Nelson Rigg Volante Rainsuit and WPRB-100 Boot Covers

Sometimes, no matter how good a product is, a writer just runs dry trying to think of interesting ways to write a review. While being dry in the creative department is not good for a writer, being dry in the body department is great for a rider.

Too often I have worn raingear here in “sunny” Florida only to find that I get almost as wet as I would have had I ridden without the rainsuit. This usually happens for one of two reasons; 1) The raingear isn’t built very well (no matter how much it cost) which allows moisture to seep in through the seams; and 2) The raingear doesn’t breathe very well thereby causing you to sweat profusely. Either of those scenarios, in a word, suck.

In the first scenario you can end-up looking like you peed your pants (1-piece rain suit + cruiser = wet crotch: trust me on this one) while the second option leaves you smelling like you just ran a marathon. Sometimes you get really lucky and get a rainsuit that doesn’t breathe AND leaks – those are the moments that make you question your decision to ride a motorcycle.

Put not thine bike up for yet my fellow 2 Wheel Freaks for Nelson Rigg has a solution….and a reasonably priced one as well if you value your odor and dryness – The Nelson Rigg Volante VTL-700 2-Piece rainsuit. Or as it says on the front of the hang-tag, “Rainsut”. I’m glad their QC department was on the ball more than their Spell Checking department.

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2011 HJC RPS-10

Imagine dragons, flames and tribal images. No, I’m not talking about Dungeons and Dragons, Mr. Dungeon Master but rather HJC’s new RPS-10 Mugello helmet. If you’ve read my other review of HJC’s FS-15 Air then you already know most of the basics surrounding what features HJC incorporates into their helmets. If you haven’t you really should. It’ll tell our world renowned EIC that “You like me. You really really like me!”

For those of you who aren’t familiar with HJC you certainly should be as they’ve been around since 1971. Since that time they’ve been producing high quality helmets at an affordable price. As a matter of fact, from 1992 to the present, HJC is the #1 helmet brand in North America. With consistent growth HJC now offers a wide variety of helmets in the mid to high price range. This is where the RPS-10 comes in.

The RPS-10 is a full face helmet that is chock full of features, such as its light weight shell, patent pending center locking mechanism and an advanced channeling ventilation system. Since Ben Spies is wearing this helmet while competing in MotoGP, you just know that this helmet has gone through a tremendous amount of R&D to withstand the rigors of racing. So much so that if “Elbowz” trusts putting his noggin’ in it so shall I.

http://www2.2wf.com/index.php/product-reviews/helmets-menu/946-2011-hjc-rps-10