Now these are seriously cool street riding gloves, ideal for our hot summer months, if ever they arrive.

The Spartan glove is made from a spandex and 3D mesh type material with reinforced Clarino palms and the neoprene cuff, with Velcro closure, is designed for an effortless entry, so they say, which all sounds highly perverted to us.

Even the Spartans from the ‘300’ massacre film would like to wear these because there’s a polymer hard knuckle protector under the spandex, so they could easily punch the invading Persians (now Iraq/Iran) in the face without excessive hand damage – nice.

Price: Only R550    Go to www.langstonmotorsports.co.za to find your nearest Alpinestars dealer and to see even more superb products.

There’s no denying that this stunning new Shoei NXR is a ‘must have’ helmet, but did you know the Beaufighter name relates to a WW2 fighter bomber, does Shoei as well?

Anyway, we decided to enforce the name by covering this new NXR with a few stickers to add a bit of flavour to the Shoei design, expertly applied by Bandit Signs in SA.

A few Royal Air Force emblems, a couple of Beaufighters and a handful of crossed out (as in blown up) German Panzer 5 tanks later and now the Shoei NXR is even more desirable, right? But we don’t think this version will sell too well in the Fatherland!

Price: NXR R7,950 (black visor R565). Go to www.ampsa.co.za to find your nearest Shoei dealer and to see the full range and more.

Graphics and decals by www.banditsigns.co.za so why not get your helmet personalized as well?

There’re a lot of people out there, or riders to be more specific, that prefer the ol’ classic shape and feel of an open face helmet, and this one in particular grabbed our attention.

Zeus himself would be proud to wear this as he throws lightning bolts at his subjects, don’t you think? It has ventilation vents to keep his sweaty head cool and even the mighty god himself should enjoy the texture and finish of the gorgeous mat finished paint scheme.

But the best thing of all is that even his poor subjects can afford to own this Zeus open face helmet because of the price.

Price: R625    Go to www.fourwaysmotorcycles.co.za  for contact details (011 465 1540) 

At the moment everyone seems to be having an anniversary of some sort or another, which is a good thing regarding posh and cool commemorative t-shirts, which we like, a lot.

These two are quite special and will look fantastic on anyone’s torso as they prance around the local bar.

Kawasaki has a factory shirt to celebrate 40 years of the Z1 with a super-cool image of the first ever Z1 on the front. And, Yoshimura says ‘cheers’ to 60 years of successful business making engines much more powerful with a stunning image of ‘Pops’ hand porting a cylinder head on the back of the shirt. Of course Bill wants both…

Price: Yoshi’ shirt R260   Z1 shirt R450    Go to www.fourwaysmotorcycles.co.za for contact details or call (011 465 1540).