Motorcycle Clothing Reviews

Motorcycle Clothing Storage: Suit Rak powder coated racks for storing motorcycle leathers, clothing and boots | Hi-Per Hanger is a tough wide-body hangar for heavy motorcycle clothing | Baker Fullbody wide storage hanger for airing out sweaty leathers

Motorcycle Clothing News: NEW! 2012 Rev'it Spring Summer Clothing Overview | Rev'it Sirocco Jacket is Back! | Useful new Guide to Personal Protective Equipment for Motorcycle Riders | Gore Lockout Closure system for motorcycle clothing | Triumph partners with Alpinestars for new line of motorcycle clothing | Scorpion announces "Fem-TECH" women's motorcycle clothing line | 2008 Rev'it catalog now online | Jett announces lower pricing on battery heated vests | Dainese announced on July 30, 2007 that is has purchased AGV, which is now back in Italian hands

Clothing News Archive: REV'IT! Infinity one-piece suit First Look! | Heated full body suit uses motorcycle coolant pumped through a tank bag heat exchanger to keep the rider warm; includes quick-release couplings! Supposedly available from Solo Corse (UK), but expensive at nearly $1,500 | Ruminations on safety standards for motorcycle clothing | Rev'it revises Solar mesh gloves | The "AirVantage" inflatable vest has adjustable insulation; fill it by breathing in a tube or deflate it when it gets warm. See the wBW review of the review of the BMW AirVantage Vest

Sources for European Motorcycle Clothing: If you're willing to swallow the shipping charges and possible duty fees, plenty of good motorcycle gear can be found online in the UK and we've often found that we receive the items faster than if we order them in the States | Sportbikeshop is one of the largest retailers in the UK and they ship worldwide | Earnshaws carries Dainese, Frank Thomas, Klan heated clothing and more | GetGeared (UK) carries Vanucci and Rukka clothing, along with the more common brands | Gear4Bikers (UK) carries Caberg (Jarow) helmets and clothing lines include RST, Richa, Buffalo, Spada, Antifreeze Thermal and Oxford Chillout winter clothing | JS Motor Racing Gear (UK) sells Arlen Ness (Europe), Alpinestars, Sidi and more | Urban Rider (UK) features stylish retro motorcycle clothing with protective features from top manufacturers

German Motorcycle Clothing Retailers: The Harro Shop (Germany) has leather and textile clothing, gloves and, of course, the famous Harro "Elephant Boy" tank bags! | Biker Land in Germany has a retail site in English and they ship to the U.S.A.; they also sell Rukka clothing at discount

Super High-Tech Motorcycle Clothing: The latest Gore-Tex "guaranteed waterproof" materials are used in the latest Rev'it! textile clothing line; here's a full report | Tuff-n-Lite clothing uses a fabric claimed to protect against cuts and abrasions | Dow Corning Active Protection System fabric is claimed to be flexible under normal conditions but stiffens upon impact, and then returns to a flexible state after the impact | TFL Cool System clothing is claimed to reflect near infrared radiation, so the clothing remains comparatively cool even in the sun | Don't know what else to call the Halvarssons Jofama brand clothes; their "Safety Clothing" is claimed to be the "only CE-approved as a whole textile jacket and pants available to the public". Try Custom Lids (UK) for Rukka, Halvarsson and other high-end brands | D3O clothing is "engineered material made with intelligent molecules. They flow with you as you move but on shock lock together to absorb the impact energy. When the impact is over d3o returns to being soft and flexible, this all happens in less than 100th of a second" | Halo Labs inflatable garments

Motorcycle Jeans: See the wBW Motorcycle Jeans page

Suspenders: Holdup Suspender Company makes all types of suspenders, including 2" wide "Jumbo" suspenders with a large clip claimed to be able to suspend a 25 lb. barbell weight! | that Padded and traditional fireman's suspenders come in handy to hold up your riding pants; search for "suspenders" on the Gall's website

Zippers: Everything you always wanted to know about zippers; how they work, a glossary of zipper parts and more!

