Happy Birthday Rider Magazine: 35 Years Old
I’ve been enjoying a number of motorcycle mags every month for many years.
Rider magazine is among those and their April 2009 issue contains a series of articles that are likely of interest to many riders. One of my favorite articles in this issue is “Touchstones” (p. 64), by Bill [...]

Enjoying sport-touring is optimized by a blend of the following:
♦ Rider skill and competence
♦ Being in relatively good physical shape
♦ Maintaining a continued level of mental alertness
♦ Riding with the right gear to keep you comfortable
Your motorcycle touring jacket is an important component of your riding gear.
And the “comfort” factor not [...]

At the end of 2008, the boys over at Motorcycle-USA.com did a great job reviewing many of the bikes that this sport-tourer.com website features.
Here are a few differences:
♦ They reviewed both versions of the Yamaha FJR 1300: With and without the electric shifting.  (FJR 1300 “AE” is the electric shifting model).
♦ They reviewed the BMW [...]

OK, below is a link to a lengthy article I wrote on wet-weather riding, particularly from the viewpoint of a long-distance motorcycle rider. It’s over at Motorcycle-Intelligence.com, where the format covers a broad variety of motorcycle interests.
Obviously there are lots of bikers who avoid riding in the rain, but if you are going on [...]

If you are a seasoned sport-touring rider, you probably have a few pair of motorcycle gloves in your garage.
Maybe more than a few? Perhaps you’ve got some riding gloves for when it’s hot. And you’d need very different motorcycle gloves for when it’s cooler. Neither of those might work when it rains, [...]

This month the big German motorbike maker announced they’re upgrading their BMW K 1200 GT to a K 1300 GT for 2009.
To note the obvious (at least for this website), the GT (Grand Touring) is BMW’s younger, high-performance, sport-tourer. (In contrast to the grand daddy of the sport-touring world, the BMW “RT” series).
Although the [...]