Last time we looked at what you should be wearing if you wanted to ride your motorcycle in cold weather. No matter what tips below, dressing properly is the most important one. If you do not dress properly, all other winter riding tips are of no use. Your motorcycle will also need to dress up [...]
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Riding Motorcycle In The Winter – Part 2
Posted in Daily Ride, Motorcycle Gear, Uncategorized on January 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Riding Motorcycle In The Winter – Part 1
Posted in Daily Ride, Motorcycle Gear, Uncategorized on January 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean you can not ride your motorcycle, unless you’re living in an area that sees permanent deep frost and deep snow. And even then, depending on your motorcycle, you can still ride, but in this case you’ll need to change the rear tire for a snow track system (like those [...]
Preparing Your Motorcycle For The Winter
Posted in Uncategorized on January 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the time of the year every motorcycle rider hates; the time you can not ride anymore. Unless you live in an area where there’s no snow or ice during the winter, you’ve got no other choice but hibernate your bike. The easiest thing is to leave it in the garage, but you’ll need to [...]
A New Style Of Motorcycles Is Introduced
Posted in Uncategorized on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Motorcycles are a general concept, but within the motorcycle models, there are different categories. Race or supersport, custom, trial, trail, dual-purpose, enduro, motocross are the most common. But at the last Toyko Motor Show, a new breed of motorcycle was introduced. Yamaha show their latest concept, the XTW250 RYOKU motorcycle (link). From a first look, [...]
Fitting Your Helmet For On-Line Purchase
Posted in Motorcycle Gear Articles, Uncategorized, tagged Helmets, Measuring on October 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Many of us do not have the luxury of going to a store to purchase a helmet. Either the stores are too far away, or shopping for a specific brand can take a lot of store visits. But on the other hand, fitting a helmet is easier and you know immediately if you have got [...]
World’s Most Expensive Motorcycles
Posted in Uncategorized on June 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As with most things, the technology involved in building motorcycles has improved. Today’s motorcycles are bigger and faster than ever before. If you have deep pockets, very deep pockets, you can even design your idea of a dream machine. Most of these high end motorcycles will sell for anywhere from $100,000 to over a half [...]
Lake Tahoe to Sacramento Trip
Posted in Touring, Uncategorized on March 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For those who believe the descent from the peaks of Lake Tahoe and Donner Pass (CA) to Sacramento is a smooth one, think again. One hundred miles is a short ride, yes, but dropping nearly 8,000 feet is not. It was in the low 40s when I departed Lake Tahoe, bitterly windy, and bits of [...]
Motorcycle Riding-Fun or Dangerous?
Posted in Daily Ride, Motorcycle safety, Uncategorized, tagged motorcycle accidents, motorcycle riders, motorcycles on February 16, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Silver City, New Mexico When I enlisted in the Marine Corps Infantry, I was surprised with the responses I received when others learned the news. Most, probably envisioning me marching away to war, expressed concern for my safety, a handful indicated they were proud of me, and the vast majority tried to relate: “hey, I [...]
Motorcycle Trip Planning-To Plan Or Not To?
Posted in Touring, Uncategorized, tagged motorcycle trips on February 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
For those of you planning a lengthy motorcycle trip, my advice is to quit planning immediately. Planning means stating your intentions. And that means the gods of fortune are alerted to the fact you have hopes of doing something, at which point they unite against you to ensure that plenty of things go wrong. Two [...]
Introducing Ben Shaw-The Rider and Writer
Posted in Blogroll, Uncategorized on February 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Ben Shaw has been a rider since August 2007, when, freshly returned from multiple combat tours with the US Marines in Iraq, he purchased a Yamaha Virago 250. Ten days later, dissatisfied with its small size, he purchased an 1100. In 2008, Shaw rode cross-country, expecting to cover 5,500 miles in roughly a month. Four [...]
Motorcycle Gifts over $100
Posted in Motorcycle Gear Articles, Uncategorized, tagged jafrum motorcycle gear, motorcycle accessories, motorcycle helmets on December 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This year if you want to give a great gift to the biker on your list and you have either really deep pockets or you just love them a whole bunch and you want to really splurge, there are many gifts you can choose from. I’ve compiled a short list of some great gift ideas [...]
Icy Riders -Ice Racing Motorcycle DVD
Posted in Motorcycles in the Media, Uncategorized on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For three years, documentary filmmaker Bengt Löfgren, followed the riders, mechanics and fans in the glorious world of Ice Speedway. Icy Riders is a film about dreams, ambition and aging during what might become the last season of the legendary ice speedway rider Posa Serenius. The result became a warm and intimate road movie that [...]
Give your Favorite Biker the Gift of Safety
Posted in Motorcycle Gear Articles, Uncategorized on December 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re looking for a great gift for the biker on your Christmas list, no gift says ‘I love you’ more than safety gear. Making sure they are safe when they ride will give both of you peace of mind and it will make a great gift. Here is a list of the best safety [...]
Great Gifts For Your Favorite Rider For Less Than $50
Posted in Motorcycle Gear Articles, Uncategorized, tagged Motorcycle Gear on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you, or someone you love, is a motorcycle enthusiast and you want to find them, or you, the perfect Christmas gift, I can help. There are a ton of accessories that you can get that will make the motorcycling experience more comfortable, safer, or just plain cooler. The list I’ve compiled below includes gifts [...]
Buell Discontinued
Posted in Motorcycles in the Media, Uncategorized on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An emotional Eric Buell announced that Buell motorcycles will no longer be built. Known as a trend setter in motorcycle advancements, the Buell brand has been making motorcycles for over a quarter of a century. Harley Davidson recently announced they were discontinuing all production of Buell motorcycles and accessories. A press release quoted CEO Keith [...]
Motorcycle Heated Gear
Posted in Motorcycle Gear Articles, Uncategorized, tagged jafrum motorcycle gear, Motorcycle Gear on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Heated Motorcycle Gear If you live in a colder climate you will be happy to know that you can continue riding even during the colder winter months with the addition of heated motorcycle gear. You can get heated jackets, jacket liners, vest liners, heated motorcycle gloves, gloves liners, pants, and socks. These pieces will range [...]
Las Vegas Bikefest Recap
Posted in Motorcycle Events, Uncategorized on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Ninth Annual Las Vegas bike fest which ran the weekend of Oct 1- 4 is now a thing of the past. But if you talked to any of those attending the event they would say they had the time of their lives! Attendance was right on target with last years’ at about 30,000, seems [...]
Las Vegas Bike Fest 2009
Posted in Motorcycle Events, Uncategorized on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The ninth annual Las Vegas Bike fest is scheduled for Oct 1st through Oct 4 2009. Over 40,000 motorcyclists are expected to descend on Sin City for the four day international event. The bike fest features a $100,000 Poker Run, a custom bike show, Miss and Mr. Las Vegas Bike Fest as well as vendor [...]
Clunker Jacket Program from Jafrum
Posted in Deals and Promotions, Uncategorized, tagged clunker, motorcycle jacket, used motorcycle jacket on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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2009 AMA International Women and Motorcycling Conference
Posted in Motorcycle Events, Motorcycle Riders and Pictures, Uncategorized, tagged bikers, female bikers, female riders, jafrum motorcycle gear, motorcycle riders, motorcycles, women riders on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The 5th annual 2009 AMA International Women and Motorcycling Conference was held in Keystone Colorado August 19 -22. This years theme: ‘Riding to New Heights’. There were 1,000 avid motorcyclists in attendance. The event was sponsored by Harley Davidson and Buell. The beautiful Keystone Resort and Conference Center, with the Rocky Mountains in the background, [...]
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