Puma is now jumping into the motorsport industry with their new selection of footwear or foot protection to be exact. It was odd to see that Puma is jumping into this industry, but it seems they have done their research on this and produced a product for Moto GP riders. I dont know if its comfortable or how well it works, but it seems they came with a full product line for the cruisers all the way to the racers. I want to just try the boots just to see how comfortable they are. I dont know if they sell at Puma stores but I will see if they do.
Link: Puma
This a new helmet from Airoh, and it really caught my eye because I really wouldn’t be able to wear this type of helmet without busting up laughing. Airoh is an Italian company so they are pretty creative, and this reminds me too much of a fighter pilot helmet and I would be reminising about Top Gun with Tom Cruise and the music of Top Gun playing in the background. I just thought that its a cool looking retro helmet, but its just not for me. I wan’t a fighter pilot looking helmet, but not right now.
This helmet is made for scooter riders in Italy and the chin bar can be disconnected, I just thought it looked different and all I can picture in my head is someone sitting in on a scooter making sounds of a fighter jet plane.
Link: Airoh
I woke up early friday morning, and it was the first day of vacation. I was happy that I didn’t have to worry about work on saturday. I went down to the basement and got my gear on, and started the bike up. I wanted it to warm up a bit before I get on since I know its cold outside but I didn’t have a care in the world at that point.
I got on my bike, and I realized that it didn’t have any gas and I on ta’awoon street between Bida’a and Salwa trying to think of gas station which is open which has the high octane (green) gas station, and I remembered the Miseela gas station would be open so I made a U-Turn and headed right in. I was happy to find that the gas station was open, and while I was filling up an american guy walked up to me and asked about the bike, and he is a Harely Rider and he was thinking about getting the bike. He really liked the K1200R and I can given my outlook on the bike. Then I continued my ride and I just wanted to enjoy the empty streets. It was fantastic, I got on the gulf road and I was really enjoying myself taking corners the way I want and not having to worry about idiots on the road, most of everyone was out of the country, and on my way back I stopped by Marina Mall and saw a lot of motorcycles there, they were out in strength today. And I met up with a group of motorcycles and ordered some tea to warm up before heading back home. It was very nice meeting up with other riders and then continuing on my way home to relax with the family.
These are the best pair of riding boots that I have ever had. I have had the Sidi and Alpinestar racing boots. These boots are amazing, I dont even go riding without them now. They provide a huge amount of protection and are still flexible when you are moving around. I have had them for over a year and half now and they are fantastic.
So last friday I went riding with Mark since we had sometime I woke up from his phone call in the morning, it was good since I told him to call me when he gets up so we can go riding. And the phone was right next to my head, so we said we would meet up at Marina at 9:45am in the motorcycle parking to go riding for a bit. After showering up and getting into gear I realized that I was out of gas so I headed straight to the gas station and then I took the sea side from Bida’a all the way to Marina to catch Mark in the parking lot. While we talked for a bit to decide where to go a couple of Indian tourist asked if they could take pictures while on my bike, I was like ok and it was one funny site.
Then we decided to go to Hilton Manguf since it would give him a chance to ride on the highway and get used to it with as little traffic as possible. So we took the gulf road down to the 2nd ring road to fill up gas and then get on Fahaheel highway from the 3rd ring road and then straight to Hilton Manguf. I was looking straight ahead, but I was checking my side view mirrors every 2 seconds to make sure Mark was doing fine, and even though we werent going fast at all there were some assholes on the road were tailgating him but I was surprised that he didn’t notice when I asked him. So a few times I would brake so I would get close to Mark and force the car back. He then asked me why I was doing that and then we realized he didn’t notice some of the cars that were tailgating him. One of the reasons is that the side view mirrors vibrate so much that its a blur and you can’t see behind you, and its not the speed really its the engine revs that get the mirrors vibrating so much.
My Scorpion Helmet has arrived and its one hell of a beauty. I like it because its got the same interior as my Matt Black Scorpion Helmet, so I have no problems with the fitting. Its just going to be good putting the helmet on riding around. Its comfortable around the cheeks, and I already switched the clear visor for the dark visor. What I like about these helmets is that you can take the inner lining out of the helmet and wash it. Which gives it a nice clean feeling when putting it on. I like the pattern on the helmet and matte finish it has, it gives it a different look which I like. I just hope the wind dies down a bit over the next couple of days.
It came out at last! The MV Agusta F4CC is here! Made by Claudio Castiglioni with every resource he could get his hands on from technology to materials. It was made as an art piece as well to out perform everything out there. This is made for those who are true enthusiaists and want something extremely special and different. Only 100 of these motorcycles are going to be made and each one with its certificate of origin, each time an owner recieves one it is more like a ceremony then a sales transaction. Each of these machines will cost around 100’000 Euros and it is worth every penny. This machine has a slightly similar look to the MV Agusta line, but 90% of the components are tailor made for this motorcycle. Every consideration was taken to make this one the best motorcycles on the road, and every material hand picked to make it of exquisite quality. I will probably never get to see one let alone ride it, but a rider can dream.
If your going to london anytime soon and you are not carrying a lot of things then I extremely recommend getting the Virgin Limobikes. Im going to try this as soon as I go to London, they do airport transport or in London transport. I was surprised about how reasonably priced they are compared to taxis.
They can get you anywhere in 20 mins in town since they get around traffic very easily and get to the front. They also have enough area to carry some small bags nothing too big. I recommend one friend to do this already and he had a blast, he told me that was the most exciting thing he has done in London in a long time. He managed to get to a meeting in under 10mins and they got him home in under 15 mins which usually takes 25 mins if he is lucky. And these guys are experts in city traffic riding. They also take Richard Bronson from point to point sometimes. The cost is reasonable ranging from £25 to £40 when your in and around London, and transport to Heathrow from London is £60 which is extremely reasonable for getting you there in amazing time. Try it people you wont regret it.
Bimota has done it again, but they have reengineered the way motorcycles work at this point. Extraordinary work has been put into this motorcycle since it is a center-hub steered motorcycle. I’m extremly intrigued by this motorcycle since it has the new Ducati engine, thats what the D in 3D stands for, and it is very light. Only 29 of these motorcycles will be made and they are going for $38’000. I was expecting a lot more expensive, but they priced it based on the workmanship. Bimota keeps coming up with more and more beautiful motorcycles.
To start off the day it wasn’t too bad going to work since it was cold and crisp! I put my laptop in my back pack and headed off to work. It seemed sunny from my window. The one thing that I didnt see until I was riding was the heavy fog and I have to say that its a bit freaky not being able to see, and the streets were a bit damp so I was taking it easy while I was riding, and since I could only see so much in front of me I was playing it very safe and looking beind me as well so I could avoid any idiots thinking the road was empty.
After finishing up work I took to the Gulf road and I just wanted to enjoy the beautiful weather! The cold weather with this sunny light couldn’t get any better. I started the on the Gulf Road from Shuweikh and took it all the way to Marina Cresent for my first stop. I think I like stopping there because its a bike friendly mall and extremly nice setting just to relax for a bit before continuing the ride.
There was a crowd at Marina Cresent with a big event, it seemed like NBK was there and Wataniya so I just stopped for a quick bottle of water.
When I stopped it was the first time I see three Honda CBR 1000RRs, and there was a brand new black one which was very nice. I really like Japanese bikes but in Kuwait the companies that sell them don’t have good service so Im not into them that much. I especially liked the black one since it was clean and new, Im just hoping the owner doesnt damage the bike. It hurts to see a damaged bike or someone who doesn’t take care of their bike. It was a nice ride after work and then I headed home to sit with the family before lunch.