Road Rider

To date there have been two major studies of motorcycle accidents undertaken, the Hurt Report and the MAIDS Report, which have made lasting impacts on the way motorcyclists gear up for the road. The Hurt Report was released in 1981 and was based on data gathered in and around Los Angeles. The MAIDS Report was [...]

Light Your Way With These Accessories Lunasee ASL1000 Lunasee works like super-powered glow-in-the-dark rim tape that is L.E.D. illuminated and visible from hundreds of feet away. Lunasee will make sure you get noticed on the road, and give your bike active lighting that isn’t dependent on being seen at a certain angle or on other [...]

Last night Mr. Ron Bowen, of Metzeler and Pirelli tires, was in the store to present the Technology of Tire Traction seminar. About forty of Road Rider’s customers attended, and the hottest topic of the night was tire pressure. The subject is widely neglected, but it is one that is of paramount importance to your [...]

“We’re happy to share it with the world but honestly… we’re just happy to get to ride it.” A phrase I ran across on the Erik Buell Racing website describing their feelings towards their stunning new street machine, the 1190RS, may also capture the sentiment that carried the day at the 5th Annual Quail Lodge [...]

Check out Marc Marquez’s race replica Shoei X-12 before it flies out of here. At only twenty years old, Marc Marquez became the youngest winner of a MotoGP race ever two weeks ago at the Circuit of the Americas. The Spaniard’s total dominance of the weekend was a sure sign of more greatness to come- [...]

It was great to see so many beautiful bikes and British bike fans at the Clubman’s All-British Bike Show this time last month at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Seeing so many amazing vintage bikes in one place was incredible – thank you to the BSA Owner’s Club for another fantastic year. But the show [...]

Don’t risk losing your bike. Motorcycle theft is way too common, but prevention can be easy. Road Rider is THE place for bike security devices, from cables and chains, to disc lock alarms and helmet locks. ABUS Locks ABUS locks have been German-built since 1924. These days, ABUS’s security devices are trusted by motorcyclists all [...]

Take a look at some of the incredible work custom bike builders are doing in Europe. This nickel-plated beast by German custom shop Thunderbike took home third place in the Modified Harley Class at Custom Chrome’s European Dealer Show Custom Championship last month. The Nickel Rocker is a 2011 FXCWC Rocker Softail with Harley’s stock frame [...]

Wes Ciler, Editorial Director of RideApart, brings readers inside the twisted mind of the newest track on the MotoGP circuit, the Circuit of the Americas, in his fantastic report, “What It’s Like to Ride COTA”. Ciler had a chance take in a lap of COTA on a Ducati 1199 Panigale R, and his piece breaks [...]