May 4, 2020
Albert Riley
7 minutes
Believe it or not, motorcycle tire patching is a hot button debate throughout the biker community. It’s pretty much 50/50 as to whether you can patch a motorcycle tire. It’s even more divided when it comes to whether or not you should. Who’s right? Let’s begin by looking at the question itself. Can you patch a motorcycle tire? In short, yes. While some riders would argue that is the most dangerous thing you can do, there is evidence to support that in a pinch, it would be a reasonable action to take, but only if done correctly. However, a motorcycle…
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April 27, 2020
Gokul Nair
5 minutes
In 1938, the modern flashing turn signal was patented. Shortly after which most major automobile manufacturers offered this feature. Nowadays, most countries require turn signals on all new vehicles that are driven on public roadways. Many a time, however, just depending on the lights of your motorcycle alone might not cut it. It may be raining too hard for the lights to be visible to the person behind you. Or for some unfortunate (hopefully not) reason, the lights on your bike stopped working (replace them as soon as the chance if this is the case). But regardless of most instances,…
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April 24, 2020
Gokul Nair
12 minutes
Introduction In his famous poem, Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda wrote: “You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” And a lot of us – especially our readers from places with near-constant snow such as Minnesota – were excited to finally take our two-wheeled best friends on joyrides because spring was coming. After months of keeping them in the garage in hiding from the brutal winters. Pablo Neruda meant for “Spring” to be a metaphor in that particular poem. A metaphor for adaptation. And this article is about adaptation: in storage. Because along with spring came…
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April 20, 2020
Gokul Nair
6 minutes
The fact that having a motorcycle in your life entails lifting it off the ground at least a couple of times a year is privy to no rider. If it hasn’t happened to you yet, it will. That being said, most of us don’t know how to properly lift one- because it looks and sounds deceivingly easy. Much like attempting your first deadlift, it doesn’t beget a need to “know” how to lift the bike off the ground. But motorcycles are not bikes with a lot more weight. They’re also much more complex both mechanically and ergonomically, with a lot…
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April 16, 2020
Gokul Nair
10 minutes
Dr. Chris Leatt was chatting with an acquaintance in the parking lot of the clinic he was working at. The acquaintance was a paramedic who he saw at the hospital occasionally. In the middle of their conversation, another man ran towards the paramedic and said: “Listen, Alan’s fallen off and he’s not looking good.” The paramedic asked Chris to come with him, and the three of them rushed to the area where the biker fell. Alan lay strewn on the ground, and it looked like he fell over the front of his bike despite riding at a pretty low speed.…
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April 2, 2020
Gokul Nair
14 minutes
You’re here because you’re bored out of your mind and beat for ideas on what things to buy, post-pandemic. We understand we’re stuck at home with nothing to do ourselves. It’s boring, to the point of being frustrating. (That being said, stay home and wash your hands, kids.) Motorcycle shoes are an expensive investment, especially the quality ones. And you obviously don’t know what to buy, given the surfeit of selection of motorcycle boots 3 seconds of googling will throw at your face. This is why it helps a lot to know about what you’re buying before you buy it-…
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March 30, 2020
Gokul Nair
8 minutes
Motorcycles are arguably the coolest form of transportation. And when the utility of something is so inherently cool, it carries over into the fashion associated with it. Let me explain. The early days of motorcycle fashion stemmed from the rise in popularity of motorcycles during the Great War days. The trends of the time were heavily influenced by the uniform. Consequently, this time period gave birth to gauntlet-style gloves. The next decade saw young men copying the protective pullovers worn by the Harley-Davidson Wrecking Crew race team. Towards the end of the decade, Irving Schott produced the first motorcycle jacket.…
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March 16, 2020
Gokul Nair
6 minutes
“Don’t skip leg day” and its derivatives are amongst some of the most common tropes in the fitness community. But a lot of the time, you really shouldn’t skip leg day. Especially when you set off for a ride spanning 2,800 miles from Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States) to Olympia, Washington (the capital of Washington) Learned that the hard way. It was worth it, though- that coast to coast tour was one of the best things I had done for myself. However, we had to ship our motorcycles back because the fatigue had caught up to us…
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March 12, 2020
Gokul Nair
6 minutes
Buying a used motorcycle is a fantastic way of saving a lot of money- especially if you’re not dead set on your dream motorcycle (yet). That being said, there are thousands of people selling their motorcycles. And all of them are going to tell you about why their motorcycle is perfect for you. Fun fact: most of those motorcycles are not. We tend to make irrational decisions when we’re excited about things. A lot of my friends have been to the dealer/ agency/ shady guy on Craigslist with a lot of cash that they were ready to drop for a…
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March 9, 2020
Gokul Nair
8 minutes
Stoicism is an ancient philosophy that originated in Greece and was later promoted by the Roman Empire. The knowledge of this philosophy was, until the 90s, confined mostly to academics and enthusiasts. However, it’s seen a huge surge in popularity ever since. Especially by businesses and government leaders tackling problems in a post-recession world. And for good reason. One of the most basic (and widely known) tenets of Stoicism is this Life is comprised of two things: things in our control, and things not in our control. The former is all that matters. And is made up of your thoughts,…
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