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5 Awesome Motorcycle Phone Mounts | RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel

5 Awesome Motorcycle Phone Mounts

Your smartphone has become a vital motorcycling tool. Of course you can call and text with it, but it also helps you navigate to your next destination, capture the best riding moments on photo and video, find the best hotels and restaurants, and much more. But having your phone in

Buyers Guide: 10 Best Riding Shoes for the Casual Motorcyclist

Buyers Guide: 10 Best Riding Shoes for the Casual Motorcyclist

Using your motorcycle as daily transportation for school, work, or running errands, motorcycle-specific traditional riding boots can be cumbersome. Thankfully, Many gear companies offer casual shoes that provide efficient protection while riding and comfort when walking. Here are 10 casual boots that were developed specifically for today’s urban riders.

10 Handy Amazon Finds for Any Motorcyclist’s Garage

10 Handy Amazon Finds for Any Motorcyclist’s Garage

You never thought you’d need it, but now you can’t live without it. Every motorcycle enthusiast has purchased some kind of gadget or tool that fits this description. But there’s always another handy thingamajig out there that you never knew you wanted. Amazon is a great place

LS2 Thunder Carbon Helmet

LS2 Thunder Carbon Helmet

The LS2 Thunder Carbon road racing helmet is the latest addition to LS2’s product catalog. This full-face helmet provides sturdy protection with its 9K carbon fiber shell (available in three shell sizes). The 3mm-thick visor is made of high-grade polycarbonate that doesn’t distort your vision and features a

10 Motorcycling Books Every Rider Should Read | RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel

10 Motorcycling Books Every Rider Should Read

It’s raining cats, dogs, and various other small mammals—a motorcycle ride is simply out of the question. A good motorcycling book can still let you scratch that two-wheeled itch from the comfort of your couch. Riders and non-riders alike have written a lot about motorcycles, presenting unique views

5 Compact Air Pumps and Tire Inflators for Your Saddlebags

5 Compact Air Pumps and Tire Inflators for Your Saddlebags

Perhaps the most essential onboard tool on your bike is a compact air pump and/or tire inflator. Whether you’re keeping your precious tires at optimum pressure or refilling after a patch job, there’s nothing that makes you feel more vulnerable than not having access to air. In

13 Unique Gifts for Motorcyclists

13 Unique Gifts for Motorcyclists

It can be tough to buy gifts for dedicated motorcyclists. They already have the bike, the tools, the gear… What else could you possibly get them? Here’s a little insider tip about riders—they love everything that has anything to do with motorcycles. Decor, clothes, and knickknacks that allow

10 Winter Motorcycling Gloves to Keep Your Mitts Warm | RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel

10 Winter Motorcycling Gloves to Keep Your Mitts Warm

There are few things worse than trying to steer your motorcycle with cold fingers. Not only is it uncomfortable and even painful, but reduced finger mobility can put you in real danger. That’s why good winter gloves are an indispensable part of any year-end rider’s gear kit. A

2023 Holiday Christmas Buyers Guide | RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel

2023 Holiday Buyers Guide

The 2023 RoadRUNNER Holiday Buyers Guide is a curated collection of products from RoadRUNNER partners that motorcycle riders will love. If you have a motorcyclist you're shopping for this holiday season, you won't want to miss these products which will be sure to bring a smile

10 Warmest Accessories for Winter Motorcycle Touring | RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel

10 Warmest Accessories for Winter Touring

It’s cold, windy, wet, and dreary—in other words, perfect weather for a motorcycle ride. You just need to don appropriately warm cold-weather riding gear. High-quality warm accessories won’t clear the roads of snow, but they can let you squeeze a few extra weeks out of the riding

Review: Adventure Spec Magadan MK3 Panniers | RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel

Review: Adventure Spec Magadan MK3 Panniers

With motorcycle luggage, lighter is better for so many reasons: easier handling, less exhaustion, confidence on the more tricky sections… And if, like me, you ride a smaller bike, the engine is going to appreciate having to lug less weight around. All these reasons had me try out the Adventure

Hippo Hands

Sometimes even the thickest gloves can’t keep your fingers from freezing. That’s when you need Hippo Hands motorcycle hand covers—a pair of little tents for your hands that attach to the grips. Hippo Hands offers hand covers for any bike, from dirt and ADV machines to cruisers.

