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The hidden costs of the high tech on our motorcycles 👉 Read on Common Tread: https://bit.ly/4hGRuUG
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The first motorcycles were born when folks with an engineering bent took what was then called the safety bicycle, bolted a single-cylinder engine inside the diamond frame, incorporated a fuel tank and a leather drive belt, and they were motorcycling.

Riding those first machines was a completely engaging and entirely manual affair in every way. Throttle, spark advance, engine lubrication, heck even pedaling to get up a hill, were all operated by the rider.

How different things are today.

Motorcycles have followed their four-wheeled brethren down the road of ever-increasing technological complexity, providing a staggering and wonderful array of safety, performance, convenience, comfort and "infotainment" functions. As amazing as some of those technologies and the functions they perform may be, though, nothing ever comes without some kind of cost.

The tale of the KLR650 buying disaster!
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Read "The tale of the KLR650 buying disaster" on Common Tread: https://bit.ly/3Van5VZ

Automatic motorcycle shootout: DCT vs. E-Clutch vs. ASA vs. AMT
👉 Read on Common Tread: https://bit.ly/4h8FaMQ
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Motorcycle design has become stale. Stalled. The Superbike horsepower races are over or boring, the branches on the ADV tree are sagging with plump and overripe machines, and the small-bike craze has leveled into normalcy. Wings? Yawn. Huge TFT screens? Meh. Radar systems? In this economy? And no, dammit, I don’t want another round headlight; what is this, 2014?

There’s arguably only one place in motorcycling where a wildfire of R&D activity has broken out, and that is automatics. Transmissions, clutches, or a combination of the two. Y’see, most motorbikes follow a set of agreed-upon (or mandated) rules for how they work - clutch lever and shifter on the left, five or six gears to select, neutral between first and second, done deal.

The world of automatics is anything but that. Sometimes neutral is all the way at the bottom. Sometimes there’s a parking gear at the bottom, and sometimes there’s a seventh gear at the top. Sometimes you use your fingers to shift and sometimes you use your foot - sometimes it’s neither, sometimes it’s both. Centrifugal clutches, electronic clutches, electronic shifters but also regular ones. It’s the Wild West, and we here at Common Tread found ourselves curious how they all compare.

Bike Night Is Back Next Week! Join us on Tuesday, October 13th from 5-7pm for Food, Games, Giveaways and Good Vibes!

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Bike Night Is Back Next Week! Join us on Tuesday, October 13th from 5-7pm for Food, Games, Giveaways and Good Vibes!

Find a location near you at Cycle Gear: https://bit.ly/4ht8ixc

Bike Nights are powered by REVER and Law Tigers

Right of Way vs. Reality: A green light doesn't always make you right 👉 Read on Common Tread: https://bit.ly/4xDHRL6

Right of Way vs. Reality: A green light doesn't always make you right 👉 Read on Common Tread: https://bit.ly/4xIgU9h

Whether you’re hitting the weekend twisties or tackling the daily commute, your gear should work as hard as you do. The latest lineup from SEDICI delivers low-weight protection, sharp aerodynamic profiles, and high-airflow ventilation-without blowing your budget.

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Whether you’re hitting the weekend twisties or tackling the daily commute, your gear should work as hard as you do. The latest lineup from SEDICI delivers low-weight protection, sharp aerodynamic profiles, and high-airflow ventilation—without blowing your budget.

Shop SEDICI at your local Cycle Gear or online: https://bit.ly/4d6dd5N

Here are steps that motorcyclists can take to extend their years in the saddle as they age.
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Read "Tips for older motorcyclists who want to add years to their riding" on Common Tread: https://bit.ly/4hjt8if

Here are steps that motorcyclists can take to extend their years in the saddle as they age.
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Read "Tips for older motorcyclists who want to add years to their riding" on Common Tread: https://bit.ly/4jiusVl

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Fresh look. Same podium-ready performance. ⚡️

The Special Edition White SEDICI Corsa 2 Gloves have officially landed at Cycle Gear. Elite track protection never looked this good.

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Learning to ride 56 years after a disability 👉 Read on Common Tread: https://bit.ly/3UXHHkn
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Many riders got the two-wheel itch when they were too young to ride a motorcycle. Some have to wait longer than others to scratch that itch. Bob Berrettini waited longer than most and worked harder to achieve his dream.

When Berrettini was six years old, he suffered a stroke, a loss of blood flow to the area of his brain that sent signals to the motor control nerves on his right side. His right hand and foot were affected, and he was left with a limp. Today, he says, "The best I can do with my right hand is hold a baseball bat."

With motorcycles off the table, he turned to bicycles.

Bike Night Is Back in two weeks! Join us on Tuesday, October 13th from 5-7pm for Food, Games, Giveaways and Good Vibes!

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