Accessories for Motorcycles

Motorcycle Accessories

What You Need to Know Before Buying

Accessories make the bike. So you have a motorcycle. Maybe you bought it brand new, or maybe you bought a used one. It doesn’t matter: you now want to make it your own, not like every other one on the street.

How do you do that? You accessorize!

There are hundreds of ways you can change your bike to make it uniquely yours. You can change the windshield, handlebars, exhaust pipes, seats, saddlebags, crash bars, or lights.

You can change something, such as the gas tank, or you can add on something, such as adding additional lighting.

Whatever you do, you will transform your bike from the dull, ordinary stock bike to an exciting new-looking motorcycle that reflects your tastes.

In addition to changing the looks of your motorcycle, adding accessories can make your motorcycle more functional or safer. For example, you might upgrade to LED (Light Emitting Diode) lights to make it more visible, or you might add highway pegs, or change the seats to make it more comfortable on a long ride. Handle bars can make a big difference in comfort, especially when you are riding for a long time.

Luggage racks and tour packs allow you to pack more stuff, especially if there are going to be two people going on that dream trip.

Changing the wheels can make a big impact on the way your cycle looks.

Perhaps you want to change your stock pipes to custom pipes to change the sound or the performance.

Maybe you want to change the fairing so you can have a radio or clock, add an alarm system, put on a GPS system, or add driver to passenger communications, bike to bike communication, or a cell phone to headset adapter.

First you need to decide what you want from your accessories. Do you want to change the looks of your bike, make it safer, or make it perform better, more comfortable, or more functional? Whatever you decide, you have thousands of options and resources. The web is a great place to search for your particular add on.

There are sites that sell parts and accessories for every kind of motorcycle on the market and some that aren’t: Harley Davidson, Honda, Suzuki, Triumph, Kawasaki, Victory, Big Dog, Indian, Yamaha, or BMW, old or new. Two sites I like are J and P Cycles (search the internet for coupon codes), and JC Whitney.

Another thing that you might want to do, but which isn’t really an accessory, is to give your bike a new coat of paint. Custom paint jobs can be as simple as adding flames to your tank, or to completely repaint the whole bike with custom colors and designs, which can run into the thousands of dollars. If you can’t afford that, maybe you can dress it up a little by adding some chrome.

After you decide what your goal is, you need to do a lot of research to find just the right accessory for your bike and your taste.

The next thing is to buy the best quality you can afford. I always adhere to the old saying, “You get what you pay for.” Now days it is hard to always buy American, but you can at least buy a high quality accessory. There is nothing worse than spending your hard earned money on something, only to have it break the first or second time you use it. So go ahead and find what you want and then buy from a reputable dealer.

In addition to buying parts for your bike, there are tons of stuff for the rider, too. There are helmets, coats, gloves, hats, leathers, chaps, boots, and so very much more! So, after you get your bike all fixed up, you can start on yourself.

Tip:  Search the internet for "motorcycle coupon codes"  to get some great discounts. 


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