Alan Dowds

Kriega R35 Backpack – Review

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Alan Dowds

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1st December 2017

Hands up those who own a Kriega rucksack/ backpack, and don’t absolutely love it? At a guess I’d say pretty few to none at all would be raising their pinkies skywards, because Kreiga’s product is top drawer! I’ve used this £169 R35 variant for three years now, easily marking over 30,000 miles in all conditions…
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Watch – NUVIZ Heads-up Display – Unboxing Video!

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Alan Dowds

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30th November 2017

We’ve just got hold of a NUVIZ heads-up display unit to try out, so have begun with an unboxing video to see what your £619 gets you in the box! Some may blanche at the price, but wait, there’s more! This isn’t just a heads-up display: it’s a sat-nav system, a media centre which links…
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Naked Attraction – Out Now!

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Alan Dowds

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29th November 2017

In the current issue of our awesome magazine OUT NOW (334, Dec ’17), we pit seven of the best middleweight nakeds against one another, to find out which is best! So, that would be Triumph’s new Street Triple RS, KTM’s 690 Duke R, Suzuki’s GSX-S750, Ducati’s Monster 821, Kawasaki’s Z900 ‘Performance Edition’, WK’s 650NK and…
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‘Ducati World’ Is Go!

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Alan Dowds

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28th November 2017

Well, Ferrari has ‘Ferrari World’ in Abu Dhabi, so we suppose it’s just desserts that Ducati get their own theme park ‘world’ too, nay? And they are, at Mirabilandia Leisure Park in the Emilia-Romagna region! So, one won’t have to fly for too many hours to go visit whatever this turns out to be like,…
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Triple WSB Champ’ Jonathan Rea Makes BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Award Shortlist!

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Alan Dowds

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28th November 2017

Another of those things to be filed under ‘about bloody time too…’, three-time WSB champion Jonny Rea is on the shortlist for the BBC’s Sports Personality Of The Year Awards! Following a big push by insurers Carole Nash (great work!), via an e-petition, Rea has indeed been included in the line-up which also features four-time…
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Big Bad Blowers – Out Now!

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Alan Dowds

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27th November 2017

In the current issue of the magazine OUT NOW (334, Dec 17), we pit two big blown bads against each other – Kawasaki’s supercharged 193bhp H2 and a bespoke 429bhp Suzuki GSX-R1000 K5! We could be about to see a serious input of fresh air, if you’ll pardon the pun, into the production bike market…
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MotoGP 2017 Season Review Book – Out Now!

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Alan Dowds

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27th November 2017

It’s that time of year, just before a popular gift giving/buying festival of course, that the awesome MotoGP season review book is released, and like clockwork, here’s the 2017 edition! You can expect all the usual in here – top editorial led by the legendary (and now departing) commentator Julian Ryder, beautiful photos and lots…
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Watch – Caberg Drift Carbon Helmet – Unboxing Video!

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Alan Dowds

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17th November 2017

For your pleasure and enjoyment, find here a down, dirty and completely unprofessional unboxing video of Caberg’s £269.99 Drift Carbon helmet! Caberg have made big strides in recent years, with their product coming on in big leaps and bounds. The Drift Carbon is light, has a carbon outer shell, a wind guard and other nice…
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New 2018 Suzuki GSX-R1000R Colours!

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Alan Dowds

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17th November 2017

Suzuki has revealed the new colours for the epic GSX-R1000R, and might we just say, madam, that you look rather fetching in white? The bike, otherwise, remains as is, though this isn’t a bad thing… It already finished second in our 2017 Sportsbike Of The Year test (SBOTY), and with only one new rival out…
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Win! A £369.99 Signed Shark Spartan Carbon DKA Helmet @ Motorcycle Live!

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Alan Dowds

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17th November 2017

Yes, you can be in with a chance of winning this sweet Carbon Shark helmet at Motorcycle Live, by counting the number of helmets on Shark’s stand and submitting your entry there and then! The visor on the winner’s helmet has been signed by Jorge Lorenzo, Sam Lowes, Johaan Zarco and Scott Redding, though you’ll…
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2018 Suzuki GSX-S1000 Colours Revealed!

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Alan Dowds

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16th November 2017

No real changes to the nutty GSX-R1000 K5 powered naked, the GSX-S1000, but some new colours for you to choose from is always nice… The 150bhp (claimed) naked nutter comes with the mod-cons such as a decent electronics suite and, of course, has that special engine. it may be old, but it sure still is…
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Watch – Barracuda Lever Pro-Tect B-LUX – Unboxing Video!

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Alan Dowds

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16th November 2017

Find here a down & dirty, completely unprofessional unboxing video of Barracuda’s B-LUX brake/clutch lever protectors – lovely little bits of kit! At £79.90 each, these lever protectors, at first viewing, are as good or better than others we’ve used over the years, and have a special removable shank so they can fit to many…
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Olfi One.Five 4k Camera – £99.99 Black Friday Deal!

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Alan Dowds

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15th November 2017

Yup, from 00.01AM on Friday 24th November – next Friday – until 23.59PM, the excellent Olfi One.Five 4K camera has been reduced from £149.99 to £99.99! So if you’re after one, make a note to not forget! We reviewed the camera a while back, and have been using one quite a bit and are still…
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MotoGP 2017 Valencia – Gallery & Notes!

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Alan Dowds

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13th November 2017

Yep, it’s all over, and now the long wait for MotoGP race action kicks in, a wait which no amount of televised testing can sate, especially after the pressure-cooker of a finale in Valencia… It was always a tall order (read nigh on impossible) that Andrea Dovisiozo was going to win there, and Marc Marquez…
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Motorcycle Live 2017 – Hints & Tips For Your Visit!

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Alan Dowds

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9th November 2017

Motorcycle Live returns to the NEC, that good old annual biking metronome, in Birmingham from 18-26 November and alongside all the new models fresh off the back of their EICMA debuts, there are no less than 17 FREE live features and events to keep bike fans of all ages entertained. With so much to cram…
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