RSS FeedThere’s only one thing motorcycle fans love more than lacing up their boots, strapping on a helmet, and hitting the road on their bikes, and that’s experiencing the thrill of the open road with their buddies; if those fellow riders happen to number around the 100,000 thousand mark then even better. It’s hard to imagine that many motorcycle enthusiasts coming together in one place, but that is just what is going to happen September 9th-12th when Roar To The Shore 2010 comes blazing into Wildwood, New Jersey. Typically your average northern beach town, Wildwood’s 5,000 residents welcome the annual event each year with open arms and tons of attractions to keep bikers coming back year after year.
Motorcycles Rev Up For Roar To The Shore 2010!
August 30th, 2010Get Ready to Ride with Fall Motorcycle Gear
August 24th, 2010
September 22nd, aka the first official day of fall, is just around the corner. That means if you’ve just spent the last twelve odd weeks tearing up the streets on your bike it’s almost time to add some layers and ditch the summer gear or you’re going to be shaking in those motorcycle boots. A change in the season shouldn’t mean a change in how often you get to ride. Just because it gets cold outside doesn’t mean motorcycle junkies have to cover up their motorcycles and let them collect cobwebs until spring has sprung once again.
Full-Face Helmets & Leather Pants Could Save Your Life
July 21st, 2010
June 12 – 20th marked Laconia Motorcycle Week in Laconia, New Hampshire. This year’s event, which we were unfortunately not able to attend, happily marked the 87th anniversary of these festivities.
In the article, Segelstrom, a nationally certified motorcycle riding coach with over 35 years experience, highlights some of the key mistakes a rider will make just prior to an accident:
“Most of the time with a motorcyclist involved in an accident, they fail to negotiate a turn,” Segelstrom said. “And slightly under that it’s improper braking resulting in a collision, whether they didn’t brake enough or too much.”
Sturgis Countdown: 5 Facts To Fill Your Motorcycle Helmet
July 13th, 20102010 marks the 70th anniversary of the annual Sturgis Motorcycle rally in South Dakota.
Likely, the anticipation is already filling your head with thoughts of future daring, danger – and perhaps – debauchery. If you’ll allow us, we’d like to take just a few minutes away from the thoughts filling your head to honor the legacy of this rally with five facts to fill your motorcycle helmet.
(What’s with the play on words, by the way? We sell motorcycle helmets. You caught us. And we can get you a new one prior to Sturgis.)
Welcome To The Leather Bound Blog
July 6th, 2010
Few experiences in life compare to that feeling which is felt when an open road is stretched before you – vast, infinite and boundless. The geniuses in our culture, from Brando to Hopper and Fonda, knew that the best way to experience this challenge was to zip up a leather jacket and attack it with two wheels.
For nearly twenty years, we at Leather Bound Online have shared this passion for the road, and have helped clothe thousands of men, women and children in the leather jackets and protective leather vests that have made their motorcycle journeys unforgettable.
