Peru Adventure Ride to support the abandon children of Moquegua

This video with Neale Bayly of Speed TV, and crew was to promote awareness of the abandoned children of Moquegua, Peru. Wellspring International Outreach is a non-profit organization trying to help build these children a new home. Neale is the founder of Wellspring International Outreach. After watching the video, take a moment to reflect on how lucky you are, then find a way to make a make some kind of donation to this worthy cause.

Neale Bayly on Speed TV Sat 06/20/09 10:00PM ET

Neale Bayly of Speed TV will be on the AMA Pro Prime Time talking about his recent trip to Peru for Wellspring International Outreach. Speed TV will show a 3 minute video segment from his trip, but a teaser is below. Kriega and Matrix Motosports donated equipment for Neale and the riders on this adventure.



Check out the show and the great AMA racing from Road America

ATV Sport Reviews Kriega Hydro-3 at Glamis

Jerrod Kelley
ATV Sport

As I’ve climbed closer to the “middle age” mark, I’ve come to realize I like to wear a backpack while I’m riding. Not only can I stuff a water bottle or two inside it, but a pack is good for carrying an extra set of goggles and gloves and snacks. However, some packs I’ve worn are uncomfortable and dig in to my armpits, making me wonder why I even wore the darn thing.

I recently tested the Kriega Hydro-3 pack and was pleasantly surprised. The unique Quadloc LITE Harness System is amazing. Unlike normal packs and other hydration bags, this harness offers unmatched comfort. The adjustable back and strap holders offer both an ideal fit and eliminate loose straps (which can act like mini whips when speeds exceed 50 mph — crack!). Kriega says the pack offers “total arm freedom.”

You have to wear it to believe it, but it’s true. It saves your pits from being rubbed raw and prevents the pack from dancing around on your back when riding hard. This “race-spec” pack offers a perfect design for a woods or desert racer.

To secure the harness, adjust the straps to fit you and then insert one push-button buckle and that’s it. A removable waist strap offers an even better fit and impressive stability. I had trouble with the circular buckle in the Glamis dunes as the sand made it difficult to open and close, but that’s about all I can find wrong with the Kriega.

Inside the Hydro-3 is a 3-liter Hydrapak reservoir and one liter of storage. I love the Hydrapak design and ease of cleaning.



The black outer shell has a high-visibility front and back and the pack comes with a 10-year guarantee. One pack for the next decade of riding sounds like a great purchase to me. For those who need more storage, Kriega has optional strap-on 5- and 10-liter dry packs.

This review can be seen on ATV Sport website

Neale Bayly Visits Orphanage in Peru

Neale Bayly, a journalist for Speed, Motorcyclist, Motorcycle USA, and many more just completed a one week trip through the high altitude mountains of Peru. His mission - to visit the orphanage for the abandoned children of Moquegua. His earlier travels through the area and experience with the orphanage made him form the Wellspring International Outreach with Dr. Matt Mahar to provide funding and resources to the children and the orphanage.

Matrix Motosports and Kriega learned of his plans to travel there by motorcycle in April 2009 and offered to provide equipment to support that excursion. We are happy to report that the trip was successful for Neale and all returned home safely. Neale will be producing a video for release on the project and will providing some details in a Speed TV appearance on June 18 in conjunction with the AMA racing shows.

BMW ON Magazine Reviews R25 Rucksack

BMW ON Magazine a publication for the BMW Motorcycle Owners Association (MOA) conducted a field review of the Kriega R25 rucksack. Verdict - "It doesn't seem fair to call it a backpack; instead it should be a technically advanced "stuff" transport system designed just for motorcyclist".

Read the complete review below. Click on the image to enlarge it.

Kriega expands USA market and involvement

Since November 2008 Matrix Motosports has been the designated importer and distributor of Kriega products for North America. As part of that commitment we represented Kriega at the US National Dealer Expo in Indy. We have also developed and launched the exclusive www.kriega.us website. All of which has helped grow brand recognition. The world knew Kriega was the best, we just needed to help show the Americas.

We have also been working with journalist and publications to review Kriega products and tell us what the think. Those reviews are starting to come out now and we will announce those results in this blog as they become available.

Kriega has been a great brand to represent and we look forward to a long relationship. Matrix Motosports maintains a complete inventory of products for direct sale through our website or through your local dealers.