Motorcycle Ratings and Reviews
“Transition” is a great name for one of Tour Master’s most popular textile riding jackets because this CE-armored, three-quarter-length garment has just received a collar-to-cuffs update. Not to worry, the Transition Series 3 ($209.99; XS-XXXXL, plus tall and women’s sizes) remains three-season-friendly, thanks to its waterproof, breathable Rainguarde barrier, quilted zip-out liner and Phoslite reflective panels. [...]
Logo T-shirts? Yeah, Roland Sands Design has more than a dozen styles, plus hoodies, long-sleeve thermals, belts, caps, wallets and three models of cowhide gloves, too. But Sands is proudest of his new Main and numbered Limited Set jackets in leather, waxed cotton, wool and duck canvas, all of which come with pre-curved sleeves, forward-rotated [...]
X-Head DOHC Cylinder Guards ($189) cover 80 percent of the faces of the cylinder heads on 2010-12 BMW R1200 twin-cam engines. That’s critical, says, MachineartMoto, because, even in a driveway tip-over, the inertia generated by the fall will likely cause the bike to roll briefly onto the face of the head before settling down on [...]
Personalizing Harley-Davidson’s newest Softail, the FLS Slim, is as easy as thumbing through The Motor Company’s Genuine Motor Parts & Accessories Spring 2012 catalog supplement and placing an order with your local dealer. Among the additions seen here: Gloss Black Fork Cover Kit ($139.95) and Lower Fork Sliders ($389.95), Headlamp Trim Ring ($29.95), Solo Spring [...]
Shoei’s new DOT-approved modular helmet, the Neotec ($648.99 to $662.99; XS-XXL), picks up where the still-available Multitec left off. A 360-degree Pivot Locking System secures the EPS-lined chinbar in the down position, while a large, front-of-helmet release offers smooth, single-handed up/down action, even while wearing gloves. Same goes for the QSV-1 sun shield, which provides [...]
Haven’t dropped your iPhone 4 or 4S? You will—someday, somewhere, somehow. In the event that you’re holding, er, were holding a new 4S, all-knowing Siri won’t be able to save the day. Better, then, to trust your device to Alpinestars. Or, more specifically, its new Incipio-made cases: Bionic ($34.99; black/black, black/white, white/red, orange/black, blue/white, green/black, [...]
Headed to the racetrack? VP Racing Fuels T4 is a direct pour-in replacement for premium pump gas. Designed specifically for modern four-stroke engines, oxygenated 100-octane T4 is said to offer 2-3 percent power gains and better throttle response across your engine’s entire rpm range. Unlike pump gas, T4 contains no ethanol, so it won’t clog [...]
Building a custom, updating a sportbike or just eager to have some cool instrumentation on your bike? KOSO could be your one-stop shopping center. For more than 20 years, this Canadian company has been an OEM supplier of instruments for a number of car, ATV, snowmobile and motorcycle manufacturers and has now moved into the [...]
“Hang on, baby!” If you’ve been a passenger on a motorcycle, especially a high-performance model, you’ve probably heard those words before. If you were lucky, you’d already wrapped your arms around the waist of Mr. Wheelie King. Or maybe you had a firm grip on the passenger grab handles or seat strap—assuming the bike was [...]
Enhance the apex experience on your late-model Harley-Davidson Dyna, XR1200, Sportster or Triumph Thruxton with a set of Progressive’s 970 Series shocks ($999.99). These piggyback-style dampers use a gas-charged monotube design with progressive springing and deflective disc valving that routes fluid through separate circuits for a premium-quality ride. Manufactured in the U.S., the 970s are externally adjustable [...]
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