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Gear Review – Jack Stillman Bag

Finding a good motorcycle bag is tricky. I tend to be the sort who uses one bag for everything –...
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Gear Review – Exposed Motorcycle Bivouac

At it’s simplest, the bivouac is a cleverly tailored tarpaulin designed to use your motorcycle for support. Now that the...
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Legends of Speed – The Bathing Suit Bike

For his incredible feat out on the salt flats of Bonneville Rollie was inducted into the motorcycle hall of fame....
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Gear Review – MotoBailey Kevlar Boots

I felt pretty spiffy in my fancy new boots, a little Nancy Sinatra even. Strolling through the airport the boots...
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Gear Review – Saint Ballistic Vest

Vests haven’t previously played a role in my wardrobe of motorcycle gear. The fact that I spent most of my...
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Gear Review – Quadlock Smartphone Bike Kit

Quad-Lock is the name given to the clever 4 point attachment system used across the company’s product range. It’s a...
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Gear Review – Velomacchi Speedway Gloves

“We are inspired by the engineers, racers, tuners, and builders that have gone before us and brought the sport to...
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Gear Review – DMD Seventy Five Helmet

“The SEVENTYFIVE helmet is a tribute to a style icon of the 70’s. DMD has introduced a new replica of...
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Gear review – Grifter Marauder gloves

It’s winter down here in Australia and the first-morning ride I did wearing the Marauders was brisk, to say the...
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Tailor Made – 55Collection Leather Jackets Review

Spanish motorcycle jacket manufacturer ’55Collection’ are offering customers the ability to order their current range of leather motorcycle jackets tailored...
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Dainese 36060 Collection – Cooper Boots

Since 1970 Dainese have been producing exceptional quality and top performing protective riding gear. Now, some 40 years later, they...
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Retro Headwear – Nexx XG100 helmet

First thing I always look for in my helmets is safety ratings and the Nexx XG100 ticks the boxes being...
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The Worlds Strongest Denim by Saint

What makes Saint’s riding gear so special?   Saint has developed a process that allows them to weave Dyneema into...
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Gear Review – Icon 1000 Basehawk Jacket

When I unpacked the Icon 1000 Basehawk jacket the first thing that impressed me about it was the jackets design....
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Gear Review Blauer 80s Helmet

Since I started riding I’ve been all about full faced helmets. While I’m the first to admit I don’t have...
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iPhone 6 Champion Deluxe

If you’re looking to protect your iPhone 6 with a case that professes your love of classic custom motorcycles and...
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Tobacco Motorwear Kevlar Lined Jeans

“What I found was frustrating. Most riding gear falls into two categories: unflattering, inconvenient, high visibility gear that just doesn’t...
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Roland Sands 2013 Riding Jackets

Roland Sands Designs are continuing to expand on their range of riding gear in 2013 with a handful of new...
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Bell Star Carbon helmet review

For most of my riding life I’ve been wearing a Shoei on my head, but I’ve always wanted to give...
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RSD Apparel stack tested

I just stumbled across this video interview with Roland Sands discussing his 2013 RSD line of apparel. In the video...
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Unlike the many negative opinions that surround the tires they were inspired by, the DELUXE iPhone case promises to provide you...
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Cafe Racer Parts – The Best Places to Buy

So you’ve decided it’s time to build a cafe racer of your own. Although you may be planning on fabricating...
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Cafe Racer tshirts & hoodies

For years I’ve been toying with the idea of releasing a Cafe Racer themed clothing. A few months ago I...
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Bell Helmets Australian come back

After more than a decade of being off our shelves, Bell Helmets are making their Australian come back! Rumour has...
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Monkee Trip Episode 3

Over the last few days the Wrenchmonkees have released a 3 part video series based on a trip they completed...
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Salt, Sand and Skids

Not only do the Iron & Resin crew know how to design some pretty cool threads they also build slick...
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Vintage motorcycle jacket sale

If you’re in Melbourne this Sunday (1st of July) and you’re on the look out for a Cafe Racer or...
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Alpinestars Vika womens riding gear

It’s great to see another well known motorcycle gear brand recognising riders desire for good looking riding gear but I...
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Inspiration from Le Container

If you don’t already have Le Container in your bookmarks or on your Blog roll you soon will. This is...
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Leather Jackets by Les Ateliers Ruby

When Dimitri Coste isn’t out photographing beautiful fashion models on Parisian catwalks he’s probably blasting his way around the countryside...
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JMKL Moto Guzzi concepts

These stunning custom Moto Guzzi concepts are the work of JMKL, a Spanish graphic designer and lover of two wheeled...
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Firestone Treadfull tshirts

Never in the history of rubber production has there been a tire that is more controversial than the Firestone Champion Deluxe. Over...
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Motorcycle gloves by Roland Sands Designs

Roland Sands Designs continue to reshape the look of motorcycle riding gear with their 2012 apparel range. This time round...
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Rockers leather motorcycle jackets

Photographer Horst A. Friedrichs who shot the photography book Or Glory: 21st Centry Rockers has released another photographic study of the global...
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The good life – Iron and Resin 2012

“Fall is hands down the best time of year in California. The tourists have gone home and the beaches are...
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A warriors uniform

“Leather is the oldest continuously used material known to man. Its use pre-dates recorded history and though the processes used...
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Roland Sands leather motorcycle jackets

If you ride a classic motorcycle or a Cafe Racer and you want a leather jacket that matches the look...
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If you’re tired of looking for a bike jacket as cool as the Cafe Racer you ride, BSA (yes BSA...
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The Wild One – Leather and Triumphs

In 1953 Marlon Brando appeared on screen wearing black leathers and riding a 1950 Triumph Thunderbird 6T. The movie was...
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