A great bike needs great parts

BMW 2006: BMW Performance Parts, Aftermarket Parts
The BMW M6 is the most sophisticated and powerful BMW 6 Series Coupe ever. Under the lightweight body of this luxurious 2+2 lurks a thoroughbred super sports car boasting a V10, 507bhp power unit, providing 520Nm of torque.

Motorcycle Accessories - Whats the Best For 2008
Nowadays you will find a variety of good motorcycle accessories You can purchase most of these items over the Internet

Grand Opening: TripleLCustomParts.com Offers a Full Line of Motorcycle Parts, Accessories for Harley Davidson or Custom Chopper
This exciting opportunity comes just in time for Spring to get a bike ready for the season or to start an adventure to make motorcycle dreams come true.

Shopping For Harley Davidson Motorcycle Part
Owning a Harley-Davidson is not simply a owning a motorcycle. Owning a Harley-Davidson is owning a piece of machine that has been hailed to be one of the most sought after motor vehicles ever existed. And because any Harley-Davidson motorcycle is entitled each owner to a great pride that comes along with each, no rider would want a Harley to be ill maintained.

The 2006 BMW M6: BMW Performance Parts, Aftermarket Parts
The all-new M6 features weight-saving technologies such as a carbon-fiber roof and 19-inch forged aluminum wheels that are almost four pounds lighter than regular cast wheels. With almost 500 horsepower available, BMW claims the M6 will hit 60 mph in under 4.

Cobra Motorcycle Parts and Accessories
Cobra Motorcycle has been known as a leading brand in motorcycle parts. They have continuously improved their motorcycle parts and accessories in order to provide safety and protection to the users. Their products and motor parts have been well known because of its good performance and proper maintenance.

Moose Motorcycle Gear: The Best Motorcycle Accessories For Riders
The collection of motorcycle accessories manufactured by Moose is truly revolutionary The company has always been known for their sense of style, high quality of products and long shelf life of all their motocross accessories

Custom Aftermarket Motorcycle Forward Controls Handlebars and Risers For Metric Cruisers
One of the joys of owning your own motorcycle is the custom bits that you can use to customize the bike Parts like Forward Controls and risers as well as handlebars can change the look of your cruiser instantly with very little investment

Couple Opens Motorcycle Accessory Webstore
"My wife and I have a very keen interest in motorcycle riding. When we came across the idea of launching a website that sells riding leather, we both jumped at the idea," explained Randy Smart. Smart is the proprietor of www.LeatherMotorcycleJacketsDirect.com, a site that specializes in motorcycle leather and accessories.

Harley Davidson Motorcycle Online Shopping Finds
Many people expect to be able to walk into any Harley Davidson dealership and find all of the leather gear that they want. The Harley Davison Motorcycle online shopping finds might be slim to none in some areas of the country. What they might be looking for could be an antique, and they are very surprised to find out that it has not been in stock for almost 20 years.

Kids Like to Ride Motorcycles Too

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Roaring up on a motorcycle has a strong draw for all of us who have adopted the biker lifestyle. This draw often hits our children too. I know that for me my kids love to ride and probably want to do it as much as I do. I love taking them for rides and sharing the experience with them. But there are some additional considerations that have to be taken into account when loading them on the back of your motorcycle.

Protective Clothing
Just like for us, kids have to have protective clothing on. It's really great that several of the leathers companies have started producing good quality leathers for kids. I always make sure that they are properly dressed. This means that they have long pants (denim or chaps), long sleeves (denim and leather jackets work best), full finger gloves, good sturdy shoes, and a properly fitted D.O.T. helmet. All of these items can be obtained through a multitude of sources on the internet, local bike and leather shops, and at swap meets.

One other piece of protective clothing is a good pair of sunglasses. Recent studies have shown that the earlier children start wearing eye protection while outdoors the better their chances of avoiding major eye health problems later in life.

Damage to the eyes is cumulative, increasing from year to year. The sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation can be very harmful to unprotected eyes and almost half of a person's total lifetime UV radiation exposure occurs before age 18. Young eyes let more UV rays inside and normally get more exposure because they spend more time outdoors, usually without eye protection. Exposure to sunlight at an early age appears to be a critical factor in the development of eye cancer. The good news is that high quality children's sunglasses (kids aged 3-12) are easier to find than ever. Modeled after adult versions, they feature high impact-resistant lenses with sturdy, durable frames and lots of great colors.

Look for polycarbonate plastic lenses since this is the most shatter-resistant. Always make sure to buy sunglasses that block 99% to 100% of both UVA and UVB.

Passenger Comfort
Often the passenger pegs or floorboards are set for a normal height passenger. They are definitely not set for riding around kids. Make sure that you have a good solid support for them to put their feet on. My son uses the highway bars on the back as his foot rests, since they fit just about right. My daughter has now started using the regular floorboards since she's gotten tall enough to reach them. I've talked to people who have gone as far as rigging up adjustable floorboards on their bike to adjust to the height needed by their passenger.

Passenger Rules
Make sure that your kids understand the rules about being a passenger. Make sure they know where they need to be holding on to. Make sure that they understand not to make any sudden movements. Make sure that they know to keep their bottom flat on the seat at all times. These really are the same rules that would apply anytime you carry a passenger, but with kids you have to make sure that you explain them in a way they would understand.

Rider Responsibilities
When you have a kid on the back of your motorcycle you have to be more aware of what they are doing. They may have a tendancy to move more than an adult passenger. They may play games by sticking their hands out in the wind (like we don't ever do that do we?). I find with my kids that they generally want to talk more than an adult passenger and they get more excited over things they see from the back of the motorcycle.

Be aware that the steady rumble of your motor can have a tendancy to lull passengers to sleep. There's been more than once that I've had passengers fall asleep when riding with me (must be my stellar personality). With adults this usually doesn't present much of a problem since it'd be harder for them to fall off. With children it's a completely different situation. Since there is generally more room for them between the rider and the sissy bar, if they do fall asleep, there is a greater chance for them to flop over to one side or another. When they do this they increase their chances of falling of to the side. When you have a kid as a passenger stay alert of this and be prepared to hold them up and stop, if this situation occurs.

Riding with kids can be a very enjoyable experience. But please be aware that with that comes some additional responsibilities.

----- Be Safe ... Enjoy the Ride

Tools

Jeff Sinason aka "Tools" is a long time motorcycle enthusiats. Being a motorcycle nut, he has run into all kinds of conditions and ridden through them unscathed. He is the owner of http://www.bikerwares.com which is a site dedicated to Enjoying the Ride.

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