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Let's say, hypothetically, that you're the type of person that really likes to keep adding accessories on your bike. Heck, that's why you keep coming back to look at reviews about accessories that you might be somewhat interested in right? What if you ran out of items to install on your ...

Imagine you're riding throughout the night in less than perfect weather. You can see the rain streaming through the high beams and you're so focused on the road that you don't take the time to wipe the rain off of your visor. Your muscles are tense, your senses are on ...

My family has a pretty rich military background. My grandfather served during WWII, my father was in the Air Force, my uncle currently serves in the Navy, and my brother had a stint in the Army. Though I've never fought for this country, I'd like to think that I've ...

Things that come in sets of four seem to really create a finished look. Think of your dining room table with four chairs, or a set of coasters. Even silverware typically comes in sets of four, forever reinstating the idea of the American perfect nuclear family, which is a family ...

What sets us apart from the other animals in the world besides our opposable thumbs? It's got to be our love for things of a frill-like nature. You know, like the fringe that is put on the sleeves of leather coats to make them look even more interesting, ...

Where I come from, there's almost a mandatory law that states that if you don't have stickers or other accessories on your truck or car that states exactly what your political views are, or the brands of vehicles you enjoy, it's weird -- because if you don't have a bumper sticker ...

"Now, Franklin, why don't you tell me where your fixation on license plate frames came from?"

"Well, to be honest, Doc, I don't really know. I mean... my Pops always used to switch out the ol' plate frame on the family Bonneville. Ya know, one month we'd have one that said ...

The Team Valhalla Neck Brace / Support Kart is designed to protect that wonderful neck of yours in many ways. First of all, this brace is approved for use in the WKA (World Karting Association), which is the world's largest sanctioning body for the world of go-kart racing. That ...

Before all this GPS being able to get mounted to the handle bar nonsense, the only way I had a map of where I was riding to was by taping a MapQuest printout to the inside of my windshield and hoping that it would stay put. Actually, now that I ...

How many times have you gotten on a bike and adjusted the mirrors over and over again, only to realize that the only way that you're going to be able to see behind you is to shift your shoulders to either side when you want to take a peak? ...

Probably one of the easiest things to lose on your bike is that side cover. Usually it's just covering up your battery or some other miscellaneous wires, but for some reason (at least with my experience), the little plastic tabs that typically keep them in place seem to get ...

The modulating headlight beam from Parker's sport bike flashed in a brilliance that could be seen from blocks away. As the general traffic, monotone and fixated on their normal evening routine, made the commute back to their dwellings, all were blended together by the low-beam camouflage found commonly in ...

One of the most bizarre things that I ever saw riding down the freeway was pulling up past a couple on a big touring Harley-Davison and seeing the woman on the back asleep. Not only was I dumbfounded that someone could feel comfortable enough on a bike to catch some ...

For the longest time, I couldn't tell what the difference between Crash Bars and Highway bars were. They seemed to have the same purpose, and a lot of the time they have the same look. Then I really started thinking about it: the only difference is the psychological ...

Lights on a motorcycle equal safety. The more lights you can have illuminating your path and catching the attention of the cars out on the road the better, I always say. You can't help but notice bright lights when you're driving at night, which is why adding some additional headlights onto ...

Ever get that feeling when you're riding on the freeway that you could fly off at any moment, or that even at 60 mph you're holding on as hard as you can to the handlebars? It's not because you're going too fast; it's probably because you don't have ...

No saddle bag is created equal to another. With all the different sizes and materials out there, it can be hard to find the pair that will compliment your bike as well as have all the room you need. These Willie and Max Black Magic Compact Slant Saddlebags ...

In my opinion, there's never really a wrong accessory that you can put on your bike. Sure, there are ones that work better than others or have more features that you really need, but at the end of the day no matter what you do, you're customizing your motorcycle ...

If you were around during the '90s, I'm sure you've seen (or have at least heard of) Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor and his shenanigans on the TV sitcom Home Improvement. His constant love of making machines that could produce more power than they should have rightly been able to ...

There are really two major things that you can do to a bike to make a drastic change in appearance. Of course, adding chrome here and there or saddlebags is one way, but the two major ones are having a complete paint job, and changing out the handlebars.

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Bugs are really annoying. It never fails, either. I could be out taking a nice leisurely ride out in the country roads and get thirty miles out with not a single bug splatter, then all of a sudden it will be like a swarm of locusts have descended ...

"It's too hot to ride that thing right now! You're gonna blow that air-cooled engine to smithereens if you try," Gus screamed as Jack grabbed the keys to his motorcycle.

Jack thought about what Gus was saying, thought about it hard. "I know you're right, Gus, but there's just no other ...

Fire is what separates man from beast. It's the life-giving warmth that has carried mankind through the dark ages and helps us survive through extreme, cold climates. That is perhaps why fire in itself has been burned into the very DNA of every man, woman, and child ...

The Sportster Fuel Gauge Kit, made by Harley-Davidson, is designed to give you a little bit of stress relief, because there's nothing like the added frustration of getting just a couple of miles out of town only to start sputtering and run out of gas. After installing this bad boy, ...

The Kuryakyn Informer LED fuel gauge and LED battery gauge replaces your boring gas cap for something that can give you invaluable information, like knowing how much fuel you have and how much juice your battery is pumping.

