A VERY comfortable and functional pair of riding gloves.
Spring is finally here and if you are looking for a nice pair of Spring riding gloves check out the Outseam Deerskin Gloves from Fox Creek Leather. These gloves are manufactured from high quality Deerskin Leather and are made in the USA.
The seams of these gloves are sewn on the outside making the Outseam Glove one of Fox Creek’s most comfortable gloves.
The gloves are unlined and are not designed for cold weather riding but if you pick up a pair of liners from your local sporting goods store they will help keep your hands warm even if the temps fall a bit. I try to ride to work most days and I am on the road well before the sun comes up, even with the still somewhat cool morning temps these gloves are just fine even without inserts. If you are looking for a glove that is a lined and designed for a bit cooler temps make sure you check out he Elkskin Riding Gloves, these are very comfortable and are lined.
I own several pairs of Fox Creek Leather Gloves and they are all top quality. If you are looking for a good glove suited for Spring time riding get yourself a pair of these Outseam Deerskin Gloves.
From the Manufacturer:
There is always a small determined cult that puts comfort and function before style or trends. Outseam deerskin gloves have such a following. This is the most comfortable deerskin glove we have! All the seams are sewn on the outside so the only thing your hand feels is smooth seamless deerskin. The glove is slit on the side and slips on easily. A wrist strap with a nickel-plated slide buckle enables you to quickly cinch the glove around the wrist.
When our walk-in customers try this glove on they almost always buy it. Who cares if you look like a Russian infantryman from the late thirties? You will have a super comfy glove.
About Fox Creek Leather
Fox Creek Leather is a small family run company in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern Virginia. We take pride in offering high quality American-made motorcycle leathers at reasonable prices.
Motorcycle Buying Tips For Beginners - Cruiser, Sport-Touring, Scooter, Dual-Sport, or Sport-Bike
By David Mixson
With so many choices in motorcycles, selecting your first motorcycle can be challenging. Here are several tips to help you select the right motorcycle for you.
What type motorcycle should you purchase?
There are at least eight different motorcycle types (styles) of motorcycles: touring, sport-touring, standard, sport-bike, scooter, dual-sport, dirt-bike, and cruiser.
Many new riders begin their search by looking at Harley Davidson motorcycles. Don’t make this mistake. While cruisers are extremely popular they don’t necessarily make the best beginner motorcycle. They’re heavy, loud, expensive, and unforgiving (loaded with chrome) of minor spills.
Touring motorcycles are generally built for long distance riding. Examples include the popular Honda Gold Wing and the BMW K1200. These motorbikes are heavy, powerful, expensive, and require significant skills to operate properly… making them a poor choice for new riders.
Sport-bikes (also referred to as crotch-rockets) are built for speed, agility, and performance. They’re light weight, brightly colored, and quick. Engine sizes for sport-bikes usually range from 600cc to 1000cc.
Note: Don’t let a smallish sounding 600cc engine fool you. A Honda CBR600 sport-bike can run circles around an 1800cc v-twin cruiser. Crotch rockets can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds! That’s faster than 99% of all production sports cars.
Do sport-bikes make good beginner bikes? Probably not, unless you have the maturity to handle the temptations of power, speed, and agility.
The next style of motorcycle is pretty easy to describe. Dirt-bikes are made to ride off-road. Tread patterns and suspension components on dirt-bikes are very different than their street-bike cousins.
While many models have headlights and turn signals, most won’t easily accommodate interstate travels. If you have convenient access to dirt roads or other off-road areas, a dirt-bike is a good beginner motorcycle.
Don’t have easy access to off-road areas? Consider a dual-sport motorcycle. These bikes are made to accommodate moderate off-road conditions, and handle highway speeds. A compromise of sorts, they don’t perform on-road as well as street bikes, nor off-road as well as dirt-bikes.
But, most dual-sport models can easily travel at interstate speeds and handle moderate off-road conditions. When you take that motorcycle tour (you’ve been dreaming about) to the Northern tip of Alaska, you’ll most likely be riding a dual-sport motorcycle, like the popular Kawasaki KLR650.
A standard motorcycle is an older style that once described the majority of bikes available… hence the term ’standard’. Standard motorcycles are generally upright and moderately priced. Picture that 1970s bike your dad owned. It was most likely a standard motorcycle. While not the fanciest or flashiest bike, standard bikes can be good starter motorcycles.
Scooters? Before you form an opinion here, visit your local motorcycle dealership. Gone are the 50cc mopeds of the 1970s. Instead, several new scooters fancy large 650cc engines and automatic transmissions. With a top speed of over 100 mph, and a 0 to 60 acceleration time below 5 seconds, scooters can keep up with most anything. Want to embarrass a Harley rider or Mustang owner… no problems? A Honda Silver Wing 650 scooter can do both.
Do scooters handle like motorcycles. Sure. Do they operate easily on interstates? Yes. Do they make good beginner bikes? Why not?
