Originally published in Motorcyclist Magazine. North American sport and sport touring riders have a relative newcomer joining the sport tire fray with the Mitas Sport Force+. It turns out that Mitas (pronounced me-tass) has been around for a while as…
I ride over 2,000 track miles every season. That means I spend a lot of time wearing road race gloves. I need high-performance gloves that are comfortable as well as protective. Racer’s High Speed Glove is a premium CE certified,…
Motorcycling is much more than simply owning a two-wheeler. It also means learning to ride well enough to be safe and having the ability to maintain your motorcycle so that the machine you straddle is in top-notch condition. This is…
The arrival of the newest addition to the RITZ garage is a Phantom Black 2016 Tiger 800 XRx. The Tiger has proven to be a true all-arounder. I have toured on it, done a track day, conquered Deal’s Gap and…
My 2016 Triumph Tiger 800 XRx has proven its awesomeness, both on the the street and off-road. To gain even more confidence in rough terrain, I swapped the stock Metzeler Tourance Next (90% road/10% off-road) tires for a set of…
After riding in a pair of vintage Fox off-road boots for several years, I decided it was time for an upgrade. Enter the TCX X-Desert Gore-Tex boots. The X-Desert name suggests a hard-core boot intended for super-rugged adventures far from…
I’ve had several people ask about the Leatt STX-RR brace that I wear on the racetrack. Well, here is my review. Should You Wear a Neck Brace? I decided to invest in a Leatt STX-RR neck brace after a recent…
I get a lot of questions about which products I use, so I’m adding a new blog category where I can share some product reviews. Many of the products I am writing about are ones I actually use and can…
