I recently reviewed the Alpinestars Roam boots for webBikeWorld and that review has now been posted. These boots, purchased from our friends over at Cycle Gear in Madison, are stylish, reasonably priced, and definitely waterproof. Here's a brief excerpt from the review:

The Roam boots have a "tall-ish" profile, measuring 11 inches (28 cm) from the ground to the top of the boot and that puts them smack in to the touring category. The styling is reserved and simple and you can have them in any color you want...as long as it's black.

For their size, the Roam boots are lightweight but have a solid feel at the same time. The boots don't use zippers to fasten; instead they have hook-and-loop fasteners in three locations on the outside of the boot. This may be a good or bad thing, depending on how flexible the wearer is; we'll get to that a little later.

Read the full review over at webBikeWorld.com

This past week, Victory Motorcycles announced the latest bike to join their lineup. The Judge is what Victory is referring to as a "more sport-influenced" cruiser, looking more aggressive than the other bikes in their stable. The Judge share's it's moniker with the 1960's Pontiac GTO and is definitely styled like muscle cars of yore. Rolling on sixteen inch, raised white letter tires on 5 spoke wheels definitely recalls the muscle car era.

The 106ci V twin in the Judge puts out a whopping 113 ft/lbs of torque of which most of is available through a large swath of the rev range. The massive torque gets tot he rear wheel via a 6 speed transmission connected to a quiet and clean belt drive. The Judge has a lot to live up to but it looks like it could certainly bring back memories of 60-70's muscle cars. Unfortunately, the Judge gets by on only one disc brake up front so reigning back all the power could be a tall order, just like the muscle cars it emulates in other ways.

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