Riding Gear
Cardo Spirit Review: A Season of Highway Miles on a Road King
Honest, road-tested notes from a rider who has put a full season of miles on the Cardo Spirit, including the parts the marketing glosses over.
Honest, road-tested notes from a rider who has put real miles on the Cardo Spirit.
Honest, road-tested notes from a rider who has put a full season of miles on the Cardo Spirit, including the parts the marketing glosses over.
I put 2,000 miles on the Cardo Spirit and a budget headset to find out where the extra money actually goes.
Road-tested notes from a rider who has put real miles on a Cardo Spirit, and the ten ways it changed long trips for the better.
Honest, road-tested notes from a rider who has put real miles on the Cardo Spirit.
A plainspoken, road-tested walkthrough for setting up a Cardo Spirit so you can actually hear music and GPS at highway speed.
Six weeks and a thousand miles with the Cardo Spirit on a touring bike: what it does well, what it gets wrong, and who should keep looking.
A plainspoken, road-tested review of the JOYROOM Motorcycle Phone Mount after months on canyon roads, gravel, heat, and one long multi-state trip.
I ran both on the same Road King through the same Idaho canyons. One of them I forgot was even there. The other I checked every time I hit a rough patch.
Ten road-tested reasons a handlebar phone mount earns its spot on a touring bike, plus who should skip it.
A wrong turn on a back road, a closed gate, and the moment this rider decided a handlebar phone mount was worth a full season of testing.
A plainspoken guide from a rider who has bounced more phones off the pavement than he cares to count, and the mount that finally put an end to it.
Road-tested notes from a rider who has put real miles on the JOYROOM handlebar mount. The lock, the vibration damping, and the limits nobody mentions.
I parked my Road King under the Favoto cover in October and didn't uncover it for real until April. Here's what a full Idaho winter did to it, and what it did to my bike.
After a year of side-by-side testing on two touring bikes in Idaho weather, here is what the premium markup actually buys you, and what it does not.
Ten honest, road-tested reasons a cover pays for itself, from a rider with 60,000 miles of outdoor parking behind him.
One hailstorm, one soaked seat, and the cover that ended a thirty-year lazy habit.
Five seasons of outside winter storage, one 2017 Road King, and the steps that kept it starting every spring.
A plainspoken, road-tested look at the Favoto motorcycle cover: how it fits a touring bike, how it survives wind, and what it does when the sun beats down.
A road-tested review of the Rhinowalk expandable tail bag after a 2,100-mile multi-state trip. Covers capacity, weather resistance, durability, and who should skip it.
A soft tail bag and a hard case will both carry your gear. They carry it differently, and after a few thousand miles you will have a strong opinion about which one you want on your bike.
Ten reasons a 33-to-45-liter expandable tail bag has earned a permanent spot on this rider's touring bike.
Nine months, one long trip, and a pile of bungee cords retired. Honest, road-tested notes on the Rhinowalk tail bag from a rider who has put real miles on it.
Five road-tested steps for loading a tail bag so the bike handles right, the straps stay put, and the luggage disappears from your mind by day two.
Four months and 4,000 miles with the Rhinowalk expandable tail bag. What the waterproofing claim really means, how the straps behave on a touring bike, and who should skip it.
Nine months and more than four thousand miles on the COMMUTER leather gloves. What held up, what didn't, and who should buy a pair.
A full season of head-to-head testing on the same bike, the same roads, and the same weather. Which glove earns its place in the saddlebag?
Road-tested notes from a rider who spent years riding bare-handed before switching to leather.
One cold October morning made me stop treating gloves like an afterthought. Here is what happened when I finally bought a real pair.
Fit is the whole game with riding gloves. Too loose and they bunch up, too tight and your hands go numb. Here is how I size, test, and break in a pair, based on 30 years of riding and a lot of wrong guesses.
Eight months and 6,000 miles on a pair of COMMUTER leather riding gloves. The honest parts, including the break-in, the cuff sizing, and the rain.
Honest, road-tested notes from a rider who has put a full season of miles on the Cardo Spirit, including the parts the marketing glosses over.
Six weeks and a thousand miles with the Cardo Spirit on a touring bike: what it does well, what it gets wrong, and who should keep looking.
A plainspoken, road-tested review of the JOYROOM Motorcycle Phone Mount after months on canyon roads, gravel, heat, and one long multi-state trip.
Road-tested notes from a rider who has put real miles on the JOYROOM handlebar mount. The lock, the vibration damping, and the limits nobody mentions.
I parked my Road King under the Favoto cover in October and didn't uncover it for real until April. Here's what a full Idaho winter did to it, and what it did to my bike.
A plainspoken, road-tested look at the Favoto motorcycle cover: how it fits a touring bike, how it survives wind, and what it does when the sun beats down.
A road-tested review of the Rhinowalk expandable tail bag after a 2,100-mile multi-state trip. Covers capacity, weather resistance, durability, and who should skip it.
Four months and 4,000 miles with the Rhinowalk expandable tail bag. What the waterproofing claim really means, how the straps behave on a touring bike, and who should skip it.
Nine months and more than four thousand miles on the COMMUTER leather gloves. What held up, what didn't, and who should buy a pair.
Eight months and 6,000 miles on a pair of COMMUTER leather riding gloves. The honest parts, including the break-in, the cuff sizing, and the rain.