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This website offers a preview of Friction Zone—an award-winning, monthly, motorcycle magazine for riders of all types of street bikes.
Friction Zone is the only motorcycle magazine—print or internet-based—that includes official motorcycle accident reports. These reports make excellent tools for improving your accident-avoidance skills. From bike and product reviews to local trip ideas to technical articles, Friction Zone has something for everyone.
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July 2008—Shipped to Dealers on June 18!
Poll of the Month
Bike Review 2008 Kawasaki Versys
by Amy Holland
When I first picked up the six-speed, 649cc, parallel-twin Versys from Kawasaki headquarters in Irvine, California, I thought, "Oh no, what did I get myself into?"…
CHP Connection Ticketed for Running A Green Light
David Clark from Vista wrote: My question involves what a rider is expected to do when lane sharing up to the red light meter on a freeway entrance ramp…
Cover Story California Motorcycle Safety Summit
One day last May, the Marriott Hotel in Irvine, California was just about the most protected place in the nation…
Crash Science Brake Hard or Lay it Down—Which is Best?
As part of my accident reconstruction practice, I have had the opportunity to investigate quite a number of motorcycle crashes…
Discover California Capitola
According to the good folks at Merriam and Webster, bedlam is now defined as "a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion."…
Discover Utah Vernal
Dinosaurland—the nickname given to that part of northeastern Utah which surrounds the town of Vernal and encompasses the Dinosaur National Monument and Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area…
From the Editor What Do You Think?
Today I was sitting on my deck listening to the wind in the trees and almost being lulled to sleep by it…
In$urance Matter$ Regulation Round-Up
by Dyan Allen
If your head is still spinning from all the hoopla surrounding the recent nationwide elections, better grab the aspirin bottle and take a look at how our trusty regulators have complicated things while you were out riding…
The Law Zone Denied Claims
A question that we hear too often is "Why won't they settle my claim?"…
Lost In America Managing Time and Distance
Recently, during a four-day ride around the southwest, my riding companion noted that he was somewhat amazed at my ability to accurately estimate each day's riding schedule in advance…
On the Scene—California Peer Pressure
As spring turns to summer, the cool mountain canyon roads will become a haven for those seeking to escape the heat of the valleys below…
Product Review
Silver Eagle Microfiber T-shirt
by Amy Holland
One drawback to riding in hot weather is that you sweat…
Pulp Friction—MotorBook Review Motorcycle Journeys Through the Southwest; $19.95;
Author: Marty Berke
Destination Highways: Northern California Companion Map; $29.95;
Author: Twisted Edge
When it comes to travel books, I admit it—I am a little compulsive…
Road Trip Dayton, Washington
In the classic 1963 film It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, the inimitable Jimmy Durante sets the mayhem in motion by disclosing the location of a great treasure: "…under the big dubble-yah!"…
Tech Tips Restoring Motorcycle Performance, Part 2
Last month we covered basic tune-up items that can be replaced to help restore your motorcycle's performance…
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