Motorcycle Socks: Battery heated socks are available at Cabela's; they use D-cell batteries (get rechargeables!) | Gerbing's heated socks are available with elements covering the full foot or without heating elements on the bottom (for walking), but they must be connected to a wiring harness on the motorcycle | wBW review of Rev'it! Motorcycle Socks | wBW review of Holofiber underwear and socks | techSOX are socks made specifically for motorcycling; available in short and long lengths | ProFeet Sokz "technical performance socks"

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Textile Pants - Cordura Pants: Note: Denier is a term that denotes the sized of the fibers used in the garment; the higher numbers indicate thicker (thus potentially more protective) fabric, but there are many other factors to consider when choosing pants | wBW Reviews: Reviews of textile and mesh vent motorcycle riding pants | Tourmaster Cortech overpants | REV'IT! X-Vent pants | Aerostich makes the Darien (500 Denier) and Darien Light (160 Denier) overpants | Brosh Cool Pants are for very hot weather; they're made of cotton with Kevlar panels in protective areas and some armor can be installed | Cycleport (formerly Motoport) Ultra II Kevlar pants are made from Cordura and Kevlar; need the optional liner to make them waterproof and windproof | IXS Cadiz pants | Halvarssons, Racer and Rukka brand textile, leather and waterproof textile jeans are available at Hideout Leathers in short, regular and long lengths in sizes up to 6X | Swift Cordura clothing and pan at Dexdirect

Mesh Jackets - Pants, Summer and Hot Weather: Many wBW r eviews of mesh and summer riding apparel | | Thrill Ride mesh jackets for men and women have post-apocalyptic styling

Cooling Vests: Now on the wBW Cooling Vests page

Cold Weather Clothing: wBW reviews of many winter clothing items, including battery powered heated vests and gloves, wind blockers, motorcycle underwear and more | Windproof Underwear for Cold Weather Riding by Bikers Comfort in Action and Rukka | 1st Heat is a new heated motorcycle clothing manufacturer with vests, jacket liners, gloves and more | Hot Chillys makes many different types of underwear for cold weather | Schampa's "All Weather Gear" has balaclavas, dickies, gloves, glove liners, headwear, thermals, jackets and vests and more | Kneenecks are easy-on/off gaiters for your knees to protect them in cold and/or wet weather | Knox "Coldkiller" windproof clothing, gloves, balaclavas and neck warmers (wBW review) | Mugz makes fleece neck/chest warmers; helmet liners and other cool weather clothing | Silk fabric is a good liner for use underneath cold weather clothing; I use a WinterSilks balaclava, and it's actually more comfortable with it on than it is with it off! Highly recommended | REI has a nice selection of thermal underwear of different weights and fabrics; also socks | Polartec-lined jeans are available at Maverick Mountain; others sell them, but these folks advertise in motorcycle magazines | Skin Clothing uses Zurga technology in their winter thermal underwear | Silk glove liners and/or Balaclavas are really comfortable to wear under clothing in the winter; check 'em out at Wintersilks, Land's End or REI | Web Foots Body Sock Polar Fleece thermal underwear at Carol Davis Sportswear, made in the U.S.A. | WarmX heated underwear uses a new technology where a very low current is passed through metal fibers to warm the skin

Rain - Wet Weather Motorcycle Clothing: Very heavy-duty waterproof boots for riding in the rain; see the wBW review of Treds Overboots | Frogg Rain Suits - a popular breathable rainsuit | Henri Lloyd makes foul weather clothing and accessories for sailing, but their outer garments can also be used successfully for motorcycling and they come in bright colors necessary for riding in the rain | Tourmaster has one- and two-piece rain suits and rain boots

High Visibility - Reflective: See the wBW review of the BikeSeen reflective waterproof jacket and the TinWolf reflective vest | More on the wBW Motorcycle Safety page