A sport-touring motorcycle is the last style of motorcycle addressed here. Sport-touring models are sporty versions of touring bikes. Or conversely, relaxed versions of sport-bikes. This class of motorcycle falls between a touring bike and sport-bike.
The sport-touring class was designed as a balance between ergonomics, engine performance, and long range touring capabilities. It’s a popular class of motorcycle that combines the best of both worlds. The Honda VFR Interceptor 800, Triumph Sprint ST, and Yamaha FJR 1300 are examples of popular sport-touring motorcycles. Most models utilize 650cc to 1300cc engines.
Do sport-touring motorcycles make good first bikes? They can. Most, however, are relatively heavy… utilizing high performance engines and creature comforts like hard rear storage bags. Before you select a sport-touring model, make sure you have the discipline to use only the power that matches your skill level.
For answers to other complex questions like: “What size engine can a beginning rider safely handle?” We’ve written an entire guide entitled, “First Motorcycle Buyers Guide - Unique Perspectives from our Contributors.” In this guide, several MotorcycleMentor.com senior contributors give recommendations and advice on how a new rider should select their first motorcycle.
David Mixson, a Mechanical Engineer passionate about motorcycles, is the founder and CEO of http://www.motorcyclementor.com. MotorcycleMentor.com is dedicated to helping new riders enter the sport of motorcycling.
Whether you are new to motorcycling or want to improve your current riding skills, sign up for our Motorcycle Riding Tip of the Week. This free newsletter gives solid advice for riders at all levels. Sign up information and example tips are available at MotorcycleMentor.com.
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A biker went to a bar and ordered a drink. As he sat sipping his whiskey, a young lady sat down next to him. She turned to the biker and asked, “Are you a real biker?” He replied, “Well, I’ve spent my whole life on Harleys. My momma was pregnant with me when she rode on the back of my Daddy’s Harley, then as a little boy I rode on the back with my Daddy until I finally got my own Harley. I’ve been riding a Harley ever since. So yes, I guess I am a real biker.”
She said, “I’m a lesbian. I spend my whole day thinking about women. As soon as I get up in the morning, I think about women; when I shower, watch TV, eat, whatever, everything seems to make me think of women.” Then she got up and left.
The biker was thinking about what just happened when a man sat down next to the biker and asked, “Are you a real biker?”
He replied, “I always thought I was, but I just found out I’m a lesbian.”
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Have a GREAT week!
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Week has been incredibly busy. Looking forward to a good weekend. Here is a great looking chopper chick to help get things off to a good start.
She is a little shy and doesn’t want to show her face, but the rest of her is right on!
Have a GREAT weekend!
Take Care - Ride FREE
Biker Stickers @ ChopperStickers.com
This tip comes to you from The Harley Chat Group.
You may also download this checklist direct from the Motorcycle Safety Foundation at the below link to print out & save. You will need Adobe Acrobat to view it
http://www.msf-usa.org/downloads/T-CLOCSInspectionChecklist.pdf
With spring upon us for lots of riders it’s time to dig out & get back on the road. We wanted to pass on to you the T-CLOCS Spring Motorcycle Inspection Check list to get you started on a safe riding season.
If you are a winter-weary motorcycle enthusiast, good news! Motorcycle season will soon be upon us and you’ll soon be hitting the open roads on your favorite two-wheeler. After a long winter in extended storage, your bike will likely need some TLC.
Start the riding season right with the T-CLOCS inspection created by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation. The following is a summary of their pre-ride inspection checklist that will help you get your bike ready to ride after a long few months of extreme cold and harsh conditions.
T – Tires and Wheels
* Check the air pressure of your tires and inflate to the pressure specified in your owner’s manual. Look for wear-and-tear on the treads, cracks, bulges or embedded objects.
* Check your wheels for roundness, cracks and dents, and bent, broken or missing spokes.
C - Controls
* Review the levers and pedals to make sure they’re still lubricated, and adjusted and fitted properly. They should not be broken, bent, or cracked.
* Inspect cables to make sure they are not frayed, kinked, or folded into sharp angles. Also, test to make sure your bike’s cables at no time interfere with your ability to steer.
* Check hoses for cuts, cracks, leaks, bulges, chafing or deterioration. Like cables, hoses should not interfere with your steering or suspension, and should not be folded into sharp angles.
* Test that the throttle moves freely, does not stick and snaps closed when released.
L – Lights
* If you removed your battery over the winter, install it—your owner’s manual should tell you how. Check the battery to make sure the terminals are clean and tight, it’s properly charged and secured. Check the vent tube to confirm it is not kinked or plugged, and is routed properly.
* Look over the lenses on the bike to make sure they are not cracked or broken, are securely mounted and do not have excessive condensation trapped within.
* Make sure the reflectors are not cracked, broken and are securely mounted.
* Review the bike’s headlamp for cracks. Confirm it points at the right height and direction. Test the operation of the high beam and low beam options.
* Test the tail lamp and brake lights to make sure they work when they should, and they are not cracked. Clean and ensure they are properly secured.
* Test both of the turn signals – left and right!
