On Monday, Tech 3 Yamaha rider Cal Crutchlow lost the tip of his left pinky when that hand was trapped under his bars during a crash. This weekend, he has to race. The solution? Spidi has rushed through this specially … Continued
Despite winning 15 TT races over the last 12 years and becoming as much of a household name as any Isle of Man racer can expect to be, John McGuinness has never had his own replica helmet. Now, this replica … Continued
Turns out we were wrong when we said the Icon Field Armor Stryker was the first widely-available, mass-market use of d3o armor in motorcycle gear. Klim got in touch to tell us they’ve been using it for a while in … Continued
Icon’s new Stryker Field Armor is the first mass-market, commercially available motorcycle armor we’re aware of that incorporates d3o — a new impact-absorbing polymer which stiffens on impact, deflecting impact energy to the sides. d3o is exciting not only because … Continued
While the original Leatt brace can sometimes work with leathers and on the road, it wasn’t designed to do so, limiting the head’s articulation in a forward-leaning riding position and interfering with the use of back protectors. Now, Leatt’s designed … Continued
Chris from BikeEXIF just sent this over. It’s an email marketing image from a UK retailer of what appears to be dodgy Pakistani bike gear. The first fail is obvious — marketing to a market dominated by men using a … Continued
There’s a host of motorcycle safety laws that’ve been rolled out nationwide recently. Oregon is mandating MSF-style training for all new riders by 2015, California now requires under 21s to complete an MSF class and Utah only allows you to … Continued