May 20, 2015
Tested Spada Burnout jacket Spada’s Burnout jacket I commute to London and was looking for a comfortable all-weather textile jacket. I also wanted something I could throw on with my Kevlar jeans when I pop down the road to the café on the weekend. I usually wear full race leathers but this is not always […]
May 20, 2015
Hideout leather girls in Mission Impossible Kate Jennings stitches Rebecca Ferguson’s leather jacket HIDEOUT was handed a Mission Impossible to create 31 bespoke leather suits for the stars and stuntmen of the upcoming Hollywood blockbuster. The UK leather maker, run entirely by women from its workshop in Essex, was approached a year ago to collaborate on […]
May 20, 2015
France requires bikers carry highvis vests A campaign poster against the high vis vest law BIKERS in France will be required by law to carry a high visibility jacket or face a fine of up to a 135 €. From January 1, 2016 French police can demand bikers show a yellow bib (or gilet jaune as it […]
May 19, 2015
HarleyDavidson Street 750 coming to UK HARLEY-DAVIDSON’S Street 750 will go on sale in the UK this September, the firm has announced. It’s one of two new smaller-capacity models, the other being the identical-looking Street 500, which were unveiled at the Eicma Milan show in 2013 as Harley’s first all-new motorcycle ‘platform’ in 13 years. […]
May 19, 2015
Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin more patent pictures A MORE detailed picture of Honda’s CRF1000L Africa Twin has emerged through patent images. Last week we showed you the bike’s right and left-hand-side in patent pictures, which gave the first detailed view of the 2016 Africa Twin, even if it was in greyscale. Now a full set of Australian-filed […]
May 18, 2015
Orlando Blooms custom BMW S1000R I want that one. But I want it to look like that one. FIND BMW’s S1000R a bit plastic fantastic? And the R nineT a bit low-tech. Not a problem if you’re a Hollywood star. This is Orlando Bloom’s S1000R, customised by Deus Ex Machina in California and revealed in […]
May 18, 2015
Rossi We arrived late at the front but we arrived Rossi ahead of Marquez at Le Mans. VALENTINO Rossi took second place at the French Grand Prix, his fifth consecutive podium finish of the 2015 MotoGP season, behind his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo. The Italian rider now has 102 Championship points and sits at the top […]
May 18, 2015
Marquez struggles with front end issues IT WAS a tough race for both Repsol Honda riders, but Marc Marquez is experiencing difficult with the front end. Conditions were very different to those seen in Free Practice and Qualifying. Pedrosa crashed out on his return to the MotoGP paddock, but fortunately did manage to remount to […]