Ari Henning

Michigan

Media Lead and Editor at Common Tread

Currently the fastest editor at Motorcyclist Magazine. And youngest.

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Articles

Stop struggling! How to reverse-bleed your motorcycle brakes

4 weeks ago | revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Ari Henning

If you’re struggling to bleed the air out of your motorcycle’s brakes, particularly after you’ve introduced a bunch of the stuff while replacing a hose or rebuilding a caliper, then try reverse bleeding. It’s fast, and very effective. In reverse bleeding, you push brake fluid from the caliper up to the master cylinder, rather than pumping brake fluid down to the caliper.
2025 Yamaha YZF-R9 first ride review

1 month ago | revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Ari Henning

Yamaha’s FZ-09 naked bike hit the streets in 2014 and was an immediate hit. Much of its popularity stemmed from a raucous motor — the three-cylinder, 847 cc “CP3” platform has tons of usable grunt and sounds wicked. Many riders, myself included, consider the CP3 one of the best engines out there in terms of real-world performance and character.
How much regular gas are you getting with your premium fillup? - RevZilla

1 month ago | revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Ari Henning

You may be getting some regular gas with your purchase of premium. It’s true. Every time you squeeze the handle, a dose of whatever the last person pumped goes into your tank. How much gas is left in the hose, and does it matter to your motorcycle, or just your OCD?
2025 Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide RR first ride review - RevZilla

1 month ago | revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Ari Henning

Harley-Davidson’s CVOs are built to exemplify superlatives. Most exclusive, biggest, best, most powerful. That means each subsequent CVO aims to up the ante on the previous version, and considering the 2024 CVO Road Glide ST is a $43,000, 121 ci factory custom, kicking it up a notch for 2025 was going to be a challenge. Luckily, Harley-Davidson’s Factory Race Team and its MotoAmerica Mission King of the Baggers race bike are a reservoir of inspiration.
Processing the past and honoring my father with the motorcycle that nearly killed him - RevZilla

2 months ago | revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Ari Henning

Pennsylvania forest whizzed by as Zack slid open windows in the back of the school bus. I set my palms in my father’s handprints on the Honda’s grips and drove my weight down against the engine’s compression, offering a few degrees of throttle as my foot plummeted on the kickstarter. The hollow sound of air moving lazily through cold cylinders. I kicked again, and a single bark shot from a reverse megaphone.
2025 Kawasaki Ninja 1100SX SE first ride review

2 months ago | revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Ari Henning

Kawasaki says the average Ninja 1000SX owner has 39 years of riding experience. That doesn’t necessarily mean they’re geriatrics, just that they’ve been riding for most of their lives. And all that seat time refines one’s priorities. For 2025, Kawasaki says it has updated the Ninja sport-tourer to offer more of the performance, comfort, and features that experienced, discerning sport riders want.
The simple habit that's guaranteed to help you stop faster

2 months ago | revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Ari Henning

Imagine riding in town when a delivery van lumbers out of an obscured alley, directly into your path. You get on the brakes, but it’s too late. You slam into the vehicle’s front quarter panel. Now imagine the same scenario, except you’re able to come to a stop several feet from the van, avoiding a crash. What’s the difference? It could be as simple as having the front brake covered.
Insurance lessons learned from melted motorcycles

Jan 24, 2025 | revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Ari Henning

We know the explosion happened at 11:22 the night of April 23, 2023, because that’s when a neighbor’s alarm system shows his windows shattering. The Massachusetts Fire Marshal’s report says a propane leak filled the basement and then the water heater ignited the mixture. The blast turned my childhood home into a crater and woke people 15 miles away. My parents weren’t home so nobody was killed, but everything was destroyed.
The winter storage myth that hurts your motorcycle

Nov 26, 2024 | revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Ari Henning

Many riders believe that when your bike is in storage, starting it every month or maybe even every few weeks is a good idea to keep the battery charged, circulate oil so the engine is properly lubricated, and help keep the fuel system from gunking up. Those all sound like good things, except they’re accompanied by a fairly serious problem: moisture.
CTXP across L.A.: Motorcycles are like 40% off your commute

Nov 15, 2024 | revzilla.com | Riding StyleAdv |Ari Henning

Los Angeles is infamous for having some of the worst traffic in America. According to the TomTom Traffic Index Ranking, in 2023 Angelinos spent an average of 86 hours in their cars due to traffic. That’s more time in congestion than most people get for vacation. We only have so many days on this planet (about 28,000), so wouldn’t it be great if there was a coupon you could apply to save some of those wasted hours? There is, and it takes the shape of a motorcycle.