Textiles
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Review: Trik Moto Jacket and Jeans
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Trik Moto Jacket and Jeans Tested by: Mau Spencer For the uninitiated, Trik Moto is a relatively new bike clothing brand to the UK market and they claim to offer high quality motorcycle clothing products at low budget prices. Their comprehensive range is ideally suited to beginners, scooter riders and entry-level motorcyclists. The products available…
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Review: Spada Stelvio Jacket
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RRP: £199.99 // Sizes: S-4XL // Colours: Grey/Red Tested by: Jonathan Schofield It landed with a retro thwack on my desk in a clear plastic bag and I instantly adored the worn look and style of this new Spada jacket. Now it’s not going to be to everyone’s taste, I understand that. I’m not here to…
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Review: RST Aramid Wax II 2205 Jeans
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RRP: £99.99 // Colours: Black // Sizes 30” – 42” Tested by: Ross Mowbray Despite naysayers suggesting that leather is the only way to stay properly safe of the road, personally, I’m partial to a pair of bike jeans. I love the versatility and generally wear them day-to-day, on and off the bike – and…
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Four new jackets from Indian Motorcycle for Spring/Summer 2017
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Out of the four new additions, the Frontier Jacket (above) is the one to ride in because it has CE protectors over the shoulders and elbows. Visually it can be identified by its quilted pattern across the shoulders and the contrasting brown suede collar. The outer material is water resistant and made from a micro fibre fabric…
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Review: Bull-It SR6 Carbon jeans
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Tested by: Mikko Nieminen // RRP: £129.99 (without knee and hip protectors) // Sizes: waist 28–40in, leg 32–34in // Colour: Black // Info: www.bull-it.com Striking a balance between style and safety is a tricky business when it comes to biking gear. The Bull-It SR6 Carbon jeans have the looks of traditional black jeans but they…
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Review: Rukka Navigator jacket and trousers
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Review: Rukka Navigator jacket and trousers. Tested by: Mikko Nieminen // RRP: Jacket £899.99, Trousers £689.99 // Sizes: Jacket XS-6XL, Trousers S-7XL// Colour: Black // Info: www.tranam.co.uk The Navigator jacket and trousers from Rukka are premium products with a premium price tag. You could buy a couple of Chinese mopeds for the cost of these…
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Dainese returns to the Space Race programme
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Dainese returns to the Space Race programme. How about this for some motorcycle-techy stuff getting out where no motorcycle-techy stuff has been before? Following the September 2015 IRISS Mission during which Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen first tested SkinSuit, Dainese is returning to space protecting Thomas Pesquet, who has been on the Proxima Mission since…
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MoreBikes.co.uk winter kit guide: #2 Jackets and trousers
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MoreBikes.co.uk winter kit guide: #2 Jackets and trousers In winter, whether you have a good time on your bike or not is largely down to getting your kit right. If you’re warm and dry, you’ll have a ball. If not, well… let’s be honest, it’s going to be miserable. But getting it right is fairly…
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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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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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