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X-12 to X-14 Shoei introduced the X-Fourteen at the 2015 AIMExpo show. The X-Fourteen is the latest in a long line of Shoei X-series helmets. Triskaidekaphobics are glad Shoei is jumping directly to the X-14 from the Shoei X-12 (review)! We’ve said this before and I noticed it yet again when I handled the X-Fourteen at …
BMW Gets the Message: Retro Sells If anyone could do retro — and if anyone should have jumped on the retro bandwagon long ago — it’s BMW. The German company, in their inimitable way, decided that only the future held promise. Retro is so…stale. Or something. The R NineT sort of changed that; it’s “Retro …
Adding a Locking GPS Mount to the BMW S1000XR The fully-loaded and getting accessorizedBMW S1000XR (review) has really grown on me. As someone else noted, “riding it brings a big grin”…and I’ll add “no matter the road being travelled”. No wonder my F 800 GS Adventure is being neglected. But as good as everything is on …
Helite Airbag Technology in a Jacket webBikeWorld readers may remember our Helite “Airnest” Airbag Vest review. There are now three good news items to report: first, Helite products are now available in the U.S.A. Second, Helite has expanded (pun!) the lineup, with the new Helite Adventure Airbag Jacket (review). And third, Helite has partnered with Held to …
The 2015 Kawasaki Versys Gets an “LT” Makeover The Kawasaki Versys (review) has its fans…and just as many detractors. More than anything else, the styling created this dichotomy. Well, that should no longer be a problem. The 2015 Versys looks like a sharp, modern adventure-touring bike in the current faux AT style that’s in vogue. Both the …
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