Testing has been carried out on expanded polystyrene foam used in bicycle helmets (which is same material used in motorcycle helmets) to determine if the impact attenuation properties change with age. You can read here about the testing and the results which show the foam liner does not degrade with […]
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Day eleven – Oita to Shimane prefectureThe Chukoku expressway is quite curvy from Kyushu north. The FJR is fun bombing along sweepers so I joined the Lexus drivers in the fast lane for awhile. Very amusing. I rode across to the west coast on route 315. It is a nice […]
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Day six – Yamaguchi to Fukuoka prefecture.Having set off for Tsushima in part one I was confronted with typhoon coming to Japan but decided to continue. I spent yesterday inside from the rain and now was ready to ride on. The FJR1300 affords a lot of protection from elements, that […]
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Tsushima at it’s furthest point from Japan is less than 50km from South Korea. The above map shows where Tsushima is located. History or war buffs might recognise the name as where a famous naval battle took part in 1905 during the Russo-Japanese war. It was the first using the […]
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