Pirelli Sets Sale Date for Diablo Supercorsa V4 Tires

Pirelli Sets Sale Date for Diablo Supercorsa V4 Tires

Pirelli first announced its new Diablo Supercorsa V4 in September, leaving us waiting for news about when we can get our hands on them. Now, we know—Pirelli will launch the tires in January 2024. It might be tempting to think of the new tires as a sequel to the

Cruz Tools

The Harley-Davidson Pan America takes you far—but what if you break down in the middle of nowhere? Pack the CruzTools RoadTech PA1 tool kit in your pannier and ride with peace of mind. Designed specifically for the Pan America’s unique fasteners, this kit includes every tool you need

North to Wrigley

North to Wrigley

Ever ridden a road just because it’s there? That’s the reason author Troy L. Ramsell undertook a 3,750-mile journey on a one-cylinder motorcycle from Oregon to Wrigley—a tiny speck in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Ramsell details his adventure in his first book, North to Wrigley: End

Alpinestars Latest ADV Riding Gear | RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel

Alpinestars Latest ADV Riding Gear

The recent 2023 Alpinestars Adventure Tour in Big Bear, CA, dramatically underscored the Italian sports gear company’s deepening commitment to the ADV and dual sport motorcycle space. Case in point, the company’s owner and CEO Gabriele Mazzarolo was there, as well as Dakar champions Ricky Brabec, Toby Price.

Review: Klim Carlsbad Jacket & Pants

Review: Klim Carlsbad Jacket & Pants

When I’m not riding with my motorcycle club on weekend rides and in faraway places, I lead motorcycle tours for a variety of tour operators. Since I spend so much time on a motorcycle, I look for the best gear I can find. I’m a street rider through

9 Auxiliary Lighting Systems for Motorcycles to Light Your Path

9 Auxiliary Lighting Systems for Motorcycles to Light Your Path

Proper lighting is vitally important for us motorcyclists. To stay safe, we need to both see and be seen.. To best identify threats in the night, whether that be irregular road surfaces, objects, animals, cars, or peopleyour bike need the best throw and reach of illumination. But that’s not

Dango Gripper Helmet Camera Mount | RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel

Dango Gripper

What is this bizarre contraption? It’s your key to stellar first-person riding footage. The Dango Design Gripper Mount fixes any GoPro or DJI Osmo Action camera directly to your helmet—or handlebar or bike frame. Say goodbye to swapping mounts for every bike. The texturized jaws bite tightly to

Ombraz Sunglasses

Ombraz Sunglasses

A good pair of sunglasses is a staple of any rider’s equipment arsenal. The armless Ombraz sunglasses are ideal for shielding your eyes from the sun during a motorcycle trip. An adjustable strap efficiently secures them to your face and prevents them from falling off. You can also let

Nelson-Rigg: RiggStrap Kit

Nelson-Rigg: RiggStrap Kit

When hauling luggage on your bike over long distances, you’ll have to make sure it’s well secured. Don’t use a bungee, or you’ll risk becoming Popeye. Nelson-Rigg’s new RiggStrap kit makes fastening your bags to your bike easier. The 60-inch straps are made of heavy-duty

11 Touring Tires That Will Go the Distance

11 Touring Tires That Will Go the Distance

When it comes to the base elements of safety and ridability, nothing is as important as tires on your motorcycle. After all, the contact patch of a motorcycle tire is about the size of a credit card, so the better compounds, tread pattern, and construction fit the bill, the safer,

Review: SW-Motech SysBag WP Pro Luggage

Review: SW-Motech SysBag WP Pro Luggage

For many adventure bikes, soft luggage is the best solution. But, due to the design of the rear, you still need racks. When I recently had to get a Yamaha Ténéré 700 ready for touring duties and needed enough luggage capacity for clothes, layers, and camera equipment, I looked to

Review: REV’IT! Sand 4 H2O Adventure Riding Suit

Review: REV’IT! Sand 4 H2O Adventure Riding Suit

The REV’IT! Sand 4 H2O suit is a multi-season outfit meant to fall in the catalog between the time-tested Poseidon 3 GTX and the relatively new Offtrack2 H2O. I wore the Sand 4 H2O for a seven-day, 1,000-mile ride through Colombia. The journey included a virtual smorgasbord of

Kammok Insulated Pongo Pad

Kammok Insulated Pongo Pad

Say goodbye to sleeping on the cold, hard ground when your ADV riding journeys take you to rough trails. The inflatable Kammok Insulated Pongo pad lets you catch the Zs in cozy comfort. Synthetic Pinneco Mantle insulation eliminates cold spots in all but the most frigid winter weather. The three-inch