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Italian government to SLASH cost of back protectors and airbag systems for bikers by 50%
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Italian law makers are looking at slashing a huge 50% off the price of large body armour parts for motorcyclists. The move is proposed to cut up to half the cost of both back protectors and wearable airbag systems. According to reports in the Italian media this morning, the move is a first-step to approving…
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Get Europe’s best routes on your sat nav
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TomTom has researched the 25 best road routes in Europe and you can now download them directly onto your sat nav device. These stunning routes include the remote yet spectacular Atlantic Ocean Road in Norway – just 5.1 miles long, it runs across a series of tiny islands with the sea either side and mountains in the distance.…
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HJC release two STAR WARS themed helmets! YOU CAN WEAR A BOBA FETT LID!!!
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HJC release two STAR WARS themed helmets! YOU CAN WEAR A BOBA FETT LID!!! Oh yes, we’re up for this one – HJC has added to its recent run of film-linked helmets (the company did Marvel lids a while back) with these two. Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-daaaaaaa…. That’s the Empire theme by the way. And that’s because…
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Intermot show: Shoei launches new 2017 helmet – the RYD
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Intermot show: Shoei launches new 2017 helmet – the RYD. This is the Shoei RYD. It’s the latest addition to the Japanese helmet maker’s range and it’s just been launched at Intermot. Details on it are scarce at the minute but what we do know is that the RYD is probably going to sit at…
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Gorgeous! Premier’s Trophy MX Helmet
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Costing around £185, we’re loving the look of this Trophy MX helmet from Premier. It looks like it’s just dropped right out of the 1970s but is a full-on, proper protective modern motocross lid. The outer shell is molded from multi-axial fibres called DCA – composed of carbon, dyneema and aramid fibers, blended with the…
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Furygan adds four new textile jackets to the 2017 range
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Furygan has revealed four new textile jackets for the Autumn/Winter season, available in UK dealers from October. Every jacket has been developed in Furygan’s in-house R&D “Motion Lab” and features D3O protection, making each one fully CE-approved in terms of protection for motorcyclists. Top-of-the-range The Titan Evo (above) is Furygan’s top-of-the-range textile jacket. With styling…
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AGV reveals next-generation top lid, the Pista GP is all-new and has a ‘hydration channel’ like the MotoGP rider’s lids
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Helmet maker AGV has shown its next generation helmet – the Pista GP. The helmet is the first to feature a hydration channel, basically a route for a tube to be run from the specially-made Dainese leather suit with a camel pack mounted into the back hump. From there the drink tube travels through the…
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New Arais go on sale in Japan (Crutchlow gets a RX-7X replica in the 2017 range)
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Three new models have appeared in the Arai range in Japan – no news about when they’ll arrive in Blighty, but here’s the first look at what’s happened in the land of the rising sun. The three models are a Cal Crutchlow replica RX-7X: Then there’s the Aegerter Quantum-J: And adding into the mix…
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BMW launches FIRST airbag textile jacket packed with Alpinestars MotoGP tech!
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BMW Motorrad is launching the BMW Motorrad Street Air by Alpinestars, an advanced airbag system built into a jacket similar to the tech used by MotoGP stars. Adopted from the current Alpinestars Tech-Air street airbag system – a set-up needing no motorbike-mounted sensors – the kit uses a sophisticated algorithm that detects imminent danger and…
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Airhawk releases new integrated seats for BMW R1200GS
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AirHawk’s new Integrated Seats are designed to take the pressure out of long rides, using AirHawk’s proven Comfort Seating System air pockets to minimise pressure points and provide shock absorption for the pelvis and spine. Designed as a direct replacement for the original bike seat, the first applications will fit all years of BMW R1200…
