Save Your Money!

 Save Your Money!

If you are looking for cool products to make your rides more enjoyable, or feel more safe, read on!

Collaborations

Listen up MotoReaders... by now, you should know me well enough to know that I'm going to be honest with you. I never intended to get involved with "collabs" or "affiliates"... mainly because I didn't know anything about them or about how much effort I would have to put in to be a "brand ambassador", "affiliate" or "collaborator." Truth is, I figured I'd just write my little blog posts on my tiny little corner of the interwebs, and, if I was lucky... someone out there might actually read them and maybe, just maybe, get something out of them. I never intended to make money from the blog. 

Viking Bags

One day... something weird happened. I got a random contact on my website from Viking Bags. It was a representative from Viking Bags wanting to send me a free bag in return for putting a link to their website on my page. I actually thought it was a scam at first, but sure enough... they sent me a new bag, totally free, and in turn, I did a review of it and then put their link on my site. No money, no job, just an equal exchange- one bag for one review and a link to their site. Easy enough. That was in May of 2024, and I didn't give it much thought after that. This year, Viking once again, sent me another bag to review.

Unik International

In December of 2025, I got an email from Unik International, about becoming an affiliate for their company. Being familiar with the brand, having seen their products in several motorcycle shops, I looked into it. Turns out, that by my becoming an affiliate, my MotoReaders could save 15% off their orders, just by using my link. So, basically, by doing nothing special... other than clicking a link or putting in a code at checkout, someone looking to buy riding gear could save 15 cents off of every dollar they spent... that means you only pay $85 bucks for something that cost $100. That's pretty decent for doing nothing more than clicking a link or putting in a discount code at checkout.

In return for the, potentially new, stream of business that would be generated from my little corner of the interwebs, Unik would give me a small percentage, too. Wait... what? I could potentially earn a few dollars, while my MotoReaders were saving money? Sounds like a win-win for us, so I set it up.

First Manufacturing

Shortly after deciding to retire from my paying job, and well before any of the affiliate stuff got started, I bought myself a new leather riding vest. Now, you may not wear a jacket while you ride, but I can tell you from personal experience (and I can prove it with the 6" scar across my back), that you should, at a minimum, ride with a vest. If I had been wearing a vest when I crashed my Dyna, the leather of the best would have been scratched, instead of my back being sliced open when I hit the ditch. I don't know what I landed on, but I can tell you that my highside crash was violent and something cut me open clean. 

I knew that I was going to be doing a lot more riding in retirement, so I wanted to buy myself something nice, so I clicked the link in an email from First Manufacturing and ordered a vest that fit my style perfectly. I was pretty familiar with the brand, because I've seen their stuff in independent motorcycle shops, as well as, several Harley-Davidson dealerships. I know that their quality is top notch, because my wife and I already had some old vests from them (which I wasn't wearing that fateful day when I decided to ignore a "DANGEROUS CURVE AHEAD" sign). 

After becoming an affiliate for Unik, I decided to apply to be an affiliate for First Mfg, too. After all, I really like my vest and I know that it is very high quality. Next thing I know, they accepted my application and boom! Just like that, my MotoReaders got another link and discout code to save money. For First Mfg, though... my MotoReaders get a crazy 25% off! That's nothing to scoff at, folks. For a $100 vest... you only have to pay $75! As for your old pal, I get a small kickback. Not too shabby for just adding a link to my site. 

Sena Communication 

I decided to look into another product that I absolutely love- Sena Comms and, in February of this year, I got the thumbs up from them. They even sent me a new Outrush 2 helmet for free, to review. In return for my efforts, as an independent contractor for them (they do things a little different than the others), my MotoReaders get 10% off. Now, you might be thinking, "only 10%"? But, let me tell you- good, high quality comms are not cheap. Sure, you can buy comms that cost less, but as I've said before, good products aren't cheap, and cheap products aren't good. With my first Sena, the 20S Evo, I was blown away by how well it worked. My good friend and I took a motorcycle road trip a few years ago and we talked for hours on our Senas. The battery life is incredible, the sound quality is excellent and, when I'm out riding solo and Mrs. MotoWriter calls, she can hear me perfectly clear. The Sena pairs to my phone easily and quickly and doesn't lose connection- an extremely important feature if there's an emergency. The new Outrush 2 helmet is even better than my 20S Evo. The sound quality is exceptional and the helmet is very comfortable. I still use my 20S in my Nolan helmet, and even though it is 4 years old, it still works as flawlessly as it did when I took it out of the package. 

In my opinion, based on my real life experiences, having quality comms is as important as wearing proper gear. Even if you don't listen to music while riding, having turn-by-turn directions from GPS when you're navigating to a new out of the way diner, or being able to call for help when you've laid your bike down on a solo ride in the middle of nowhere is crucial. Sena gives me a small percentage on every purchase, but for my MotoReaders, 10% is significant, because if you haven't noticed, Sena products rarely go on sale. Even if they do, you can save an additional 10% off using my code. 

Why spend more, when you don't have to?

Look, I've never been one to solicit products, and I'm damn sure not going to start now, but if you are in the market for some fresh leather gear, luggage or comms, why wouldn't you save your hard earned cash? With all the craziness going on in the world and prices going up on everything, saving 10, 15 or 25 percent on products that you were already going to buy anyway, just makes sense. I'm not telling you to buy anything, but I am saying, that if you're going to, don't pay full price when you don't have to. Click the links on the right side of the page to start saving with your old pal, The MotoWriter.

Save money, buy gas, and get riding MotoReaders... until next time...

Ride Safe and Save Money!

Here's those links again:

Unik International - 15% off

First Mfg. - 25% off

Sena Comms - 10% off