Motorcycle Gear and Riding Blog

How to Ride a Motorcycle? Here's Your Beginner's Guide

How to ride a motorcycle? Read Jim Carpenter's beginning rider's guide titled "Learn to Ride a Motorcycle." Start riding safely and confidently.

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Learning to Ride a Motorcycle Right is Key to Your Safety and Fun. Start Here

Learning to ride a motorcycle properly is vital to your personal safety and your enjoyment of the sport. Here's info to help you to learn to ride efficiently while building your riding confidence.

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Rugged Wolfman motorcycle duffle bag keeps your gear dry

The Wolfman Expedition dry motorcycle duffle bag protects your stuff and keeps it dry. Great for long trips and short rides.

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Cortech Sport Tail Bag Gives You Well-Designed Grab-and-Go Convenience

Cortech sport tail bag gives you a well-designed piece of ballistic nylon luggage to carry enough gear for a short jaunt or to increase your bike's overall trip-packing capacity.

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Best Motorcycle Rain Gear is vital. Here's info to select yours.

Best motorcycle rain gear keeps you dry and comfortable when the weather gets nasty. Here's info to choose rain gear that meets your demands.

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Tips for Choosing Motorcycle Riding Gear for Cold Weather Cruising

Winter is here and many motorcycle riders consider this a great time to experience -- in a different way -- their favorite roads and terrain.

Of course, when the temperatures drop, a big part of your riding enjoyment depends upon the quality and effectiveness of your cold weather riding apparel.

In addition to wearing gear designed to keep you warm and block the wind, you must dress in layers.

You might even consider wearing an electric vest.

When I started using an electric vest to keep me comfortable in the coldest weather, it greatly extended my riding season and let me see and experience my favorite roads differently.

Fun roads and attractive places usually crowded during balmy weather are empty when its cold outside.

And the landscape, now free of leafy trees and shrubs, lets you see features normally hidden for most of the year.

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Tips for Choosing Motorcycle Riding Gear for Cold Weather Cruising

Winter is here and many motorcycle riders consider this a great time to experience -- in a different way -- their favorite roads and terrain.

Of course, when the temperatures drop, a big part of your riding enjoyment depends upon the quality and effectiveness of your cold weather riding apparel.

In addition to wearing gear designed to keep you warm and block the wind, you must dress in layers.

You might even consider wearing an electric vest.

When I started using an electric vest to keep me comfortable in the coldest weather, it greatly extended my riding season and let me see and experience my favorite roads differently.

Fun roads and attractive places usually crowded during balmy weather are empty when its cold outside.

And the landscape, now free of leafy trees and shrubs, lets you see features normally hidden for most of the year.

Continue reading "Tips for Choosing Motorcycle Riding Gear for Cold Weather Cruising"

Tips for Choosing Motorcycle Riding Gear for Cold Weather Cruising

Winter is here and many motorcycle riders consider this a great time to experience -- in a different way -- their favorite roads and terrain.

Of course, when the temperatures drop, a big part of your riding enjoyment depends upon the quality and effectiveness of your cold weather riding apparel.

In addition to wearing gear designed to keep you warm and block the wind, you must dress in layers.

You might even consider wearing an electric vest.

When I started using an electric vest to keep me comfortable in the coldest weather, it greatly extended my riding season and let me see and experience my favorite roads differently.

Fun roads and attractive places usually crowded during balmy weather are empty when its cold outside.

And the landscape, now free of leafy trees and shrubs, lets you see features normally hidden for most of the year.

Continue reading "Tips for Choosing Motorcycle Riding Gear for Cold Weather Cruising"

Dad Survives Sliding Off the Blue Ridge Parkway.

My father may be the luckiest person alive. He’s as tough as they come and has survived far worse than this motorcycle riding incident on the Blue Ridge

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Meeting George Brough.

I used to be a lift (elevator) engineer. It was a bit of an up and down job, so eventually I gave it up. However, when I was still in that line of work,

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