Best Motorcycle Products of
2007
January
3, 2008 - Here we are -- another year bites the
dust, which means that it's time once again for the
webBikeWorld Motorcycle Product of the Year awards!
It's become a New Year's tradition to pick our
favorite motorcycle products and accessories from all of
the interesting gear we reviewed in the prior year.
Motorcyclists are a pretty lucky lot, because the
manufacturers are continually releasing a huge number of
new and exciting products that combine technology with
function to help make our sport safer and more
enjoyable.
So our annual awards are designed to give kudos to
those products which, in our opinion, are distinguished
from the competition by offering the best features and
functionality with the best value in their class.
The categories change from year to year, depending upon
the products we've reviewed.
2008 marks the beginning of our 8th year of
operations. Pumping out 3-5 motorcycle product
reviews each week is an enormous task -- each review
takes several weeks of evaluation; hours in the photo
studio and a lot of time spent post-processing, writing, editing and more.
We also started producing our own videos in 2007, which
adds even more time and effort to each review.
But it's all worthwhile when we see how many of you
visit the site each day from over 144 countries around
the world!
Note also that we have started a new affiliate
venture in 2008 with a few selected online motorcycle
retailers, so we hope you'll use our affiliate links to
their websites when you buy
your gear -- like this one to the Motorcycle Superstore,
one of the largest motorcycle discount retailers in the
world.
Your support will help us continue to bring you even more of the best and most detailed
motorcycle product reviews in the world.
Supporting webBikeWorld also means that we can
continue to support
our
favorite charities. We're very proud of this
program and thankful for our ability to help others -- we've donated over $25,000.00 to charities so far!
Thanks also to our
many contributors in 2007 and the wonderful articles
they've submitted, including Chris B., H.B.C., Joe from
Dallas, Kim, Lori, Shawn Cochran, "Burn", Bill C., the
Mad Dog and many more. They've added to the
richness and variety of our community.
And don't forget that we'll get a peek at the latest
and greatest products for 2008 during our annual trek to
the Dealer Powersports Expo in Indianapolis in February,
so stay tuned for the webBikeWorld live reports from
that show.
From all of us to all of you, best wishes for a
healthy and prosperous 2008!
Rick K.
webBikeWorld.com Editor
P.S. Send your feedback, comments or your picks for
2007 Motorcycle Product of the Year (see
below) to
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2007 Motorcycle Product of the Year Awards
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2007 Motorcycle Helmet of the Year
The GMAX GM68S
Just in time for 2007, the GM68S is a
new helmet from GMAX and it's a real
standout, with a huge feature set, great
quality, super ventilation and the most
optically correct visor we've ever used, all at an
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2007 Men's Motorcycle Clothing of the Year
Joe Rocket Ballistic 7.0 Jacket
Joe Rocket has been making high-quality
clothing at motorcyclist-friendly prices for many years
and we finally got around to reviewing
version 7 of their Ballistic 3/4-length
jacket. It's very comfortable yet
light weight, fully waterproof and it's loaded with
features, all at a reasonable price.
Leather Jacket:
Furygan "Fighter" Leather Jacket
Furygan is a well-respected European
motorcycle clothing manufacturer, now in the
U.S.A. Their "Fighter" jacket is a
supple and comfortable work of art that
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2007 Women's Motorcycle Clothing of the Year
Cortech LNX Women's Jacket
The
Cortech LNX jacket is not only unique and
great-looking, it includes a full array of
protective features.
Get one before
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2007 Motorcycle Clothing of the Year - Jeans
SHIFT Lowdown Jeans
We took a look at a few of the new SHIFT
offerings during the year, and the SHIFT
Lowdown jeans are super-comfortable yet
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2007 Winter Motorcycle Clothing of the Year
Tourmaster Synergy Heated Vest
Tourmaster is known for providing a
functional line of motorcycle clothing at very reasonable prices.
Their new line of Synergy heated clothing
includes everything you need to stay warm,
including this super-warm vest, controllers,
wiring and plug-and-play connections to the
rest of the Synergy line, all at a great
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2007 Motorcycle Gloves of the Year
Roadgear Adaptive-Tec Gloves
Roadgear does it again with their
Multi-Season Adaptive-Tec gloves.
The
Roadgear Boss winter gloves are still
our favorites when the temps drop below 45,
and now the new Multi-Season gloves provide
fantastic comfort and good protection in a
wide range of temperatures from 45 and
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2007 Motorcycle Tool of the Year
Harbor Freight Gordon LED Flashlight
This little $4.99 Harbor Freight Gordon
flashlight is one of the most powerful small
LED flashlights we've found at any price.
It's way more
powerful than many flashlights costing 10
times more and it includes a machined aluminum
body, O-ring protection and a
water-resistant on/off switch. It even
comes with a lanyard, all for a rock-bottom
price. Get 'em while you can -- we
bought a handful! |
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2007 Motorcycle Accessory of the Year
Pazzo Adjustable Levers
Pazzo Adjustable Motorcycle Levers are a
functional work of art.
They look way
better than any stock levers could, they're
CNC-machined and they come in a
wide variety of beautifully anodized colors
to give any
bike instant street cred. |
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2007 Motorcycle Lighting Product of the Year
HeavyCycles LED Brake and Tail Light
You want light? You got it.
It
doesn't seem possible that there could be a
brighter, more effective brake and tail
light than this Heavycycles LED replacement
light. It fills the entire tail light
housing with dozens of super-bright LEDs for
instant visibility. |
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