What's the first thing you do when you get a new helmet? Do you get to admire its balance and weight as well as take in that new helmet smell? Are you able to look through its perfectly clear visor and see the world the way it was meant to ...

I appreciate a good center stand on my 2-wheeled, fun-inducing vehicles. I like having the ability to check my oil accurately (you never get a good reading on the side stand) or just having a little bit more stability when the bike's in the garage. It's a wonder why ...

I spend good money on my helmets. It's the only thing protecting my dashingly good looks from getting up to bad-breath range with the pavement underneath me. And, though I do appreciate having my trusty head-saving friend, I do occasionally wish that it wouldn't be so awkward to carry ...

There's a big difference between making do and being comfortable when riding in the cold weather. Some people make do with a pair of old boots from the '60s that were gifted to you by a estranged uncle; others will go out and spend a little money and get a ...

Have you thought about your motorcycle chain lately? Have you thought about it ever? You can have all the horsepower in the world, but it won't matter if you don't have a way to transfer that power to the rear wheel. Think about how much force and tension ...

Do you ride much without a windscreen through back country roads? If you do, I'm sure you get all your protein. I can say from experience that I've eaten just about every bug that you squish on your car windscreen. That's just the problem with half helmets. They ...

You're a hands-on guy/girl, right? You're used to putting your own pants on in the morning and making your own coffee. I bet you even change the oil in your own car once in a while. But when it comes to your bike, do you perform the maintenance yourself? I know ...

What stops me from taking a nice road trip in my car is that I don't have a way to carry my bike with me. Mainly, I know that if I get to somewhere that is nice, I'd rather be riding the bike. "Throw it on a trailer," you might ...

From the first time you sit on that vehicle, which will blast you into a sense of nirvana on the open road, to the time you park that For Sale sign on the front fairing, there are two things that you'll want to make sure are always in ...

There have been many times throughout my riding career where I've tried to explain the experience to someone who hasn't even sat on a motorcycle with little success. There's just no way to really understand it if it's something you haven't done. The other side to that is that ...