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I decided to start looking at all the local motorcycle shops for a new helmet. I was looking for a half helmet, D.O.T. and or Snell approved, titanium in color to match my bike. One day at lunch a co-worker, Thomas Ramirez and I rode to Full Boar Cycles in Hurst Texas to look at motorcycle parts and accessories.

I still needed a lot of riding equipment so I was browsing in Full Boar Cycles and pricing riding gear. I was in the helmet section and saw a titanium colored helmet that was close to the color of my Mistress. Mistress is my V-Star 1100 Classic. I tried on a size XXL and it was loose on my head. I had read

When I was getting together the gear I needed to take the Motorcycle Safety Foundations Basic Rider Course, I had picked up a pair of Motoboss Airflow Gloves from the local Cyclegear. It’s hot in Texas and I wanted some gloves I could wear in the summer. Texas temperatures range from 80-100+ degrees in the summer. These gloves have a mesh backing to let air in. So, I thought I’d give them a try.

The Motoboss Airflow Gloves were priced inexpensively enough that I had concerns about the quality. I have large hands and it is hard to get gloves that will fit comfortably. I tried on the XL size Airflow and they felt just right. They were not tight and

It takes a lot more cognitive awareness to navigate a motorcycle down the road than a four or more wheeled vehicle, or cage, as we like to call them. I have been riding my 2003 V-Star 1100 motorcycle almost a year now. I have noticed some of my motorcycling cautiousness has rubbed off on my cage driving. This is a good thing.

When I am in my cage, at a minimum I tend to keep a better watch out for motorcyclists on the road. I am always taking my time to double-check my mirrors and physically turning my head to check blind spots and the lane next to me before I change lanes. Cagers have no grasp of just how rapidly