Alpinestars Vika Leather Outfit

Alpinestars Leather Vika Womens Motorcycle JacketAlpinestars Leather Vika Womens Motorcycle Pants

I love the smell of leather in the morning. Ok, I just love the smell of new leather. 

Alpinestars Leather Vika Womens Motorcycle JacketAlpinestars Leather Vika Womens Motorcycle Pants

Alpinestars newest addition for their Fall 2012 collection for women riders is the Vika jacket and pants. They're essentially an updated version of the popular Tyla 2 piece. They've also released a complementary pair of gloves and boots. I'm a fan of strong hand and footwear, so I don't know what to think of those. Hopefully these are more than 1.1mm thick for highway/heavy street riding!

Alpinestars generously offered this to me for review. I cannot wait to get my arms and legs into this outfit! From what I've seen, they've  always done a fantastic job of gearing up women in incredibly flattering motorcycle gear. I haven't had any personal experience riding in their gear, so I'm totally excited to try this out. 

Unfortunately, the flashy marketing ad that you may have seen on their website depicts a beautiful gold/cream combination that they only used as a marketing tool. So we won't be seeing that combo anytime soon. :-(

Stay tuned for first impressions as soon as she arrives....  

National Plug In Day, San Francisco 2012

Brammo Enertia Electric Motorcycle San Francisco Scuderia West

(riding up California Street towards Powell Street)

Today I rode out to Crissy Field on my Brammo with Crystal and Don from Scuderia West, as well as a few other Brammo riders to make a presence at the National Plug In Day event hosted by Nissan. It's always great telling people how much fun it is to ride one around the City. 

 

Who Wants a Purple Ducati Panigale?

They're making a sequel to the movie Kick Ass. Apparently, Hit Girl rides a matching purple Ducati (just for the movie) in this one. And a matching one piece with some crummy armor attached. Why couldn't they get Dainese to make her one instead?  

Photo linked from DailyBlam.com 

Would you buy a purple motorcycle? I'm still trying to decide.....