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Klim Badlands Pro Jacket (Black) - Front

CW Evaluation: Klim Badlands Pro Jacket and Pants Extraordinary off-road gear at an extravagant price.

This motorcycle jacket and pants appear to have been custom-made by some Savile Row tailor (not that we would know). Every panel is perfect, each stitch is impeccable and every seam connecting pieces of the Gore-Tex three-layer shell is sealed—hence, the Keep You Dry guarantee. Nine sizes from XS to [...]

Nolan N-104 Helmet

CW Evaluation: Nolan N-104 Helmet A flip-up that stays up.

Nolan didn’t invent the modular helmet, but the Italian company does claim to have “reinvented” the popular flip-up style with its N-104. This DOT-approved design stands out from the crowd of modular helmets because of its unique shape. Slab sides of the polycarbonate shell taper toward a kicked-up, spoiler-like ridge [...]

Galfer Wave Front Brake Rotors

CW Evaluation: Galfer Wave Rotors Aftermarket brakes designed to perform better than new.

Fast. Heavy. Those words describe Kawasaki’s ZX-14R, and they help explain why the stock front brake rotors on our long-term 2012 model were warped like potato chips after just 8000 miles. Slight vibration while braking became heavy shudder that wasn’t going to disappear on its own. Rather than purchase another [...]

HJC IS-33 Helmet

CW Evaluation: HJC IS-33 Helmet Lid lite for those in-between days.

Most of the time, the CW brigade opts for full-face helmets, but there are times when preference and circumstance can dictate dropping the chin bar. Still, if you’ve ever taken a bee in the face, been sandblasted by high winds or pelted by rain, a shield-equipped open-face helmet like the [...]

Aerostich Mini Compressor

CW Evaluation: Aerostich Mini Compressor A tire pump that travels well.

Andy Goldfine, honcho of Aerostich, is a deeply philosophical man, which a glance at his catalog shows. Throughout the catalog is evidence of his belief that whatever motorcyclists need should be rugged, simple and as light as possible. Hence, it’s no surprise that Goldfine’s solution to the flat-tire problem includes [...]