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With sport-touring hitting the highways, you want to make sure that your bike fits that lifestyle. Performance, storage, and being comfortable are all very important on an overnight road trip. But, what do you do if your bike isn’t considered a “touring” model? You don’t have the Kawasaki Concours, Vulcan Voyager, or the Suzuki Boulevard [...]
Social Media is here! As some of you may know, I am the owner and operator of Destination Powersports in Punta Gorda, Florida. In the spirit of keeping up with modern communication trends and avenues, I just wanted to remind all of my thrill seeking friends to help us with this endeavor. Just this week, [...]
Once you have made the decision to join the exhilerating lifestyle that is know as being a “Biker”, your next step is to find the right model and make that best suits you. As always, I strongly recommend that your first step is to become familiar with Florida motorcycle laws and take a motorcycle safety [...]
Looking outside the window today at some approaching clouds and rain, I was prompted to write some safety tips about riding your motorcycle in foul weather. Here are some great tips and suggestions to utilize when it starts to rain or snow on your next ride. I must also give credit to Sport Rider magazine [...]
There is nothing worse than being at a light or coming to a stop on an incline and losing your balance. The next thing you know your bike has fallen on the ground and the panic starts to set in! In my experience it is really more a matter of technique than of shear strength to [...]
This is the last in a three-post series of great beginner bikes from About.com. To take a look at the post before this one, you can find it here. The “advanced beginner” grouping of motorcycles is the perfect balance of the ease of use of a beginner bike with the power and maneuverability of an [...]
If you’ve ever watched the Discovery Channel, then you might be familiar with the channel’s “Greatest Ever” series. Below are the rankings for the top 10 motorcycles ever, and let me know if you agree with this list! #10 — Harley Davidson Knucklehead Year: 1936 Power: 36 HP Engine capacity: 1,340 ccm Top speed: 145 [...]
When it comes to bike shows, the INTERMOT International Motorcycle, Scooter and Bicycle Fair is hard to beat. The trade show usually features world premieres of several new production and concept models, and this time is no exception. Motorcycle.com covered some of the great new models and I thought you would want to see these [...]
The sport-touring class of motorcycle is really gaining ground and I have a really good video that I would like to share that shows off some top models in the class. The Ducati Multistrada S, Honda VFR1200F, and Kawasaki Z1000 go head-to-head in this shootout from Motorcycle.com, and I would love to know which one [...]
You may have read one of my recent posts that featured 10 great motorcycles for beginners, and this post here will cover the next step once you have some riding experience. Most of these are a step up when it comes to the overall power and handling of the bike, and while I wouldn’t recommend [...]