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Review: Viking Mini Street/Sportbike Saddlebags

Viking Bags contacted me to give me the opportunity to put some of their bags to the test. So, I strapped them onto my Z900RS, and took 'em for a spin. Let me start with this: saddlebags are a tough sell for me. I've been universally unimpressed by so-called "universal…

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Cardo Freecom 2+ Review: Why it is the Best Bluetooth Communicator

Motorcycle Bluetooth communicators are a pretty heated arena these days. Sena, Cardo, Uclear, and even some helmet manufacturers have been waging an arms race against each other for the last few years. They keep one-upping each other with features, integration, ease of use, and durability. I've had the opportunity to…

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Dunlop Mutant Tires: The Ultimate Do-it-all Motorcycle Tires

Dunlop refers to their new Mutant tire as a crossover tire. The idea behind that is that it blends the best parts of the DNA from sport, touring, off-road/trail, and wet race tires into a single magic do-it-all tire. Unfortunately, the problem with trying to be good at everything, is…

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Best Beginner Motorcycle: 2019 Kawasaki Z400 Review

I won’t get into the details of how my husband helped me decide on the Z400 for my first bike, but I wasn’t appalled by the looks, I trust his judgment (obviously, he married me), and I could sit on the bike with my feet touching the ground. Sold. Okay,…

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Road Tested Review: Street & Steel Moto Leggings

The Street & Steel Moto Leggings are very similar to both the Alpinestars Banshee and Iria leggings. At first glance, you might not even be able to tell the difference between the two brands. While I had at first thought I loved both the Alpinestars Bansee and Iria leggings, I…

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Is the Roland Sands Design Jagger Leather Jacket Perfect?

What qualities make for a good motorcycle jacket? Is it the abrasion resistance? Protective armor? Waterproofness? Cooling ventilation? Durable long-lasting build quality? Premium styling? What if I told you that there's a single jacket that offers it all? Would you believe it? Well, the RSD Jagger is that jacket, and…

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Loop Earplugs Review

When it came to hearing protection, my attitude used to be a resounding "meh, whatever." It's not that I wasn't concerned about hearing loss (although it's likely that attending dozens of heavy metal concerts over the last 20+ years has probably left me totally screwed in that regard anyway), but…

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10 Motorcycle Accessories I Can’t Live Without

Can't live without? That seems a bit over-the-top, but "would rather have than not have" just doesn't have that sort of ring to it. Idiomatic trivialities aside, these are things that I find absolutely indispensable, and certainly wouldn't give up without a fight. So here we are, the ten motorcycle…

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2018 Indian Scout Bobber Review

Before I ever put the 2018 Scout through its paces I was able to give its stripped-down cousin, the Bobber, what-for. The two motorcycles are incredibly similar, so rather than totally rehash the whole thing, I'm going to focus solely on what's different about the Bobber compared to its Scout…

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Scorpion EXO-ST1400 Motorcycle Helmet Review: Best Bang for the Buck Carbon Fiber Helmet

We break down our favorite go-to all-rounder helmet, the Scorpion EXO-ST1400 Carbon, in this review.