Ultimate MotorCycling

The Arai Regent-X motorcycle helmet brings quality and comfort with its velvet-like fabric interior, accommodating design, and aerodynamic build. It upholds Arai's tradition of attention to detail, safety, and innovation, with features such as the expanded Hyper Ridge for fit and its laminated fiberglass shell. Despite some minor gripes concerning the shield lock, the helmet provides value for money, with prices starting at $560.

The Arai Classic-V open-face helmet provides an ideal balance of comfort, design, and high-quality features such as handmade complex belted-fiberglass shell and multiple-density liner. Despite its relatively high price, the helmet, scoring well in safety standards, including Snell M2020D and DOT certifications, offers good value in terms of protection and durability.

The Arai Ram-X is a high-performance motorcycle touring helmet with top-notch build and ride quality. Although it's at a premium price, this helmet combines safety, comfort, and a multi-density liner for a reliable and smooth ride. However, some aspects of its design, such as its shield system, could be more user-friendly.

The Arai Quantum-X is a quality handmade helmet, offering comfort, fit, and finishing. It is made in Japan and is priced at a premium, but it provides security and relief in case of accidents due to its design, comfort and technology.

The Arai VX-Pro4 helmet is highly valued for its build quality, handmade by highly skilled craftsmen. Its unique safety features such as the Glancing Off impact protection and the particularly close chin bar to the mouth show a high concern for ride quality. The helmet's smooth laminate shell construction, lack of plastic spoilers and small eyeport tout a simple yet premium design. Costing between $630 and $760, some may find it pricey, yet it offers satisfactory value given its durability and safety provisions.

The Arai Ram-X touring helmet uses high quality components from various Arai models, resulting in a versatile helmet with excellent ventilation, aerodynamics, and safety features. Despite some fussiness with the shield system and a premium price point, the helmet offers high performance and comfort, ideal for long rides.

The 2021 LiveWire One, a new electric motorcycle by Harley-Davidson, is praised for its quality build, impressive design, and high performance, despite being heavier and having limited range compared to traditional bikes. The vehicle offers different power modes that cater to various riding experiences and enhanced software for usability and stability.

Cake teamed up with the South African Wildlife College and Goal Zero to create the Cake Kalk AP (Anti-Poaching) electric motorcycle, designed specifically to combat poaching. It has quiet electric power and a Goal Zero solar panel kit for remote charging. Other features include off-road tires, a sealed motor, a 2100 lumen headlight, and a powerful torque. It's built from a recycled, biodegradable polymer and has a smartphone app for navigation and communication. It weighs only 176 pounds and its battery lasts for more than three hours. Profits from the bike, priced at $25,000, are donated to the Wildlife College.

The Lightning LS-218 electric motorcycle is praised for its impressive build quality and rideability, boasting 244 horsepower, 230 ft/lbs of torque, a range of 65 miles (with future potential for almost 200 miles), and a top speed of 215 mph. The high price of $38,888 is noted, however the reviewer asserts it is a superior performer compared to other electric motorcycles.

The reviewer praises the quality, design, and performance of the Yamaha Power Assist Bicycles Cross Connect and Cross Core. Their electric assistance features, comfortable design, and durable build quality allow for extended, exhaustion-free rides. The efficient power source recharges fully in four hours, offering ample range for long rides.

This review evaluates the Icon Airform helmet, emphasizing its high-quality build, aerodynamic design, modern features, and affordability.

"I was struck by how elegantly the power streamed in. It is a beautifully easy bike to ride with firm damping and neutral handling; chassis feedback is excellent."

The no-clutch, single-speed, the electric powertrain is easier for young riders to learn.