Reviews
Reviews
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Spada Curve textile jacket review
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Tested by: Mikko Nieminen // RRP: £129.95 // Sizes: M-3XL // Colours: Black, black/blue, black/red, black/fluorescent This Spada Curve WP jacket is ideal for winter use. It has hi-vis panels and reflective strips, which are great features in a winter jacket. I ride to and from work every day, in winter usually in the dark.…
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Furygan Ace Sympatex Evo gloves review
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RRP: £79.99 // Sizes: S-3XL // Colour: Black The first thing that struck me about these gloves was that for all-season gloves, they seemed very light. They really don’t look much bigger than many summer gloves, so I was curious to see how they fared against some of the bulkier gloves I’ve tested recently. I…
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TESTED: TomTom Bandit review
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Tested by: John Milbank, Editor of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine | £299.99 | www.tomtom.com I remember my Dad making me a large aluminium plate that went across the tank of my CBR600 when I was younger, to carry our family’s massive VHS-C camcorder. When I hit ripples in the road, the footage would shake…
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2015 Aprilia Caponord Rally Edition review
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2015 Aprilia Caponord Rally Edition review | £14,134 | 123bhp @ 8000rpm | 85lb-ft @ 6800rpm | Liquid-cooled 90-degree V-twin 1197cc Tested by: Nathan Millward Launched in the spring of 2013, the first Caponord was overshadowed by the liquid-cooled BMW R1200 GS and KTM 1190 Adventure., despite not necessarily being a direct rival. That…
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Peugeot Django 125 review
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Peugeot Django 125 review | From £2499 | 10.1bhp | Single cylinder, air-cooled four-stroke | 124.6cc Tested by: Carli Ann Smith Images: Mykel Nicolaou & Peugeot Created in the early 1950s, the Peugeot S55 was a comfortable and well-equipped two-seater scooter, which over time evolved into the S57. It is from these two models that…
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Roadskin Ladies Paranoid Rain jeans review
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Roadskin Ladies Paranoid Rain jeans review | £99 | www.grinfactor.com / 01288 275002 | Tested by Helen Milbank I want to feel safe on the bike, but when husband/editor John and I nip out for a quick ride while our daughter’s at school, I don’t always want to tog up in my full textile riding…
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EXO2 Stormchaser heated motorcycle jacket review
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EXO2 Stormchaser heated motorcycle jacket review | From £259.99 | www.exo2.co.uk | 01698 746347 | Tested by Roger Jones I’m an all-year-round rider and for a number of years I’ve been using a heated vest. However, my old bones are feeling the pinch so I decided it was time to upgrade to a full heated jacket. The fit is comfortable…
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Confederate Hellcat X132 Speedster review
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Confederate Hellcat X132 Speedster | $65,000 (around £43,150) | 121bhp@5100rpm | 140lb-ft@2000rpm | 2163cc air/oil cooled triple camshaft OHV V-Twin Tested by Alan Cathcart Photos by Phil Hawkins As Design Director of Ducati, Pierre Terblanche was responsible for such landmark models as the Multistrada, Hypermotard and MH900e. He briefly joined Alabama, USA-based Confederate motors to…
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2015 KTM 1050 Adventure review
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KTM 1050 Adventure | £10,999 | 93bhp@6,200rpm | 79 lb-ft@5,750rpm | Two-cylinder, four-stroke, 75° V-twin Tested by: Tony Carter Based on the 1190, KTM’s 1050 Adventure came as something of a surprise last year – maybe we were all distracted by the bigger, louder new models. This machine is designed to be smaller, lighter…
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2015 MV Agusta Stradale 800 review
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MV Agusta Stradale 800 | £11,899 | 798c | 115bhp@11,000rpm | 57.9lb-ft@9000rpm | 12-valve three-cylinder in-line 798cc Tested by: Alan Cathcart Photos: Milagro This year, MV Agusta is entering the Touring market for the first time, and in a big way for a small, high-end sporting brand. It’s doing so with two new three-cylinder models…
