Respro® Hi-Viz™ Products - Keeping you visible on the road Being highly visible to other road users is very important if you want to be seen and stay safe. The Respro® Hi-Viz™ range is designed to give riders maximum visibility in low-light and night-time conditions.The difference between dirt bike gear and street motorcycle gear is never more apparent than with helmets. They look completely different because they address different needs. A dual sport helmet combines the best features of both into a single package that can be effectively used either off-road or on-road. And fortunately, helmet technology has advanced so much that you don’t need to feel like you’re making a such a compromise when you choose a hybrid helmet; you’re able to take a single helmet with you regardless of what terrain you expect to find. One of the defining elements of a dual sport helmet is the visor (or peak). Dirt helmets utilize visors primarily to protect against roost or branches. With a little head tuck, the visor can catch debris and prevent it from hitting your face.

If you do heavy off-roading on your dual sport motorcycle, you’re likely to utilize the visor to the same effect. But even if you don’t, many riders find the visor to be a great way to block out the sun, making it an excellent feature for pure road use as well. So why don’t all street helmets have visors? Traditional visors – like those found on dirt bike helmets, for example – tend to catch the wind when going at speed. This makes travelling at highway speeds with a visor-outfitted helmet annoying or even exhausting. However, many modern dual sport helmets have circumvented this problem by strategically placing vents that allow the airflow to move past the visor instead of catching it. Some helmets even have adjustable visors, which can help with this same problem. Another important element of a helmet is the face shield. It’s standard on all street motorcycle helmets, but dirt helmets do away with it altogether in favor of goggles. As a general rule, dual sport helmets do include face shields.

They tend to be warmer in cold weather, and they’re important at higher speeds. However, face shields aren’t ideal for dusty environments because it creates something of a vacuum and doesn’t easily allow the dust inside to escape. It can also begin to layer dust on the inside of the face shield, making it difficult to wipe off. tron motorbikes for saleSome dual sport helmets include features to combat this problem, but others make it possible to simply remove the face shield altogether and use goggles instead, allowing the helmet to be customized to the type of riding you need it most for.central machinery motorcycle tire changer attachment Another nice thing about dual sport helmets is the elongated chin bar and venting. best motorcycle bluetooth headset 2013 uk

While generally not as pronounced as on a full-fledged dirt helmet, this feature allows increased airflow. If you do any intermediate-to-advanced off-roading, this is an essential feature as it will make it easier to breathe in more physically demanding environments. suzuki motorcycle dealers gloucesterIt also makes you less likely to fog up your face shield through heavier breathing. At Rocky Mountain ATV/MC, we’ve assembled a large selection of some of the best dual sport helmets on the market. You’ll find a wide range of brands, including names that have left a big mark on the industry with a long history along with well-regarded brands that have entered the dual sport motorcycle segment only recently but which are still putting out incredible and innovative helmets. Reading the product descriptions is one of the most important things you can do when searching for the best dual sport helmet for you.

This is where you’ll find out which features a particular helmet includes (such as those mentioned above). And if you want the opinion of fellow riders, make sure to check out the customer reviews as well. They often contain invaluable bits of information that can help you make a good purchasing decision. Take a look at our selection of dual sport motorcycle helmets now, and pick one up today!Click & collectIf you can't be around to receive your delivery during the day, just use one of our simple click & collect options. We offer delivery to a shop local to you using both the UPS Access Point network and the DPD Pickup network. Most pick up points are open outside of normal working hours and will keep your package so you can collect at a time to suit you.Free returns*We now offer free returns on any UK Mainland order (excluding Highlands) over £25. Most importantly, returning an item to us is super simple. Just click here or on the 'create a return' link located at the bottom of every page, and create your return in under 1 minute.

You can choose from any UPS Access point close to you where you can drop off your return at a time convenient for you.Be warned, claims of 'hassle free' or 'easy returns' do not mean free!Award winningThere's a reason why our competitors spend so much time watching what we do, we believe in customer service levels beyond the norm and we're always looking for ways to improve. In late 2013 we were recognised for this by the bike industry's No.1 publication, Motorcycle News. As retailer of the year, we feel it's our duty to constantly better our offering and if you have any ideas, we'd love to hear from you!150+ top brandsThere simply isn't a better selection of biking brands anywhere in the UK and we're constant updating every range to ensure you have the best choice available.Free Delivery*It's really simple, if you spend over £25 with us, delivery is free of charge to any mainland UK address (excluding Islands & Highlands).New laws have come into force for motorcyclists and scooter riders regarding the requirement to carry a fluorescent hi viz vest or jacket while riding in France.

