Motorbicycle has discovered (with not much effort) that the long-awaited release of the new City Navigator for North America is nearly upon us. Customer service has said it will be announced and released sometime in the next 2 weeks.
When it starts shipping, you'll very quickly see a review of features centered on how well it routes bicycles and motorbikes.
Friday, July 13, 2007
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Teknic Modular Tank Bag Review: Be Careful What You Wish For
I'm a pack rat. Whenever I go out for a ride, I often feel the need to carry extra gear. Lots of it. So naturally, I decided I needed a big huge motorcycle purse.
I ended up deciding on the enormous Tecknic Modular Tank bag. The Tecknic Modular Tank bag is a 3 part system: a base with magnets(or straps) to hold it to your bike, a nylon reinforced large bag for gear, and and another slightly smaller soft bag. List is around $130 and I got it for a song at $40.
When I got it, the bag did not disappoint. The quality was good, and the three parts of the system were easy to assemble and disassemble. The bags themselves could hold SO much crap. Nirvana.
But here's the kicker and the reason for the title: the bag itself was too much bag. While riding with all three parts, the bag would interfere with the operation of the motorcycle( in this case, an old airhead-a BMW R80 RT ). In several instances, the bag itself would flick the kill switch on my bike. Not good.
So, dear reader: be warned. While it's a nice bag, either plan on only using a subset of this bag's bits or verify that this bag fully deployed doesn't pose a safety risk to you on your motorcycle.
I ended up deciding on the enormous Tecknic Modular Tank bag. The Tecknic Modular Tank bag is a 3 part system: a base with magnets(or straps) to hold it to your bike, a nylon reinforced large bag for gear, and and another slightly smaller soft bag. List is around $130 and I got it for a song at $40.
When I got it, the bag did not disappoint. The quality was good, and the three parts of the system were easy to assemble and disassemble. The bags themselves could hold SO much crap. Nirvana.
But here's the kicker and the reason for the title: the bag itself was too much bag. While riding with all three parts, the bag would interfere with the operation of the motorcycle( in this case, an old airhead-a BMW R80 RT ). In several instances, the bag itself would flick the kill switch on my bike. Not good.
So, dear reader: be warned. While it's a nice bag, either plan on only using a subset of this bag's bits or verify that this bag fully deployed doesn't pose a safety risk to you on your motorcycle.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Newsflash: Screamin' Deal on a Teknic Modular Tank Bag for your Moto
Check it out here.
It's a bag with an MSRP of $129.95 on sale for $40+shipping.
In addition to the low price, you can specify that you'd like the seller to donate $1 of the purchase price to a motorcycle club near and dear to your heart. Lots of local and machine specific clubs appear to be listed...I had no problem finding one important to me.
Look forward to a product review when Motorbicycle recieves theirs sometime next weekend.
It's a bag with an MSRP of $129.95 on sale for $40+shipping.
In addition to the low price, you can specify that you'd like the seller to donate $1 of the purchase price to a motorcycle club near and dear to your heart. Lots of local and machine specific clubs appear to be listed...I had no problem finding one important to me.
Look forward to a product review when Motorbicycle recieves theirs sometime next weekend.
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Welcome to Everything on Two Tires.
This blog aims to serve as a clearinghouse of bicycle and motorcycle product reviews-everything from GPS Units, bicycle lighting systems, and motorcycle tires to routes and trips our contributors frequent. Our goal is to help bicyclists and motorcyclists spend their hard earned cash in the most effective and enjoyable ways-without wasting a cent.
We hope to have you back soon.
This blog aims to serve as a clearinghouse of bicycle and motorcycle product reviews-everything from GPS Units, bicycle lighting systems, and motorcycle tires to routes and trips our contributors frequent. Our goal is to help bicyclists and motorcyclists spend their hard earned cash in the most effective and enjoyable ways-without wasting a cent.
We hope to have you back soon.
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