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A’ME Chicane Sports Bike Heated Grip Review
The A’ME Chicane Sports Bike Heated Grip offers a lot of features to keep you hands warm on a motorcycle. After a few weeks of riding with these heated grips, here is my review.
Attention Cycle Gear: What is up with all the BiLT gear you are shoving down our throats?
What is up with all the cheap BiLT motorcycle gear at Cycle Gear? What happened to giving your customers some choices?
RiderGroups.com is Now on Your iPhone and Android Smart Phone
Want a great Motorcycle web site for your iPhone or Android smart phone? Check out RiderGroups.com in your mobile browser.
Go Cruise Motorcycle Throttle Lock – Ride in Comfort
A cheap and effective throttle lock. Check this out it is really cool!
Yamaha FJR1300 Exhaust Modification – FJR Trooper Mod
Here is an easy and inexpensive modification you can do to your Yamaha FJR1300 to make the bike sound a little more like a sport bike and a little less like a touring bike. (exhaust mod, trooper mod, FJR, Yamaha) You have all probably heard the saying, “Loud Pipes Save Lives”. I am not totally sure that [...]
Lane Sharing and Motorcycle Safety
MOTORCYCLE SAFETY HAS proven to be a difficult issue to address. Nationally, motorcycle rider fatalities increased each year between 2000 and 2008 even though total traffic fatalities were consistently decreasing after 2002. In 2009, there was finally a sharp decrease in the number of fatal motorcycle crashes in the US, and it is estimated there [...]
Motorcycle Reviews
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Sport Touring Motorcycles – Which is the fastest?
Using independent numbers here are the results for some of the most popular Sport Touring Motorcycles on the road. Yamaha FJR1300, Honda ST 1300, Kawasaki Concours, BMW K1600
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Recent Demo Rides
So, what is a guy supposed to do on a shinny Saturday afternoon when his motorcycle has been sent to the bone yard by a careless driver? I could sit home and watch Youtube videos of prior rides, or, I could go out and ride other people’s motorcycles. I chose the 2nd option. My arm [...]
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Road Test and Review: Honda Fury
I went to Al Lamb’s Honda in Dallas TX over the weekend to test ride some Honda motorcycles. One that I was really interested in riding was the Honda Fury. The Fury is a 1300cc factory chopper that came out in 2010. It is one cool looking motorcycle. The Fury has really clean lines, a [...]
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Ride Stories
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Get Where You’re Going, Fast!
Nothing comes close to the fun and excitement that riding a motorcycle provides. Bikes are superb urban travelers, are a blast to ride on curvy back roads, and transform mundane road trips into epic journeys.
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So Flo, How Are You Doing Today?
***UPDATED*** Hey guys, Kevin here I just want to let you know that on my ride home last night a vehicle whipped in to my lane and then slammed on the brakes, in my attempt to stop I locked the front tire up and I went down on my right shoulder. So, I had to [...]
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Just call him “Lucky”
Thanks to Cliff for writing some background information on this video and providing it to RiderGroups.com members. If you have a video or ride story you would like to share send me a message. As autumns go, we again had our standard 3-4 weeks of temperature which were less-than-90, but more than 50. Then the (also [...]
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Motorcycle Gear Reviews
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How to Plug a Motorcycle Tire
Step by step directions on how to plug a motorcycle tire. This will get you to the nearest motorcycle tire dealer for a replacement. Use at your own risk.
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A’ME Chicane Sports Bike Heated Grip Review
The A’ME Chicane Sports Bike Heated Grip offers a lot of features to keep you hands warm on a motorcycle. After a few weeks of riding with these heated grips, here is my review.
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Go Cruise Motorcycle Throttle Lock – Ride in Comfort
A cheap and effective throttle lock. Check this out it is really cool!
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Rubbermaid FastTrack Hang Rail
If you are like me there is a lot of motorcycle related gear in the garage. Looking for a place to store all of that can be a problem. This is a great option if you are looking to hang helmets and motorcycle gear in the garage and get it out of the way. You [...]
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Motorcycle News
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Attention Cycle Gear: What is up with all the BiLT gear you are shoving down our throats?
What is up with all the cheap BiLT motorcycle gear at Cycle Gear? What happened to giving your customers some choices?
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RiderGroups.com is Now on Your iPhone and Android Smart Phone
Want a great Motorcycle web site for your iPhone or Android smart phone? Check out RiderGroups.com in your mobile browser.
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Motorcycles Stuck at Red Lights – Finally Some Common Sense
Have you been stuck at a red light on your motorcycle. Finally a little common sense when it comes to a common biker problem.
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Yamaha FJR1300 Exhaust Modification – FJR Trooper Mod
Here is an easy and inexpensive modification you can do to your Yamaha FJR1300 to make the bike sound a little more like a sport bike and a little less like a touring bike. (exhaust mod, trooper mod, FJR, Yamaha) You have all probably heard the saying, “Loud Pipes Save Lives”. I am not totally sure that [...]
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Other Recent Articles
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My Motorcycle Shifts Rough Between 1st and 2nd Gear
“My motorcycle shifts rough between first and second gear.” I read a lot of blogs and forums and this is a fairly common concern. Learning to ride motorcycles correctly can be a life long pursuit. I thought I would post a quick article for people who are concerned about their motorcycles rough shifting and provide [...]
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Orange Electronic Motorcycle Tire Pressure Monitoring System Review
I have been using this motorcycle TPMS now for about 3 weeks and thought you guys and gals would like to hear my thoughts on the product. The Orange Electronic TPMS includes two sensors installed in each wheel and a monitor that is placed somewhere on the fairing or handle bars of your motorcycle. The monitor tracks front and rear tire pressure and tire temperature.
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Motorbike insurance: classic bike insurance with Carole Nash
The UK is a haven for many proud owners of Classic Bikes – bikes that ooze vintage style and charm and have a dedicated following in the biking community. These bikes are often the owners pride and joy and are driven with due caution. This is reflected in the low premiums on offer at Carole [...]
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How Steve Jobs Bought Me a Motorcycle
Last night I was at a local motorcycle mechanics garage watching them install the latest farkle on my recently purchased Yamaha FJR1300. I reached for the iPhone in my pocket and saw the news that Steve Jobs had died. I have never been that sad about someone’s passing that I have never met. But like [...]
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Shoei Qwest or Shoei RF-1100 / Should Helmet Laws be Mandatory?
If you follow this site closely you know that I had a motorcycle accident a few months ago. I always wear a helmet, even if I am riding in a state that has no helmet laws like Texas. I don’t think a helmet law should be mandatory, I think we should have the right to [...]
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HB1571: Motorcycle Lane Splitting in Texas May Be Legal Soon
HB1571 is a House Bill currently filed in Texas that would allow motorcycle riders in TX to split lanes or filter through traffic legally. Lane splitting creates furor on both sides of the argument. Many motorcyclists and automobile drivers are opposed to the idea of lane splitting because they think it is dangerous. The perception is that [...]
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