GEAR
NEW SEASON, NEW KIT Stylish Gear for Riding Season
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MENS
SEVENTY 4 PARAMOUNT JACKET $360 The Paramount seems a legit choice for a daily rider: cool western styling, removable liner and zippered vents with good airflow. It’s chock-full of pockets too: chest, lower front, sleeve, interior chest, and a CCW pocket. For protection, CE armor is standard in the elbows/ shoulders. Available in S–4XL.
SEVENTY 4 ROSWELL GLOVE $60 RSD’s Roswell features a full-grain cowhide leather construction with padded knuckle armor, a multi-layer palm and smartphone touch compatible fingertips (pointer and thumb). Available in S–4XL in black or dark brown. SOURCES: rolandsands.com bellhelmets.com biltwellinc.com cardosystems.com 14 HOTBIKE.COM
pring has sprung. Finally. It’s been a brutal winter and we’ve been itching to hit the road. New seasons typically mean new riding gear styles. We’ve been eyeing Roland Sands Design’s Seventy 4 collection because it’s stylish and affordable. Rob Ramlose, director of product for RSD, says Seventy 4 was created to align RSD’s hard parts line with a more V-twin-centric apparel line with familiar styling. Seventy 4 offers a V-twin focused design in a nice hand-finished Buffalo-grain leather product with removable internal liners. Everything is CE approved for EU safety standards and you get a lot of other bells and whistles, but for a fraction of the price. We rounded out the gear package with some other goodies from Biltwell, Bell, and Cardo and we’ll share our thoughts on our spring gear roundup in an upcoming Tested section soon.
WOMENS
SEVENTY 4 ARGONNE JACKET $320 You can’t get new gear without hooking your wife up too. The Argonne is a great all-arounder: subtle design, equipped with standard shoulders/elbows CE protection, and it’s breathable. Available in XS–3XL in black or Merlot.
SEVENTY 4 BELMONT GLOVE $55 RSD’s Belmont features a top-hand design with flex ribbing to provide articulation and armadillo shell-like protection. Available in S–3XL in black, Merlot, and Kahlua. CARDO PACKTALK EDGE $389.95 (solo), $699.95 (pair) Cardo’s Packtalk Edge is a waterproof comm system with JBL Speakers, Dynamic Mesh Communication, and the unit is compatible with virtually any other comm system on the market. Buy two for you and your lady, and save a few bucks.
HELMETS
BILTWELL LANE SPLITTER HELMET $299.95 Biltwell’s Lane Splitter in Podium Gloss Orange/Grey/Black is a stylish, ECE-certified helmet featuring an ABS outer shell, ventilated EPS safety liner, replaceable comfort liner, and a clear anti-fog shield. Available in multiple colors in XS–XXL. BELL SRT-MODULAR HELMET $299.96–$419.95 Bell’s SRT-Modular features a lightweight fiberglass composite construction, recessed EPS speaker pockets, a broad range of sizing options and Panovision Class 1 optics via the supplied clear face shield. Oh, and it’s especially road-trip convenient being a modular helmet and all. Available in various colors and sizes from XS–3XL.
