🧠 Need to know this week…

1.  🍳 🏍️ Bikes & Breakfast is in Bogota, NJ this Sunday at Bogota Press

2. 🤩 7 seriously cool places within 2 hours of the city; I’ve got routes for some of these places in the rides section

3. Revzilla is running a REV’IT Summer 15% off sale

4. 📱 Have an iPhone and worried about getting pulled over? Try this.

5. 🎥 Realism be dammed: Amazon releases “One Fast Move” movie trailer

6. 💀 Death to Ducati’s V2? Ducati Panigale V2 Superquadro Final Edition First Look.

7. 💓 Only MV Augusta can design and release a bike that’s too damn pretty to ride

8. 👉️ 📍 I’ve just released a new route for some of the best riding you’ll do in New York on the way to one of the best bbq spots; subscribe to the Riders Club to get the Google Maps & GPX links

9. 💫 Rodger and I started MotoSweeper; a roadside assistance membership that we are going to launch next month. Get on the waitlist to get $100 off your first year.

Here’s your reminder to clean your helmet lining 🤮 

This weekend’s riding has been downright soupy. In fact, it feels like we’ve had hellheat for the past few weeks now.

All of your gear is filthy and needs a good wash but let’s start with what’s on your head.

Most importantly:

• I have never felt more regret than the moment after I ripped out all the lining from my Arai lid when I realized that I have no idea how to put it back in.

• Don’t be like me.

• Take a pic of the lining in the helmet and pay attention to how it’s all placed as you remove it.

Take out the padding. Carefully (especially if you’ve got comms systems) take out the padding without damaging clips.

Use light soapy water. Once the padding is out, place it all in the soapy water mixture and scrub it down a bit. Let it soak for 30 minutes or so.

Remove to air dry. Remove the padding and squeeze as much water out as you can (don’t wring dry you brute!) and just let it air dry. It’s going to take some time so plan accordingly. Use another helmet or gasp don’t go riding for a day. You can place it in front of a fan to speed it up a bit.

Replace the padding. Fucking pray that you remembered where all the damn pieces go. If not, throw the fucker in the trash and rethink your life choices.

🤗 The best advice I’ve got for new riders

Take your bike to the track. It’s not as complicated or daunting as you think.

I did the California Superbike School within about 6 months of riding and it changed my riding forever. In hindsight, I’d probably recommend having at least 12 months or 10k miles or so of riding under your belt first. But everyone is different so your mileage may vary.

Getting to the track with the Superbike School also gets you a soft introduction into track life to figure out if it’s something you’re into. You can rent literally everything. For level 1, I showed up with just a helmet and an Under Armor base layer. I rented the bike (BMW s1000rr), gloves, boots, and full race suit.

The whole experience cost something like $850 for the day, including all the rental and instruction. Dylan & Keith Code are your instructors (famous for Twist of the Wrist book & movie) and the whole thing is very well done.

I’ve spoken to Dylan about supporting NYC MOTO and he agreed to extend a 20% discount to newsletter subscribers for the August sessions in South Jersey (NJMP). Just use the coupon code NMoto20 for the discount at checkout.

😇 Here’s the address of the new garage

One of the huge challenges of riding/living in the city with a motorcycle is parking. I’ve heard this from a bunch of people that are constantly having issues locating garages they can park their bike.

I’ve found a friendly garage that loves the idea of dedicating a relatively large space to riders right in Manhattan (Midtown East) and I am working with them directly on next steps. No middlemen this time.

We’re going to have space for about 40 bikes in this space and we can make it our own. Pricing will likely be right around $300 and located a few blocks from the FDR right around 57th & 1st

NYC MOTO Riders Club Members are still going to get first dibs on space here.

Those interested can sign up for the waitlist here.

🥇 The NYC MOTO Riders Club

The Riders Club has been mostly flying under the radar but it’s time to open the cage.

Here’s what being a member of The Riders Club means:

🌟 You’re supporting the only newsletter for riders in NYC. I work hard as hell bringing you this content and hunt down brands, routes, gear, and stories I know you’ll love. It’s a full time job and subscribers to the NYC MOTO Riders Club make it possible.

🔗 All of the Google Maps links & .GPX from our ride guides. Simply click on the links and follow the same turn-by-turn directions I did. I include .GPX links as well.

🛣️ A new route every week. There is an email blast that goes out on Thursdays to only those that subscribe to the Riders Club. It features one new spectacular route every week.

🤑 Exclusive discount codes to the 🔥 hottest gear. Some of the discounts are higher value than the free subscribers and you’ll also see some exclusive gear/brands entirely.

Give it a shot with a 7 day free trial:

Or if you’re the non-committal type, buy me a cup of ☕️ coffee. Honestly though, I’d probably just spend it on a pair of gloves.

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