Gear: Nexx X60 Vintage
When I was kid cruising around on the back of my dad’s Silverwing, you’d find me wearing a green metal flake 3/4 helmet. Now that I know a little bit more about safety standards, I have higher expectations for my … Continued
Are motorcycle lanes the new HOV lanes?
What do you do when the roads in your city have reached the breaking point? Small-capacity motorcycles and scooters swarm every which way while cars simply sit still. Little attention is paid to traffic signals, safety gear, lanes or even … Continued
How to adapt motorcycle gear to protect you in a riot
This picture comes from Athens, where continued economic protests erupted into violent rioting this week. News outlets peg the numbers of people involved between 50,000 and 100,000 and there’s reports of deaths, injuries and many arrests. 2011 has been a … Continued
Gear: Kriega Hydro-3 + US-5
It’s hot in Southern California, so riding a bike for long periods of time requires drinking a lot of water. The Italian gentleman who hand-stitched my one-off Icon one-piece didn’t include pockets, but I need to carry stuff like a … Continued
36 hours in San Francisco on a Yamaha Zuma
San Francisco is an awesome town. There’s great food, weird people and so much to see in the city crammed between ocean and bay. But, that means it’s also filled to the brim with tourists, making travel by car all … Continued
Wes’s Speedy Tacos or, testing Pirelli’s iPhone app in the real world
Pirelli’s new Diablo Super Biker app promises to give bikers a free tool to track ride routes, speeds, lap times and even lean angles, then share all that data on Facebook. Sounds great, but can it do what it says … Continued
Aerostich TF3 armor explained
The recognized benchmark for protective motorcycle gear is CE approval. If you buy a jacket from Alpinestars, Dainese, Icon or any of the other common brands, it will almost certainly have CE approved armor in the shoulders and elbows. The … Continued