electronic Throttle Control
teve Bohn
February 12, 2009
In 2008 Harley-Davidson introduced a new throttle system called Electronic Throttle Control (ETC), which eliminates the throttle cables connecting the throttle and the throttle body and replaces them with an electronic connection. ETC is standard on all 2008 and 2009 touring models, including CVO touring... Read more »
