BD: TYRE VALVE ELBOW

I carry an elbow in my jacket pocket these days.

It saves me having to lie down on the ground to check the pressures on a lot of modern motorcycles.

With so many bikes now having 200 section rear tyres the critical task of checking the rear can involve a convoluted 'swiggle' with potentially stripped threads on valve stems. It's just hard to get the air gun inside the wheels, not to mention the seepage.

These units are $15 and in stock at motomail and save a lot of trouble.

I can also vouch that it will save you a lot of unpacking if you have it handy to show the customs guy if you are traveling by plane to a job. Show them BEFORE your kit goes through the x-ray machine.

BELL HELMETS AT MOTOMAIL

With more world championships than all other helmet brands combined, Bell helmets have been protecting motorcycle riders since 1954.After a small hiatus from the New Zealand market Bell are back with some ridiculously good helmets that all get five star Sharp safety ratings.

We have three models to choose from: The M5X Daytona, M5X Classic and the M4R Carbon. The M4R Carbon is the lightest helmet available in New Zealand and is a crazy 1000 grams! 30% lighter than the Shoei X-Spirit, XR1000 and AGV GP Tech!

Prices range from $849 for the Classic to $1199 for the M4R Carbon. Check out Bell's website or the Motomail Onlie Store for more information.