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Tried Out

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SHARK SPEED R CARBON

TESTED BY: Peter

MILES: 3,000

TIME: Months

PRICE: RRP £269.99

WEB: www.shark-helmets.com

The Shark that saved my life! Having an off from your motorbike is never a good thing, and it never happens on the road like it happens on the track where you slide to a stop and get up. I remember seeing the road come towards me as the front wheel slid on a patch of gravel, which made me tuck the front going through a left hander. There was an almighty thud as my helmet struck the road surface, yet the Shark Speed R protected me and even with the huge impact I was fully conscious with no headache.

As I lay in the soft grass verge waiting for the pain of my injuries to take over my body I realised that my helmet

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