motorcycle gear
Badass Motorcycle Stickers for Helmets
Cool Decals f0r Motorcycle Helmets Motorcycle Helmet Stickers and Decals There are numerous ways to customize your helmet to make it unique and reflective of your personality. One of the best and the most affordable ways is by adding aftermarket stickers or decals to your motorcycle helmet. There are many companies that create cool stickers and decals. The sheer …
What To Wear When Riding A Motorcycle In Summer Heat
Riders often ask what to wear when riding a motorcycle in blistering summer heat. It is deemed irresponsible to wear shorts and flip-flops when riding a bike, but many people say that this is better than sweating to death in your leather pants and jackets. Of course, safety should always be your primary concern, whether …
TomTom RIDER Review
Hands on Review: TomTom RIDER With an oversimplified home screen, the TomTom Rider is a great device for those who want something that is simple to use and will get you to where you’re going with little fuss. It is not as stylish as some Garmin models but at about $360 it is reasonably priced for the features …
Best Motorcycle Chains
Motorcycle Chains With The Best Features For The Price When was the last time that you cleaned the chains in your motorcycle? If you are like me, then I will clean the motorcycle chains at least once a week for heavily abused bikes, or maybe twice a month depending on the usage. The reason I …
Best Welding Helmet Reviews
Top 5 Welding Helmet Recommendations It isn’t easy choosing the best welding helmet, let this buying guide make your next purchase easier! It doesn’t matter if you are welding for a professional reason for your job or you just need to weld around the house for maintenance or as a hobby, there is one essential item …
Inexpensive Gear Guide: Motorcycle Protective Gear You Can Afford
Affordable Motorcycle Protective Gear A lot of people when buying their first motorcycle spend every cent on the bike itself, but leave barely any left to buy some decent motorcycle gear. This article will show you that you can get some good gear for only a few hundred bucks. In this motorcycle guide we cover …
River Road Ranger Harness Leather Boots – Review
River Road Ranger Harness Leather Boots Boots are an integral part of the safety gear you should be wearing while on a motorcycle. I’ve heard too many horror stories of riders just wearing tennis shoes or (*cringe…*) ‘Flip Flops’ when they crash. Shoes like that give you no ankle support or abrasion protection which …
Portable Battery to Jump Start Your Motorcycle – GooLoo GP29 Review
Portable Battery to Jump Start Your Motorcycle – GooLoo GP29 Review If you’ve been riding for a while you’ve probably had the experience of walking out to your bike, putting in the key, and trying to start the bike and…. nothing happens. Dead battery! I’ve had that happen to me before, and it is …
Shoei X-14 Motorcycle Helmet Review
Shoei X-14 Helmet Review This is a review that has been a long time coming. I finally got the opportunity to test out Shoei’s top of the line helmet: The X-14. Are all the features worth the sticker price? Read on to find out! The difference between a race win and second-place finish can be …
Shoei RF-1200 Full Face Helmet Review
Shoei RF-1200 Full Face Helmet Review Shoei is a name synonymous with quality motorcycle helmets and for good reason: they make some of the best helmets out there; used by professional racers and everyday commuters alike. My first (and current) helmet was a Shoei TZ-R and it has served me well throughout my years of …
SHIFT Racing Womens Viper Leather Jacket
SHIFT Racing Womens Viper Leather Jacket This review was written by Jen of Juror2.com – Exceptionally Curious T-Shirts. If you like to see funny stick figures in compromising situations then go to her website an d buy some shirts! Ahhh spring! The time of year to sit back and reflect on how it’s time to …
Shift Women’s Racing Gloves Review
Shift Women’s Racing Gloves Review I believe the most important parts of our body is our hands. We use them for everything, driving, fixing things, writing, even opening a jar. We are constantly using our hands everyday, all day; so they should be protected, right? Shift has kindly asked me to review the Women’s Carbon gloves for …
SHIFT Racing Streetfighter Jacket Review
SHIFT Racing Streetfighter Jacket Review I recently got the opportunity to test Shift’s Streetfighter jacket. It is a bit different than most jackets out in the market since it uses both textile material and leather to combine the best of both worlds. Leather and Textile I’ve worn my fair share of full textile jackets and …
Shift Mens Recon Pants Review
Shift Mens Recon Pants Review For years Shift has been making motorcycle gear that is not only safe, but also fashionable on or off the bike. Their Recon pants are the perfect example of something that provides a high degree of safety with a look that won’t leave you embarrassed walking into the grocery store. Fit …
SHIFT Racing Fuel Street Shoe Review
SHIFT Racing Fuel Street Shoe Review Motorcycle boots are a key component of protection while riding. They protect you against the wind, rain, hot exhaust and the pavement if you are unfortunate enough to crash. I’ve heard horror stories of riders tennis shoes flying off in a crash and then the rider grinds their feet …