Motorcycle Helmet Liners: Sliks helmet liners and neck warmers | American Roadrider single sided and reversible helmet liners

Motorcycle Underwear: See these wBW reviews - motorcycle underwear for hot weather (or liner for racing leathers); also the EDZ Motorcycle Wicking Underwear and this Motorcycle Windproof Underwear | Becka Coolwear motorcycle underwear is claimed to keep you cool in the summer and warm in the winter | Underarmour makes various types of high-tech underwear for hot and cold weather | Knox Cold Killer windproof clothing available at TopEndz (Canada)

Motorcycle Heated Clothing Reviews: wBW heated clothing reviews are listed at the top of the page

Motorcycle Heated Clothing Sources: Road Rider has many brands of clothing and other motorcycle accessories | ActivHeat makes battery heated vests, jackets and glove liners that look interesting and are reasonably priced | Aerostich makes the Kanetsu heated vest; a heated jacket liner and has heated clothing accessories | BMW makes a heated vest; the price is reasonable and it can be ordered through any BMW motorcycle dealer | Gerbing's makes popular heated clothing; and they have a service that will wire your existing gloves; Kreamer Sports made heated vests; they've been purchased by Gerbing | Harley-Davidson has some reasonably priced heated clothing; available at dealers | Keis Heated Apparel (UK) has body warmers, heated insoles, heated glove liners and more | Klan heated gloves, vests, socks and jackets | Gears Canada heated clothing | Widder makes some nice heated clothing also | Gorix was back and is gone again. This conductive carbon-fiber fabric is claimed to provide a much more even level of heat; the Cassiar vest was once sold in the U.S. and used Gorix fabric | Extreme Comfort battery operated heated gloves, socks and more | Check out the Body Warmer heat strip | Instructions on making your own heated clothing | Warm & Safe has an interesting leather and fabric jacket liner with heated sleeves; they also carry heated gloves and they make the Heat-Troller control

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Women's Motorcycle Clothing: The wBW Women's Motorcycle Clothing page now includes sources for women's motorcycle clothing and apparel including motorcycle jeans for women, motorcycle protective clothing women and more

Children's Motorcycle Clothing: Child's Riding Belt Company makes a belting system that attaches the child to the rider | The Buddy Belt is worn by the rider and provides a hand hold for the passenger

Motorcycle Hats T-shirts and Patches: American Headwear has classic leather "biker" style hats of all varieties; all made in the U.S.A. by a Union shop! | Stitchtastic has cross-stitch patterns with motorcycles!

Motorcycle T-Shirts - Tee Shirts: Destroy Clothing (UK) specializes in replica motocross shirts using modern fabrics; they also have classic T-shirts with logos from the '60's through '80's | Cycle Classics has heavy weight 100% cotton T-shirts with British bike logos with worldwide shipping available | Excel Sportswear will custom design and print T-shirts for your club; they'll handle the orders and delivery also | Metro Racing has tons o' motorcycle T-shirts

Custom Motorcycle Apparel: USA Racing Apparel will help you design and custom make crew shirts, jackets and more; also embroidery; these folks are pros and make apparel for many racing teams | Stellar Apparel has custom embroidered race and pit crew shirts and other gear | Get your bike embroidered on a shirt at Autumn Riders!

Slightly Used Motorcycle Apparel: New Enough has some used motorcycle clothing; usually in very good condition and at reasonable prices | Tizwaz Motorcycle Clothing in the U.K. specializes in "previously owned" motorcycle clothing and apparel | Motorcycle Leather Exchange - used and new leathers; also seconds from Vanson

Motorcycle Back Support and Kidney Support: The Backalign (Back-A-Line) back support belt was highly rated by the recent edition of Motorcycle Consumer News; available at Cyclegadgets.com; see the wBW review of the Back-A-Line back support | Kevco-Stubbs makes kidney belts used by many racers | Giali also makes a kidney belt for motorcyclists

Motorcycle Leathers: Now on the wBW Leather Motorcycle Clothing page! Including leather and clothing reviews, classic motorcycle leathers and apparel, leather care, under-leather wear and more!

