One of the most common excuses stated from 'cagers' when they are involved in an accident with a motorcycle is that they "didn't see the bike". This recurring theme does have truth to it.

Picture this, you are riding along a long desolate highway and are a good distance away from any sort of civilization. It's a hot summer's day so you wore a mesh jacket. You begin to feel a few drops of water falling from the sky. Before you know it you are in a the middle of a downpour. That mesh jacket that was keeping you cool is now keeping you wet!

Out of all riding gear that most motorcycle rider's neglect to wear is proper riding pants. Armored riding pants are bulky and inconvenient to wear between rides. Motorcycle pants are also not the most fashionable attire to wear around at work or to a party with friends. This causes most riders to wear the bare minimum leg protection such as the rider's choice default - denim jeans.

Once again we find ourselves reviewing another product by Icon - the Icon Merc glove (long version). The Merc glove enticed us particularly due to it's longer sized version. The extra length adds an extra degree of protection when riding and unlike some gauntlet style gloves the Merc is comfortable to wear and is not as bulky as some other gloves with the gauntlet type.

The riding dynamic changes when you are cruising with a passenger. Additional weight, braking distance, and awareness are all affected by riding with a buddy. To make the experience more safe and enjoyable for both yourself and your passenger here's a few tips to follow.

The Shoei RF-1000 is the newest model in the RF series - the most popular Shoei helmet model. Throughout the RF-series, each succession has been improved from the last and the evolution from the RF-900 to the RF-1000 is no exception. The RF-1000 has made improvements specifically in the area of aerodynamics due to the Shoei research team spending long hours in the wind tunnel perfecting the shape of the helmet.

How many times have you felt like a dork having to carry around your helmet when at the store, the movie theater, or just plain walking around? Have you ever wanted to bring some food to your friends barbeque's only to be denied due to lack of luggage space?

We all know that we need to maintain our bikes, but sometimes it's hard to keep track of what needs to get done when. Below is a simple schedule you can use to help you know when you need to check what.