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Motorcycle Leather Jacket Care | How to Care for Moto Gear - MERLA MOTO

Motorcycle Leather Jacket Care | How to Care for Moto Gear

Motorcycle jacket care will keep your leather looking better for longer. All leather, including nubuck, should be sprayed with a leather protector before being worn to better equip the jacket with ...

Behind the Lens with Lucia Braham - MERLA MOTO

Behind the Lens with Lucia Braham

Lucia’s edgy photography style perfectly captured the mood we needed to convey with the photography of our two new bold jackets, the Isla and Fly By Night.

The Weekend Edit with The Byron - MERLA MOTO

The Weekend Edit with The Byron

Staying snug in the full fleece lining with a soft Nubuck exterior, the Byron’s effortless style warrants no compromise on quality or practicality. Once out of the surf, you’ll be dressed for the d...

4 Ways to Wear the Dakota - MERLA MOTO

4 Ways to Wear the Dakota

A motorcycle jacket is an investment. An important investment in your safety but it doesn’t have to mean a trade off in style. We styled the Dakota four ways to create looks that go from sun up to ...

Thread Share with the Ducati Girl, Jesse Appleby - MERLA MOTO

Thread Share with the Ducati Girl, Jesse Appleby

In our first ever episode we had the kick-ass babe and accomplished rider, The Ducati Girl Jesse Appleby take us through women’s jackets

finding localHow a Yankee came to call Northside Motorcycles home - MERLA MOTO

How a Yankee came to call Northside Motorcycles home

Growing up in a small town in Alabama, Bill was on his first bike at age 10, a “puke green” 1977 Honda Express. At the time, everyone lusted after the latest BMX and motocross was everything, but ...

Escapism: A Two Wheel Antidote - MERLA MOTO

Escapism: A Two Wheel Antidote

The rebellion and the ecstasy of the temporary release from purgatory you feel as you squeeze in the clutch and twist the throttle feels like an antidote to life right now.