Textiles
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RST Brooklyn womens motorcycle jacket review
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RST Brooklyn womens motorcycle jacket | £119.99 | www.rst-moto.com/ 01773 864420 | Tested by Helen Milbank While John (husband and editor of MoreBikes) is out on a bike almost every day, my trips as a pillion tend to be far less frequent. I’ve been riding around in begged, borrowed and (ahem) stolen kit for the…
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Harley-Davidson FXRG Performance jeans review
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Reviewed by: Carli Ann Smith RRP: £352.21 I love the idea of riding jeans, but often the thing that puts me off is the level of protection that they offer should you ever have a spill in comparison to other riding gear. American powerhouse, Harley-Davidson, has developed a range of riding jeans in conjunction…
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Aldi motorcycle Kevlar jeans versus Hood | Do you need to pay £100 more?
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£29.99 | www.aldi.co.uk | 0800 042 0800 | Tested by Bob Pickett Hood jeans cost £119.99 (up to £149.99 if supplied with the D30 armour). You can get a pair of Kevlar-lined jeans from ALDI for just £29.99, including knee armour, in their annual motorcycle clothing sale. So what makes a pair of Hood jeans worth a hundred…
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Furygan Hero ladies textile motorcycle jacket
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RRP: £189.99 More info: www.nevis.uk.com / 01425 478936 Tester: Carli Ann Smith As soon as I laid my eyes on the Hero jacket, I loved it. With its figure hugging fit and multi-layer system – it claims to have it all. Sliding the jacket on, it initially felt a lot tighter than my other textile jackets because of its slim line…
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Reader Review: Black range of jacket, boots & gloves | Reader review
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Name: Michael Machin From: East Sussex Riding for: Close to 4 years Price paid for it: Jacket £59.99; Boots £59.99; Gloves £11.99 What type of riding do you do: Social, domestic and pleasure Tell us about it: The jacket from the brand ‘Black’ (Cool-It Pro jacket) is a 3/4 length touring jacket, with a quilted liner and also a ‘Reissa’ waterproof liner, making…
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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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