“I left New Jersey on June 18th and made it to Regina, SK, Canada, in 4 days. The mileage varied from 561 miles to 535 miles. Sitting on my AIRHAWK made it that much easier and enjoyable to go that far. In fact all three riders are sitting on AIRHAWKs.

I have had two spinal fusion surgeries, first in 1996 T-12 thru L-3, then in 2008 my L-4 burst when I was hit by a pick-up truck in a parking lot. Now I am fused from T-12 thru L-5. Some days it hurts just to get out of bed, mostly on rainy or cold, damp days. It rained about the last six or seven out of the 12 days it took to get to Anchorage and I was “good to go” thanks to my AIRHAWK. It truly ‘SAVED MY ASS!’ Thanks AIRHAWK for a great product and to Becca for all her emails and encouragement.” —Paul B., New Jersey

Paul Brown in Anchorage, AK

Paul Brown's Bike at House of Harley-Davidson Anchorage Alaska

BELLEVILLE, Ill., (June 29, 2011) — AIRHAWK, manufacturer of support surface products for consumer applications, is introducing a new motorcycle seat cushion, the AIRHAWK™ R, to address specific issues of prostatitis, general discomfort in the sacrum and coccyx, as well as areas under the prostate and scrotum.

The AIRHAWK R motorcycle cushion provides the same effective pressure redistribution with interconnected air cells as the original AIRHAWK motorcycle comfort seating systems, but with a new cell design to provide added comfort and to addresses specific pressure areas.

“We designed the AIRHAWK R to address all of the issues that our customers have pointed out to us over the years—the new cell design eliminates contact with the tailbone, prostate and the scrotum area,” Steve Peyton, Director of AIRHAWK Sales, said.

Made from neoprene, the new AIRHAWK R is 14 inches by 14 inches that is comparable in size to the AIRHAWK Medium Cruiser, the most popular AIRHAWK motorcycle cushion.

As with all AIRHAWK motorcycle comfort seating systems, the AIRHAWK R comes with a non-skid cover and straps for securing it to the rider’s bike seat. AIRHAWK cushions use shape fitting technology^® and are fully adjustable and customizable to each rider.

To see AIRHAWK’s upcoming events and where you can try out the new AIRHAWK R visit Airhawk.net. To view images from the rallies, more news and upcoming events visit Facebook.com/AirhawkSeats or blog.airhawk.net.

Specializing in shape fitting technology, AIRHAWK is a brand of The ROHO Group that manufactures and distributes a variety of standard and custom-size wheelchair cushions and accessories, back systems, powered and non-powered support surfaces and the full line of XSENSOR^® Pressure Mapping Systems. For more information, visit AIRHAWK’s website at AIRHAWK.net or contact customer service at (800) 851-3449 or (618) 277-9173.

Retailers interested in selling the new AIRHAWK R should contact their local Tucker Rocky, Parts Unlimited, Custom Chrome or Western Powersports sales representative. Visit AIRHAWK.net to be listed on AIRHAWK’s dealer locator.

The new AIRHAWK R can be purchased online at TheROHOStore.com or through an authorized dealer.

For more information, contact:
Danielle Boenisch
eMarketing Assistant
The ROHO Group, Inc.
1-800-851-3449, ext. 2220
danielleb@therohogroup.com

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Americade Motorcycle Touring Rally kicks off today, June 7. Americade runs from June 7–11, 2011 in the scenic resort community of Lake George, NY. Lake George is the gateway to the Adirondack Park, the largest park in the continental US, with approximately 6 million acres.

The rally will include a stunt show, boat cruises, a scavenger hunt, hot air balloon rides and more. There will also be white water rafting, or go for a horse-back ride. Americade also has seminars hosted by Lee Parks, Christa & Florian Neuhauser, Ken Condon, Fred Rau and Clement Salvadori.

The AIRHAWK crew will be at Americade ready to save some asses, so stop at Booth #116 & 117 and say hello to Steve, Craig and Heather.

Steve and Craig from AIRHAWK will be at the Sturgis Road Show April 15-17 in Harrisburg, PA. The show will be held at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center.

The show will feature a Custom Chrome International Bike Show, autograph signing by Dave Perewitz and Eddie Trotta, live music, Miss Sturgis Road Show Model Search and more.

To find out more information visit the Sturgis Road Show website.

The University of Strathclyde and UK motorcycle accessories manufacturer Scottoiler teamed together to conduct a survey analyzing the stereotypes of white-collar motorcyclists. The results showed that even for the males working white collar jobs, the stereotypes of leather, rock music, fast bikes and loose women aren’t far from the truth.

The study surveyed more than 100 bikers from the US, UK and Germany that work white-collar jobs. Eighty-five percent of respondents were male, 14% were female. The average age for respondents was 48-years-old. Respondents were shown pictures, one of a motorcycle and the other image varied. They were then asked to choose which image they preferred. A few of the other images were a cozy fireplace, children, kittens, puppies and an attractive female in lingerie. Here are a few of the results from the male participants:

• 76% prefer women over their motorcycles.
• 56% prefer their motorcycles over kids at play.
• 70% prefer their motorcycles over Christmas with the family.
• 75% prefer their motorcycles over a cosy fireplace.
• 75% prefer their motorcycles over a romantic sunset.
• 79% prefer their motorcycles over a newborn baby.
• 78% prefer their motorcycles over a beautiful oldtimer.
• 84% prefer their motorcycles over puppies.
• 90% prefer their motorcycles over kittens.

While the researches expected those conclusions from the males, they had surprising results from the female white-collar riders.

Overall though, this study is pretty cool. I haven’t seen a lot of manufacturers do any research like this (or at least publish it).