of all-weather gloves that are between £2.99 (I know!) and £60. Our minimum criteria were that they're full length, feature a wrist-restraint and designed to be waterproof. We subjected the gloves to five tests; four 'lab' tests to check their ability

THE era of climate change and its mixed-up weather means separate summer and winter jackets are increasingly looking like anachronisms.What would you give for one do-it-all jacket that can take the rain, cold and heat with equal aplomb, offer you

it to be positioned closer to the front wheel and with it, adjust the weight bias. The crankcases are vacuum die-cast and some engine casing parts are made from magnesium alloy to further reduce weight.The double-ribbed pistons feature RR58 alloy (the main structural

to bike choice.Good news is that with the advent of internet comparison sites bike insurance has become a very competitive market and insurers are having to lower their premiums to get your business. And of course the websites mean you can be better

.For those that don't know, the 'PS' bit basically means a few special goodies for racing homologation purposes, such as hotter cams, slightly more compression, different exhausts and an upgraded performance chip, Ohlins suspension and a single seat mounted

‘parking lot’ but seven-time champ Valentino Rossi rates Donny as one of his favourite circuits. Click here for the Donington Park circuit guide.JerezSome key features you’ll notice are the UFO style race control on your right as you exit the pit lane

and using all of the available Tarmac70mph may seem mundane stuck on the M1, but while getting your knee down for the first time it suddenly means a lot more and feels way faster. I popped my track cherry at Cartagena on a novice training school with www

're at the utter limit of physical and mental endurance."For us pit-stops take about 13 seconds from start to finish. That means the bike's fully fuelled, front and rear wheels are changed as is the rider. It's quite an art and is amazing to watch the guys do

for the weight and performance of today's 100bhp mammoths.While looking ostensibly the same as its predecessor, the EXP now benefits from modern tyre technology and features Metzeler's 0¡ steel construction in the front tyre (previously only applied to the rear

and apparently was a noted 'fag hag' who once told the unmarried female producer of the show to get herself "a nice poof..." Bikes and scooters were one of her passions (along with the booze and fags) and since the 1970s she rode a Honda C90 as a means to get