Adjusting valves on your Ducati may not be for everyone, but if you take this task on there are a few things that will make the job a lot easier. A top quality set of feeler gauges is a must, but a tool to turn the engine over, setting it to top dead center makes it a lot easier. Sure, ...

II’ve been wanting to try one of those cool ADV helmets with the neat dirt-bike style brim ever since watching Ewan and Charley ride around the world. I finally got one! And I’ve been riding around in it all summer. So, the AX-8 started life as a dirt bike helmet, but it was so popular that AGV basically drilled two ...

Bikes with single-sided swingarms may not be all that common, but even less common are quality chain adjustment “spanner” tools. Some bikes will come with a chintzy stamped spanner in the tool kit. But some bikes don’t even give you that (Ducati). Dennis Stubblefield Sales is an american manufacturer of motorsport specialty tools – mostly flywheel pullers and stuff like ...

Tankbags are amazing but come with a whole batch of problems. First, unless you are extremely careful, and even if you are meticulous, the risk of scratching or damaging your paint is fairly high. Unless you have a metal tank and are able to use a magnetic tank bag, you need to find ways to attach mounting straps and half ...

Aside from the helmet, the motorcycle jacket is probably the most significant piece of motorcycle gear we search for. Klim, based out of Rigby Idaho, started out making snowmobile kit, but has been moving into the motorcycle market, bringing years of experience battling winter conditions with them and completely raising the bar on what a motorcycle jacket is capable of providing. ...

Finding quality and safe riding pants is one of the greatest challenges of the everyday rider. Obviously we want a great deal of protection, and there are many options for dedicated riding pants that perform brilliantly while riding. But what if you need something to provide protection while riding, but also something that is livable while off the bike? Commuting, ...

In order to keep up with the rapid pace of tire development, Continental has just wrapped up three and a half years of work on their newest hypersport tire; the Sport Attack 3. Unlike many of the competitor’s tires that are rebadged race tires offered to street riders, Continental promises their newest hypersport tire was designed for the real-world street ...

For years we’ve been saying the same thing; we’ve said it so many times now that it’s starting to sound repetitive, but it’s simply, totally and unequivocally true. Tires just keep getting so much better and better, so much so, that it’s rare for us to be unimpressed with a tire’s performance. Almost every tire we try these days is ...

If you compare the Suzuki V-Strom to the other 1000+ cc liter bikes available, it seems to fall short. But our experience has been that so many times a spec sheet doesn’t tell the whole story. We’ve ridden bikes that spec out at the top of the heap but were dreary to ride, and other bikes that don’t spec out ...

ADV bikes are all rage these days and for good reason. They provide superb street-bike handling characteristics with a very neutral seating position that is easy on ones back but also allow riders to go off the beaten path and discover what lies beyond those tree’s after the pavement has ended. The problem, however, is choosing the best tire. It ...