Sean’s Westcoast Roadtrip: The Gear

10 days. 2,952 miles. 3 states. Countless climates and geographic regions. 1 motorcycle. With such a limited amount of space, packing for a trip like this can be quite difficult, especially if you plan to camp along the way. Add … Continued

Gear: street, track and in between

As you can see here we’ve just been to the track to test the new 2013 Honda CBR600RR. As part of that test, we also took notes on how our gear performed. While the street is our primary focus at … Continued

The Art of Shopping for motorcycle gear

A few weeks ago, in the article about Alpinestars’ 2013 Spring Collection, “karlInSanDiego” left a comment about how difficult it was to determine the appropriate model and size for gear he was interested in purchasing. This little “how-to” will hopefully … Continued

Alpinestars’ 2013 Spring Collection

Alpinestars is now in its 50th year of production and they still continue to put out quality gear as shown in their 2013 Spring Collection. The new collection is expanding on their “sport and street riding product lines” with new … Continued

Marc Marquez on being the 3rd fastest rider in MotoGP

Pictured is the right elbow of Marc Marquez’s Alpinestars TechAir suit following the first MotoGP practice at Sepang. Marc didn’t crash, but he did lap just 0.044 seconds slower than teammate Dani Pedrosa and 0.383 seconds faster than Valentino Rossi. … Continued

When we dream

Here’s a neat little video from Alpinestars that’s one-part ad and one-part motivational video. Not gonna lie, I picture jumping over Tower Bridge when I’m riding sometimes too.

Gear: Alpinestars SMX-1 boots

These Alpinestars SMX-1 boots promise to combine real protection and good riding feel and ergonomics with all-day, off-the-bike comfort and low key looks. The perfect compromise between a riding and casual boot?