Cops are funny about license plates. They absolutely insist that you have the entire thing rather than what's left after long term vibration and poor seating has cracked it in half, leaving a couple numbers and half of a letter on a long forgotten stretch of highway. A proper 4-peg plate ...

Not too long ago, I put reflective tape on my helmet because, I was told, all that could be seen of my bike in the night was a little red dot. By happenstance rather than design, all of my gear is black and my bike is black. I can't ...

Some people think I'm wasteful because I like frivolous accessories. Those people are dead wrong. I'm against waste in all forms and fashions. I do like to decorate my bike with a little leather, which is technically unnecessary, but I wouldn't call that wasteful. Now, big traditional-style turn signals are ...

My ex-boyfriend, who shall remain un-named but whose name rhymed with Bill, had a stunning Springer Harley Davidson that he liked to customize. And he liked to do the customizations himself. He was mechanically sound, but not all the aftermarket parts he bought were as sound as he ...

There's something about bullet accessories on a motorcycle that just seem right. I can't say the same thing about naked chrome women in silhouette, but I do like the look of a small, sleek bullet light. Especially one in flat black, and especially ones that put out enough LED ...

If you have to resurrect a dead battery, you've been neglectful. Shame on you. Okay, so I'm being harsh, but to prevent this kind of situation, or recover from it, the TecMate Optimate 4 charger has a few features that are pleasantly surprising in a charger that only costs around ...

Harrison Specialties has a few of these kinds of lights. They are small, inexpensive, and really, really bright. LEDs are not the way to light your path, but they are perfect for flashers designed to be seen by motorists.

The Chrome Bullet style turn signals are fitted with a cluster of Amber ...

As lights are getting brighter, the housings are getting smaller, and that's just fine with me. I don't need a turn signal the size of my fist, so long as I can be confident the light will be seen. Although, I'd put spotlights the size of cantaloupes on my bike ...

There is no end to the selection of aftermarket LED lights. The look and style of LED clusters has evolved to mimic the look of stock lights. The smoke-lens LED tail light by D2Moto has some deceptive secrets. In appearance it is no different than an average tail ...

For safety purposes, I think we need to install lockboxes in every car, and you shouldn't be able to drive until your cellphone is put safely out of reach. Accidental cell phone deaths outstrip accidental gun deaths, so the same rules ought to apply. Unfortunately, people are still able to talk, text, and ...

VectraLight VL-10 LED turn signals by Kisan Technologies take advantage of wasted space. Although our bikes are compact, efficient machines, there is still room for improvement. These turn signals adhere to your mirrors, which are already sticking out, and make your old turn signals redundant, vestigial appendages.

These 5-LED mirror-mounting ...

We all like to add a little personality to our bikes. It's human nature to make a mark upon your world in any way you are able. To some folks, modification means adding accessories, but to others it means shaving away every unnecessary piece of metal and plastic ...

Finding a high quality, inexpensive helmet is like finding the Holy Grail, and so this GM68S helmet by Gmax is appropriately named "Crusader." Here it is, folks: a fantastic, safe, full face helmet at a price for every rider. Gmax has included and improved upon the common features, like ventilation, and ...

Everyone has seen the light pods that make bikes glow, almost ominously, outside of restaurants and bars. There are varying opinions regarding these pods, and I myself have said a thing or two about them. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy looking at some of the bikes gleam red, blue, ...

Customizing your bike so it stands out from all the other two-wheelers out there is what owning a motorcycle is all about. Whether you are a seasoned garage monkey or you are new to turning the wrenches, tweaking and adding accessories not only makes your bike look good, it's also a ...

Do not stare directly at the sun, or these lights. Harrison Specialties has taken the LED cluster light to a new high with these 48 LED amber super-lights. There is no doubt that putting a set of these on your bike will increase your visibility.

These lights can be used as low intensity ...

Having your motorcycle stolen is a serious issue. And parking where the bike is visible is sometimes difficult or impossible. Since secure and portable garages are a bit unrealistic at the moment due to the lag in current nanotechnology development, the next best things are locks of some sort, and maybe ...

Is your bike special? Of course it is! You're probably mightily proud of your machine and want to show it off. At a restaurant or a rally, when you're bike is parked and you want it to move some eyeballs, an LED accent lighting kit from Pivotal Powersports will do the trick.

Not everyone ...

Before my daughters became teenagers, when they were still small and harmless, they not only thought their mom was cool but thought it was cool that their mom was a biker, and they would notice every motorcycle on the road. One night we were driving and saw a goldwing ...

It's hard to leave a street bike alone. Yeah, you get it and you love it and you fuss over it, but eventually (if not right away, and if you hadn't already had plans) you begin to modify it. You don't really have a choice; you've had a vision ...

One ready market is the so-called fender eliminator for sport bikes. A fender eliminator, for the uninitiated, is usually a condensed and stylized rendition of the stock rear fender; a.k.a. the hang-down assembly, a.k.a. that mess below the back end of your sport bike that holds your taillight, license plate, and ...

If all roads were straight, I'd still ride, but it really would be to save gas. The curves, the turns, and the unity of leaning your body and your bike going with it are the things that make me lose a day under my wheels.

In a horrific show of irony, ...