NEC bike show
It’s now the 18th Jan and still no more posts, so
I’m giving up on him! This blog is apparently written by me, so I might as well
start writing it! Hello I’m Emma.
It’s a little bit late writing this given the NEC Motorcycle
live show was at the end of November, but i thought i’d write this anyway, as
we did go and get a few things from this. (http://www.motorcyclelive.co.uk/)
The NEC bike show is one of the best know in the UK, and
most of the main manufacturers and sellers of bike gear are here. This year Gaz
needed a bike jacket and I needed a new helmet and that was about it.
Having finally got to the show (it was a small walk, we had
to locate Rob who’d been running round like a small child in a candy shop (he’d
arrived at 8:30 so he could make sure he was the first person to the section
where you could take a bike out on a test ride). He loves this section, last
year it was the R6 and this year was the Ducati Diavel, which apparently is
‘insane’. You do need to take your license with you, but the organisers provide
bike gear for you, or you can bring your own.
Having located Rob we started wandering in quite an
organised fashion getting distracted at every other stall looking at bits we
don’t need and collecting the Carol Nash calendar, until I started trying on
bike helmets. I have a strange shaped
head, and a budget of £200. Guess what....
...
I failed, having ruled out every other brand (like normal) I
was back on the Shoei’s. Already having the Shoei Quest, which when new was
brilliant, but now my weights changed, it vibrates during use on motorways,
having started on the multitech, which although was a lovely idea, wasn’t
suited to me, leading on the the Spirit II. However, this retails normally at
about £500 and at the show was going for as low as £350, and was far too much
over the budget so I left it and we carried on until a Dianese store was
spotted.
Both Rob and Gaz believe Dainese are worth the money and
while Rob was looking at a £400 leather jacket that he really didn’t need, Gaz
went to look and see what they had textile wise to go with the gortex trousers
he has. He’ll do a review on them when he’s not doing uni work!
I kept wandering looking for a helmet and ended up
finding another Shoei quest II in extra small, which was still waaaay over
budget, but at £300 it was far cheaper than everywhere else and like a true girl
decided it was such a bargain I had to have it.
A nicely fitting helmet, weighing very little (1.45kg) it’s
comfortable, light, washable liner, pin lock, and 4 star rating by UK Government SHARP scheme .
The only issue is it’s a little noisy on motorways but on the whole it’s not
too much of an issue given most of my riding is round town and country roads.
MCBlogSpot Rating: 6/10
Bikers World Daventry
Just to big up the staff at Bikers
World in Daventry/Rev ‘It and TCX...
I had a pair of Rev ’It Factor 2
trousers which at less than a year old were leaking at the crotch. For a pair
of trousers at less than a year old and costing £144 I wasn’t too impressed
that they had been leaking for a few months and realising winter was coming, I
contacted Rev ’It and was told to take them to a supplier and they’d be taken back
and tested. I’d never been to Bikers World before but without any questions
they said they’d send them back and let me know.
A month later I was collecting my
new waterproof trousers and fingers crossed these will last.
While I was picking up my new
trousers i complained that I’d contacted TCX and that they hadn’t responded to the fact my boots at, again less
than a year old, were leaking (and not due to the leaking trousers), I’d tried
to contact Nevis but not had a reply to my 5 emails, but Bikers World again
sent them off. A bit later they let me know I could pick up my new boots, which
although as I’d opted to get the next model up (which cost an extra £20), I couldn't complain at all. That and both men working there recognised me walking
through the door, shouted hello and knew why I was there.
Apparently next time I go I need to buy something? I was getting
used to walking into the shop and leaving with free or nearly free things. :D
Factor 2 trouser review (the
first pair)
They leaked (not good) and didn’t
have enough crotch room to swing my leg over the bike with ease. In future i’m
sticking to blokes trousers, they have more room for leg swimming.
Waterproof TCX Boots
Other than the fact they started
leaking in heavy rain, these boots were brilliant, comfortable to walk in and my feet
didn’t over heat or get too cold when riding. The fabric by the heel had
started to wear after less than a year of use. I will give a review of my new TCX boots once I get a chance to use them!
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