Motorcycle gear is not just about looking cool while riding. It’s a critical aspect of safety and comfort on the road. Whether you’re a seasoned rider or a beginner, equipping yourself with the right gear is essential.
Here, you’ll find articles covering every type of gear from helmets to luggage, ensuring you’re fully prepared for your next ride.
Motorcycle helmets are the most crucial piece of safety equipment for any rider. Here are my top buying guides for each type:
Read all of my motorcycle helmet articles.
A motorcycle jacket is more than just a fashion statement; it’s a critical piece of protective gear that safeguards you from the elements and potential injuries. Here are my top buying guides for types of jackets:
Read all of my motorcycle jacket articles.
Motorcycle pants are an often-overlooked piece of gear, but they play a vital role in protecting your lower body during a ride. Here are my top buying guides for different types of motorcycle pants:
Read all of my motorcycle pants articles.
Motorcycle boots are designed to protect your feet, ankles, and lower legs from injuries in the event of a crash. Here are my top buying guides for motorcycle boots:
Read all of my motorcycle boots articles.
Motorcycle gloves are crucial for protecting your hands from injuries, weather conditions, and improving your grip on the controls. Here are my top buying guides for motorcycle gloves
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Motorcycle luggage is essential for carrying your belongings securely while riding. Here are my top motorcycle luggage buying guides.
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Below are all of the latest articles on motorcycle gear.
If you are looking for a solid motorcycle backpack that can actually handle a weekend trip without bursting at the seams, you need to look at this one.
Viking Bags sent me their Tactical Extra Large Motorcycle Backpack to test out, and I have spent enough time with it now to tell you it is a serious piece of gear. It is truly worth the buy if you need a tactical styled, spacious bag that is up for the rigors of the road.
Continue reading “Viking Bags 45L Tactical XL Motorcycle Backpack”The RST Moto Roadster Air D3O is a perforated leather jacket built for warm weather street riding. It brings the classic Roadster aesthetic into a hot-weather package at a mid-range price point.
It brings the classic Roadster aesthetic into a hot-weather package with D3O Level 1 armor and CE Class A certification. Here’s what it offers.
Continue reading “RST Moto Roadster Air D3O Jacket Review – Everything You Need to Know”The Sedici Adventure Modular Carbon is a dual-sport modular helmet with a 6k carbon composite shell at a mid-range price point.
The feature set is aimed at adventure riders who want a lightweight, versatile lid without moving into flagship pricing territory. Here’s what’s inside.
Continue reading “Sedici Adventure Modular Carbon Helmet Review – Everything You Need to Know”A lot of riders start paying more attention to photography right around the time they start putting serious miles on. Not always intentionally. It usually starts with wanting to document a good road trip, or trying to show someone who doesn’t ride what a road actually looks like from the saddle. And then something clicks.
The connection between motorcycling and photography makes more sense the more you think about it. Both reward the same kind of attention.
Continue reading “Why So Many Motorcycle Riders End Up Getting Into Photography”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.
Continue reading “What Motorcycle Travel Teaches You About Packing Light”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.
Continue reading “Simpson M30 Bandit Carbon 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.
Continue reading “Alpinestars S-R7 A Core Helmet Review – Everything You Need to Know”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.
Continue reading “How to Deep-Clean D3O Armor (And Other Reactive Viscous Polymers) Without Ruining the Chemistry”The Merlin Renegade AAA is a CE AAA-rated riding shirt built for riders who want protection in something that looks like regular clothing. It sits at a premium price point for riding apparel.
The AAA certification puts it at the top of the CE protection scale for garments, which is worth understanding before writing off a riding shirt as a compromise. Here’s the full breakdown.
Continue reading “Merlin Renegade AAA Riding Shirt Review – Everything You Need to Know”The RST Moto Tractech Evo D3O race suit is built for track day riders who want a single piece suit, CE AAA certification, and D3O armor without spending on a flagship suit.
It occupies the mid-range of the race suit market. This RST suit is serious protection at a price that doesn’t require a sponsor. Here’s the full breakdown.
Continue reading “RST Moto Tractech Evo D3O Race Suit Review – Everything You Need to Know”
