All we can think about is if this product actually delivers as stated, we’re going to start seeing a lot more of the touring sort running with these - especially the sport tourers along with the Goldwing type crowd.

A few of the specs before you take the jump to the site and get all excited:

• Glove-friendly touch screen with left-handed controls makes it easy to operate
• High bright sunlight-readable, UV-resistant display makes it easy to view your screen
• Motorcycle console for trip information, including fuel gauge to warn you when its time to fill up
• Motorcycle mount with universal mounting hardware so you can mount it anywhere
• Included motorcycle mount and automotive mount (with integrated speaker) for riding or driving
• Custom caps, available in a variety of colors, to reflect your style
• Vibration-tested, waterproof and built with fuel-resistant plastics to withstand the elements

Also integrates with Google Earth, has bluetooth headset for XM radio, cellular phone, and listening to road directions.
Absolutetly mind boggling. Check it out here.

David over at onewheeldrive.net (maybe we need some more motorcycle review sites folks? :p) has reviewed the latest gloves from Icon suggesting that they are not only inexpensive, but add a fair level of protection Check it out.

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WOW, really? That’s a good idea? Who would’ve thunk it. Why there is any state in any nation that says that you can ride without a helmet I’ll never know. The stats prove it time and time again that wearing a helmet reduces fatalities. Of course, theirs about a thousand articles on the web at the moment thanks to dumbass US football player Roethlisberger. I hate the media sometimes, they just shine things so bright and then move on and we forget about it.

The article source this is from even says:

When the state implemented a helmet law in 1992, the number of people in Los Angeles County hospitalized because of motorcycle accidents dropped from 1,075 to 583, officials said

Pretty straight forward stuff there. Wear your lid people.

I think it can be agreed that when most of us start riding, we’re often not clever enough to cover ourselves up properly, this usually isn’t figured important until a bit later, or until funds can afford because getting the bike is so important. And it’s usually worse when it comes to a girlfriend or any other passenger. The reality is that anyone on a bike needs the protection if they care at all about their skin (just try a quick google on ’skin graft’). In any case, these two pictures have been making the rounds, but nobody has submitted the end result - while disappointing, I’m sure is also horrible.

Realize of course this is a rather larger turn and there’s no doubt the bike is going at a good clip due to the fact that pictures are also being taken and relative lean angle.