Motorcycle News

Motorcycle underwear for all-season riding? ...

Many riders swear by them for hot weather riding. Do they work? ...

Full-featured race boots at a very reasonable price. ...

Hot race with Spies on pole. ...

A fix for snatchy fuel injection on modern motorcycles. ...

After racing in every championship since 1988, they will now support only privateers. ...

Good for working around the house, but how about on the street? ...

Unique new helmet converts to 7 different helmet types, from open face to adventure tourer. ...

Kevlar lined jeans designed specifically for women. ...

Unbelievably light helmet is lighter than most open-face designs! ...

Is this the most fun you can have on a street bike? ...

They look like the name brand gloves but at a bargain basement price. ...

Excellent new flip-up is the latest favorite. ...

Winter is on the way and what better than a custom-made fleece polo shirt at a ridiculously low price? ...

New website and an interesting book as the organization continues its mission. ...

Here are some motorcycle articles that appeared over the last week that may amuse you.

- Rider Etiquette
- Motorcycle Travel Tips
- Official: Cycle News Stops Publishing
- Claiming Compensation After A Motorcycle Accident

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Allstate Insurance company has compiled a report on which cities have the least accidents, and which have the most.

No surprises there, big cities have more per driver, small cities have less.

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A TV ad with a sexy and busty young lady and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. You'd think it's for Harley, oil, mechanics, motorcycle cleaning service .. a bar maybe.

Nope, nothing to do with motorcycles. It's for a hairdresser, and it's from Down Under.

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Review of the DVD movie called "Death Valley", base d on true events.

Again, the motorcycle riding gang are the bad guys, but this time the motorcycle gang don't ride choppers but dirt bikes.

Verdict: interesting movie, but a bit slow.

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A detailed product review of Raleri's LCDrive, a LCD based motorcycle helmet visor that changes tint in nanoseconds when there is strong sunlight.

Verdict: Very impressive.

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Here's a special TV ad. It's from Harley-Davidson in Japan, and it's promoting Harley cigarettes, not motorcycles.

I didn't even know that Harley sold cigarettes.... but there you go. At least, they're "mild"...

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And still they scratch their collective heads why they are having to many accidents...

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A product review of the Raleri Chromatic motorcycle helmet visor, a visor that changes tint depending on the sun light.

A video of the visor working and a video showing you how to place the visor inside your helmet.

Summary: A remarkable visor that does exactly what it is supposed to do, and reasonably fast. Pretty good for its price.

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Looks to me that 3rd World-ridden motorcycles are stronger than their Western counterparts.

If I tried this at home, I'd a) get fined and b) break my motorcycle in half.

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Who needs a Winnebago to travel in comfort, if you can have a camping motorcycle/scooter based on the popular Piaggio APE?

Bed, fridge, cooking area, desk, 2 seats, wash basin.... what more do you need?

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Three billboard ads promoting motorcycle safety in Missouri.

Not as powerful as others we've seen, but they'll do the trick, I guess.

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The LAPD went out and field tested photo blocking spray and license covers, to see how effective they really are in avoiding tickets.

Their test results show that the products used on cars and motorcycles, aren't that effective.

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We seen customized paint jobs on sports motorcycles and on cruiser, even on scooters. Here's the last part of the customized paint series, the rest of the motorcycle world. Most of the photos below are dual-sports or off road motorcycles, with some cruisers thrown in for good measure.

Here are 27 motorcycle with custom paint jobs.

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Christian Estrosi, the current French Minister of Industry and Mayor of Nice, not only loves motorcycles (which is unusual for politicians), but he actually used to race them professionally, most notably in the MotoGP world.

He never won a MotoGP race, but did end up 2nd in the Bol d'Or, and even raced last year in the Legends race.

Now that's a Minister/politician after my own heart!

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Interesting TV ad for the upcoming MotoGP race in Aragon, Jorge Lorenzo's home circuit.

It's quite obvious from the ad's graphics, that Lorenzo is expected to win.... and he probably will...

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