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Choosing and using a base layer to stay co…

Choosing and using a base layer to stay comfortable

A great number of people I speak to seem to be baffled by the use of a base layer, either they have not experienced one or are under some misconceptio. Read more

Bridgestone Battlax S20 Tyre - First Ride

Bridgestone Battlax S20 Tyre - First Ride

Bridgestone have got a new trick up their sleeve, the new Hypersport street tyre that replaces the outgoing BT-016 range which was received with a mix. Read more

Keep motorcycle insurance costs low

Keep motorcycle insurance costs low

Life on two wheels has quite a few advantages over driving a car - among them lower fuel consumption and cheaper cover from providers like MCE bike in. Read more

Apathy will bring the end of motorcycling …

Apathy will bring the end of motorcycling as we know it

The recent uproar about upcoming E.U. regulations to ban users from modifying a motorcycle from standard has certainly brought a few ideas to the surf. Read more

Pipe-Werx Exhausts bring us the very best …

Pipe-Werx Exhausts bring us the very best of British

It's the middle of summer, August in fact, and the weather is supposed to be glorious which has led me to contact Pipe-Werx of Lathom to have a look a. Read more

Motorcycling as an older lady rider

Motorcycling as an older lady rider

At the grand old age of 40 I decided that I had had enough of my other half sitting me on bikes in the local bike shops to see which one was right for. Read more

How crash protection is made at GBRacing

How crash protection is made at GBRacing

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 toda. Read more

Metzeler Interact Tyres back to back - roa…

Metzeler Interact Tyres back to back - road and track

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 . Read more

How I did the Iron Butt for the Royal Brit…

How I did the Iron Butt for the Royal British legion - wanna come?

Do you ever get the feeling that some things seem a good idea at the time?, this was one of those moments. A neighbour and Royal British Legion member. Read more

01RaceFX have race bikes all wrapped up

01RaceFX have race bikes all wrapped up

Having seen a few photo's of what the guys over at 01RaceFX get up to my interest was well and truly piqued, the application of race bike livery on ro. Read more

The Qwest helmet from Shoei, new sport touring design for comfortable and quiet journeys
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Shoei release the details of their new flagship model, the Shoei X-Spirit II! This is the helmet that race fans were introduced to at Oulton Park on the heads of Leon Camier and James Ellison and is a natural progression from the current X-Spirit model.

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New XR1100 replica for British Superbike championship hopeful Shoei has launched a Tommy Hill replica on its XR1100 helmet. The graphic, as designed and sported by Tommy this season, is a reaction to UK rider demand for a replica and also out of respect to the courage the Kent rider has shown having fought back from horrific injuries to become a main protagonist for the 2010 British Superbike championship for Worx Crescent Suzuki.
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Those clever people over at Shoei have introduced a nice new website to display all of their product information in a simple to use format. www.shoeiassured.co.uk aims to bring a central location for product technical information, easy navigation of graphics available on each model from a number of angles and of course an easy way to locate your local Shoei Assured Dealership.

Also being introduced is their next-gen helmet model due in September 2009, the XR1100 is the natural successor to the wildly popular XR1000 helmet and adds a few nice touches to an already excellent lid. See our review of the XR1100 helmet coming to Bikechatter soon!

A new SHOEI helmet on the market always means a few more innovations in the world. With the QWEST, SHOEI brings a new generation of helmets to the market. This premium helmet is the logical further development and takes the needs of touring bikers into consideration: light weight, comfortable fit and minimal noise level. The Qwest is 60.3% quieter than the Shoei Raid-II model (equivalent to 2.2db).
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Shoei has added 20 new models to its popular helmet road range for 2011 with thirteen new designs, replicas and colours. The X-Spirit II, XR1100 and Qwest, all of which have been introduced to the Shoei range over the past 18 months, have proved hugely popular with riders and have all attained a SHARP five-star rating in its safety tests. The X-Spirit II, as used by Shoei’s MotoGP, WSB and British Superbike racers, features the historic Japanese company’s most advanced helmet construction to date.
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The brand new NEOTEC helmet is Shoei’s first system helmet that boasts a drop-down sun visor and as you would expect, immediately sets new standards in innovation, style and of course safety for a helmet of this type. After a successful launch at both Motorcycle Live and the London Excel show, where interest in the NEOTEC was beyond all expectations, the NEOTEC has now arrived in the UK to phenomenal demand at Feridax - with first shipments completely selling out.

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Feridax, the UK’s largest independent distributor and brand marketer into the motorcycle clothing and hard parts channels, have confirmed their proud support for ‘The Great Escape 2’ charity ride, and will be supplying the new SHOEI QWEST helmets for all nine participating riders. ‘The Great Escape 2’ will see the riders travel some 3,000 miles across Europe over the course of two weeks, starting on the 4th June. The aim is to acknowledge and remember all prisoners of war during the Second World War whilst raising much-needed funding for the UK’s more recent heroes who have been engaged in conflicts in the Middle East and beyond.
Feridax, the UK’s largest independent distributor and brand marketer into the motorcycle clothing and hard parts channels, today celebrate the imminent start of the 2011 MCE British Superbike Championship, with the launch of their ‘Joy Of Six’ promotion. Shoei UK has been heavily involved with the British Superbike Championship and has enjoyed major success dominating the winners' podium with the last five winners all wearing the global brands' top line helmets - and with current favourites Shakey Byrne and Kiyo wearing Shoei again in 2011 - it could be a sixth year in a row for another Shoei headline podium.
Having watched the racing this year over at the Isle of Man and being genuinely blown away by how big it seems to be getting and how insane the riders must be to have a go, one rider certainly sticks out plenty as a perennial winner and crowd pleaser, for 2011 Shoei release a new John McGuinness Replica Helmet in their top of the line X-Spirit II lid. The X-Spirit II is used by top racers across the globe and has saved countless noggin's from serious damage so you will not go far wrong with one, if you are in the market and are a TT fan take a look.
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124 piece Britool Expert tool kit is ideal for home mechanics

124 piece Britool Expert tool kit is ideal for home mechanics

Britool Expert has added a 124 piece tool set to its competitively-priced, mid-level range. Ideal for the mechanic or engineer planning to build up a tool kit from scratch, the E034806B set contains all the items required for day-to-day use, eliminating the need to source tools individually while saving money. The kit seems to hold most of the item.

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