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What Motorcycle Travel Teaches You About Packing Light

The first time most people pack for a motorcycle trip, they overpack. They bring everything they’d bring for a car trip and then discover that none of it fits. The second time, they start editing. By the third or fourth trip, they’ve usually figured out something important: most of what felt essential the first time wasn’t.

Saddlebags are not very big. That constraint, which seems like a problem at first, turns out to be one of the more useful things motorcycle travel hands you.

Video Analysis: 2026 Triumph Tiger Sport 660 Review

On the launch of the 2026 Triumph Tiger Sport 660 in Alicante, Spain, RideApart was there to report. The headline for Triumph with the 2026 model is a significant power boost and a more robust feature set, making it a serious contender in the middleweight adventure-touring segment.

Below, we will take a detailed look at RideApart’s video review, and then I’ll provide my own opinions on this unique motorcycle.

Custom Yamaha RD350 by Lord Drake Kustoms

The Yamaha RD350 “Black Widow Tribute” is a custom motorcycle built by the Malaga, Spain workshop of Lord Drake Kustoms.

Designed for a client using their corporate colors, the project focuses on sharpening the classic, unhinged 1970s two-stroke twin into a lean, aggressive street machine that lands somewhere between a modern streetfighter and a classic GP racer.

Simpson M30 Bandit Carbon Helmet Review – Everything You Need to Know

The Simpson M30 Bandit Carbon is one of those helmets that hasn’t needed to change since the 1970s. The original Bandit shape earned its reputation across motorsport.

This contemporary version brings that same profile to the street with a carbon fiber shell and modern DOT certification. Here’s what the Bandit Carbon actually delivers.

Summer Motorcycle Riding: How to Actually Enjoy It When It’s Hot

Summer is the best time to ride and also, depending on where you live and when you’re riding, genuinely uncomfortable.

The heat that feels great in the morning can turn into something you’re managing hard by early afternoon. Getting this right is mostly about preparation and timing, not suffering through it. Here’s how to handle summer motorcycle riding well.

Alpinestars S-R7 A Core Helmet Review – Everything You Need to Know

The Alpinestars S-R7 A Core is a premium full-face sport helmet built on the same carbon composite platform as the S-R7 Zeal, sharing the core shell architecture while offering a different fit and feature configuration. It’s positioned for serious street and occasional track riders at a premium price point.

The S-R7 A Core shares that shell platform but adds Alpinestars’ patented A-Head fitment system, which lets you adjust both the height and angle the helmet sits on your head. Here’s what that means in practice.

How to Deep-Clean D3O Armor (And Other Reactive Viscous Polymers) Without Ruining the Chemistry

If you’ve purchased a jacket or set of riding jeans in the last decade, you likely have D3O or a similar reactive armor (like SAS-TEC) in the joints. It’s the closest thing to magic in the gear world: soft and flexible until it’s hit, at which point it instantly turns into a hard, impact-absorbing shell.

This magic works because D3O is a non-Newtonian, rate-sensitive polymer. It’s a chemical cocktail.