a mistake: Sidi boots are always a little
skinny through the middle part of
the boot and require about a week’s
worth of breaking in. But no, I headed
to Tassie on the BMW launch and
suffered at the end of the launch for
not breaking the boots in beforehand.
I usually break in a pair of boots by
wearing them often but only in short
bursts of say one hour at a time. They
will become ‘yours’ once they are
broken in. The B-2 now a very comfy
boot for walking around to see some
sights along my travels while being
protected thanks to the Vertebra system:
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a grippy rubber sole. There’s also a toe
slider if your big clumsy feet get in the
way like mine do while cornering.
The pair of B-2 boots I received are
not waterproof and black with silver
highlights. Sadly the silver paint started
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fussed as the B-2s have become very
comfortable the more I wear them – the
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so there’s no worries there.USED & REVIEWED
Grab a pair of Sidi boots, break them
in and enjoy, the B-2 ranges in size from
38-50 and is an excellent all-round boot
to have. See your local bike shop or visit
http://www.mcleodaccessories.com.au SWNITRO MX630 EVO HELMET
The low price is only the
beginning - Price - $139.95Sometimes, something like the Nitro
mx630 EVO helmet comes along (thank
you Ficeda) and makes you question
the three other helmets hanging in their
well-ordered spot in the garage. Why
did I spend the equivalent of a good
second-hand Postie bike on items that
are really only going to get trashed?
Twelve months of sweat, dirt, mud
and dust along with a few torrential
downpours really tests the life of even a
top shelf adventure helmet.
The Nitro performs as well as the
dearer brands and that surprised me.
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could hope for in a sub-$200 helmet.
The way the shiny white lid dealt with
noise and the effects of high speed
while I was riding a KTM 1190R is
even more surprising. The smaller than
average peak as well as the sharp and
narrow frontal area actually seem to
help in that regard.
Flicking the very thick visor up and
down is simple. Design rather than
price means that the visor itself, in its
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get down because it’s hard to get your
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venting even in the chilly Victoria Alps
is only adequate.
I give it two years of hard use - for me
that’s excellent value-for-money. RLMRAM MOUNT
Get a grip - Price – from $40There are almost too many different
models of motorcycles in our Price
Guide. That means that one day we will
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camera or a GPS to a motorcycle in a
bewildering range of permutations.
Enter the RAM mount system, which
I tripped over on a stand at the recent
Touratech day in Bright.
I’m not one for gimmicks but this
was a must-have for me and I shelled
out just over $80 for the 'tough-claw'
system for my mobile, the mid- sizedextension and the handle-bar clasp. The
way the claw system grips my mobile
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remarkable, especially for the practicality
and cost saving way it served my needs.
I think that will work for just about
every model we are likely to swing a leg
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