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Top 10 Father’s Day Gift Ideas for the Motorcycle Dad

1 of 10Next LastEagle Rider Gift Certificate Give Dad the chance to ride a bike he’s never ridden, or to go somewhere he’s never been. Eagle Rider, the world’s largest motorcycle rental and touring company, sells gift certificates in any amount that are good at any of their locations around the world or online. Gift certificates are redeemable for motorcycle rentals (about $200 and up) as well as any of ER’s full-blown guided and unguided tours (around $1000 and up).

Are Motorcycles Safer With Antilock Brakes?

A new report says riders with ABS-equipped bikes can dramatically reduce the chance of a fatal accident. The study compared fatality rates among riders on bikes that have antilock brakes, and it found that death rates were 38% lower on motorcycles equipped with the optional ABS systems compared to non-ABS bikes. In 2005-2006, the fatal crashes per 10,000 registered motorcycles without antilock brakes was 6.6.

Help settle an argument

I'm happy to admit that I'm a little bit different; I believe that brown is an underused colour in motorcycling and we need to move on from custom café racers and introduce a dustbin fairing craze - you know I'm right. So, as Ben Cope - known around the Visordown office for being rather stubborn - and I were looking over various scooters on the 'net we uncovered the above machine, Honda's Big Ruckus 250. Instantly I thought that the Big Ruckus was absolutely cool, whereas Ben likened it to a 'mobility scooter'.