This rally is near and dear to my heart since it’s practically in my back yard! Laconia Bike Week started last Friday on June 12th and ends on Father’s Day, June 20th. I’m going to try to blast up there for a day trip this weekend! –RK This week Hot Leathers simply can’t wait to [...]

Buying gloves to cover your mitts while you ride is typically not something that requires a lot of thought or disposable income. I have a bunch of them sitting in my closet upstairs, although I have to admit some are missing their matching counterpart. Summer gloves, fingerless gloves, winter gauntlets…the list goes on. The older [...]

Where do I even begin? The silly, smile inducing name? The adorably whimsical monkey? The benefits of of a powder that could be used on your butt…among other areas of your body? How did I get involved discussing personal hygiene on a motorcycle blog? About Anti Monkey Butt Powder Here’s the official spin: AMBP is [...]

If you’re the kind of biker who enjoys a good road trip and riding long distances, then you know having appropriate riding gear to brave the elements is necessary. But let’s face it, sometimes it’s tough to stuff all that gear into saddlebags and to strap stuff onto our bikes. Well, if you’d like to [...]

Chicks on Bikes: a new book by author Christina Shook. When you hear the phrase “chicks on a bike” it might conjure up one of two images: a dolled up, half-nekkid girl with butt floss & fake boobs draped across some guys motorcycle -or- a real, independent woman riding her own. Christina Shook thankfully delves [...]

This is the time of year where a lot of us are yawning and stretching from our winter slumber, getting our rides ready for the season and reassessing our gear to see if it’s fit for another season of riding. Since the day I started riding, I’ve never really found the right kind of gloves [...]

Happy 2009 everyone! I trust everyone has made it through the holidays and if you’re like me, you’re glad to get back to regular life. I have some cool things up my sleeve for the near future and a big road trip planned for this summer. While this may be the year of the Ox [...]

I finally watched the season one finale of Sons of Anarchy that I had saved on my dvr. I wanted to reserve my review the FX motorcycle themed drama until the season was over. Which would be now. Admittedly, it took me a while to get into watching this show. In the very beginning, I [...]