When going on a long journey, especially travelling down motorways, a good helmet is absolutely essential for more reasons than you might think. The key things you and I will need out of a helmet for this purpose are: A good fit Sound Dampening Good ventilation Anti-fog measures These are the core essentials of what's needed from a ...
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Road Trip Part 5 – Boots and Gloves
So, if you're out on the road, taking a long journey the next thing you need it a good quality pair of gloves. Any biker that's gone for more than half an hour on roads with speeds that exceed the usual 20 to 30 mph know what I'm talking about here. Cool air rushing past the fingers, sapping the warmth away from your hands- even though it's not ...
Size Advice for Jackets, Trousers and Gloves
Hello everyone! This is going to be my third and final blog entry on sizing advice for the time being so I'm going to use it to cover Jackets, Trousers and Gloves all in one go. So I'll start with a general rule or two for finding a Jacket and trousers. First rule, at least for jackets, is to shop as though you would for a normal ...
Does Your Helmet Fit Properly?
A question that many people ask when coming in-store to try on helmets is whether or not the helmet looks like a good fit. Sometimes the question is "Is it supposed to be this tight?" or "Is it supposed to be this loose?" and in such cases the answer is obvious. But sometimes it's a little harder to tell and people who have their helmets delivered ...
Advice on Purchasing Motorcycle Boots and Shoes
Hello everyone! It's been brought to my attention that one of the more common questions we get here at Ghostbikes.com is regarding shoe and boots sizing. So I thought it might be helpful of me to make a blog post that you all can refer to with a bit of advice on shopping for new motorcycle footwear. The first piece of advice I can give is this- ...
A Few Basic Motorbike Maintenance Tips
Since I've been having a bout of bike problems myself lately, between having a little accident on it not too long ago and now trouble with the engine, I thought I'd post a few tips on basic bike maintenance. A little advice to help you increase the longevity of your ride and keep things as reliable as you reasonably can, based on the issues I've ...
