Here in New Zealand, a motorcycle road trip can get pretty weird pretty fast.

 
Sure, it starts out simple enough.

Pat and I decide we’re well overdue for a motorcycle road trip.
So we break out the perfect touring motorcycle, our awesome 1600cc Triumph Thunderbird.
We allow 5 days to get from the east coast of the South Island to the west coast – and back.

No problem. We’ve done it before.
We check the weather, and pick the coolest roads.
I even book a motel for our first stop.

Everything is completely under control.

Or so it seems.

When it comes to motorcycle t-shirts, men are pretty particular.

I should know.

I’ve been doing my own deeply scientific research on the subject.
My methods are flawless.

They involve asking the Big Questions over several beers.

Turns out, guys often want 3 things from a motorcycle t-shirt…

It’s HARD to find amazing motorcycle clothing for women, isn’t it?

For a start, it’s often uglier than a mule’s backside.
You won’t catch me wearing plastic clown pants in public.
(Or in private, actually!)

But ugliness is only part of the problem.

Motorcycle clothing for women is often super uncomfortable, as well!

It’s too tight here…
It’s too baggy there…

The fabric scratches around your neck.
The socks make your feet smell like a teenage boy’s gym bag.

It doesn’t have to be this way…

Riding a motorcycle is fraught with danger.

All too often, you have to deal with:

• Too-tight corners you went into a little too quickly
• Sudden downpours that turn the road into an ice-rink, and
• Homicidal car drivers who come out of nowhere, hell-bent on their mission to kill you.

Yep, your average motorcyclist has more than enough to deal with.

But there’s one challenge that many riders dread more than others…

Being “allowed” to keep your motorcycle in the house.

Too often, the topic of indoor motorcycle parking leads straight into another shouting match. But if you secretly dream of turning the kitchen into your personal parking lot, take heart.

Maybe all you need to clear the air of the whiff of divorce is a new approach to this dangerous topic.

I bet you haven’t tried this…

Riding a motorcycle as a couple is life changing.

It can do more for your relationship than the most gifted marriage therapist ever could.

Of course, I would say that. I’m a lifelong happy pillion passenger. Pat has to lever me off the seat with a crowbar when we get to the end of a ride.

But not all women feel this way.

Some would rather spend quality time cleaning the cat’s litter tray than go riding with you.

Why is that?