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5 of the Best Reasons to Experience Motorcycle Camping
Adventure Motorcycles are seeing a rise in popularity, and with that popularity comes a different and new way of seeing the world. As aficionados of motorcycle riding, we all understand how liberating and exciting riding is. ADV bikes are becoming more popular, and sis motorcycle camping. We should all strive to have more life in our days, not only having more days in our life, and that is a likely reason to ride a motorcycle. Motorcycle adventure touring and camping has one mission: to be a self-sufficient, self-contained unit. When riding anywhere on a bike, minimalization is key. Here are...
Is Riding with Your Partner a Good Idea? Here are 10 Reasons Why it’s Great
We are all guilty of enjoying a ride with our friends, but more and more women are riding. So, whether you are a guy or a gal, here are ten reasons to why riding with your partner is great. About 12% of all riders in America are women, which is a slight increase from 2009, when it was 10.5%. In Australia, women account for 10% of all riders and their ages range from 20s to 60s. This is evidence that women no longer want to be just a pillion, and we encourage more women to get on the saddle and...
Top Tips for Washing and Cleaning Your Motorcycle
There is something quite special about restoring your motorcycle to showroom beauty after a nice long ride or just to spend a Sunday morning in the company of your best friend: your bike. We’d all rather be out riding, but having a clean bike is not only a good look but will help the bike to live longer. Here are our top tips on how to clean your ride. Preparation is Key The first thing you need to do, is remove everything you don’t want to get wet, such as luggage and GPS systems. Then you’ll need to get all...
Common Mistakes when Painting a Motorcycle & How to Avoid (or Fix) Them.
Article by Benny at Custom Motorcycles Inc. Some people can dismantle an engine and put it back together in no time at all. Some can ride like a professional. And yet, these types of people still avoid doing their own paint jobs, even when using high-quality professional motorcycle paint. Why? Maybe because they don’t have the patients to put the time in, a fear of not mixing the materials properly, or not knowing the adequate prep work. There are many things that can go wrong when giving your bike a new paint job, luckily for you, they are all...
Motorcycle Mods You May Not Realize are Useless pt.2
You have already read part one, so here are more pointless mods that squids insist on installing on their bike, despite all the evident negatives. Let’s check out ten more motorcycle mods you may not realize are useless. Loud Pipes A good exhaust system can improve the bike’s entire aesthetics. However, some prefer to simply go for extremely loud pipes. Loud pipes don’t save lives and revving your bike so loud that you can be heard blocks away is not equal to having a monster machine. Plus, some of these slip-on exhausts do nothing to help improve performance. We are...