The fuel gauge has a series of LED bulbs that show you ...

The idea of making your license plate do more than just give something for cops to look at is pretty appealing. It sits there, always on your bike, just waiting to be put to some kind of good use. Adding a plate frame that has your favorite football team ...

Part of the reason for owning a Harley-Davidson motorcycle is having the ability to bling it up with accessories that help define and separate your bike from the rest of the herd. Though there are several thousand different accessories that will chrome the crap out of your cruiser, ...

RadLites includes a four-piece LED neon motorcycle lights in every kit, giving you a lot of options to create a look that's unique and true to your own style.

RadLites claims to have the brightest LEDs with the latest technology, but honestly, I couldn't tell if they were ...

Want to change the look of your bike without having to do some major painting or spending a lot of money on accessories?

One way to add a little flair to your bike is to change the grips, and if you've got a chrome look already, KapscoMoto makes a neat-looking pair ...

There's a big difference between riding a bike, and riding ON a bike. For those of us who are seldom the passenger, you've probably never really thought of what goes through their minds when you take off at lights or hug the corners through windy roads. I can tell you ...

A lot of the products that are featured here on SpotMotorcycles could be considered "stand-alone" products, because most of them come with everything you need. But sometimes you might already have a nice Garmin or other GPS device, and all you really need is a way to mount ...

Trying to give directions to someone who decided to take their bike across state to meet up with you is like playing a game of hide and seek. If the person happens to be from a smaller city and they tend to get lost in the bigger city, your job ...

I know what you're thinking. You've seen some of the new camera products out there that promise to capture your every twist and turn with ease. The only problem is, what if you've already got a decent digital camera and you want to use it instead of buying one of ...

There are always times when you wish you had a little more power. Not necessarily in the motor of your bike (but I'm sure that has come up here and there), but actual electricity for your mounted GPS unit or iPod. There are some accessories that you can get that ...

Sometimes when you're deciding on which bike to buy, it can be easy to forget about the potential passengers that are going to ride with you. Sure, you might not have a significant other now, or maybe you don't think you're ready to take someone's life in your hands through ...

"The gods of Metal hath called down upon you from the heavens to show thy appreciation and love of Metaldom. Thou hath been ever ready, with jackets and pants made from the skins of bovines, and art noble, indeed, to be presented with a most Metal idol from which thou ...

The side stand on your bike is probably one of those things you don't really think about. It's always there, ready to help hold your bike up when you're away. But there is a danger to always relying on this important item, and it's not in the side stand itself, ...

Some of the things that I've noticed people do while they're riding seems like they don't really have much common sense and probably deserve the inevitable wreck that is headed their way. I've seen people talking on their cell phones, lighting a cigarette, and even holding a coffee mug. ...

Sometimes it's not enough just to have a way to see behind you on your bike. Sometimes, you've got to add a little personality, or maybe even a little bit of attitude to your beast. If you've seen as many bikes as I have, you start to notice the subtle ...

Part of the love of owning a motorcycle for years is being able to dress it or add a little of your own character to it. I don't think I've known a single person that has truly ridden a bike for an extended period of time and decided to keep ...

Are you ever tired of having to replace the duct tape on your old seat, just to get it to stop sticking to your butt? Or perhaps you're one of the few that enjoys sitting on a seat that has soaked last week's rain storm through the one area that has ...

Part of the timelessness of Harley-Davidson is the fact that even though technology has made leaps and bounds, Harley bikes dedicate themselves to preserve the feel of the old glorious days of motorcycledom, which is my word for the beginning of the motorcycle revolution. They don't need to put fancy ...

There are so many details that get overlooked on your bike that sometimes all you want to do is put something on that will scream "Look at me!" It's not a bad thing. Adding accessories that catch the eyes of motorists is just another way to ensure that ...

Before my experience with riding, when I would see someone on a big Harley hauling a trailer behind it, I would think it was a little outrageous. I mean, if you've got that much stuff that you have to carry around, why on earth would you decide to take a ...

"It just won't fit," exclaimed Jerry as he was trying to strap a purchase from Ikea on the back seat of his Kawasaki. "If only I had a rear rack. Then it would fit for sure."

That night, Jerry hunted vigorously for a good-looking online rack that not only is ...

There are too many people who own bikes that don't know how to properly secure them in a trailer or the bed of a truck when transporting them for service or wherever. All it takes is asking a couple of questions, and you can avoid having your bike ...

Out on the dirty off-road trails, you seldom are thinking about whether or not your brake components are safe from debris, until they stop working and you run into a tree. I'm not saying that it's going to happen, but you know what the Boy Scouts and Davy Crockett ...

How loud is too loud when it comes to the roar from your monster, which lays quietly in the garage until you disturb her slumber? In most cases, I'd say to let the police or your neighborhood alliance make the call on that. Until then, you should try and ...

Hunger can be a fearsome beast. It creeps up on you, waiting for the moment when you're 50 miles away from anything remotely resembling a restaurant to stab you in the stomach and turn your pleasant country ride into a race against death via starvation. A few of us ...

They say that the most important thing on the track isn't the skill of the racer, but the temperature of the tires. I've never been out on the track myself, but I've talked to people who race regularly and it seems to be the common remark. If you're new ...