How Ross Rides makes money, and what that means for you. The short version: this site is editorially independent, takes no money from motorcycle manufacturers, and earns small commissions through some retailer affiliate links. The longer version is below.
このサイトとは何か
Ross Rides is an editorial motorcycle comparison site. It compares 30 years of motorcycle history across 100+ model lineages and 400+ individual bikes. The data is researched from manufacturer spec sheets and reputable review publications. The opinions are mine — Ross — based on owning 30+ motorcycles in 20+ years of riding.
このサイトでないもの
I do not take money from motorcycle manufacturers. I have never been to a press junket. I have never been given a bike to keep. No manufacturer pays for placement, coverage, or favourable reviews. If you read a positive review of a bike here, it is because I genuinely like that bike — not because the manufacturer wired me a fee.
このサイトの収益源
Some links on this site go to retailers — places like Sportsbikeshop, Amazon, and eBay — through affiliate programmes. If you click one of those links and make a purchase, the retailer pays me a small commission. Typically this is between 3% and 8% of what you pay. It does not increase the price you pay.
Affiliate income is a tiny fraction of what running a content site costs. It does not pay my mortgage. It does not pay for the time I spend researching specs or writing about bikes. It pays for hosting and the occasional cup of coffee. If you would rather not contribute to it, simply navigate to those retailers directly without clicking through here. No hard feelings.
現アフィリエイト提携先
Sportsbikeshop
UK motorcycle gear retailer. Helmets, leathers, gloves, boots, accessories. Linked via the AWIN affiliate network. Commission rate varies by category.
Additional partners (Amazon Associates UK, eBay Partner Network) may be added once those applications are approved. This page will be updated when they are.
アフィリエイトリンクが編集に与える影響
They do not. The bikes covered on this site are chosen because they are interesting motorcycles with real history — not because of which retailer happens to sell associated gear. The opinions in spec deltas and lineage commentary are mine, formed by riding and ownership, and would be the same whether or not affiliate links existed.
Where you see a "Find one used" link on a lineage page, that is an eBay or marketplace search pre-filtered for the bike you are reading about. It is genuinely useful — eBay is where most older bikes change hands — and it is also an affiliate link. Both things are true at once. I do not see a conflict because the recommendation (eBay is where you find old bikes) was true before affiliates existed.
アフィリエイトリンクの所在
Affiliate placements on Ross Rides are deliberately constrained:
- A discreet line in the footer of every page noting affiliate disclosure
- A dedicated テクノロジー Gear page with retailer recommendations and a Sportsbikeshop banner
- "Find one used" links on individual lineage pages, where they are useful
What you will not see: pop-ups, banner blizzards, sidebar ads on every page, sponsored content marked as editorial, or "best of" lists ordered by commission rate.
質問・フィードバック
If you think any of the above is misleading, or if you spot an affiliate link that should be disclosed and is not, please contact me directly: rossridesreviews@gmail.com. I would rather know.
See also: Credits & Attribution — full register of photo, content, and editorial sources used across the site.