Wade Thiel

5 Best Wash Mitts for Motorcycles

Recently, I posted about the best motorcycle soaps you can buy to clean up your bike and make it look good, but in order to use those soaps, you need a good wash mitt.

Wash mitts are pretty typical for automotive detailing, and they should be in your motorcycle care arsenal along with a bucket and some good soap or a good cleaner.

Here’s a closer look at some of the best wash mitts out there for motorcycle use.

The 5 Best Motorcycle Soaps and Cleaners

Cleaning your motorcycle is an important part of basic maintenance and buying the right motorcycle soap is imperative.

I’ve discussed waxes and polishes before, but what do you do if your motorcycle is really dirty? You bust out the motorcycle soap and water and get to cleaning.

Below you’ll find my picks for the five best motorcycle soaps and cleaners. These products will get your bike clean and ready to shine.

Check Out the Ducati Multistrada V2

Ducati recently revealed its new mid-size adventure touring machine, the Ducati Multistrada V2.

This bike replaces the Multistrada 950 and provides a new take on the mid-size Multistrada.

Ducati calls this “the ideal bike to fully enjoy every route, versatile in everyday use and in the city, always with the sportiness and unmistakable style that characterize every Ducati.”

The 5 Best Gas-Powered Automatic Motorcycles You Can Buy

Automatic motorcycles aren’t huge sellers in the US, but there is a definite place in the market for gas-powered automatic motorcycles and that place is growing.

Electric motorcycles are a part of this, too, but at the moment, I’m just going to focus on gas-powered, internal combustion-engined motorcycles. I’m also going to avoid scooters. Here are some of the best scooters if you want to see those. So, in other words, Honda’s bikes.

So, without further ado, let’s dive into the five best automatic gas-powered automatic motorcycles you can buy.

Get 20% Off Dainese Motorcycle Gear at Revzilla

We’ve officially entered fall, and that means that you’re going to start seeing a lot of sales and deals gearing up for the holidays. Speaking of this, Dainese gear is 20 percent off right now at Revzilla.

Still technically part of the summer sale for the company, you should probably strike now if you want to snag these deals.

Below, I’ve pulled some of the best of the Dainese gear that’s currently on sale. But the link in the paragraph at the top of this article will take you to all of the Dainese sales gear.

Combat Motors Launches its First America Tour

Ernest Lee invites all Combat, Confederate, or Curtiss Warhawk motorcycle owners to join Combat Motors’ first America Tour.

The tour begins in Jacksonville, Florida, and follows the I10 corridor to Las Cruces, New Mexico, and then on to Las Vegas, Nevada, and then on to to the LA Auto Show.

The goal is to arrive at the show on November 18, 2021. This is a ride all the way across the southern United States.

Curtiss Motorcycles Updated its OTC Filings

In 2018, Curtiss Motorcycles (formerly Confederate) changed its name and stock symbol and stopped reporting numbers. That triggered the Caveat Emptor with OTC Markets.

Now the electric motorcycle company has reported two fiscal years’ worth of data.

With this update, the company expects the Caveat Emptor status to be withdrawn.

Electric Motorcycle Company LAND Is Ready to Start Production

In an email, Scott Colosimo, CEO of LAND, stated that the company is ready to start production of its electric motorcycles.

This is very good news. I’m a huge fan of LAND and Scott’s. His former focus was Cleveland CycleWerks, but now he’s all-in on LAND.

Production will happen right here in the US. In Ohio, to be exact. The company secured funding to make this happen.

Check Out the Zongshen Cyclone RA9 V-twin Concept

The Zongshen Cyclone RA9 V-twin Concept made its debut at the CIMAMotor show in China.

For those of you unfamiliar with Zongshen, it’s the Chinese partner of the Piaggio Group.

Cyclone is the high-end arm of the company, and the RA9 V-twin concept is truly a sight the behold, looking more like a wild custom than a possible future production bike.

Hit-Air Reveals the All-New RS-1 Airbag Vest

Airbag gear is the future of motorcycle gear, and Hit-Air’s newest product, the RS-1, is the latest entrant you should pay attention to.

This airbag vest is designed specifically for riders to go to the track. It has a mechanical tether and deploys when the tether separates from the bike.

This vest protects your neck, cervical vertebrae, shoulders, and dorsal and thoracic areas of your torso, so you can ride harder and be safer.