Ain't No Pillion

                  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 [...]

This week’s Monday Q&A is about luggage for the BMW F650GS. I get a lot of questions about whether I would recommend the SW-Motech TraX cases, what I like/dislike about them, what kind of luggage I’d recommend for the F650, etc. I’ve been meaning to do a more detailed writeup of TraX versus Happy Trails [...]

I really wanted to like the Loobman. It’s a low-tech, low-cost, seemingly brilliant solution that uses easy-to-replace consumables. It looked like a great compromise between an expensive chain oiler that would have to tap into the bike’s systems (Scottoiler and the ilk) and manually lubing my chain. Kay was in agreement, so we both bought [...]

I got an email a couple of days ago from a gentleman who had created a “motorcycle warning system,” so I went to take a look and see what the Banshee Horn was all about.

I’ve been using my RevPack Super Deluxe Expedition Saddle Bags with my Sw-Motech Quick Lock Evo Racks on my BMW F650GS – primarily because I already had the RevPack bags when I bought the BMW and didn’t have money for an entire new setup at the time. We wanted to do a three-day weekend test [...]