Holy Bike Leathers, Batman!
But, riding to the rescue on his unbelievable BatPod motorbike came Christian Bale, in The Dark Knight - a movie notable for a lengthy chase involving lots of motorcycle riding goons.
In Christopher Nolan's re-imagining of the Batman franchise, the costumes are brought right up to date, and capitalising on this to the max are UD Replicas, with a range of biker gear based on the movie. You can get Bruce Wayne's biker jacket, or sport the leather numbers worn by the Joker's henchmen.
But the best is yet to come, with the imminent release of the Batman replica motorcycle suit, comprising gloves, jacket, trousers and boots. Comprising Kevlar body armour and moulded leather attached to a hard-wearing Cordura base, with Spandex confined to a supporting role, so that you can actually move your limbs.
All in all, if you want to scare old ladies and wow children, this is the outfit to be seen in on you bike, although admittedly perhaps not if you ride a Vespa! But if you've spent you hard earned money on a nice set of leathers, make sure they are protected with a decent helmet and leathers policy - and I mean decent, many inferior products on the market will not cover the amount that this suit will retail for. You can buy the suit soon at http://www.udreplicas.com/.
Labels: Adam West, Batcycle, Batman, Bruce Wayne, cheaper motorcycle insurance, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Dark Knight, leathers
link | posted by Dave Wilson at Monday, July 20, 20091 comments links to this post
Airbags for Bikers
Safety is always a more intimate concern for those who prefer to travel on two wheels than it is for those who favour four wheels and a metal box. With nothing between you and the road, any accident is potentially quite harmful to a motorcyclist.All sensible bikers in this day and age should be wearing a decent helmet and a good set of leathers (or other suitably protective clothing). But now some of the fancy safety features standard on most modern cars are starting to become available to bikers.
Dainese have come up with an airbag that is incorporated into the rider's protective clothing. They are currently testing and refining the technology on the track, but it is sure to become widely available in the next few years, so frequent riders could benefit from added peace of mind.
The idea is that the neck, head and chest are protected from any impact or scraping injuries, meaning you're more likely to survive any injury suffered.
Whilst this is still very much early days, any technology to reduce injuries suffered by bikers has got to be a good thing. And whilst these outfits probably won't be cheap, decent protective gear rarely is, which is why it's so important to get a decent helmet and leathers insurance policy - ours gives £1,000 worth of cover for just £20 per year.
Labels: crash, helmets, leathers, motorbike, motorcycle, safety, video
link | posted by Dave Wilson at Wednesday, April 02, 20080 comments links to this post
Luckiest biker in the world?
Remember the SMIDSY post we did previously? The guy driving this car also did a SMIDSTRL (Sorry mate I didn't see the red light).The guy on the bike might just be the luckiest guy in the world. If you get into a scrape you want to be wearing a high quality helmet and protective clothing.
Of course, the best gear can be expensive, but in the event of an accident you won't have to worry about replacing all your safety gear, so long as you take out our optional helmet and leathers cover.
Labels: bike, bikesure, crash, helmets, insurance, leathers, lucky, video
link | posted by Dave Wilson at Wednesday, February 14, 20070 comments links to this post
Gordon Bennetts! - Insurance Babes, real and otherwise
The latest issue of the Insurance Times has an interesting feature on the so called Bennetts "Babes". Usually Bennetts employ wannabe glamour models, who may look attractive in the right light, but generally know as much about insurance as I do about morris dancing. It seems that Bennetts have realised that having someone from the insurance industry who is both attractive and well-informed on the merits of the various motorcycle insurance policies available would be a good thing.
And so, presumably having failed to find anyone suitable working for them, they've launched a competition to recruit babes from the UK insurance industry.
They must be somewhat regretting having chosen alleged racist bully and Celebrity Big Brother contestant, Danielle Lloyd, to launch their campaign - especially so given her well known history with competitions (She "won" Miss Great Britain before being stripped of the title when it was found she was in a relationship with judge Teddy Sheringham). They've now been forced to cut their losses and dump the hapless glamour girl.Of course, we already know that the hottest girls in insurance work for us, in the shape of the legendary Flux & Bikesure babes.
For proof of that, you only had to be at Stoneleigh Park last week for the Motorcycle Trade Expo, where men from around the UK bike industry had the opportunity to meet Laura and Jenny, who were there on our behalf, along with Rob, Duncan and Dave McCourt, our dealers rep.
And the dealers and traders were pleasantly surprised to find that OUR babes not only looked stunning, but also genuinely worked for us, knew all about insurance and bikes and even took an interest in their well polished helmets - our helmet and leathers cover is an essential add-on for bikers who want to look after their gear.
Check out our Flickr for more pics of some real insurance babes in action, or check out their website - fluxbabes.co.uk.
Labels: babes, bennetts, big brother, bike, bikesure, danielle lloyd, girls, helmets, insurance, leathers, motorbike, motorcycle, show
link | posted by Dave Wilson at Friday, January 19, 20070 comments links to this post