Bits & Peaces

By Hailey Arnold As a new rider it’s often hard to separate wisdom from wives tales. There’s a lot of misinformation circulating in the motorcycle community. Especially if you are a woman on a motorcycle. Just remember-- most people have good intentions but they may not always know what’s right for you or your bike. The best advice I can give to a new rider is to take advice with a grain of salt. My favorite example of well-intentioned bad advice is a blanket statement about the best beginner bike. The truth is, there is no end-all-be-all “best beginner bike.”...

Hear me out: your next vacation should be a motorcycle vacation. Don’t get me wrong, laying on the beach with a sweaty marg is tough to beat, but the sense of adventure and peace you get on your Saturday morning rides near your house multiply tenfold when you’re exploring a new landscape, on the road everyday, and open to the unexpectd. With all of the incredible riding the US has to offer, there is a ton of great places to choose from, for riders of all skill levels and time constraints. There’s no excuse not to plan a trip like...

Ride scenic, twisty roads all day. Belly up to a campfire, eat some satisfying camping food, enjoy a favorite beverage with your friends. Finally, sleep a deep, happy sleep in your warm sleeping bag. Repeat until it's time to head home. Sounds good right? Then why aren't you doing it every chance you get? Odds are it's because you don't think you have a suitable motorcycle, don't have the right gear, and don't have the “fieldcraft” you think you need to do it right. And that's what we're here for today—steer you in the right direction to becoming a happy...

. . . even if you don’t like country “I listen to everything,” we say as people who have traveled to at least one foreign country and read more than a book a year. “Except country,” we finish with a shudder. But if your knowledge of country music is only the red-dixie-cup, daisy-dukes variety, you’re missing out on a diverse and sonically profound genre. It’s true, you won’t hear these artists much on your local country music radio, but if you’re at all plugged into the music scene these are the artists shaping the craft of folk and country music....