Textiles
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Spada Hartbury ladies wax motorcycle jacket review
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Spada Hartbury ladies wax motorcycle jacket | £149.95 | www.spadaclothing.co.uk / 01384 413841 | Tested by Carli Ann Smith For years and years motorcycle riders have been wearing wax jackets – but often, they don’t have any protection – recently there has been a resurgence and a number of wax jackets have been launched – and many…
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Knox Studio Collection Lea Wax Waterproof womens motorcycle jacket review
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Knox Studio Collection Lea Wax Waterproof womens motorcycle jacket review | £229.99 | www.planet-knox.com / 01900 825825 | Reviewed by Carli Ann Smith I love casual looking, multi-functional, riding gear – a category this jacket fits into brilliantly. It forms part of the Knox Studio Collection – a range which has been designed for use on and off…
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The motorcycle jeans destruction test
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With high-street supermarkets now selling motorcycle jeans, John Milbank finds out if you really do ‘get what you pay for’… Photos Joe Dick Here at MoreBikes we don’t like to look at the negatives of biking, but having fallen off a bike myself (ermm, a few times), I’ve got to admit that it does happen.…
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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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Stylish new motorcycle clothing range: Knox Studio Collection
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Knox – famous for its motorcycle armour – used the Birmingham NEC Motorcycle Live show to reveal a brilliant new range of clothing – the Knox Studio Collection. We’re all used to bulky bike jackets that can look good on the bike, but not so great as casual wear – take the armour out and…
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New Furygan motorcycle clothing
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Furygan has introduced a range of new motorcycle clothing due to arrive in UK dealers before Christmas – and fans of the brand can get a sneak preview at this year’s Motorcycle Live, which takes place at the NEC Birmingham from 22-30 November. The new collection includes leather and textile jackets and gloves – all…
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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…
