I’ve toyed with the idea of getting a set of these for a while but the price tag of £350 GBP ($430 USD) does make you pause and think and so, thus far, I’ve held off. A few days ago I spotted a pair at a much better price in Holland and decided to pull the trigger. Hand made in Bavaria, these make use of the finest leather and GoreTex, are completely waterproof and rated […]
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UPDATE 21/02/23 – Unfortunately, eBay deemed the charity listing as non-conforming and so ended the auction the day before it was due to finish. My apologies. I will endeavour to set up a new listing. OVERLANDRIDER.COM CHARITY AUCTION – PLEASE HELP! EBAY 7 DAY AUCTION LINK Due to logistical problems with both USPS and Royal Mail, the first Chubby Buttons review sample appeared to be lost and so another one was sent to me, only […]
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Specs, Fit & Finish The YIEBA Engine Guard is a product I’ve noticed several times over the last 18 months, simply because I like the design of it and I knew they would look good on the bike. I always passed them up, though, as I simply couldn’t see a real life benefit of them being on the bike other than looks. This set recently arrived, however, so let’s take a look and see if my […]
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In the interests of complete transparency, I phoned Dale from RaceTorx for a chat about his gear shift support, after a few people mentioned the product to me over the last few months. He kindly sent me this particular Gear Shift Support free of charge in order that I might test it and give my honest thoughts in the form of a review. Unboxing, First Impressions & Installation When you open the padded envelope, inside you’ll receive this […]
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When I’m riding on the road my helmet of choice is the Schuberth C5. I have the SC2 comms installed and it’s a superb helmet all round, although for a combined price of over £800 ($1k USD) it ought to be! My one gripe with helmet intercoms has always been having to reach up with a gloved hand to the left of the helmet and try to hit the correct button on the remote. It’s […]
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Update – 13/01/23 Full Review Now Posted Here After a pleasant and interesting telephone chat with Dale of RaceTorx earlier today, I will soon be reviewing a RaceTorx Gear Shift Support on the OR T700. So what should the Gear Shift Support accomplish exactly? Well, from one of Dale’s FB posts: “The Racetorx Gear shift support stiffens up the lateral movement in the gear shaft which helps prevent mis-shifts and provides positive gear changes. Stop the mis-shifts […]
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Please note: This review is in two parts. 1. Unboxing, quality, design and finish. 2. Installation and practical use. I’ve already reviewed two adjustable side stands for the Tenere 700. The Rally Raid and the T-rex Racing. The former was useless with a 40mm lowered bike and the latter did the job, but not perfectly, so I’m really looking forward to seeing if AltRider took on board my previous findings and solved the problem once […]
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Please note: This review is in two parts. 1. Unboxing, quality, design and finish. 2. Installation and practical use. I’ve already reviewed two adjustable side stands for the Tenere 700. The Rally Raid and the T-rex Racing. The former was useless with a 40mm lowered bike and the latter did the job, but not perfectly, so I’m really looking forward to seeing if AltRider took on board my previous findings and solved the problem once […]
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I’ve seen a multitude of LED turn signal sets on the market since purchasing my Tenere 700. None of them, however, have made me sit and up and want to change out the stock turn signals, so when I saw a post about the HammerLeds I didn’t expect to see anything fundamentally different to those I’d seen before. Looking a little closer, however, these did seem to offer some real flex, they looked the part […]
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I’ve eaten so much turkey this Christmas that the turkeys are currently demonstrating outside my house! It’s been nice to rest and spend time with the family, even the out-laws, but at some point you need a break and for me a “break” is throwing a leg over the bike and heading out for a few hours. The weather has been relentlessly rubbish this year with constant rain and storms, so when the app showed […]
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