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10 Biker Terms You May Not Know | 2024 Guide

Air Cooled Motorcycle

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. [email protected]   Even if you’ve been riding motorcycles a while, you may not be familiar with all the “biker lingo” and other popular expressions frequently used by those who ride.  Some of these terms may not come as a surprise to veteran riders. Test your skills and see how many you already know. Airheads: It’s not what you’re thinking. This term is … Continue reading 10 Biker Terms You May Not Know | 2024 Guide learn more

How I Made $7K at 70mph

Rider on open road

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. [email protected]   The modern work place Sometimes you just gotta ride but what do you do when duty calls (not that kind of duty) … literally? It’s a non-work day and I need some “me” time, so I reach for my bike keys, zip my jacket and pull on my Sena Bluetooth helmet while firing up my motorcycle. What better way … Continue reading How I Made $7K at 70mph learn more

5 Excuses to Skip Work and Go Riding

Dog with a Toothbrush

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. [email protected]   If the warm weather and long summer days have you dreaming of motorcycle riding you’re not alone. Summertime is the most common time of year for travel. But sometimes all you need is a short trip to clear your head. When getting time off work proves difficult try one of these excuses to skip work and go riding. 1. … Continue reading 5 Excuses to Skip Work and Go Riding learn more

New Product: Cycle Skid Motorcycle Shipping Platform

Cycle Skid with Motorcycle

Cycle Skid™ Motorcycle Shipping Platform Motorcycle Shippers’ proprietary Cycle Skid™ is a compact, wooden shipping platform that comes with tie-down anchors, soft ties, ratchet straps and a bike cover that create a Perimeter of Protection® around motorcycles in transit. New Product: Cycle Skid™ SANTA ANA, CA (November 17, 2016) — Motorcycle Shippers is proud to introduce its proprietary Cycle Skid™, a compact, wooden motorcycle shipping platform that comes complete with tie-down anchors, soft ties, ratchet straps and a bike cover … Continue reading New Product: Cycle Skid Motorcycle Shipping Platform learn more

Have more fun on vacation

Vacation Motorcycle Rides

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. [email protected]   Communicate the way you’ve always wanted Connecting with other riders on motorcycle vacation makes riding fun, but communication systems have always been limited by range. If you get too spread out you lose your connection. According to the latest industry update from SENA, range is no longer a problem. The new Sena RideConnected App allows you to connect with … Continue reading Have more fun on vacation learn more

Dream rides don’t plan themselves.

Dream Rides

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. [email protected]   Planning a motorcycle ride Fall is that unique time of year when the Summer heat has cooled and the cold Winter temperatures have not yet set in. These are optimal adventure riding conditions and with some rain sprinkled in for good measure, it doesn’t get any better. Most of us will make our way out to the local trails … Continue reading Dream rides don’t plan themselves. learn more

Riding Motorcycles is Good Therapy for Veterans

Veterans who Ride

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. [email protected]   In the last few years, researchers and psychologists have looked beyond motorcycle riding as purely an adrenaline kick. They’ve discovered that motorcyclists find riding to be a therapeutic process that allows them to de-stress. Riding motorcycles is good therapy. This process is especially important for veterans of our armed services who have returned home to civilian lives while still … Continue reading Riding Motorcycles is Good Therapy for Veterans learn more

The Family Value of Motorcycle Riding | 2024 Guide

Family Off-road riding

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. Yes, those are my kids in the photo above and video below. [email protected]   Off-road riding can be more than a good time, it can be a family-building experience. For motorcycle enthusiasts, teaching young ones how to ride is an important skill to develop. Family motorcycle riding fosters great life memories. In the Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, Patti … Continue reading The Family Value of Motorcycle Riding | 2024 Guide learn more

Daytona Bike Week March 10-19, 2017

Bike week in Daytona Beach, FL

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. [email protected]   76th Annual Bike Week Every year, bike week events draw large crowds from all over the world. Daytona Bike Week is no different. It’s been a tradition for many families and riders for generations as one of the oldest bike weeks around. Since 1937, Daytona Bike Week has stood strong, attracting more people every year. 2017 will mark its … Continue reading Daytona Bike Week March 10-19, 2017 learn more

The 2017 Supercross Season

2017 Supercross Season

Posted By Clint Lawrence, founder of Motorcycle Shippers. Helping give riders more freedom to enjoy the bikes they love. [email protected]   The Final 2017 Supercross Schedule The 2017 Supercross Season kicked off on January 7th at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, making its way from the west coast to the east.  Consequently 17 events totaling 17 weeks make up the season which will conclude its grand finale on May 6th at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. In the … Continue reading The 2017 Supercross Season learn more