The new €11 fine applies if you get spot checked by police and you don’t have one with you, though the fine is €135 if you are caught not wearing it at the roadside (or on the hard shoulder) in the event of an emergency due to an accident, flat tyre or breakdown. (pillion passengers need to have one as well)The introduction of the fine has come into force following yet more poor figures on the number of road deaths in France. Image Via: PinterestIt seems to have taken an age to finally implement this law as it was originally talked about seven or eight years ago. It was up until recently a classic case of “we used to be indecisive but now we’re not so sure” from the French government.Originally the (former) French Interior Minister, Claude Guéant, wanted to bring this in however under pressure from the French motorcyclist’s pressure group (FFMC – French Federation of Angry Bikers), he backed down. Read all about the back story to the breathalyser rules and my opinion on it here.

Breathalysers do you need them? You also should have reflective stickers for your helmet in four places - one on the front, one at the back and one on each side. They must be fitted in a way that t does not hinder the opening/closing visor of your helmet. (Some helmets have them fitted as standard) Stickers must have a minimum surface area of 18cm2. You can buy top quality stickers from us here. Motorcycle Helmet Stickers for France. Also the new rules state that wearing gloves for motorcyclists will be a mandatory requirement, though I would guess that most serious riders would be wearing gloves these days without it being compulsory. If you want to purchase any/all the items you need see the requirements page here. See also this new Motorcycling legislation about riding in-between lanes of stationary traffic in France. People have always done it but it looks like they might finally make it legal. We appreciate, and sometimes even the French police do, that it is very difficult to fit a GB plate anywhere on a motorcycle.

We sell these small car GB number plate ones which have a peel off backing and just stick on (not the magnetic ones) and they can be slightly trimmed with scissors to fit on a lot of bikes so you might want to try one. (Trim it before peeling off the backing) Here at Drive-France we don't pretend to be experts regarding Motorcycles but from what I remember from my youth bike headlights used to shed their beam forward and to the left on UK bikes and forward and right on European bikes (similar to cars) so as to avoid dazzling oncoming traffic. I believe though that in more recent years bike headlights just point forward so there is no difference in the direction of the beam between a UK or Euro motorbike. If you have such a bike then headlamp converters wouldn't be required. It is compulsory though for dipped headlamps to be used day and night when riding in France. We therefore suggest that although the beam adapters we sell are for cars if you have a headlight that points the beam with a left side bias then our converters will do the job of preventing you from dazzling oncoming drivers.

Headlamp Converters for France. The ones we sell come with fitting instructions for cars (no one has ever made one specifically for bikes) but you should be able to work it out, and you'll get 2 in the pack so if you mess up the first attempt you'll at least have a spare. Anyway it is up to you, but we feel that with a lot of newer bikes with stacked headlights or whatever our headlamp converters may not actually make any difference. However if you have a beam that points left then you really should use the converters as you will be dazzling oncoming traffic. Try as I might I cannot find any information on the subject of headlamp beams for motorcycles on any official French government website. Motorcycle holidays through France can be terrific and many people enjoy the thrill of biking through some of the great French countryside which has fantastic scenery, quiet roads and friendly locals who generally like bikes and bikers more than the UK do. It's not compulsory to have breakdown cover while riding in Europe but you will be taking risk if you don't have it.

You can never be sure of a trouble free trip. At Drive-France we have an arrangement with "Breakdown Direct" who offer cover for cars, motorcycles and even commercial vehicles. As a motorcycle rider you will be used to people pulling out without seeing you but in France they may have seen you but be driving under a very old system known as ‘Priorité à droite’. So read about it here and make a note of the signs because people will pull out from side roads onto the main carriageway without warning. Details of other important French Road signs can be found here. Ride on the right! Sounds daft but you’d be amazed how many forget that small fact. It’s not usually when you first get there as you are always concentrating then, it’s when you have been there 3 or 4 days and slip into autopilot mode. Ducatis on France’s Cote d’Azur, Image Via Pinterest Some of the very best routes around France are the minor roads and of course this will save you going through so many toll booths.