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Motorcycle Test Kitchen

The latest motorcycle gear and gadgets, reviewed right here – in our test kitchen!

Motorcycle Test Kitchen 

Touratech’s Zega EVO/EVO X Pannier System

2 February 202228 March 2022 Wes Fleming 402 Viewsluggage, touratech

When I bought my used 2015 R 1200 GS in early 2021, it came to me from California with nothing

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Seal healers – the tool you never knew you needed

6 January 202224 February 2022 Mark Barnes 455 Viewstools

Fork seal leaks are unhappy discoveries. First, fork oil has already escaped and must be cleaned off the fork, and

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Motorcycle Test Kitchen 

SW-MOTECH Pro Micro tank bag

30 December 20216 January 2022 Mark Barnes 303 Viewsaccessories, luggage

German accessory manufacturer SW-MOTECH is well known for producing high-quality kit, and their PRO Micro tank bag ($159.95) is no

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Motorcycle Test Kitchen 

Held Airstream 3.0 gloves

28 December 202123 February 2022 Mark Barnes 454 Views

Every once in a while, you try on a piece of clothing that immediately fits perfectly, as though it’d been

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Motorcycle Test Kitchen 

MotoScan and OBDLink MX+

17 November 202123 February 2022 Mark Barnes 2386 Viewsaccessory, diagnostic, tools

The gold standard of electronic diagnostic scanners for BMW motorcyclists has been HEX Code’s GS-911, a pricey piece of equipment

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Motorcycle Test Kitchen 

Nolan N70-2 GT helmet: An upgrade for “The Transformer”

16 November 202123 February 2022 Ron Davis 463 Viewsgear, helmet, Nolan

Someone asked me recently what has been my favorite of all the gear I have used and reviewed over the

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Motorcycle Test Kitchen 

Got a HelmetHook?

16 November 202121 December 2021 Ron Davis 350 Viewsgear, helmet

Rather than setting your helmet on the pavement (only to feel ants crawling across your forehead later), hanging it on

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Motorcycle Test Kitchen 

Upgrade your suspension with Touratech spring & shock kits

16 November 202121 December 2021 Bill Shaw & Wes Fleming 419 Viewsforks, shocks, suspension, touratech, upgrades

Touratech’s F 850 GS and Adventure Fork Cartridge Conversion (Bill Shaw) I’ve been riding for 46 years and during this

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Motorcycle Test Kitchen 

Operation Buzzkill, Part 4: Peak Road grips by Spider Grips

27 September 2021 Mark Barnes 580 Viewsaccessories, grips, handlebars

At the beginning of this series, I said I’d be working through potential remedies for my 2013 F 800 GT’s

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Motorcycle Test Kitchen 

Quad Lock smartphone motorcycle mount

15 September 202114 January 2022 Bill Shaw 697 Viewsaccessories, electronics, handlebars

At last count, there are 1,001 different ways to mount smartphones to motorcycles. The majority of these use a variation

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