British motorcycle helmet manufacturer Ruroc will next month branch out into rider gear under a new brand called Enginehawk. Company...
This Kominie JK-084 3D mesh inner vest will take the heat out of your riding this long, hot summer. We’ve...
Imagine a motorcycle jacket that vibrates when it senses you are about to have a collision or delivers that disco bass rumble in your gut when you play music in your helmet? The Origin “haptic” jacket will come as part of a package with a Zenith head-up display helmet (HUD)...
Unless there is black ice on the road, cold weather is really no impediment to winter riding when you have...
As I sit here literally sweating over this article in 34C heat and humidity, it’s comforting to know that Australian...
Royal Enfield has expanded its vintage-look apparel to include its first range of women’s riding gear. Australian importers Urban Moto Imports says their shipments of the gear have been delayed due to the Covid outbreak. “We are hoping to see stock around springtime,” says spokesman Mal Jarrett. Meanwhile, you could buy it...
UK brand LDM is a relative newcomer to the market with a range of affordable riding gear including this LDM...
Italian motorcycle gear manufacturer Dainese has revealed its 2014 products. While the Dainese collection was unveiled at the Silverstone MotoGP,...
Segura has released a very hipster jacket that takes its inspiration from the famous waxed-cotton Belstaff Trailmaster. The French-made Segura Nomad jacket looks like traditional waxed cotton, but it’s actually a textile/leather combination. It retails for $599.95, which is cheaper than you can buy most Belstaff jackets. Yet it lacks...
Furygan is the latest company to add an airbag vest that goes inside your jacket and can be easily reset...
(Contributed post for our North American readers) Whether you or a loved one enjoy riding motorcycles, or belong to a...
Do you know what you should look for in a leather jacket, pants or suit? We’re not talking about style, but protection. Is cow or roo leather best? Should the gear have triple stitching? What do the EN numbers mean? What armour should it have? Do perforations make it weak? We...
You don’t have to ride an Indian Motorcycle to want an Indian Classic leather jacket. The rebirth of the iconic...
MotoCAP has added eight more jackets and two more pairs of pants to its safety and thermal comfort ratings, bringing...
Italian motorbike helmet manufacturer AGV has introduced a hydration cooling system which allows riders to sip liquid while riding. The AGV Pista GP R, presented in five graphics and two carbon variants, will be available from November 2016 starting from €1200 (about $A1800). There is no word on when it will...
(Contributed post) Women’s motorcycle gear is a hot topic nowadays as more women take to two wheels. Yet time and...
Selecting a leather or textile riding jacket that fits properly is nearly as important as getting a helmet to fit...
A drier-than-normal autumn is not the best time to test the Draggin Hydro waterproof jacket and pants, but I found a simple way to show they are watertight. READ THE JUNE 2016 UPDATE AT THE END OF THIS STORY FOR RESULTS IN REAL-WORLD CONDITIONS! Draggin is an Australian company which invented...
BMW and Belstaff have combined to make eight motorcycle jackets costing up to $2600. But what else could you expect...
Carrying your helmet around with you can be a pain, but the Ulka Gear motorcycle jacket transforms into a handy...
Macna continues to introduce more models to its burgeoning rider clothing range with five new summer jackets for the coming hot-weather riding season. As with all European manufacturers, all their gear is CE approved for safe motorcycle riding. Since Link International began importing European riding gear from Macna in 2017,...
You want to be seen, but you’d rather die than be seen in a fluoro hi-vis jacket, right? Now Arlen...
If you have a biker in your life, you’ll probably get that they aren’t the easiest of people to buy...
Are you an extreme size – short, tall, skinny or large – but still want to ride a motorcycle? Unfortunately, you are out of luck as few stores stock these extreme sizes. A former motorcycle gear distributor says it’s purely a commercial decision. It costs money to buy the stock...
Waxed cotton is making a comeback in modern motorcycle riding gear and now manufacturers even claim they are waterproof. Many...
BMW Motorrad and Alpinestars have collaborated to produce a textile jacket with an airbag for use on the road and...
Part 1 – The new European Standard EN17092. Over the past seven years, Europe has developed a new clothing protection standard (EN17092). We have asked Dr Chris Hurren to explain the new European standard and what it means for Aussie riders. Dr Hurren is a research scientist at Deakin University...
The award-winning Australian MotoCAP website has now published testing and issued safety and comfort ratings for 373 items of motorcycle...
Just in time for the warmer summer months comes the Macna Aerocon adventure-style jacket. Since Australian distributors Link International began...
BMW Motorrad will have a new boss when Markus Schramm takes over as director in May and the company has a new look in riding gear for 2018. Schramm, who will succeed Stephan Schaller, is 55 and a “passionate motorcyclist”. He has been with the BMW Group since 1991. There...
This Astric Sports motorcycle jacket that converts to a bike cover is one of many weird and wonderful motorcycle accessories...
The new Ixon Dual Jacket includes a zip-out hoodie which you can wear inside the jacket to keep you warm...
Motorcycle jackets don’t have to make you look like you’ve just set the fastest lap at Phillip Island or ridden around the world with Charley Boorman. Blackbird Motorcycle Wear makes fashionable motorcycle jackets that offer all the abrasion and crash protection for the road, but can still be worn to a...
A lightweight cooling vest that cools in 10 seconds has attracted 150% of its $US20,000 crowd-funding goal and is set...
Italian motorcycle rider protection company SPIDI is working on a smog-proof jacket and mask that could protect riders from the...
KTM Australia has a new range of PowerWear street, race and adventure gear available in Australia and is now distributing KTM-owned WP Suspension. The new range of gear is in collaboration with specialist companies such as Shoei and Alpinestars. Street gear includes the Street Evo Jacket ($399.99), while race gear...
In winter it seems ridiculous to be thinking about a summer riding suit. However, I’m heading to the US in...
Australian motorcycle clothing company Blackbird has released men’s and women’s suede-look motorcycle jackets for winter riding. Blackbird Motorcycle Wear is...
Rider Karen Curley of Canberra recently sent us photos of her wearing a Helite airbag vest at Mount Panorama Circuit on a ride with my fellow FRoCers (Female Riders of Canberra). She won the Helite airbag safety vest earlier this year in a Motorbike Writer competition to launch the safety product via...
Urban and country riders need different levels of abrasion, impact and seam-bursting protection in their riding gear, according to MotoCAP...