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The Long-Haul Rider: America's Touring Motorcycle Tradition
Long-distance riding built American motorcycle culture. A look at the touring tradition, the gear it produced, and why it still shapes what riders buy.
How to Pack Leather Motorcycle Gear for a Multi-Day Ride
Leather does not pack like textile. Here is how Legendary USA riders roll, stow, and protect gloves, vests, and jackets so gear arrives ready to wear.
Best Motorcycle Gear for Fall Road Trips: A Roundup
Fall road trips swing from 45F to 72F in a day. Legendary USA rounds up the American-made gloves and vests that handle both ends of the ride.
Touchscreen Motorcycle Gloves for Touring: A Buying Guide
Touchscreen motorcycle gloves let you operate a phone or GPS without pulling a glove off at every stop. They work through conductive fingertips that carry your skin's charge to a...
The Ride Home: Post-Rally Miles in American Motorcycle Tradition
The ride home from the rally is its own American tradition — older than the interstates and, for many riders, the best part of the trip. Sturgis has pulled riders...
How to Clean Bug Splatter and Road Grime Off Leather Motorcycle Gear
Clean bug splatter off leather motorcycle gear the same day you ride: soften the residue with a damp cloth, lift it with gentle circular strokes, and never scrape it off...
Horsehide Motorcycle Jackets for Touring: A Rider's Buying Guide
A horsehide motorcycle jacket is one of the best touring investments a rider can make: the hide's dense fiber structure blocks highway wind better than most cowhide, shrugs off road...
How to Layer for Temperature Swings on a Motorcycle Tour
A three-layer system you can change at a gas stop, plus the two-glove rotation that carries you through a 40-degree temperature swing in a single day.