How to stay warm on a bike
Have you ever been cold on a motorcycle? If you answered no, you’re either lying or you only ride on sunny days in the summer. The rest of us know that even if it’s 65º out, you can still freeze … Continued
Living with the Roadcrafter
As a motorcycle commuter, I spent almost all my money on gear in the quest for comfort, warmth and safety. When I first started commuting, I thought the Roadcrafter was a wildly overpriced eccentricity reserved for gray-bearded BMW riders. As … Continued
Gear: Aerostich Roadcrafter
One encounter with the Real Motorcyclist is usually all it takes to permanently burn into a rider’s mind that to wear an Aerostich is decidedly uncool. But did you know that, if you were so inclined, you could order up … Continued
Alpinestars TechAir: be a superhero for €6000
The Alpinestars TechAir is eerily close to being a real life superhero suit. Its cutting edge airbag technology gives the wearer the ability to bounce back from horrific crashes that would otherwise leave you broken and bleeding. Now, it’s going … Continued
My new favorite thing
First, let’s note what you don’t see in these photos: No grotesque over branding. No Day Glo colors. No logos the size of your thigh. No unnecessary speed hump. No tacky metal stick ons. No functionless air scoops. Instead, there’s … Continued
Thank you Alpinestars
So I had a little crash on Sunday. Lowsided at about 40mph and slid down the road, chasing a tumbling bike. You know what? It was actually kind of fun. That’s because it didn’t hurt. Not a bit. That’s because … Continued
Traffic cops sue LAPD over illegal ticket quotas
“These kind of quotas undermine the confidence of citizens in the Los Angeles Police Department,” said the lawyer for one of two LAPD traffic officers who just won a $2 million settlement after being ordered to write a minimum of … Continued