OK so this year some of the products that i think have been good are as follows just encase anybody is looking for kit - i would like to pass on my findings of some of these good products:
Pinlock - not used it before this year but im a convert! very very good - i never had my visor steam up once! £20
HJC Crash Helmets - I had the FG15 - i paid £140 for it, it has been excellent - a nice fit, good at speed and all the features of a lif twice the price. I have seen people bounce down the road in them and get up.
Alpinsters Sp1 Gloves - I have a crash at a reasonable speed wearing them, Hardly any damage and i know i put my hand out when i hit the deck because i broke a thumb and a finger, i still use them now and they pass scutineering at a race meeting - £99 form HG. bargain.
RST Gloves - always have a spare set! and for £50 - they are really comfy and fit well, i have not crash tested these yet however!
Wolf titanium 1 Piece leathers - for £270 - they have been brilliant i took a slam at pembrey in practice and they saved my skin with no dramas and no holes - ive sen people slam in leathers 3 times more expensive and need them repaired. These are tough leathers.
Wheel Chocks - ooooh so much easier, when we load a van up we have them bolted to the deck, wheel the bike in and the front wheel goes in, one strap to secure the bike and its done - you could bolt these to a trailer pretty easily. I thoroughly recommend - makes loading and unloading by yourself easy.
Some stuff i wasn’t keen on:
Rolson Vaccum bleeder for my brakes - pile of crap. I bought it to solve a problem that never existed, a bit of tubing and a pot is perfectly fine and actually i seem to be able to do a better job with it.
anyway, hopefully somebody might find this useful…cheers