Knee Sliders: Check out the Pro-slide knee sliders with titanium rods in them so they spark!

Body Armor & Back Protectors: Article "What You Should Know About Body Armor" | Bohn Body Armor and back protectors are available at ActionStations; see the wBW review of Bohn armored pants | The Dainese Pro Shop in Belgium is knowledgeable about armor; they ship worldwide | Giali has various forms of body armor you can wear under leathers, Cordura or other clothing; they also have several styles of back protectors | Hein Gericke makes the "Hiprotec" hip, shoulder and elbow armor | Impact Safe-T armor is used by World Superbike riders like Ben Bostrom, Troy Corser and Colin Edwards | Teknic makes back armor also | Tryonic makes a new type of ventilated back protector that looks very interesting | Velocity Gear is a relatively new line of armored jackets, leather clothing (including custom suits), back protectors, gloves and more; they claim to offer "The Lowest Priced Level 2 (verifiable) Armor In the World"

Motorcycle Airbags - Airbag Vests & Jackets: wBW review of the Airetronics air bag vest and the MotoAir Motorcycle Airbag Jacket | Dainese is now making the "D-Air Vest" | A Honda airbag that attaches to the motorcycle | The Hit-Air airbag jacket (the successor to the Egg Parka) is available for purchase; this site also has testimonials on use and a video clip; Hit-Air airbag vests for motorcycle and horseback riding are now available in the U.S.A. | New airbag jacket from Halo Labs apparently has the airbag on the outside of the jacket; this may help resolve the problems with internal airbags, which necessitate overly bulky and loose jackets to contain an internal airbag when it expands

Vegan Motorcycle Clothing - Non-Leather Motorcycle Clothing: Nice site with lots of information on where to find motorcycle gear made from human-made materials

Off-Road Motocross Clothing Distributors: Answer Racing - Alpha, Ion, Syncron and other lines; they also sponsor many pro MX racers | Flesh Gear - mostly MX-styled street clothing | Fly Racing - helmets and lots of motocross clothing | MS Racing - boots, clothing and more | Shot MX race gear

BMW, Triumph and Ducati Motorcycle Clothing: Triumph has put together a very nice selection of motorcycle clothing with very discreet logos | See the wBW review of Triumph Classic Jeans II and the Romero jacket | Bogart's Motorsports is one of the few places that sells these brands online | Triumph gear also available at Great Bay Motorcycles

Make Your Own Gear: Textile Outfitters is unfortunately going out of business (Oct. 2008) has fabrics, patterns and other outdoor gear components. If anyone knows of other sources for patterns or Kevlar or other fabrics, please let us know.

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From "D.G." 12/09): "For those of us in the U.S., a similar product is available through surplus outlets. The official government extreme weather underwear is Polypropylene (a.k.a. Polypro) is readily available for much less but it does have its downsides.

Pros: they are feather light and quite inexpensive, generally available for under $20 each for tops and bottoms. The woven material has a fleece interior that keeps you quite toasty but won't overheat. Check online military surplus places but avoid what is termed 'expedition weight' which is quite thin and has no fleece. Even with the list of 'cons' below, they work well and are an excellent value.

Cons: You can have any color you want as long as it is black, tan or green with tan the most commonly available. Polypro is prone to serious pilling just from a normal wash cycle. Hand washing reduces it and NEVER, EVER put them in a dryer, even at the lowest setting. Tumbling with no heat just makes the pills multiply exponentially.

This material is prone to melting with very little heat so hanging them up to dry is a must. When riding, be sure you have a windproof covering on since air easily flows through the material. Avoid letting polypro poke out around your waist and cuffs or else cold air will creep in...it needs to be completely covered.

The price is right and polypro performs very well, given these few caveats."

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