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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...

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Best Gear for Two-Up Motorcycle Riding: A Roundup

Two-up motorcycle riding gear has one rule: the passenger deserves the same quality of gloves and leather as the rider. Passengers sit still in the airstream, cool off faster, and...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Best American-Made Motorcycle Gear Built to Last

The motorcycle gear that lasts is the gear with full-grain leather, double-stitched seams, and an owner who dries it. Construction outranks brand, and care outranks both. This roundup covers the...

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Perforated Leather and the American Summer Ride

Perforated leather is how American riders kept leather on their hands through summer instead of giving it up. Punching a pattern of small holes through the back of a glove...

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How to Prevent Mildew and Odor in Leather Motorcycle Gear

You prevent mildew and odor in leather motorcycle gear by drying it completely after every ride and storing it with air moving around it. Mildew needs two things to grow:...

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