On Throttle New Zealand

In a somewhat ironic turn of events, not 36 hours after my safe winter riding stories went online on Driven.co.nz I was staring at my bike as it lay on top of me in the middle of rush hour traffic. While statistically having an accident causing injury on a motorcycle is supposedly quite high, this was the first time I’d come off in my 7 years of riding. Something that I didn’t believe was likely however was the kindness and care from fellow motorists that came to my aid in my time of need. While I can’t go into details of how I ended up in such a position (insurance is still to come through etc) I can say that my position wasn’t at all one to be envied. There I was, lying on the center lane of Auckland’s Southern Motorway, a large truck stopped feet away with all 200 + Kgs of my motorbike lying on my right leg. The first thought going through my mind was ‘damn, I’m holding up the motorway, I’ve got to get back on my bike’. Looking back it was a weird thought b

When it comes to riding on the road protection is an important, yet incredibly overlooked by many riders. Yes I know that on a hot day your shredded jeans are nice and cool but when you come off chances are so will big chunks of unprotected flesh. Thankfully Harley-Davidson’s MotorClothes apparel arm has launched its first ever range of performance riding jeans in the Australasian market, with three offerings to choose from and all being tough enough to help prevent unwanted bodily carnage. The full range comes with ROOMOTO lining at all major contact points and pricing starts at $385 for the Original Performance riding jeans and tops out at $515 for the FXRG Performance riding jeans. These come with hip and knee removable armour for added protection out of the box, making them a very good choice for anyone who is likely to put a lot of kilometers under their belt. *ba dum tiss* Straddling the gap between the Original and FXRG Performance jeans is the Genuine Performance rid