Sometimes, no matter how good a product is, a writer just runs dry trying to think of interesting ways to write a review. While being dry in the creative department is not good for a writer, being dry in the body department is great for a rider.
Too often I have worn raingear here in “sunny” Florida only to find that I get almost as wet as I would have had I ridden without the rainsuit. This usually happens for one of two reasons; 1) The raingear isn’t built very well (no matter how much it cost) which allows moisture to seep in through the seams; and 2) The raingear doesn’t breathe very well thereby causing you to sweat profusely. Either of those scenarios, in a word, suck.
In the first scenario you can end-up looking like you peed your pants (1-piece rain suit + cruiser = wet crotch: trust me on this one) while the second option leaves you smelling like you just ran a marathon. Sometimes you get really lucky and get a rainsuit that doesn’t breathe AND leaks – those are the moments that make you question your decision to ride a motorcycle.
Put not thine bike up for yet my fellow 2 Wheel Freaks for Nelson Rigg has a solution….and a reasonably priced one as well if you value your odor and dryness – The Nelson Rigg Volante VTL-700 2-Piece rainsuit. Or as it says on the front of the hang-tag, “Rainsut”. I’m glad their QC department was on the ball more than their Spell Checking department.
http://www2.2wf.com/index.php/product-reviews/riding-gear-menu/962-nelson-rigg-volante-rainsuit-and-wprb-100-boot-covers
Imagine dragons, flames and tribal images. No, I’m not talking about Dungeons and Dragons, Mr. Dungeon Master but rather HJC’s new RPS-10 Mugello helmet. If you’ve read my other review of HJC’s FS-15 Air then you already know most of the basics surrounding what features HJC incorporates into their helmets. If you haven’t you really should. It’ll tell our world renowned EIC that “You like me. You really really like me!”
For those of you who aren’t familiar with HJC you certainly should be as they’ve been around since 1971. Since that time they’ve been producing high quality helmets at an affordable price. As a matter of fact, from 1992 to the present, HJC is the #1 helmet brand in North America. With consistent growth HJC now offers a wide variety of helmets in the mid to high price range. This is where the RPS-10 comes in.
The RPS-10 is a full face helmet that is chock full of features, such as its light weight shell, patent pending center locking mechanism and an advanced channeling ventilation system. Since Ben Spies is wearing this helmet while competing in MotoGP, you just know that this helmet has gone through a tremendous amount of R&D to withstand the rigors of racing. So much so that if “Elbowz” trusts putting his noggin’ in it so shall I.
http://www2.2wf.com/index.php/product-reviews/helmets-menu/946-2011-hjc-rps-10
Four score and seven years ago (at least that's how it feels) a plan was hatched. A plan that would shake-up the motorcycling community. A plan that was so bold it had motorcycle industry insiders diving under their desks to escape the fall-out.
What you are about to read had nothing at all to do with that plan.
Two years ago, while drinking Tequila and watching a donkey show in Tijuana, we thought "she's pretty cute....I wonder if she'd come to our hotel room?". So inebriated were we that we were talking about the male donkey and not the girl. The next morning we awoke to mercifully find that the donkey apparently declined our offer of a midnight tryst.
While stumbling back to bed from worshiping the holy trinity of bowl, tank, flush lever - some of us blearily looked at each other and thought "hey why don't we take an 05 FJR1300 and make it a bike that can be seriously ridden at the track?"
Like most ideas that come from ingesting large amounts of fermented substances this one didn't pan out as planned.
What you see before you is the culimination of two years of emails to manufacturers, calls to our local techs, and many, many hours of looking at porn on the internet.
Read more: http://www2.2wf.com/index.php/product-reviews/miscellaneous-menu/943-project-fjr1300-completed
AMA Pro Racing Announces Divisional Breakdowns and Additional Information Regarding AMA Pro SuperSport for 2011
East /West Doubleheader at Daytona International Speedway Will Open Season
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (January 25, 2011) - AMA Pro officials announce more details on the reconfigured SuperSport class for 2011 including the divisional breakdowns and event configuration. It was earlier released that the class will undergo some subtle changes for the 2011 season including the elimination of the segregated Top Gun and Young Gun classes within the overall class structure. The class will continue to feature two divisions, East and West, but the overall champion will be the highest scoring divisional champion.
