Ultimate Motorcycling

2 weeks ago | ultimatemotorcycling.com | Don Williams

The Motos and Friends Podcast is brought to you by Arai helmets. The founder of Arai Helmets was the man who created the first motorcycle helmet in Japan to protect his own head, and as a result, launched the Japanese motorcycle helmet industry. Arai focuses on glancing off performance, accumulating small differences decade after decade, to further rider protection.

3 weeks ago | ultimatemotorcycling.com | Don Williams

The Motos and Friends Podcast is brought to you by Arai helmets. The founder of Arai Helmets was the man who created the first motorcycle helmet in Japan to protect his own head, and as a result, launched the Japanese motorcycle helmet industry. Arai focuses on glancing off performance, accumulating small differences decade after decade, to further rider protection.

3 weeks ago | ultimatemotorcycling.com | Don Williams

There are two ends of the exploration spectrum for motorcycle riders. You can hop on and go where the front wheel points, or meticulously plan a route and let the navigation guide you through every turn. I’m a map and memory guy. I pore over maps, log the roads in my memory, and pull them up as needed. Sometimes, those roads germinate in my head for decades.

3 weeks ago | ultimatemotorcycling.com | Don Williams

Designing gloves for winter and wet riding is always a compromise. A bulky glove can protect you from any and all elements. Although a slight glove is ideal for riding, it won’t offer enough shelter when Mother Nature gets feisty. Alpinestars’ Hyde XT Drystar XF gloves do the work of King Solomon, splitting the difference between riding usability and pure protection.

3 weeks ago | ultimatemotorcycling.com | Don Williams

Let’s address the elephant in the room and move on from there. The Rev’It Stratum GTX jacket costs $1400, and the pants cost $1100. That raises the inevitable question: Are they worth $2500 as a set? The answer to that depends on your relationship to money. Regardless of the price tag for the Rev’It Stratum GTX ensemble, it’s a premium product you will love if you get it in your wardrobe. Okay, with that out of the way, we won’t continue to talk about the cost.