International Dealer News IDN 117 Feb/Mar 2014 | Page 28

PRODUCT NEWS Softseat seat cushion NEW from Italian company Amphibious is the SOFTSEAT cushion, designed to ensure high levels of comfort when travelling long distances. Universal and self-inflating, it fits most maxi scooters and motorcycles and is available for riders or pillion passengers. SOFTSEAT's pressure can be adjusted thanks to the soft material and deflation valve. These features enable the cushion to be adapted to the height of the rider and also make touring easier. SOFTSEAT is also said to be anti-slip, extremely stable and very quick to fit. The mesh holder, supplied as standard, combined with the deflation valve, allows SOFTSEAT to be stored away neatly when not in use. The cushion measures 38 x 36 x 4 cm (SOFTSEAT L) and 18-26 x 28 x 3 cm (SOFTSEAT S) and weighs 180/100g. Colour is black only. The SOFTSEAT S is an alternative version more suitable for pillion passengers or for motorcycles with smaller seats like Naked or Enduro. AMPHIBIOUS Srl Lesmo (MB), ITALY Tel. [phone] [email protected] www.amphibious.it Gilles Tooling accessorises the Fireblade SP GILLES Tooling has launched a range of parts and accessories for the Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP. One highlight among the new range of parts is the gold-red special edition vcr38gt rearsets, designed to match the bike’s gold wheels and Öhlins fork. Other gold anodised parts for the Fireblade SP, from Gilles Tooling, include the factor-x and x-treme lever.gt2 brake and clutch levers (also available with brake remote adjuster), gta axle protectors, and variobars. GILLES TOOLING Wecker, LUXEMBOURG Tel: [phone] [email protected] www.gillestooling.com Bull-It jeans and jacket BULL-IT Jeans is a British-based motorcycle clothing manufacturer offering CE EN 13595-1 Level 2 approved jeans. The VoloCE range of jeans are fully lined with the company’s proprietary Covec +7 material to meet the CE test requirements. Bull-it state that through using Satra material technology they are offering Covec +7 lined jeans CE tested to EN 13595-1 Level 2 for 7.97 seconds, compared to a claimed maximum of 2 seconds to those using only aramids (usually known as Kevlar) used by many other makers of lined motorcycle jeans. Covec +7 is also said to offer zero moisture regain, whereas aramids can degrade with wearing through flex fatigue or chemical moisture absorption. Sweat, detergents, bleach and sunlight are all harmful to aramids. Bull-it claim that the life of aramids can be demonstrated to see a 30 percent drop in protectiveness in six months or less. Additional protection is offered 28 by Bull-It jeans through the lining’s cut resistance, said to out-perform aramids three times over. Bull-it's Covec lining has been tested to 3.4 pounds per cut compared to aramids’ best of 1.1 pounds per cut. In the VoloCE jeans the Covec +7 material is covered with a comfort mesh, which also has knee armour and hip armour as standard. Bull-it supplies its own Covec Impact protectors for the knees and hips. The jeans are available in Indy, Dirty Wash and Carbon styles for both men and women, with new designs being launched for 2014. Bull-it also produces the Roadster, which is a Denim ‘hoodie’ style jacket featuring Covec Laser4 protection areas in the arms, shoulders and sides. The Roadster has been designed to offer protection on the bike, while also looking good off the bike. The Covec Laser 4 protection in the jacket is said to offer impact abrasion resistance in excess of six seconds when tested to CE EN 13595-1. Covec is a unique protective material based on a Thermotropic Liquid Crystal Polymer, which is claimed to offer higher abrasion, cut and impact resistance, making the Roadster jacket up to six times stronger INTERNATIONAL DEALER NEWS - FEB/MAR 2014 than a normal textile motorcycle jacket. Bull-it also includes CE armour in the shoulders and elbows along with a foam back pad. As with all Bull-it Covec lined products, the jacket provides a thermal barrier to keep the wearer warm in the winter, and cool in the summer. The inner mesh layer also ensures moisture, such as sweat, is drawn away from the skin. The Roadster jacket features belt loops in the lower inside back, allowing it to be securely fastened to any pair of jeans. BULL-IT Cobham, Surrey, UK Tel: [phone] [email protected] www.bull-it.com