Aerostich Transit waterproof/breathable leather suit. After a six-year absence due to a lack of specialized materials, Aerostich’s Transit waterproof/breathable leather suit is back and better than ever. The new Transit 3 uses 1.2mm perforated leather with a special impregnation that prevents it from absorbing water, and underneath is a...
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New Gear: Edelweiss Bike Travel’s 2020 Tour Catalog
Edelweiss Bike Travel 2020 Tour Catalog. Thinking of an international motorcycle tour in 2020? Edelweiss Bike Travel has released its complete 2020 catalog of tours. There’s something for everyone, including guided, self-guided and private options to bucket-list locations like the Alps, Ireland, Africa, New Zealand and Thailand, from seven...
New Gear: Nelson-Rigg Defender Extreme Route 1 Half Cover
Nelson-Rigg Defender Extreme Route 1 Half Cover. Nelson-Rigg’s new Defender Extreme Route 1 Half Cover ($59.95) is designed to be the last cover you’ll ever buy, with a lifetime warranty that even covers fading. Its durable UltraMax material is 100% waterproof with electronically taped seams, and boasts the highest...
Retrospective: 1965-1968 Greeves 24TFS Trail 250
1965 Greeves 24TFS Trail 250. Owner: Glenn Mueller, Tehachapi, California. Few motorcyclists today are familiar with the Greeves name, but it was an interesting company, and had quite a bit of clout in this country back in the late 1950s and ’60s. Bert Greeves was an English fellow who...
2020 Liv Thrive E+ EX Pro E-Bike | Road Test Review
The Thrive E+ EX Pro is part of Giant’s Liv brand, the only major industry brand to cater specifically to women. An identically-equipped men’s version of this bike called the Fastroad E+ EX Pro is also available. Photo by Mark Tuttle. Electric-assist bicycles, or e-bikes, are hot right now....
California Superbike School Celebrates 40th Anniversary
California Superbike School celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2020. Images courtesy CSS. California Superbike School marks its 40th anniversary in 2020, with a U.S. schedule that includes 86 days of training at 10 different tracks, including Laguna Seca, Barber Motorsports Park, The Ridge, Virginia International Raceway and New Jersey...
2019 Honda CB650R vs. Kawasaki W800 Cafe vs. Suzuki SV650X | Comparison Review
Three brands, three middleweights, three engine configurations, three very distinct personalities. Which one are you? Photos by Kevin Wing. Three riders walk into a dealership…. (I know it sounds like the start of a bad joke but bear with me.) All three are in the market for a new...
Babes Ride Out 7
Babes Ride Out 7 attracted women on all flavors of motorcycles — cruisers, sportbikes, ADVs and more — to the golden hills of central California. Photos by the author. A women-only rally celebrating the camaraderie of two wheels. It all started, like these things often do, with two friends who...
Retrospective: 1983-1986 Honda VF1100C V65 Magna
1985 Honda V65 Magna. Owner: Van Krebs, Fresno, Ohio. Photos by Jason Keller. The motorcycling world looked upon this machine in absolute amazement — a cruiser putting out more than 100 horsepower. Unheard of! Sure, sportbikes like Honda’s CB1100R were knocking out that many ponies, but those were for...
Stage Route to Deadwood: Tracing a Historic Route to the Black Hills
There are at least 17 oversized cowboy boots in Cheyenne, which provides the interested visitor the opportunity for a scavenger hunt to locate all of them. Photos by the author. Cheyenne’s population of 60,000 more than doubles during its 10-day Frontier Days rodeo, which took place a week after...