Monday Q&A: Aren’t You Worried About Your Safety?

One of the most common questions we got, before and after – and even during – our trip, was “Aren’t you worried about your safety?” And people didn’t mean ATGATT – people meant our safety from the people in the countries we were passing through. People seemed most shocked that we were traveling through Mexico, [...]

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Review: BeadRider Beaded Motorcycle Seat

                  Monkey Butt? Stiff, achy behind after a few hours on the bike? Look no further – the BeadRider Beaded Motorcycle Seat is here to relieve your arse and make riding comfortable again. Reminiscent of beaded seat covers that taxi drivers use, I’m here to tell you that this [...]

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Monday Q&A: How to Plan for a Long Motorcycle Trip

I get a lot of people asking me about how to plan for a long motorcycle trip, so it’s time this made it into the Monday Q&A rotation. The truth is that there’s no “right” and “wrong” way to do *anything* related to motorcycle travel. It’s all up to the individual’s travel style, finances and [...]

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Review: Respro Foggy Mask

You wouldn’t think such a tiny scrap of cloth would make such a huge difference, but it does. This little piece of cloth and velcro, properly applied in your helmet, helps keeps your face warm on cool days – but more importantly, it does what a range of sprays and other devices just can’t seem [...]

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Sena SMH10 Headset FAIL

Monday Q&A: Sena SMH-10 vs. Cardo Scala Rider G4

My Sena SMH-10 Review remains the most popular post or review on my blog, and I get a lot of questions about it, about the device I used to replace it (the Cardo Scala Rider G4) and motorcycle headsets in general. Since I just recently got another email asking about it, now seems like a [...]

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