Let me guess… you’re already a member of the ATGATT (All The Gear, All The Time) brigade, and you’re looking to take it a step further? Or maybe you’re just here to stick out on your night rides or on ominous, stormy days. You’re in the right place. There’s a lot of debate about whether …
If you’re like me, every leather good puts you in a state of frenzy. My hands dart to my wallet. Card comes out. New jacket slides on. Smile appears on my face. Never mind the sweltering July heat when I step out of the store. I am a living embodiment of cool and calm masculinity …
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Is this your first winter storing a motorcycle jacket? I’ll get right down to it, because I know the feeling of staring down a winter without any riding, and it’s no fun. Get these few steps right, and you’ll avoid pulling out a mold-ridden, smelly mess for that glorious first ride next spring. It all …
I’ve heard it time and time again. “They look ridiculous.” “They cost more than my first bike.” “Won’t it inflate accidentally?” “I’d rather invest in riding courses than some expensive vest.” “My friends will totally pull the cord to deploy it on me as a prank.” Okay so that last one actually sounds pretty funny, …
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So you have a beat up old motorcycle jacket? Whether you took a spill or unearthed a great classic from the depths of your closet, you need to make some fixes before you’re ready to ride in that bad boy again. Repairing a motorcycle jacket is often cheap and easy, if you know where to …
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I used to let some of my motorcycle jackets go years without a wash. I’m not proud of it! But I was worried about damaging them and honestly I didn’t want to spend a relaxing Saturday afternoon covered in bug grime scrubbing away at each panel. It took one of my riding buddies slapping some …
I first twisted the throttle of a motorcycle on my 16th birthday. I was hooked from that moment on. Nothing beats the zen I achieve when it’s just me, the bike and the road. Back then, I rode with a pair of jeans and an old leather jacket my dad lent me (“You better not …
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Let me say something that might shock you. You’re not really here for a summer jacket. If you’re reading this from your yacht down in the Keys, maybe you are. Or you live somewhere that’s just never cold. But those are both rare. What you’re here for is a single all-around riding jacket that you …
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I’m lucky I haven’t witnessed any truly bad motorcycle crashes. Once, however, I was close. One time, a friend of mine taking a tight mountain turn slid out on a patch of gravel. His bike went flying into a ditch in the jungle, and he went careening after it. He was wearing a helmet, and …
I am so happy you’ve ended up here. It’s time to cut the crap (mostly) – this article is not about looking cool on your iron steed or sportbike. It’s about saving your skin from road rash and sepsis. It’s about saving your bones from cracking on the pavement. But it’s also about saving you …
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