Shift 2017 White Label Pro Gloves Review
Shift 2017 White Label Pro Gloves Review It’s pretty rare that I get a piece of equipment that I get the opportunity to crash test, mainly because I try and avoid crashes whenever possible! Unfortunately in early December 2008 I had a 30mph get-off on the freeway. I was fully geared up at the time, and …
Shift M1 Leather Jacket Review
Shift M1 Leather Jacket Review For a long time my only riding jacket was a First Gear Mesh jacket, and it held up pretty well in all weather conditions. After trying on my friends leather jacket and seeing how much more protection it offered, I decided I needed to get some leather of my own. …
Shift Airborne Jacket Review
Shift Airborne Motorcycle Jacket Review The summers in California can get pretty hot especially when you are riding a motorcycle. Some riders choose to ride around in shorts and a T-shirt instead of any protective motorcycle gear. Just a couple weeks ago a coworker of mine who regularly rides around in normal clothes crashed his …
Olympia Moto Sports MJ410 Jacket Review
Olympia Moto Sports MJ410 Jacket Review The piece of gear I received for testing was the Moto Sports MJ410 Jacket. The first things I noticed when I took it out of the box were, “Wow this seems like a good quality jacket,” quickly followed by, “Wow, this is… bright!” Constructed in rugged Dupont Cordura® with ballistic nylon …
The Must Have Tools to Maintain Your Motorcycle
Must Have Tools to Maintain Your Motorcycle Before I owned a motorcycle I was mechanically inept. A great example of this is I didn’t realize that you needed to change your engine oil at regular intervals. This led to me burning up all the oil in my 1989 Chevy Suburban and destroying the water …
Viking Bags – Large Tank Bag Review
Viking Extra Large Motorcycle Tank Bag Review When you own a motorcycle and use it for errands and around town transportation, often times need to carry things. Sometimes you can hold things in a jacket pocket, or maybe in your pants pocket, but usually you need something a bit larger. The first time a …
Viking Cycle – Ironside Jacket Review, A great first jacket!
Viking Cycle Ironside Jacket Review, A great first jacket! There are a few pieces of gear that every rider should include in their standard riding kit, even if they don’t use them every time. Those pieces include a helmet, gloves, boots, pants, and the focus of this particular review, a jacket. There are several …
USER REVIEW – Xelement BXU6050 Mens Black Armored Leather Motorcycle Jacket
Xelement BXU6050 Mens Black Armored Leather Motorcycle Jacket Review The following a a Motorcycle jacket review by the BBM user Sangria7. I am very new to the motorcycle riding community, and as a new rider it is very important for me to have good riding gear. Unfortunately, I have found that a lot of …
USER REVIEW: Olympia Moto Sports MJ222 Motorcycle Jacket
Olympia Moto Sports MJ222 Motorcycle Jacket Review USER REVIEW BY TWOWHEELS I was looking for a jacket that would provide good protection and be comfortable from 80F down to 32F and hopefully waterproof. From this criteria I decided to look at 3/4 length jackets. The 3/4 length has a slight advantage in the colder weather …
USER REVIEW – Joe Rocket Ballistic 5.0 Gloves
Joe Rocket Ballistic 5.0 Gloves Review The following a a Motorcycle jacket review by the BBM user Budd. Fall is upon us and those mesh gloves just aren’t cutting it in these cooler temperatures. I went out looking for gauntlet style glove that could offer me some warmth in these cooler fall months. The Joe …
Tourmaster Cortech Sport Tail Bag Review
Tourmaster Cortech Sport Tail Bag Review Although I love my Chrome Messenger Bag, I found that sometimes I just don’t want something on my back when I am riding my motorcycle, especially if I am carrying something heavy or something that needs to be transported horizontally (like food!). I looked around for an inexpensive but …
Teiz Motorsports Lombard Suit Review
Teiz Motorsports Lombard Suit Review In my experience there are two types of motorcycle riders. No, I am not talking about Harleys VS sport bikes, or even dirt bikes VS street bikes. What I am talking about is weekend warriors VS ‘Real’ motorcycle riders. The former likes to take out their bike when its between …
Joe Rocket GPX Gloves – Crash Tested
Joe Rocket GPX Gloves – Reviewed & Crash Tested These Joe Rocket gloves are constructed of 1.0mm thick cowhide with extra leather and double stitching on the palm. In addition to that they have high density plastic positioned along the knuckles so if you crash you won’t be missing too much skin on the top of …
HJC IS-MAX II Modular Motorcycle Helmet Review
HJC IS-MAX II Modular Motorcycle Helmet Review When it comes to helmet fit it is very important to make sure you get the right sized helmet for your noggin. It even goes a step further since different brands cater to different head types. Shoei might design their helmets to fit a more egg shaped head …
Fog City Pro Shield Review
Fog City Pro Shield Review I really love my Shoei helmet, it is comfortable, has a removable liner, and I can switch out the face shields easily. The one thing that it gets a C grade on is vents! For some reason my helmet fogs up more than my friends helmets, even if they spent …
