Cold, wet and foggy, I am sat in the departure lounge at Manchester Airport at 4am awaiting a flight to Alicante in Spain and the start of my part in the Metzeler Interact Challenge, early details have been scant but from what I can tell I am travelling to Cartagena and test the Metzeler range of Interact Tyres in a back to back setting and on a range of motorcycles on track and the local roads. Southern Spain is usually a fair few degrees warmer than the UK and typically dry so I am looking forward to getting away from the cold and wet for a few days at least.
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Cold, wet and fresh out of bed, I wheel my trusty bike out onto the road and thumb the starter, at 6am this is far from my normal riding time but today I am making a bit of a journey south, towards our nations capital, my destination: the GB Racing factory in New Barnet to see how a piece of crash protection is made from design to shipping. GB Racing has steadily gained a great reputation for it's product over the last few years, go through a race paddock and you will see many of the bikes adorned with their engine casings and when race teams entrust their bikes with a product you know it works.
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This week French helmet manufacturer SHARK, unveiled its 2011 helmet collection at its Hampshire headquarters to a group of media and key SHARK racers including Micheal Laverty, James Westmoreland and newly crowned British Supersport Champion Sam Lowes. Launching new colourways for the current ranges including the RSI and Evoline, SHARK displayed two brand new helmets to their extensive collection. The Race-R Pro and Race-R are to replace the popular RSR2 helmets at the top of SHARKs range.
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This week TCX launched their 2011 boot collection to UK media and TCX stars. Whilst making some ascetic changes to current products within the range the Italian boot firm (formally Oxtar) unveiled a new motocross boot, as well as new additions to their touring and all user lines. The off-road range welcomes the new Pro 2.1. Created to resist extreme conditions in motocross the Pro 2.1 is the utmost in technology in the TCX off-road range; with the latest in off-road T.C.S® (Torsion Control System) and a highly breathable anatomical inner bootie.
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After a brief hiatus with no UK distrubution network Suomy are now back with more new models for 2011 introducing a new model called the Apex, the new Excel with is an evolution from the massively popular Extreme helmet and the 5 start rated Vandal which comes in a range of designs to suit any head. Also on the sheet for 2011 is the D20 and all new flip front helmet which is ready to accept the new Suomy Bluetooth Communication System, if you have never tried a Suomy helmet in the past 2011 is a great year to take a look.
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The name is DIAVEL - The innovative new Ducati to be unveiled at the Milan show After months of speculation and spy photography the long wait is almost over, the Diavel will make its first public appearance at the EICMA International Motorcycle Show in Milan 2-7 November. Officially announcing the new model’s name ahead of the official presentation, the famous Italian manufacturer is about to turn another dream into reality, using the local Bolognese dialect word for “devil” in naming their new model Diavel – pronounced Dee-ah-vel.
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Suzuki unveiled three brand new models today at the Intermot Motorcycle Show in Cologne, Germany, with the iconic GSX-R range getting all-new 600 and 750 models, along with the debut of a new naked middleweight - the GSR750. Unveiled on the Suzuki exhibition stand at 9.00am local time, the new GSX-R600 boasts heightened performance levels thanks to MotoGP inspired development that has seen the new bike shed an impressive nine kilograms over its predecessor, thanks partly to an all-new chassis that has a 15mm shorter wheelbase, as well as Showa Big Piston Forks.
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Scorpion Exo release 4 new models for 2011 along with a new distribution in the UK, with models available around March time you can get your mitts on one fo the lighter, improved E11 Exo-1000, Exo-500 Air that supercedes the older Exo-450 Air model, Exo-300 or VX-15 Off Road model. As is typical of Scorpion Exo helmets they come with a plethora or technical features that brings bleeding edge features and high end product at an impressive price, if you have yet to try a Scorpion Helmet 2011 is a good year to start.
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R&G Racing has released a range of crash protection along with a Radiator Guard, Tail Tidy and Shocktube for both the new Kawasaki ZX-10R and Z1000SX. The British firm, the only crash protection manufacturer whose products qualify for insurance discounts, has worked fast on two of this year’s most exciting bikes to be first for protection with its Aero Crash Protectors, Engine Case Covers, Bar End Sliders, Fork Protectors, Spindle Sliders, Frame Plugs and Tail Tidy.
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