Mikko Nieminen

  • TOURING: Discover New Zealand with HC Travel

    TOURING: Discover New Zealand with HC Travel

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    New Zealand is touted as one of the world’s greatest motorcycle destinations. And HC Travel is offering punters the chance to explore New Zealand’s hundreds of miles of empty roads with its range of two wheel tours. With 25 years of experience creating amazing riding adventures – H-C’s well placed to show you the real…

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  • How to spot a fake motorcycle helmet

    How to spot a fake motorcycle helmet

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    How to spot if a helmet you bought online is a fake

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  • Tried & Tested: Furygan Coburn Jacket

    Tried & Tested: Furygan Coburn Jacket

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    Tested by: Ryan Goodyear|£399|www.nevis.uk.com Furygan’s retro tribute to its own legendary GTO jacket, the Coburn features the same shoulder design and quilted red lining as the GTO did but it’s now paired with modern safety technology and premium protection components. On the exterior of the jacket you have three reinforced zipped pockets, zip-adjustable cuffs and…

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  • Tried & Tested: Richa Original Jeans

    Tried & Tested: Richa Original Jeans

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    Tested by: Andy Catton|£149.99|www.nevis.uk.com These stylish, well-fitting Richa motorcycle jeans have proved themselves over around 1000 miles of winter, spring and summer riding to be an extremely versatile, comfy, warm and often worn choice of motorcycle jean. The fit is brilliant, my partner preferring the look of these Richa jeans over my old Held pair.…

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  • TOURING WITH ENFIELD CLASSIC MOTO TOURS

    TOURING WITH ENFIELD CLASSIC MOTO TOURS

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    Come and enjoy one of our spectacular, fully guided Motorcycle Tours through the fascinating scenery, history and culture which shapes Andalucia. With an average of 320 days sunshine per year, and an average temperature of 20°C, it is the perfect location for touring on a motorcycle. Allow us to introduce you to a part of…

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  • Tried & Tested: AGV Compact-ST helmet

    Tried & Tested: AGV Compact-ST helmet

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    Tested by: Ryan Goodyear|£199.99|www.moto-direct.com I’ve worn a lot of helmets, both on and off-road, and I must say the AGV Compact has to be in my top five favourite helmets, bar a few minor gripes which I’ll get to in a bit. It’s the first flip-lid I’ve used for an extensive period of time, and…

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  • Tried & Tested: RST Pro Series boots

    Tried & Tested: RST Pro Series boots

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    Tested by: Mik ko Nieminen|£179.99|www.rst-moto.com RST took the development of its Pro Series boots seriously, with over a year of testing and development, and nine prototype versions, before the boots hit the shops. So was all that development worth it? It certainly was – the boots are well thought-through, CE-approved, and the fit is great.…

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  • Tried & Tested: Kriega R30 backpack

    Tried & Tested: Kriega R30 backpack

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    Tested by: Mikko Nieminen|£159.00|www.kriega.com A few months ago I arrived at work after a particularly wet commute on my bike, opened my backpack and pulled out what had been my paperwork, now reduced to pulp. After a few chosen, but strictly unprintable words, I decided it was finally time to get a proper bike-friendly waterproof…

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  • Adventure Advice – Route planning and paperwork

    Adventure Advice – Route planning and paperwork

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    How to make sure your next trip is enjoyable, the overnight stops memorable and the border crossings forgettable. There’s a real romance to just grabbing your keys, ramming some pants and a toothbrush into the tailpack and heading for the border. The freedom of just escaping without a plan is something that gets us through…

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  • Touring Test: One night in Cardigan

    Touring Test: One night in Cardigan

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    Packing light for a quick two-up ride on the new V-Strom 1000 XT to the Welsh coast and back. It was one of those rare long weekends. The sun was out, I had a test bike still on loan, and for once the wife wasn’t at work and was oddly willing for a bit of…

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