Textiles
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Richa Spirit C-Change Jacket & Trousers Reader Review
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Tested by: Keith Bell, 50 Been riding for over 30 years; Covers around 10,000 miles a year by bike; Rides a Honda Blackbird As an Observer for the IAM I ride my bike throughout the year, in all weather conditions. As such it’s vital that the kit I wear not only protects me from the…
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BMW Street Guard 3 suit review
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Reviewed by: Steve Rose for: 22,000 miles RRP: Jacket £630 / Trousers £495 I’ve worn the Street Guard jacket pretty much every single day for the last 18 months, so the actual mileage on that is probably much higher. The trousers are different. They are trousers – like the bottom half of a leather suit,…
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Draggin Jeans Drayko Traffik review
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Reviewed by: Steve Rose RRP: £160 Draggin Jeans has been pushing the development of denim riding kit for 15 years now. Three years ago it became the first denim jean maker to get CE level one approval, which rates them as abrasion resistant as most off-the-peg leathers and textile suits. These Drayko jeans have been…
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Richa Cloud Jacket review
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Reviewed by: Carli Ann Smith RRP: £159.99 The Cloud jacket combines everything I look for in my motorcycle clothing: a good fit, a stylish but not overtly ‘girly’ look and a high standard of protection given by strategically placed CE approved armour at the shoulders, elbows and back. The basics on this jacket are great,…
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Held Uncover Jacket & Icano Trousers review
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Reviewed by: Bruce Wilson for 10,000miles RRP: Jacket £279.99 / Trousers £229.99 This suit combo’s been the backbone of my riding gear over the last two years. It’s been thrown into all kinds of weather from snow storms to sunshine, coping well regardless. Both the jacket and trousers are waterproof, windproof and, most importantly, comfortable…
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Alpinestars Tech Road Gore-Tex two-piece suit review
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Reviewed by: Tony Carter for 10,000+ miles RRP: Tech Road Gore-Tex jacket, £649.99; Tech Road Gore-Tex pants, £499.99 Okay, let’s tackle the big issue here before we get into the nitty-gritty of this long-term test of the Alpinestars Tech Road Gore-Tex two-piece – the price. At £1149.98 for the jacket and pants together, the suit…
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Tucano Urbano Steve AB jacket review
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Reviewed by: Bruce Wilson RRP: £106.99 (with armour £126.99) Some people look cool naturally, while others, like me, need a little bit of help from jackets like Tucano Urbano’s Steve AB. It caught my attention ahead of a cruiser launch in the States, on which I knew the temperatures were set to be baking. I…
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Rev’It Air Jacket review
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Reviewed by: Bruce Wilson RRP: £119.99 I really rate this jacket. To be honest, I don’t get to wear it that much in the UK, but on the odd occasion when the weather perks up, there’s nothing better for keeping you cool, comfortable and feeling safe. I’ve probably used it more off- road than on Tarmac,…
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Harley-Davidson FXRG Textile suit review
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Reviewed by: Malc Wheeler for 10,000+ miles RRP: £807 This could be a very short feature. The Harley-Davidson FXRG textile two-piece is, without doubt, the finest all weather riding gear I have ever used. There I’ve said it. It arrived in 2008, along with the Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra that was my long-term test bike…
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BMW Streetguard suit review
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Reviewed by: Steve Rose for 8000 miles RRP: Jacket £630/trousers £495 Yes, it’s expensive and yes, as you’d expect from BMW it’s made from all manner of high tech materials that keep you warm in winter and cool in summer with a bamboozling spec that means little to any of us, other than posting the question……