The actual number of divisional races has now been established with an equal number of points scoring opportunities in each division. There will be combination events with East and West Divisions competing together, beginning with Daytona International Speedway (March 10-12).
Each Division will comprise six events with the East Division visiting Daytona, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Virginia International Raceway, New Jersey Motorsports Park and two additional events TBD.
http://www2.2wf.com/index.php/topnews/936-ama-pro-racing-announces-divisional-breakdowns
Drift Innovation Cameras Unleashes the HD170 Stealth
Drift Innovation Unleashes the New Stealth and Raises the bar in Action Sports Helmet Cameras
01.25.2011– Boyne City, Mich. – The escalating noise about wearable point of view cameras in action sports just got louder with the release of the Drift Innovation HD170 Stealth. The Stealth has everything action sports enthusiasts want in high definition point of view video camera: an integrated LCD screen, wireless remote, slow motion technology with 60 frames per second (fps), 170 degree field of view and intuitive operation.
The Stealth (pictured to the right) features the same high quality HD video and easy-to use functions as the Drift HD170, such as the LCD screen, RF remote, and 170-degree rotating lens. New features include:
- All black color in response to consumer requests
- Slow motion recording options: frame rates include 25,30,50 and 60 fps in 720p or 25 and 30 fps in 1080p.
Read More: http://www2.2wf.com/index.php/topnews/937-drift-innovation-cameras-unleashes-the-hd170-stealth
Bill introduced to exempt kids' dirtbikes and all-terrain vehicles from federal 'lead law'
Kids Just Want to Ride Act introduced in Congress
PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- With the deadline fast approaching that would effectively ban the sale of kids' dirtbikes and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) has introduced legislation to end the ban, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports.
On Jan. 25, Rehberg introduced H.R. 412, the Kids Just Want to Ride Act, which would exempt kids' off-highway vehicles (OHVs) from the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008 that effectively bans their sale beginning May 1.
"Here again, a law meant to improve children's safety is actually being enforced in a way that puts kids in more danger than ever, while destroying jobs to boot," Rehberg said. "It's critical that we put to rest any confusion once and for all so kids can just get outside and ride.
"There's no excuse for continued bungling that only stops kids from using the very youth-sized off-road vehicles that are intended to keep them safe," Rehberg added.
Read More: http://www2.2wf.com/index.php/topnews/939-kids-just-want-to-ride-act-introduced-in-congress
Our Project FJR1300’s seat was starting to look a little rough from spending time in the Florida sun so we contacted the folks at Sargent about a replacement. Sargent has been in business since, well long enough that by this time they should be a General (was that lame or what?). Anyway, they’ve been in business long enough to know how to build a quality motorcycle seat.
Our World Sport Performance Seat arrived with a CarbonFX insert and metallic silver welt which will tie in nicely with the Black/Red/Silver paint job we have put on the bike.
I was first impressed by the weight of the seat as it didn’t seem to weigh much more than the stock seat even though it was wider and looked more substantial. Sargent has a 
lightweight PolyTech seat pan that is used along with Super Cell Atomic Foam in the construction of their World Sport Performance Seats. I’m sure this all means something really important in the “scientific and engineering” circles but to be quite honest I didn’t care enough to find out what the molecular make-up of the seat was. All I cared about was how it felt when riding and how it looked when my butt wasn’t in it. I know I’m shallow but I’ll bet most of you feel the same way about seats so don’t judge me.
Read more: http://www2.2wf.com/index.php/product-reviews/miscellaneous-menu/938-sargent-world-sport-performance-seat
Sometimes, no matter how good a product is, a writer just runs dry trying to think of interesting ways to write a review. While being dry in the creative department is not good for a writer, being dry in the body department is great for a rider.
