Remember how everybody advises you not to wear jeans when riding your motorcycle, but the good and reliable equipment that starts with the helmet? You should very well take that in consideration, but if you are an ingenious, adaptive and trendy kind of guy or girl you will find the fashion helmet being the most appropriate for you.
Designed by Dolce & Gabbana, the helmet is simply a dressed protective shield that brings practicability together with it. For example, you can hold your (...) > Full story
With the motorcycle number continuously growing as well as the number of accidents in which two-wheeled vehicles are implied, we should take in consideration this Safety Video and learn from other’s mistakes when we read about fatal crashes. Ride Safe!
The Wireless Impact Guardian helmet was invented by Brycen Spencer, engineering student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The ingenious student had the great idea that a helmet should not only offer the needed protection in case of an impact, but make sure that the rider is ok and if not, call 911 for him and announce rescuers about the accident and the location.
Simple idea, great results: Once the helmet detects a hit, a device attached to it starts beeping for approximately (...) > Full story
Riders usually have second thoughts about riding their two-wheeled rockets as safety is a bigger and bigger concern. But a company called Hit Air has invented an air bag system that comes integrated in the motorcycle jacket and prevents the rider’s body from getting seriously injured in case of an impact followed by a serious fall (the kind that happen when car drivers turn left in front of an approaching motorcycle).
The Hit Air Jacket is equipped with an automatically inflatable (...) > Full story
BikeGPSTracking announced today the launch of their GPS Motorcycle Tracking Unit. The small device is called the MC242 and its purpose is to keep you and your bike under close watch.
Having the ability to alert when the ignition is turned on or off and tether switch if the rider is thrown from its motorcycle (it sends an emergency text message on the specified recipients mobile phones or an email message on their computers), this will be a thief’s worst nightmare. Owners can also (...) > Full story
Harley-Davidson’s Rider’s Edge New Rider Course trained its 100,000th student, Michael Lambert of Estero, Fla., on March 22-26, at Harley-Davidson of Naples.
Lambert, age 39, decided to learn to ride a motorcycle when he fell in love with the dark and sinister 2007 Harley-Davidson Sportster XL1200N Nightster. Earlier this year, while waiting for the restaurant next to the dealership to open, Lambert took a stroll through the sales area to check out the new motorcycles. When he saw the new (...) > Full story
"Big Rick" Hoffman of Logic Motor Company, and famous GEICO Motorcycle personality, has chosen the RoadLoK Motorcycle Locking System to protect both his theme and production choppers.
Orange County, NY — The RoadLoK(r) motorcycle locking system is now featured on every bike produced by the Logic Motor Company. Logic’s founder Rick Hoffman, known in the industry as "Big Rick" and who gained national recognition when GEICO Motorcycle featured him in an advertising (...) > Full story
Bikers are being given the chance to improve their riding skills alongside experienced police motorcyclists as part of a summer road safety initiative.
Devon and Cornwall Constabulary’s Police Motorcycle Wing is launching Bikesafe for 2007 to provide riders with a safe learning experience and to help reduce the number of biker deaths on the region’s roads.
The Bikesafe events have been running across the Force for a number of years, with many riders having completed the sessions, but this (...) > Full story
Get ready to be inspired, because the same man who taught Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Jim Carrey and Martin Lawrence (long before "Wild Hogs") to ride motorcycles is the same man who can teach you about being safe on a bike. And he is as close as the north end of the Valley College campus.
Michael "Red" Runyon is the guy with the Hollywood clientele and a down home approach rooted in his West Virginia upbringing.
"Proper preparation always prevents poor (...) > Full story
How often should a helmet be replaced and how snug should it really fit? These are two key questions that many enthusiasts regularly ask. April is Check Your Helmet Month and MotorClothes specialists at Harley-Davidson dealerships are available to answer these questions and others regarding helmet fit, function, care and replacement.
As the riding season begins to ramp up, it is important to ensure a helmet is ready for the rides ahead. During April’s “Check Your Helmet Month” and (...) > Full story
