Davida Jet helmet, £235Miles covered/time: 9100/one year, nine months What’s good: So often in the course of writing these reviews our opinions and findings are tempered by a caveat along the lines of: “thankfully, I’ve not crashed in this so can’t vouch for how it would perform, but…” I’m glad (in a way) on this occasion to say that there’s ...
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- 15 February 2012
Davida Jet helmet, £235Miles covered/time: 9000/One year, eight months
What’s good? Since I started wearing this helmet my enjoyment of motorcycling has doubled. The essence of riding, for me, is about attachment to your surroundings – the sights, sounds and especially smells – and cocooning ones head in a full-face helmet (regardless of the very clear and well-proven safety ...
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- 05 December 2011
White Diamond Metals Polish is fast beginning to rule some of our lives at MCN. Here's a video (albeit a very America video; that's where this stuff originated) showing just how effective it is at bringing dull metals to a blindingly bright finish…
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- 01 December 2011
Wearing a flip-front lid gives you the flexibility to ride full-face when it suits and open-face for convenience (ideal at petrol stations, providing they don't make you take it off in the first place!). Here are five affordable flip-fronts available on our online shop at www.mcnshop.com MTR K12, £69.95Integral retractable sun visor, adjustable chin and top vents, breat deflector, chin ...
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- 14 October 2011
The morning's are becoming ever-chillier, the evenings shorter. But that doesn't mean you should ride any less, just that you'll be needing some essentials barriers to the cold - like this selection of neck warmers that you can buy online right now at www.mcnshop.com. EDZ Extra Warm Yeti, £13.95Made from double-sided shaggy fleece, which is claimed to offer better heat ...
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- 09 September 2011
Over the months that I've owned the Monster, many have asked me "What's it like?" My default answer is "A real, good, honest motorcycle". Which sounds like damning it with faint praise; that's far from my intention. What I mean to say is that this stripped back, stylish, air-cooled Italian V-twin, punting out a modest 100bhp at the crank, is - for ...
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- 25 August 2011
If you're looking for a hefty discount on a motorcycle helmet, get yourself along to the MCN Shop, at www.mcnshop.com. Here are our current top-five best-selling helmets. Arai RX7 GP, from £380Buy an Arai RX7 GP helmet at the MCN Shop here Arai Tour X3, £300 Buy an Arai Tour X3 helmet at the MCN Shop here. Shoei Multitec, from £370 Buy a Shoei Multitec ...
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- 09 August 2011
There are few things that make you feel as secure as a back protector, especially if you're riding on track (although many riders won't leave the house without one). Here are just five of the back protectors available on the MCN Shop, at www.mcnshop.com. Knox Kompakt, £39.99Knox claim this is their lightest and most comfortable back protector. It rolls up ...
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- 29 July 2011
Lugging your stuff around on a tour, or even a trip to the shop, needn't require a top-of-the-range, £130 rucksack. Here's a selection of more affordable options available in our shop, at www.mcnshop.com. Oxford First Time Handy Sack, £14.99An ultra compact, portable fold-away polyester backpack with a top pullcord and toggle, a clipped top flap to keep the rain out. ...
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- 22 July 2011
MCN online shop is here to prove that you don't have to spend four figures to get a decent one-piece leather suit. Here are just five of the many available at www.mcnshop.com… Spada Radical, £315Made from 1.2-1.3mm cowhide, with CE-approved armour in shoulders, elbows and knees. Reinforced leather in shoulders, elbows, knees and seat, plus stretch panels and triple-stitched seams. ...
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- Leathers, jackets & suits
- 14 July 2011
