Yamaha Brush Guards

Yamaha Brush Guards
From: Yamaha UK
Price: £60.99 (air deflectors £10.99)
Contact: 01932 358085
Web: www.yamaha.co.uk

BOY HAVE these lever-savers been put too the test, hitting the deck 18 times and counting. We're rather crazily carrying no spares, so these items have saved us a lot of bother. They are reinforced with big aluminium bars, thank Christ, and have been moved but never defeated. The add-on 'spoilers are designed to deflect cold air over hands, but could be bigger. They are also unconvincingly attached using self-tapping screws (one of which came undone on my bike). Still it's Pankaj who has put the guards to the real test and so far they're doing just fine.
Damon

WHO ELSE can say better than me about this bars I put them through ultimate test I dropped my bike how many times I forgot the count but they saved me every single time and we are not carrying extra spares my trip would have ended long back. In any of my trip this will be my first choice weather I am confident or not because I know they will save my trip.
Pankaj

Airhawk Cruiser saddle cover

Airhawk Cruiser saddle cover
From: Bykebitz
Price: £129.99
Contact: 01252 870900
Web: www.bykebitz.co.uk

WE HAVE just put these strange-looking seat covers to the ultimate test in the form of a single 34-hour ride and it has come up smelling of... Well never mind that, because it would be pretty much impossible to cover so much distance in a single stint without it.

The XT has a saddle that is better than most mid-weight trailies for covering a tank's-worth of petrol (about 150 miles) but after that things start to get decidedly achy. With this thing even the 1000 we raced through didn't give us any arse pain beyond the mildest discomfort.

It's basically a soft airbed for arses, comprising of rubber cells into which the backside sinks. Its construction means there are no pressure points and it doesn't get any more hot under-arse than a saddle - in fact I reckon it's a bit cooler as air can circulate under the rump.

Air can be easily introduced and removed (by mouth) via a valve under the non-slip cover, which is good because the amount the Airhawk is inflated makes a big difference. Too much air and you lose contact with the feel for what the bike is doing; too little and there's not enough cushioning. So, run it near-flat in serious twisties so it doesn't shift around beneath you, and with more air on the motorway. Or find the perfect balance, whereby shifting around a bit changes the seat's shape completely and stops pressure points.

Complaints? Yes, with this bike-model (with steep trail-type seat) the elastic attachments need regular fiddling to keep the cover in place. At £130 this is not cheap and I'd also like to see higher quality fastening-buckles.

Not a huge number of people want to cover many hundreds of miles in a day, but for those who do, and want to keep their butts sweet, this thing is in a class of its own. If you've a hard-arse sports bike and want motorway relief on continental forays, then it's certainly also worth a look. We weren't at all sure whether we really wanted to have these on the bikes, but now we are completely sold on them. And so are our backsides.
Damon


THIS AIR HAWK saddle when I saw first time I was not convinced why I need that and when I used it for first time I was not convinced weather I want or not but D told me it will be very useful. Now after put them for ultimate test of 34 hours of riding my butts r not hurting and not giving any complain to my mind. It was difficult to understand right air pressure in seat but once I got that it been fantastic. Now I cant see myself riding for long hours without it. I think it is expensive for me but if you want to do two trips like this than what is price of your new arse.....
Pankaj