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  • TESTED: Redant Motorcycle Cleaner and Power Clean review

    TESTED: Redant Motorcycle Cleaner and Power Clean review

    £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: Hood K7 motorcycle jeans review

    TESTED: Hood K7 motorcycle jeans review

    From £119.99 | www.hoodjeans.co.uk | 01953 861166 | Tested by: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine These are so much more than a simple pair of bike jeans; the relatively low price (add £30 for D3O hip and knee armour) belies the tailored quality. Having visited the workshop in Norfolk, I’ve seen for myself…

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  • Behind the scenes of the Pirelli Rosso III launch

    Behind the scenes of the Pirelli Rosso III launch

    The July issue of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure sees a full, in-depth review of the new Pirelli Rosso III tyres. Check out the behind the scenes footage from the launch at Aragon… Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine is the original and best bike mag. Established in 1962, you can pick up a copy in all…

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  • REVIEW: GS27-Moto disc, brake and chain cleaner test

    REVIEW: GS27-Moto disc, brake and chain cleaner test

    £8.96 | www.sweeneymotorfactors.co.uk | 0035 3749 162048 | Tested by: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine I hate not having this stuff to hand in the garage – it’s all too easy to blast through a can when cleaning particularly filthy chains and brakes, and if I’m stripping calipers it’s vital – so I…

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  • TESTED: Alpinestars J-6 Waterproof boots review

    TESTED: Alpinestars J-6 Waterproof boots review

    £129.99 | www.alpinestars.com | 0039 0432 5286 | Tested by: Bruce Wilson, Deputy Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine Full-on bike boots are great, and while it’s hard to compete against them from a protective point of view, they can be bettered in many other areas. The draw to the stubby J-6 boots was firstly their…

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  • TESTED: Pirelli Rosso Corsa motorcycle tyre review

    TESTED: Pirelli Rosso Corsa motorcycle tyre review

    Around £240 a pair | www.pirelli.com | Tested by: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine The Rosso Corsa is designed for high performance road use and track days – there’s a fair stretch of ‘slick’ at the edges for maximum grip in the dry. While intended to be sticky, there’s still a multi-compound rear, designed…

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  • TESTED: Held Tortosa jacket & Arese trousers review

    TESTED: Held Tortosa jacket & Arese trousers review

    £499.99 & £329.99 | www.held-uk.co.uk | 01423 790121 | Tested by: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine I’ve had this Held kit for 18 months now, and while there have been glitches along the way, I’m very impressed with it – more so than any other textile gear I’ve used in 16 years of…

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  • PCP explained: How to buy a new motorcycle

    PCP explained: How to buy a new motorcycle

    PCP (Personal Contract Purchase) is the fastest-growing finance method, with very good reason. But it’s also the most misunderstood. Not any more, thanks to MSL’s deputy Editor Bruce Wilson… Buying a motorcycle used to be a relatively simple affair; you either had enough money for one, or you didn’t. But the introduction of finance changed…

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  • New motorcycle helmet could be quietest ever

    New motorcycle helmet could be quietest ever

    A university graduate has designed a lid that promises to significantly reduce wind noise. A new motorbike helmet has been designed with the aim of reducing the wind noise that experts believe may damage many riders hearing. University of Brighton graduate Louie Amphlett studied aerocoustic research that suggests that wind flow over a biker’s lid…

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  • TESTED: Shorai Lithium Iron battery review

    TESTED: Shorai Lithium Iron battery review

    £170 | www.shoraipower.com | 0161 337 4390 | Tested by: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine Lithium batteries are smaller, lighter, and claimed to perform better than lead-acid packs. For 18 months now, I’ve been running the same Shorai LFX18, first in a Honda CBR600, and now in a 2008 Ducati Monster S4R. Let’s…

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