Getting ever more popular, carbon lids are not only stronger and lighter, but are more affordable. Here are a small selection, with price and the all important weight. (from top, clockwise) AGV Pista GP around £800 weighing in at 1275g Nexx XR1R Carbon around £300 weighing in at 1250g HJC FS-10 Carbon around £250 weighing in at 1400g Shark Speed-R MXV... Continue Reading →
Rallye Monte-Carlo
Not motorcycle related, but just as good. The Rallye Monte-Carlo Left from Paisley on Thursday 23rd January. Lot's of classic cars, here are some photos.
Gore-tex Gloves
Above, are a selection of Gore-tex Gloves Alpinestars WR-2 for £79.99 @ J&S Held 2570 Freezer for £89.99 @ GetGeared Dainese New Jerico for £139.99 @ Infinity Motorcycle Rukka Argosaurus for £199.99 @Sports Bike Shop This is the logo motorcyclists look for when buying clothing for those unpredictable journeys, but what is it? W. L. Gore & Associates... Continue Reading →
Triumph Rocket 3
The Triumph Rocket 3 turns 10 years old in 2014, and what has this BIG bike brought to the market? Well, it’s a bit confused! The Rocket 3 was originally supposed to conquer the American market, taking on Harley, but failed to do so, over here it was marketed as a muscle bike, competing with... Continue Reading →
Shark Vantime
Shark helmets have a very interesting range for 2014, especially the Metro division range. This range includes the Shark Raw helmet that I posted back in February. The Shark Vantime is a full face helmet that has a very unique styling, it has a long visor that it shares with the Shark Nano, a smooth... Continue Reading →
Motorcycle Live 2013
This was my second trip to the motorcycle show at Birmingham NEC, I had a few bike I was looking at, as I’m considering changing my bike soon. All the manufacturers had the latest bikes on show, some for you to try out and some for you to look at. At the Honda stand i... Continue Reading →
BMW R NINE T
To celebrate their 90th anniversary, BMW have brought out a cafe racer style bike, it has the classic look, modernised, that a lot of bike and car manufacturers roll out these days. The R NINE T uses an old air cooled boxer 1200 engine, has inverted forks and radial brakes. It is also very customisable. you... Continue Reading →
Ducati 916
The Ducati 916 was made from 1994 to 1998. It was Ducati's updated model from the 888. Ducati 916 was admired because of its new design and outstanding technical features for the time. It was developed for the race track and was equipped with a rear swinging arm and exhausts under the seat, for improved aerodynamics. The engine "The Ducati Desmoquattro" a water-cooled, four-valve engine putting out 114... Continue Reading →
Ninja
In 1984 kawasaki released the GPZ900R, it won bike of the year and became the worlds fastest bike with a top speed of over 250km/h. It was also the first kawasaki to carry the name "ninja". After the success of the GPZ900R kawasaki released the 600cc version, which became a best seller, and was one... Continue Reading →
Stats and information
We all like our information, charts, graphs, anything you can look back on and dissect. So, I thought what can I use for runs out on the motorbike. I used to go a run, and when I got home I would map out the run on google maps and post it in the runs section.... Continue Reading →