.The trousers feature small poppers on the inside of the base of the trousers giving three different hem lengths. But it turns out this is my biggest issue with the jeans. They’re great if you’re on the short side and as you can reduce the height of the jeans

Due to a lack of funds I had to make do with another eBay bargain last summer and this Spyke 2 piece set of leathers was picked up for £90.Buying without trying is something I never learn from so it was always going to be potluck if these fitted me

This Alpinestars Sphere jacket was purchased at a very reasonable £200 from J&S in New Malden last summer. In actual fact it was a bit less as they knocked 10% off due to a voucher you could print off from their website. Despite me having no idea

.Decent trousers, gloves, jacket, boots and a helmet properly done up are the minimum requirements these days. I swear I could have already got to my destination in the time it takes to get ready sometimes. But even with all this gear, there was an important part