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This simple cable allows you to plug in coaxial heated motorcycle riding gear to your battery tender pigtail. If you buy heated gear, such as a pair of gloves, it will come with a fused battery harness similar to a battery tender quick connect (it just has a different plug on the end). If you’re like me, you don’t want more than one harness on your battery. It will start to look like a birds nest if you keep adding connectors! That’s where this handy little SAE-2 to coaxial adapter comes in handy. It is available at www.Shop.RoadCaptainUSA.com for $9.95 plus S&H.

You may want to run both heated gloves and a GPS unit off your battery tender pigtail and you can’t make up your mind which one is more important. I have the solution! Run both using this SAE-2 Splitter Extension in conjunction with the Heated Garmet Adapter and the 12 Volt Power Port!  The Splitter Extension is available for $12.95 plus shipping and handling at www.Shop.RoadCaptainUSA.com

What do you do if you don’t have heated gear and want to get toasty? Get yourself some heated gear at your local Harley-Davidson dealer or from a reputable online supplier such as Riders Discount.

Motorcycle Gear from Riders Discount

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Calling all UFC fans! TapouT and the Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows are bringing you the toughest fighters, fastest bikes and hottest entertainment to you! The Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows® run from November to February hitting 11 major US cities nationwide and will soon be here in the mid Atlantic region.

The show will be at the Washington DC Convention Center this weekend January 15th, 16th & 17th. Click here for more info. Next weekend the show will be at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in the Big Apple January 22nd, 23rd & 24th. Click here for more info. Click here to buy discounted tickets online. Friday night is ladies Night with 50% admission if you print the online coupon;  click here. Sunday is Family Day. Free admission for kids 12 and under with paid adult.

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Pro snowboarder Jeremy Jones and twenty or so buds hit the road from Austin to SoCal for a few glorious days of biking, boarding and bonding.  Check out their blog for more .

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The motorcycle industry has embraced the female market segment. Women riders although still a minority are not uncommon. Women riders are empowered! So why do we have an exclusive segment of HOG special for women? My wife prefers to be treated as equal, not special. So as you guess, my opinion is that LOH should be replaced with something more up to date. 

Harley-Davidson, HOG and each local chapter of HOG are challenged with attracting the under thirty market segment. HOG Chapters are filled with middle aged members, but where are the twenty somethings? Perhaps HOG should consider a special young adult group. Call it LT30 for “Less Than 30″.

The only problem I see with going this route is: where do you draw the line? If you have a special group for women and a special group for young adults then you need to treat all minority groups special. Where would it end?!

So I ask you:

What do you think of LOH and the idea of a new youth oriented group? Can you think of any new sub groups? Did I drink too much beer tonight and I am off my rocker?

Thank you to our new sponsor Riders Discount

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Harley-Davidson is running a special promotion during January 2010 to promote the trade in of non Harley-Davidson motorcycles toward a new Harley-Davidson motorcycle. At RC USA we all know you shouldn’t need a special promotion as incentive to trade in an import on a true American icon.

Buyers who trade in an eligible competitive brand motorcycle toward an eligible 2008, 2009 or 2010 Harley will receive $500 toward their purchase in addition to their trade in. Click here for more details on this offer.

The trade-in must be a two-wheel street legal motorcycle 150 cc or greater. The owner must have held the title and a valid registration on the competitive model prior to November 30, 2009. Harley-Davidson® and Buell® motorcycles are not eligible for this offer.

Now might be the time to trade in your import and buy a real American legend. $500 is a pretty good incentive to make your dreams come true. According to the Harley-Davidson website dealer locator, all three Harley-Davidson dealers in Delaware are particpating in this promotion. If you buy a new Harley-Davidson in Delaware, make sure to tell the sales person that The Jay Green sent you.

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This blog is in part meant to be a referance site for Road Captains all over the world. The how to and when to information on leading and sweeping group motorcycle rides is limited. Here are just a few nuggets from our Head Road Captain, Lem McMaster. These are pretty basic but important. I gleamed these from our monthly Road Captain meeting earlier this evening and was inspired to share them with you. Please drop in your own nuggets by leaving some comments.

The First Rest Stop: when you start a ride in the morning everyone is full of breakfast coffee and the first rest break should be set within the first hour or 80 miles. Let everyone use the restroom and adjust their gear. Sometimes you wear too much or not enough gear and you need to strip off or add some layers. Once this first stop is out of the way you can really roll.

Park Far Away from the Rest Area: when parking for a comfort stop don’t park at the front door to the gas station or convenience store. Park far enough away so you can walk a little bit and get the blood flowing through your body.

Be The Last: as the RC you should be the last to get gas, eat a snack, smoke a cigarette and so forth so that by the time you are done you know the pack riders have had enough time to do their thing and are ready to roll when you are.

Ride Your Own Ride: everyone must heed this advice. I am probably the worst about this. I worry about specific riders in the group and try to watch them in my mirrors. What I should be doing is focussing on riding my ride. There is nothing you can do for these people. They have to ride their motorcycles and you have to ride yours. If everyone is focussed on riding their own ride then everything will work.

You Are Always On Time: whatever time you get there is the right time. If you get there early, well you are still on time. If you get there late, well you are still on time. As long as you get there safe you are on time.

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