Rob Brooks

RAM Mounts X-Grip

Posted by Rob Brooks | Jan 4, 2019 | Bikes & Gear |

My initial experience with the RAM Mounts X-Grip was not good- and it was my own fault.

Diamond Gusset Jeans

Posted by Rob Brooks | Jan 3, 2019 | Bikes & Gear |

At a recent Great American Motorcycle Show, I had the privilege to meet with David Hall of Diamond Gusset Jean Company, a unique, all-American outfit based in Bon Aqua, Tennessee. Among their many and varied jean styles, they manufacture a “biker jean”, with fantastic features I’ve never seen before in a riding jean. Hall outfitted both Born to Ride’s Ron Galletti and me with a pair of their “Defender” riding jeans, for the purpose of giving our impressions and suggestions, as well as penning an evaluation for our readers.

Suzuki Ceases Production of the Legendary Hayabusa

Posted by Rob Brooks | Jan 2, 2019 | Industry & Racing |

Suzuki Motorcycles has announced cessation of production of their legendary GSX1300R Hayabusa sportbike, after a 20-year model run.

In My Blood

Posted by Rob Brooks | Jan 1, 2019 | Ride Life |

Motorcycles are in my blood, in my DNA. I’ve seen them under a microscope, floating in my blood stream, riding the highways and byways of my veins and arteries. Microscopic sport bikes, cruisers, old classics, inherited from my mother and father, racing through my circulatory system, dodging in and out of the red cell traffic, avoiding the white cell cops.
I was born to ride.