Keeping your skin on your body
The first ratings by SHARP (Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme) set up by the UK Department for Transport have been released. Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick said “"If all riders wore the safest helmets available 50 lives could be saved each year. That is why we started the...
The shoe size thing keeps coming up so I made this: http://jwalshiv.50webs.org/Shoes/shoes.htm I hope it helps.
last week i went to cycletreads and bought a pair of the F4's i have been using them around the house to get a feel for their use but today i went for a ride with my 14 year old boy on the back to see what they are like on the bike first impresions ? rather unevent full, they did what...
anyone know where to get? spent the day on the phone to most of the rental places only to find out they dont hire without bike hire. any help appreciated. looking at leaving tomorow avo
am a pillion rider and wonder if anyone could advise what would be the best mp3 player to get? (sorry,can't seem to find any recent threads on this subject) ....cheers
Hi all, Just wondering if anyone knows any dealers that sell shift gear. Motomail sadly don't have the size I want. I'm after a Medium Shift Vendetta Black Etched Jacket. Thanks for the help
Been using my 1 Tonne gear for about 6 months now so it must be time for a review. Not much point in a dry weather review and since i've just come home from 2 hours riding in the rain i have a good base to review the wet weather side of it. First up is the Red Codura Touring Jacket and i love...
Currently looking at new riding gear as my old Spidi gear is getting pretty tired. Have had plenty of conversations with sales guys giving the usual 100% waterproof claims but would actually like to find some gear that lives up to the claim. The more you talk to people the more you here is that...
Had the tinted visor just over a month now. In case anyone is wondering what they are like, as I was before I bought one, here is a quick opinion. I was initially worried about getting one that was too dark but I ended up getting the dark smoke version anyway (Arai helmet, BTW). I was...
I find earing normal "earbud" (aka canalphone, in ear headphones, etc) under a helmet to be pretty uncomfortable, the bulk of the "driver" (speaker to we lay folk) tends to push against your ear and the helmet, and well, after about an hour, I find it unbearable. Last night I had a brainwave, I...
I've been wearing my leathers (jacket and pants) a lot recently, and they are starting to smell a little bit. They get hung up at the end of every day. What's a safe way to clean them? I was tossing up soaking them in cold water over night with a couple of teaspoons of baking soda. That's...
HI. well, as i came to a slow stop a cple of days ago, in my absent mindedness i did not see the pot hole looming towards the underside of my front wheel. and obviously as bloody luck would have it, the place i came to rest was with my front wheel stuck right in the bloody pot hole, on an off...
I was just perusing trademe and I noticed some rather cheap leathers from a brand called Mohsin. before I jumped in I wondered if anyone here had tried them? Cheers!
got me first REAL FITTING helmet today, ok so i started on a half face "BUBBLE HEAD" scootler helmet, then moved to a afer full face but an asian brand, i only wanted the dual visor thingy, then today my 1tonne modular helmet arrived today, it was not only more than i expcted but it actually snugly...
Visiting Auckland briefly in a few weeks and will be looking for some replacement riding gear for myself & hubby - cordura jacket, boots, gloves and maybe even jeans. Will visit the Motomail store, but wondering if there is anywhere else in Auck that has a really good range of gear, especially...
It seems I have one head and yet I keep a collection of helmet for every occasion currently I own 1-half helmet 1-3/4 helmet 2-full face helmets
Hi guys, I'm a complete newbie to motorcycling and I'm in the process of trying to figure out what gear to get. I live in the Bay of Plenty where the daytime temp is around 15 to 28 year round. And I'm thinking of going for a good strong all seasons mesh jacket rather than leather. I was...
Hi. I'm currently looking to try and fit some panniers on my bike as I will be heading up country shortly. Problem is, my cruiser (Keeway Supershadow) is very small, and many panniers look to large for it. I'm not worried about the mounting, can figure something out. But has anyone come across...
I've been a little careless and stood too close to my hot exhaust. The end result is a melted hole in the leg of my Revit pants. These are made from what Revit call Airguard fabric but an inside label says "polyamide" Is this also what is referred to as Cordura ? Anyway, it melts pretty fast....
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I don't think its premature of me to suggest that we are probably at the tail end of summer now, autumn next and winter just around the corner. I'm looking at getting myself a High visibility vest for the dark and foggy early morning/late evening commutes. I can't for the life of me find any on...
What is the best type? are they even really worth it or will someone trying to take your bike just take it?
and where do I get them?
I see quite a few bikers using ear plugs, so I thought I might give some a try to see what difference they make. So I went into the local chemist to pick some up, and then I ran into trouble. They had at least 6 different kinds, all with different levels of dB suppression, some seemed to be...
I have got a cover for my motorcycle, but I can't put it on when it's hot and it's a bit tight. Therefor i've been looking for a "garage", which can be folded, like this one http://www.thebikebarn.net/ I have'nt been able to find one in NZ though. Do any of my fellow riders know where to go to...
Finally found a reason to remove helmet at the servo... Gassed up yesterday at Gull, Norton Road, The Tron. Non-manned servo with eftpos pay terminals so I never remove the helmet. All good up until yesterday. The terminal on my half of the place was up the shit so I had to walk across to the...
We have a Navman SmartST 2009 that we would like to mount on one of our bikes. Has anyone managed to do this with this model? I've googled and haven't come up with anything so far. Definately can't use the sucker windscreen mount, it falls off the plastic screen after a minute or so. Any...
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