Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

TESTED: Weise Strada motorcycle gloves review

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10th August 2016

£89.99 | www.thekeycollection.co.uk | 0117 971 9200| Tested by: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine Waterproof gloves annoy me – too often they’re thick, hot, and most irritating of all, the lining pulls out. My big problem is that I get sweaty hands quite easily, so pulling on a pair of typical winter gloves…
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TESTED: Roadskin Beast jeans review

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10th August 2016

£149 | www.roadskin.co.uk | 01288 275002 | Tested by: PC Simon Burgin PC Simon Burgin is an advanced police motorcyclist, the BikeSafe lead for Cambridgeshire and a forensic collision investigator. He sees what can happen in traffic incidents, and while he’ll be in full Hideout leathers when on duty, he won’t be in any rubbish when…
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TESTED: Givi Maxi 4 top box vs Ventura Aerospada VII review

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10th August 2016

Givi: £375.64 Ventura: £309 | www.givi.co.uk | www.ventura-bike.co.uk | Tested by Peter Henshaw, MSL’s touring editor It’s an old chestnut – hard luggage vs soft – and after five years with a Ventura back bag on my Suzuki Gladius, I’ve replaced it with the latest Givi topbox; the big Maxia 4. If you believe the…
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TESTED: Redant Motorcycle Cleaner and Power Clean review

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10th August 2016

£7.95 & £9.49 | www.redantbikecleaners.com | 01825 872726 For general cleaning, Redant’s Motorcycle Cleaner is promised to be easy and safe to use on all bike surfaces – just spray the bike and leave it for three-five minutes before washing off. It’s reasonably priced at less than £8 for one litre, but you can also…
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TESTED: Alpinestars Vega Drystar Glove review

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10th August 2016

£89.99 | www.oxprod.com | 01993 862 300 | Tested by: Bruce Wilson, Deputy Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine Wet, cold, warm and dry; the Drystars have been subjected to it all over the past year. On the whole, I’m really chuffed with the gloves, which have been my staple choice of hand wear for several…
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MOTORCYCLE TOURING: How to ride in China – the Silk Road

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10th August 2016

Kevin Sanders of GlobeBusters has ridden the fabled Silk Road into China many times. Here he explains why it’s a country that delivers the very best of culture shocks… Borders in Central Asia are the world’s biggest pain – prepare yourself for hours of messing around in the baking heat, with endless forms to fill…
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TESTED: TCX X-Blend Waterproof motorcycle boots review

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10th August 2016

£149.99 | www.nevis.uk.com| 01425 478936 | Tested by: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine I knew these boots looked good when, at a custom bike show, someone a lot cooler – and a lot younger – than me asked me what brand they were. Made of full grain leather, with a reinforced toe and…
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How to buy a used motorcycle privately

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10th August 2016

Know what to look for and buying privately – be it on eBay, AutoTrader, Gumtree or anywhere else – needed be so stressful… It’s easy to get blinkered by one style of machine, and most of us aren’t in a position to have a garage full of every style of bike. But don’t let that…
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Why has Arai never changed?

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10th August 2016

Changes to the premium RX-7 helmet show the Japanese company’s future direction, and explains why it’s firm aboutits design choices… The first RX-7 was released in 1978 – ten years after Arai’s first full-face lid. Arai’s distinctive helmet design is intended to ‘glance-off’ during any crash, always offering the impact point a radius to help…
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TESTED: Shorai LFX18A1-BS12 Lithium Iron battery review update

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10th August 2016

£177 | www.shoraipower.com | 0161 337 4390 | Tested by: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine I reviewed this Shorai battery nine months ago, and at that point I’d been using it for 18 months. First I had it in my 2000 CBR600, then in my 2008 Ducati Monster S4R, and now in my…
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