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TESTED: Held Tortosa jacket & Arese trousers review

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11th October 2015

£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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TESTED: Tucano Urbano Pol jacket review

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10th September 2015

£129.99 | www.tucanourbano.com | Tested by: Bruce Wilson, Deputy Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine Milanese-based Tucano Urbano is the king of casual, stylish street kit, as highlighted by this wax-coated cotton canvas Pol jacket. Designed as a short urban summer jacket, the windproof and breathable garment has been a real joy to wear on some…
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TESTED: Furygan Dorsale XP1 back protector review

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10th September 2015

£59.99 | www.nevis.uk.com | Tested by: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine This CE Level 2 back-protector uses a soft, flexible D3O panel inside a lightweight, adjustable carrier. The shoulder straps are high at the top, keeping the armour tight against your back while preventing it getting hooked into your leathers when you take…
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TESTED: TomTom Rider 400 motorcycle sat-nav Premium Pack review

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10th September 2015

£399.99 | www.tomtom.com | Tested by: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine NOTE: THE RIDER 400 HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE RIDER 410, WHICH INCLUDES FREE LIFETIME MAPS OF THE WORLD If I could only buy one accessory for any bike, it’d be the new TomTom Rider. While it takes all the stress out…
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TESTED: Shoei Hornet ADV review

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10th September 2015

£449.99 | www.feridax.com | 01384 413 841 | Tested by: Bruce Wilson, Deputy Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine I’ve been testing Shoei’s adventure lid relentlessly over the past four months – before this I had the original Hornet for a few years, but I’m already much more of a fan of the second generation product.…
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TESTED: Avon Trailrider tyre review

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10th September 2015

Be honest… if most of your biking time is spent on Tarmac, do you really need extreme off-road rubber? Tyre technology has transformed over the last decade or so, but it’s still about compromises. Choosing a tyre best suited to an adventure bike means taking a long, honest look at what type of riding you’re…
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TESTED: Givi Xstream XS1314 panniers review

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10th August 2015

£149.66 | www.givi.co.uk| 01327 706220 | Tested by: John Milbank, Editor Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine Not everyone wants the bulkiness of hard luggage. More manufacturers are now building clever mounting systems into their machines, to avoid the typical tubular frames required, but besides tying you to their accessory catalogue, it’s still something many bikers don’t…
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USED BIKE TEST: 2010 Kawasaki Versys 650 review

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10th August 2012

2010 was a funny old year. We lost a Labour government and had an election that nobody won. We discovered that no matter how many millions you spend on a bid, we are never getting the football World Cup. And we learnt that sometimes, just sometimes, what appears to be a good bike sold at a good price…
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USED BIKE TEST: BMW R1200R review

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10th August 2012

A slightly less ‘future feel’ outlook from your biking? Step this way sir… I’m certain there are a few die-hard BMW fans out there who don’t want to join the race to ‘tech-up’ motorcycling. For them, there’s little interest in some of the German firm’s models like the S1000RR superbike or K1600GT/L tourers which are…
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USED BIKE TEST: Triumph Daytona 955i

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10th June 2012

Here’s a great bike you should seriously consider if you’re scouring the second-hand market in 2012. Why? Because it’s an all-roundly useable big bike that oozes character. That’s why. The Daytona 955i could well fall into the category of a clever buy because it’s a bike that’s still got plenty of competitive poke in terms…
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