May 28, 2020
Gokul Nair
11 minutes
The doctor walked in and said “You’re stupid. Don’t ride motorcycles anymore. But you’re fine.” That was Louis CK on WTF With Marc Maron, back in 2010. He was doing 70 miles down second avenue in Manhattan. This was in the late eighties, when he was around 22. He had been doing stand-up for about 4 years at that point. He was riding a motorcycle in NYC so he could get to shows quicker. The incident he was narrating was about a major motorcycle accident that he got into. A car ran a red light and plowed right into his…
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November 4, 2019
Gokul Nair
15 minutes
I stared at my Ninja ZX-11. Barely any scratches, it was a week old. “Alright, so how long until I get good at riding this?” “You do it for long enough until you get a false sense of invincibility.”, my brother chuckled. That was over two decades ago. And even though my brother was joking, there was a modicum of truth to it. That false sense of invincibility has done a lot of people dirty . I’ve covered thousands of miles of asphalt ever since I first started riding. Accustomed myself to all the riding conditions. And acquainted myself with…
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August 19, 2019
Owen Hunt
5 minutes
It’s hard to go premium motorcycle glove shopping without thinking “Dainese”. And it’s certainly hard to think “Dainese” without thinking the Dainese 4 Stroke Evo Gloves. They are one of the best selling gloves in recent memory. It’s been a whirlwind few years for the Italian glovemaker. After a post-recession slowdown, Dainese has shown a strong return to form since being acquired by Investcorp in 2014. It’s investments since then in R&D, lightweight materials and future-tech has certainly paid off. Its recent lines are some of the finest biker gear on the market. While the Dainese isn’t the magnanimous brand…
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May 10, 2019
Olivia Walsh
6 minutes
If you’re serious about motorcycles, you know that you need at least one great pair of motorcycle boots in your wardrobe. Sure, you can wear regular shoes on a motorcycle, but a specially-designed pair of boots is a much better option if you want to keep your feet intact in case of an accident. Your feet, ankles and lower legs are more fragile than you might care to think, especially if worse comes to worst and they end up underneath a heavy bike in a crash – that’s when you’ll appreciate the tough materials and other protective features of a…
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