Good heads deserve great helmets

Few decisions are agonized over by motorcyclists as much as helmet choices.  There’s color and type (full face, modular, shorty, off-road, touring specific, etc.), as well as construction material and features.  Women shopping for swimsuits struggle less to find the “perfect fit” than motorcyclists selecting a helmet.  Arai, supposedly, fits… Continue reading

Performance Sunglasses Comparison

Sunglasses are very important to motorcyclists; they protect our eyes and enhance our riding experience by giving us the best possible view of the road and scenery. It’s not easy to find a good pair. Objective evaluations going beyond vague assertions of “fabulousness” are nearly nonexistent. Most of us likely fall into one of two camps: either we have several sets of cheap sunglasses and assume they’re good enough or, at some point, we invested in a more expensive pair that we believe are pretty good, but have no real data to back it up. This is MCN’s sweet spot—a thorough analysis of issues important to motorcyclists. Continue reading