Are you looking at adding a new helmet to your collection, or simply wanting to replace your ageing helmet with a new one and don’t know where to start? Well, if you want a helmet that can do most of everything, complies with the latest safety standards, comes in a host of colour schemes and fancy designs and comes from a lineage supported by the great Valentino Rossi, and after all that, doesn’t burn a hole in your pocket, we suggest you take a look at the new AGV K3. When it comes to design, the new AGV K3 has...

A motorcycle ride with your friends can seem like the one of the most enriching experiences in life, and it is, but if things aren’t planned properly, a group ride can end up become a not-so good experience. Therefore, if you are thinking of venturing out on a group ride with your riding buddies on the coming weekend, here are a few do’s and don’ts we suggest you stick to keep things safe and fun. Plan Your Route If you are riding with a bunch of new people or riding in an unexplored area, it’s always a good idea to...

Getting one helmet that can do everything can be a difficult choice, and if you are someone who likes to visit the race track as well, this choice gets damn near impossible. However, if street riding and track riding are what you desire and you don’t want to get two different helmets, we recommend you take a look at the Bell Race Star DLX Flex. It is the latest in the line of full-face helmets from Bell and comes in a five different shell sizes and a multitude of colour schemes. You won’t have a hard time finding a design...

The cafe racer culture is one of the most iconic chapters in the history of motorcycling as it gave the activity a new identity. It started in the early 60s in the post-war British society. The youth, at the time, took to buying used motorcycles which were discarded as more and more people could afford cars, and turned them into lean, mean machines that that epitomized speed and an adrenaline-filled lifestyle. Back then, cafe racers weren’t built in factories, and were rather made in sheds. In short, making a cafe racer required taking a motorcycle (preferably a twin-cylinder), removing parts...

A helmet is the most crucial piece of riding gear as it protects your head. And that is why there are  testing agencies around the world that provide safety ratings for helmets, telling us how safe a helmet is. Now, it is not important to get into what exactly these standards are but the general rule of thumb is, the higher a rating, the better a helmet will help absorb the impact of a crash and keep your head safe. Now, for all helmets sold in Europe and some other countries as well, the ECE rating is the primary force...