New Study: Motorcycle Helmets Decrease Facial Injuries
Motorcycle helmet safety has been a hot button issue as of late, especially in the wake of last month’s federal study conducted by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). While the CDC examination focuses on motorcycle-related fatalities, a new study published on Monday in the Archives of Surgery, centers on an often-overlooked byproduct of motorcycle […]
Continue readingUnwrapping the Mystery of Exhaust Wrap
There was a time when you only saw exhaust wrap on performance bikes. More and more, the process is becoming a moto-fashion statement. So what is the actual purpose of wrapping heat tape on exhaust headers and pipes? What are the benefits and possible down-sides? Here is the tale of the tape.The LookExhaust heat wrap […]
Continue readingAllstate’s Motorcycle Awareness Signs
The Allstate Insurance Company announced that it will install motorcycle warning signs in dangerous U.S. intersections in 30 cities this year. The first ones were recently erected at the intersection President and Pratt in Baltimore, the site of two bad, non-fatal motorcycle crashes in the past few years, and Atlanta, said Allstate spokesman Adam Polak. “It […]
Continue readingA History of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club
In the folklore of outlaw motorcycle clubs, the Pagans stand side-by-side with the notorious Hells Angels. The 1%er MC has a widespread presence in the Eastern United States and is the most fierce rival of “81.” They are known as a “One Percenter” motorcycle club and are classified as an “Outlaw Motorcycle Gang” by the […]
Continue readingOutlaw Motorcycle Clubs: The One Percenters
Biker gangs have been a part of American culture (and abroad) since the aftermath of World War II. Among them is a subculture known as the “One percenters”, which is comprised of what the average person knows as “Outlaws.” Such groups have been the subject of various criminal investigations and are generally held in low regard […]
Continue readingChoppertown: The Sinners
Choppertown: The Sinners, paints a realistic picture of what it means to be a biker — no mean feat, considering how negative the image of bikers tends to be in America. From drunken slobs to violent outlaws, movies, television shows, books, and newspapers have created a fictional image of a motorcyclist that so many people have […]
Continue readingLong Way Round – Travelling Around the Globe by Motorcycle
GIFT LISTSTop Books to Give as Gifts The “Long Way Round” is the most famous motorcycle book to be released in the last decade. Why? Well, when an A-List actor does something as crazy as a global motorcycle trip, the world seems to pay attention. (A Discovery Show documentary doesn’t hurt either.)A Long Way for AdventureBut […]
Continue readingMotorcycle LED Lights: Useful or Useless?
Motorcycle LED lights have been around for a while, but after the release of Tron: Legacy, it seems like the industry is going into overdrive. But do those little glowing lights have a bigger purpose than just illuminating chrome? There are a lot of superfluous products in the motorcycle world. Some people would even argue that […]
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