Buyers Guide

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7 Best Motorcycle Riding Gloves in 2026

A good pair of gloves is an essential part of your riding gear. They protect your hands from falls and keep them warm against the breeze. Picking motorcycle gloves isn’t as easy as it seems, though. You need to find gloves that give you the level of protection, ventilation,

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9 Motorcycle Jeans Worth Riding In

Jeans are part of an iconic motorcyclist getup, immortalized by the outfits worn by James Dean, Marlon Brando, and many everyday riders. But regular jeans aren’t suitable riding gear, as they don’t protect you from sliding or impacts. Don’t worry, though. Motorcycle jeans let you complete the

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8 Essential Cleaning Products for Your Motorcycle

A clean motorcycle makes your ride better. Your bike runs better and longer when it’s not gunked up, while you’ll also deservedly turn heads with all that spotless, gleaming chrome. However, you’d be surprised how many riders neglect to clean their bikes properly. Part of the reason

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Best 360-Degree Action Cameras for Motorcyclists

Recording your motorcycle adventures on video is a fantastic way to share them with family and friends who weren’t there for the ride. Investing in a 360 action camera allows you to capture everything that’s going on throughout the entire ride. However, there are a lot of action

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Oliver's Street Riding Gear—Kids Protective Gear

When it comes to young riders, the right gear is about more than just style—it’s about safety, comfort, and confidence on every ride. From helmets and jackets to gloves and boots, finding properly fitted, high-quality gear helps protect kids while letting them enjoy the thrill of two wheels.

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2025 Holiday Buyers Guide

In the spirit of the season, we’ve gathered some of our favorite finds from RoadRUNNER partners into the 2025 Holiday Buyers Guide. Whether you’re shopping for a fellow rider or treating yourself, you’re sure to find something special for the season. Happy holiday shopping! Tourmaster Sentry Evo

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Navigation Tools for Motorcycle Travel

Planning a motorcycle trip takes the right mix of gear, apps, and resources to keep you on track and enjoying the ride. From rugged GPS units to versatile phone mounts and travel-ready tank bags, these tools make navigation, storage, and route planning easier than ever. Below, we’ve rounded up

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Answer Racing Gear: Proper Protection for Kids

When my son, Oliver, was riding around the yard on a Stacyc electric balance bike, he was wearing closed shoes, jeans, a long-sleeved shirt, gloves, and a cheapo helmet. They were more than enough to keep him safe. The low speed and lack of obstacles didn’t call for full-on

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Helmet Care Essentials

Keeping your helmet clean is important if you want the lid to provide a pleasant riding experience mile after mile. Below are some items that can help to keep your helmet in good shape, alongside a few helmets we’ve been testing lately. Wisedry Charcoal Bag Insert Kit Helmets can

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Fly-and-Ride Packing Essentials

Flying with motorcycle gear comes with our job. After years of traveling around the world with precious riding gear, camera equipment, and other motorcycling essentials, we’ve got the packing down to a science.  Here are the most common items we’ll pack for a fly-and-ride trip. For tips on

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2025 BMW R 1300 GS Adventure Sweepstakes Build-Out

In case you haven’t heard, we are giving away a brand-new motorcycle to celebrate our 25th year in publication. But, the winner won’t just get a stock bike. We’re handing out a fully accessorized adventure machine with lots of gear and extras! Here’s how we have

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Do It Yourself Oil Change

Basic motorcycle maintenance is a rite of passage, in my eyes. If you work on your own bike, you’ll be more in tune with how it performs. You’re also more likely to be able to fix issues when they pop up on the road.  One basic maintenance task

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Packing 3 Motorcycles

When packing your motorcycle for a tour, there are a few things you need to keep in mind. Click here for Florian's top four packing tips. Once you have an idea for how you want to pack, you’ll need some luggage.  Below, you’ll see how Florian

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2025 Black Friday Deals Roundup

It's that time of year again, which means a lot of our favorite brands are having huge sales! Keep reading to see what deals we've found online. SPOT Communication Systems $50 OFF From now until December 31, 2024 - SPOT Gen4 and SPOT Trace are $50

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9 Best Motorcycle Helmets for Dual Sport Riding

Dual sport motorcycles open up the possibility to leave the pavement behind on a whim and continue your adventure on gravel trails. But while your bike might serve you on any road, will your helmet? Not all motorcycle helmets are made equal. A motocross helmet will not perform well on

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Top Camp Kitchen Gadgets for Motorcycle Campers

ADV bikes are increasingly popular among motorcyclists—and for a good reason. They’re prime vehicles for taking you to stunning secluded camping spots along narrow forest trails. But when dinner time comes around, you usually have to cook it without the comforts of a modern kitchen. That is, unless

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13 Items Every Motorcyclist Should Have

What do you need to ride a motorcycle? Of course, the list starts with a bike, and also includes gas in your tank, air in your tires, and a passion for riding in your soul. This, however, is just the beginning. It gets you on the road, but your panniers

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Everything Florian Packs for a 7-Day Motorcycle Trip

Motorcycles are fantastic vehicles for thrilling travel, but cars do have one undeniable advantage—a trunk. Taking all your things along can be a challenge, especially for longer trips. Packing a motorcycle for a week-long tour is just like any other art form in that it needs practice. Many motorcyclists,

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2024 Holiday Buyers Guide

You may have seen the 2024 Holiday Buyers Guide published in the Nov/Dec '24 print issue of RoadRUNNER. Here you will find all of these products, along with links to purchase these items for your convenience. Happy holiday shopping! Alpinestars - Tech-Air 5 Airbag System Protect yourself during

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10 Fun Motorcycle Home Decor Pieces for Every Rider

Is your favorite rider’s birthday approaching and you have no idea what to get them? Or are you perhaps looking around your home, wondering how you can make it more obvious you like motorcycles? A few motorcycle-themed pieces of interior decor should do the trick. After all, what rider

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6 Best Electrolyte Supplements for Motorcyclists

A good motorcycle suit is a lot of things, but cool (in terms of temperature) it is not. Encased in all that leather, aramid, and armor, you quickly begin to sweat—so, you drink some water. But have you ever noticed that you feel more and more exhausted even if

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4 Handy Fanttik Tools to Keep Your Ride Going

You’re on a motorcycle tour far from home, so you’ve spent the night at a hotel. You get up in the morning, ready to ride, only to find you hit a nail yesterday and now your tire is empty. Or maybe your battery has died, or some other

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10 Sunglasses to Protect Your Eyes On and Off the Saddle

Many modern motorcycle helmets come with sun visors, polarized visor coatings, and other features to protect your eyes on the road—but not all of them. With older or open-faced helmets, in particular, a good pair of sunglasses is an indispensable riding accessory. Stylish as they might be, though, James

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8 Items Florian Can’t Ride a Shamrock Tour® Without

RoadRUNNER Shamrock Tours® are four-day trips out of one base location that are easy to tackle for both veterans and beginners. For such multi-day trips, it’s given that you should pack some pieces of gear, like a rain suit and spare clothes. That said, there are plenty of less

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5 Awesome Motorcycle Phone Mounts

Your smartphone has become a vital motorcycling tool. Of course you can call and text with it, but it also helps you navigate to your next destination, capture the best riding moments on photo and video, find the best hotels and restaurants, and much more. But having your phone in