Let me start by telling you a little about myself and how I got into DOT Motorcycle Helmets. For the past five seasons I have been riding a motorcycle. I have a passion for riding and would like to ride for the rest of my life...in order to do so, I want to be as safe and protected as I can...while still being able to enjoy the ride.

So five years ago...before even purchasing my first street motorcycle at the age of 34...I bought a full set of gear. Now I'm not talking about just a helmet and gloves. I'm talking about the helmet, the glo ..... Continue Reading. Click HERE .......

Motorcycles are becoming increasingly popular with the current economy today. They have the ability to navigate through traffic fast, costs less, and is very easy to store. For these reasons, the motorcycle is a choice that many decide to go with. When you decide to get a motorcycle, the most important thing is the helmet. There are numerous reasons why the helmet is important.

The first obvious reason for owning a helmet is for head protection. Getting a motorcycle helmet is significant due to the fact that it protects your head from in ..... Continue Reading. Click HERE .......

If you are the owner of a motorcycle, then you are already aware just like anything else, you will need to place good care for the bike to keep it running well so you can continue enjoying the kind of ride that you can only get from this kind of vehicle. Here are some monthly motorcycle maintenance tips to keep your bike operating smoothly.

First thing you should consider is to make up a check list so to stay on top of things, regarding the safety and performance. Be sure to take your bike to a service station or center, each time that y ..... Continue Reading. Click HERE .......

Motorcycling is such an enjoyable sport that both adults and young children like so much. Basically, the idea is that motorcycling increases the aggressiveness of every enthusiast of the sport. This aggressiveness is engaged more on the positive side of the situation. Basically, it invigorates every motorcycling enthusiast with the right kind of vigour that they need to be able to undergo the competitions they need to face as they engage in the game with other peers.

However, with all the excitement and enjoyment that the motorcyclists e ..... Continue Reading. Click HERE .......

Who wears Protective Motorcycle Clothing? Manly Men?... Or... Wimps?

Wearing protective motorcycle clothing... or not... is something everybody has to decide. There are several directions that the thinking that goes into making that decision can take you.

What's your hide, and the other pieces and parts of your carcass, worth to you? Is it more important to 'Look Cool'...

... or... remain whole?

Many years ago, an old Cowboy once confided in me; "Brian, there's a thin line between Macho... and Stupidity... and ..... Continue Reading. Click HERE .......

You've been wanting one for so long. When you hear the roar of the engine, your heart skips a beat and you put on your motorcycle helmet. You stop and stare, fantasizing about what it would be like if YOU were sitting in the seat.

Before you go out and buy yourself a Harley, it's wise to do your homework and determine which type of motorcycle is best suited for you. To begin you want to match the type of bike to your riding style, expectations, experience, and ability. You also want to consider how you will be riding the bike. If you pla ..... Continue Reading. Click HERE .......

"The cost of your motorcycle helmet should be directly proportional to the value you put on your own head." This was the general conception that used to prevail up to few years prior. The obvious gainers of such a widespread belief were the helmet manufacturers, who kept on increasing the prices of helmets. There are various types of motorcycle helmets with strengths and weaknesses to match. Full-face motorcycle helmets, street bike helmets, bikers helmets in general and a variety of other types of motorcycle helmets for individual requirements ..... Continue Reading. Click HERE .......

When I was growing up, the "proper" way to learn how to ride a motorcycle consisted of a 30 second lesson given by your buddy about how to use the throttle and clutch, just before you went careening off into street traffic on a borrowed motorcycle you had never ridden before. You were lucky if you even remembered how to use the brakes--in that era, learning how to ride a motorcycle was strictly a seat-of-the-pants affair. You would be considered a successful graduate of this "training" if you lived to tell the tale!

At the time, it seeme ..... Continue Reading. Click HERE .......

Never drive if you are not a licensed motorcycle driver. This is first, and foremost in my list of safe motorcycle riding practices. You see, when you are a licensed driver, one way or the other, you must have gone through the necessary trainings and tests to ensure that you are qualified to drive a motorcycle.

Here's a rundown of my motorcycle-riding safety tips:

1. No license, no driving.

2. Wear a motorcycle helmet every time you ride a motorcycle, either as the driver or as the passenger.

3. Wear appropriate ..... Continue Reading. Click HERE .......

The history of the motorcycle helmet, the laws and the facts are an interesting topic. There was no need for bikers to worry about motorcycle helmets when the first motorcycle was built in about 1885; this was because there was not much speed associated with this motorcycle. This would lead to the history of the motorcycle helmet-the laws and the facts.

A professor from the University of Southern California manufactured the first motorcycle helmet in 1953, because Harley Davidson and Indian Motorcycles were on the path to creating the mo ..... Continue Reading. Click HERE .......