Bike Reviews

TESTED BY: John Milbank¦£419.99¦www.nevis.uk.com¦01425 478936 My perfect leather jacket has to be understated in its design, and given that I love street bikes, I want a fairly retro style, but with a good level of modern protection. It’s got to be comfortable too, both on and off the bike, and it mustn’t scream ‘I’m a…

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TESTED BY: John Milbank¦£349.99¦www.nevis.uk.com¦01425 478936 At just 1290g, this is a lightweight lid, and the gloss finished, carbon-fibre shell makes it look much more expensive than its price tag (let alone the fact that some dealers have been advertising it for £300). Available in several styles, the helmet comes with effective and easy to operate…

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TESTED BY: John Milbank¦£129.99¦www.planet-knox.com¦01900 825825 Protective motorcycle jeans have to be a compromise between comfort, practicality and performance. I’ve left style out as I’m not naturally the coolest of people, but these Knox jeans appear to have somehow struck a pretty good balance across all four criteria. The tapered leg cut means they hug your…

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TESTED BY: John Milbank¦£28.99¦www.wemoto.com¦01273 597072 This excellent value smart charger is designed to maintain and recover lead-acid batteries in modern 12v, and older 6v bikes. The microprocessor controller first checks a battery’s state, before running through various phases: a deep-discharged battery (from 1.5v for 12v and 0.63v for 6v) will be taken to a higher…

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TESTED BY: John Milbank¦£29.94¦www.mobilecentre.co.uk¦01386 212121 Oh the irony of testing a device that can give an instant display of your bike (or car) battery’s remaining charge, while letting my own KTM 1050 get so low that I have to jump start it from my car. The Battery Guard is a very small and light unit…

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TESTED BY: John Milbank¦£219.99 (RRP)¦www.karcher.com¦01295 752 000 It surprises me how many people say that a jet wash should never be used on a bike. “It blows the grease out of bearings,” they say. “It’ll strip stickers from the bodywork.” A jet wash is a tool, and used correctly it’s a very valuable one –…

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Tested by: Chris Moss | £389.99 | www.nevis.uk.com I enjoyed the beautiful fit and feel of this brand new top of the range Shark helmet for just one hour before testing its protective qualities to the max. Slamming it down hard on the road instantly rendered it useless for further use, and given it had been made all the prettier from an expensive custom paint job, I…

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