O- Oil and other fluids
* Check the levels and quality of the engine oil, hypoid gear oil, shaft drive, hydraulic fluid, coolant and fuel. Replace or top-up fluids that need it.
* Check for leaks of these same fluids.
C – Chassis
* Review the condition of the frame, looking for lifting paint, cracks, or dents.
* Make sure the front forks and rear shocks are properly adjusted.
* Check the tension of the belt or chain. Lubricate the chain if needed, and inspect the teeth of the sprockets confirming they are not hooked and are properly mounted.
* Replace broken or missing fasteners and tighten if loosened.
S- Stands
* For both centre stands and side stands, make sure they are not cracked or bent and that it springs into place and has the required tension to hold the bike in position.
For more spring-ready tips, check your owner’s manual. It’s sure to have a checklist for getting your particular make and model of bike ready for a summer of riding after a long winter of inactivity. Also, don’t be shy to take it into a professional for a spring tune-up if you are at all unsure or uncertain. It will be money well spent.
Now that you, or a professional, has inspected the bike to make sure it’s ready for the coming riding season, let’s not forget that your riding skills have not been practised in quite a few months. In fact, it’s likely you’re down right rusty (it’s been a long winter after all.) Make your first ride a short one at low speeds. A test ride in a parking lot or around the block will give you an opportunity to get a feel again for the skills required to brake and manoeuvre a bike safely. You can even take a refresher course. After all if your bike needs a tune-up, wouldn’t also the rider? There are courses designed specifically for the experienced rider that builds upon existing rider skills.
Hope you had a great weekend. Now get back to work!
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An old Biker walks into a confessional. The following conversation ensues:
Biker: “I am 92 years old, have a wonderful wife of 70 years, many children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Yesterday, I picked up two college girls, hitchhiking. We went to a motel, where I had sex with each of them three times.”
Priest: “Are you sorry for your sins?”
Man: “What sins?”
Priest: “What kind of a Catholic are you?”
Man: “I’m Jewish.”
Priest: “Why are you telling me all this?”
Man: “I’m 92 years old …. I’m telling everybody.”
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HAPPY FRIDAY! It is SPRING! And it is even starting to feel like it here in South Eastern Virginia. Hope you had a good week.
Check out this hot babe from Darwin Motorcycles aka Brass Ball Bobbers. Her name is Maigan and she is one hot babe. You can see more of her at Darwin Motorcycles
We will be adding some more great new biker sticker designs tonight so be sure to swing in and check them out.
Hope you have a great weekend. Now I am going for a ride.
Take Care - Ride FREE
Biker Stickers @ ChopperStickers.com
Just added a few more stickers to the ChopperStickers.com. Check them out!
Here are just a couple of the new stickers designs that we just added.
 My Inner Child Is A Mean Little Fucker! |
 I Still Miss My Ex But My Aim Is Improving! |
We have added over a dozen new stickers over the past week and we still have more new stickers on the way.
The ChopperStickers.com PDF Catalog has also been updated to include all the latest stickers. We did have a bug in our site search that was not returning the proper products when you tried to search by product SKU from the catalog. This has been fixed.
Take Care - Ride FREE
Biker Stickers @ ChopperStickers.com
A Biker walks into a bar, he takes a seat at the bar and growls:”Bartender! Get me a drink!” The bartender obliges, and the biker scarfs down the drink. Slamming the glass down on the bar, he growls:
“Bartender! Get me another!” The bartender pours him another drink. After a few more rounds, the bartender attempts some conversation:
“Sir, he says, it seems that you’re visibly upset. What’s the problem?” The biker looks at him and snorts:
“I just went home and caught my ol’ lady screwing my best friend!”
“Oh man,” says the bartender, that’s rough… “What did you do?” The biker says:
“Well, I grabbed her by the hair, threw her out nekkid, threw her clothes out after her, and told her never EVER to come back.”
“Wow,” says the bartender in awe: “That’s tough man, what did you do to your friend?”
“Well,” says the biker, “I marched right back upstairs, I grabbed HIM by the scruff of the neck, and I said: BAD DOG.”
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Hope you had a great weekend! Did you check out our new stickers?
Take Care - Ride FREE
Biker Stickers @ ChopperStickers.com
Even though the weather has taken a bit of a turn here in the Eastern US, hopefully this will be the last blast of winter for awhile, spring is just around the corner and ChopperStickers.com is stocking up.
Check out our new sticker designs that have just been added. Eight new stickers were added lastnight and we have a bunch more that will be added this weekend.
Here are just a few of the new stickers:
Check out all of our new sticker designs here!
Also with spring comes poker runs and other biker events. If your club or organization is having a run, bike show, or other motorcycle event and you are looking for door prizes - let us know we would love to help out.
Also don’t forget we still have our Bike Week Coupon until the end of the month. Just add the stickers you want to your cart and enter the coupon code BIKEWEEK07 to save 5% on your order of $5 or more.
Have a great weekend!
Take Care - Ride FREE
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