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GPS Navigation Systems – brain still required

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GPS navigation has become one of the hottest accessories for every kind of motor vehicle. Need to find your destination in unfamiliar territory? No problem, just ask your GPS to point the way. Somewhere along the line, though, you do need to use your head. If the GPS says go straight when the road becomes a rock and crater strewn obstacle course, you might ask for an alternate … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Rings and other Motorcycle Jewelry

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Too late for the holidays but if you're a biker, and you need just the right thing to subtly show what you think about all the time, try these motorcycle rings. Ulrich Ehlers makes jewelry over in Germany. A lot of it is oriented to the biker crowd and it's pretty neat. Every now and then you might run across something like this in a motorcycle shop off the beaten path but … [Read more...]

Women and motorcycles, what do women want?

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This topic deserves a book not a post, but it keeps turning up, so let's open this up to all of you. I'm curious what the women have to say. A comment yesterday from Hanny over in the Netherlands said manufacturers should take more notice of women riders. I've thought about that before but what should they do? Motorcycle clothing companies are moving a lot more aggressively … [Read more...]

Wheels4Tots – motorcycle training wheels

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When I was really young and learning to ride a bicycle, my dad ran along behind me and kept the bike balanced with his hand and would release it after a bit, while I continued forward, hopefully upright. I learned balance pretty fast and it carried over to minibikes later and eventually motorcycles. These days kids start riding little motorcycles very young and along with … [Read more...]

VroomBox – High performance engine sounds

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OK, you really want the performance, no, not want, NEED the highest performance engine you can possibly stuff into your bike or the old family minivan. Then you glance in the wallet and find it a bit lacking. What to do? Well, in this day of rising gas prices and electric this and hybrid that, here's the future of performance, the VroomBox. A totally electronic set of engine … [Read more...]

Pressure check valve stem caps

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How often do you check the pressure in your motorcycle's tires? Not often enough, probably. On a motorcycle, we need to be a lot more vigilant than on our car or truck. There's a lot less tire in contact with the road and small changes in pressure can have a pretty dramatic effect. Lose a little too much pressure and the next turn can have you sliding down the road wondering … [Read more...]