Birthday Gift Ideas For Bikers 2012

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Got a biker boyfriend, husband or other relation? Struggling to come up with birthday gift ideas for them? We can help, we’ve hand selected some great gifts that are sure to please bikers on their birthday.

1) The Essential Optimate Intelligent Battery Charger

If the biker in your life also has a car there’s a good chance that the bike spends a lot of time parked up over the cold winter months. That’s where the Optimate intelligent charger comes in, once connected it monitors the level of charge in the bikes battery and automatically keeps it at the optimal charge level.

So, once the leaves are turning green again and the snow and ice has thawed out the bikes fully charged ready to go. The alternative is having to start the bike up every few days to keep the battery topped up which can be a real nuisance.

It may sound simple, but it takes a lot of the aggro out of storing a bike over the winter.

2) TomTom Urban Rider Sat Nav Range

The TomTom Urban Rider range of Sat Nav systems have been specifically designed for bikers and feature a hands free and glove friendly optimised interface. This product, like all TomTom products is fantastic quality, very reliable and makes the perfect gift for bikers somewhat lacking in the sense of direction department.

3) VholdR ContourHD 1080P Helmet Camera

If you’ve spent any time on Youtube you’ll know that there’s nothing a biker likes more than filming their own antics and sharing them with the world! The VholdR is a full HD helmet mountable camera that enables bikers to do just that and captures each exhilarating moment in stunning HD. There are other helmet cams available but we feel the VholdR currently offers the best compromise between price and features.

4) Another Essential – The Paddock Stand

Bikes have a got a lot lighter over the years but getting the back wheel into the air to perform some basic maintenance can still be a little tricky. That’s where a paddock standcomes in, it makes the process of lifting and supporting a motorbike much easier. If the biker in question does any kind of maintenance themself, even if it’s just oiling the chain then they’ll need a paddock stand.

5) The Oxford Stormex Bike Cover

Not to be confused with lower quality bike covers the Oxford Stormex is a high quality, heavy duty bike cover that’s designed to withstand UK winters. It made of tough stuff on the outside and soft stuff on the inside. It’s also a great way to protect a bike stored in a busy garage/shed from accidental damage. Ok, it’s not the most exciting gift idea in the world but will be greatly appreciated by any biker that loves his/her bike.

6) Autoglym Motorcycle Care Products

When a bikers not using their bike they can often be found cleaning, pampering and polishing it. As such, cleaning and care products are often a good gift idea for bikers and they don’t get much better than Autoglym products. A full range of motorcycle care sets are available at Amazon.co.uk and make great stocking fillers.

7) Scala Rider Bike Intercom

If you’ve ever been a pillion passenger on a motorcycle you’ll know that communication can be a little tricky! Fortunately, thanks to Bluetooth technology bike intercoms are now a lot better and the Scala range is one of the most popular amongst bikers. The item displayed above is the Scala Rider TEAM SET PRO which has some great features including mobile phone control, MP3 connectivity and also Sat Nav connectivity.

8) DVD/Bluray Picks For Bikers

There’s a lot of choice this year when it comes to DVDs/Blurays for bikers but our two hot picks for 2012 are iSuperbiker which follows four superbike riders through a British superbike season and Superbike School which documents James Whitham’s attempt to turn four normal bikers into superbike riders. Both are highly entertaining.

9) Games For Bikers

Finally, no gift ideas list is complete without a video game and our bikers list is no exception. Our pick of the best video game for bikers has got to be SBK 2011, the latest in an already successful series of bike racing games.

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