Cortech HRX jacket review part two. Ride report.

It was a very hot day today - perfect chance to put the Cortech HRX to test.It is very heavy for a summer jacket but comfortable once on and has a solid feel to it. Cooling ability is ok however not as much as a full mesh lightweight jacket. The cuffs work great - what I meant to say in my last post is they are hemmed like a regular jacket so stay in place when riding. Zips also good enough

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Cortech HRX Jacket Review

Part one.I usually don't review lots of items on this blog as I am limited to what I purchase myself however I am going make you think I went on a spending spree and present another item to look at.Main reason I have purchased two new things in rapid succession is the value of the aussie dollar is starting to fall which makes buying items from overseas less attractive.  My old Summer jacket is

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Northern Adventure - Ride report

Beautiful day today. I woke up about 7.00 and had a long breakfast and was not sure if I would go anywhere. My southern state ride partner was adamant the weather was going to turn to shite however here it was warm with a clear blue Spring sky outside so I grabbed my gear and headed north.I think everyone else must have had the same idea - there were literally 100's of motorbikes out. It was

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Good Motorcycle rides #41 - Campbells Pocket

Been awhile since I posted any new roads around Brisbane however I do have a few new places to suggest riding and some others I have mentioned in passing on my ride reports and will update further.To start though here is a little back road that can be fun.Campbells Pocket lies between Mt Mee and Wamuran. The road to ride is of the same name - Campbells Pocket Road and it while quite narrow in a

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Japan Motorcycle ride post archive

Japan Motorcycle post archiveI am going to make a sticky link of this post in the archive so people can find the Japan ride reports easy on one page.Japan Ride ReportPre Ride post 3Pre Ride post 2Pre Ride post 1In other news I have altered a few things on the main page to hopefully make it present a little better and quicker although that is difficult due to all the photos. Anyhow the removal of

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Winters over - Spring ride report

So much for winter - 2 months and we are back to warm days.I ordered a winter riders jersey from the UK but I will have to wait 12 months to test it if Sunday is anything to go by, beautiful warm spring day. I had to go for a ride.I headed off south with no firm plan other that to look about more in the area around Mullumbimby. I started by riding up Mt Springbrook then through the Numinbah

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Mid Winter Ride Report

Saturday of this weekend was very mild, actually by midday it was warm enough for just a T-shirt and jeans so I decided I would go out for a ride Sunday with weather like that.Today of course was not quite as warm ... I wanted to go south-west which I suppose did not assist matters temperature wise. Riding out west I could feel the temperature dropping and then from Yamanto out to Aratula via

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