Are you an extreme size – short, tall, skinny or large – but still want to ride a motorcycle? Unfortunately,...
The annual Aldi motorcycle gear sale kick starts at 8am on Saturday (August 13, 2016) with a wide range of cheap and good quality gear....
Just in time for Christmas, Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP motorcycle gear safety ratings service has added 16 new items. The addition of safety and comfort ratings for ten jackets and six pairs of pants brings the total number of items of clothing to 239, comprised of 115 jackets, 56 pairs of...
In the biggest addition to the MotoCAP online ratings of motorcycle clothing since it began in August 2018, 19 articles...
Draggin Jeans has gone on the offensive to prove that their product contains real certified DuPont Kevlar. Now you can...
Australian motorcycle apparel brand Draggin Jeans stands out from the crowd with their range of fully approved DuPont Kevlar clothing and wide range of women’s jeans. Now they’ve added another – Racey! The staff we deal with at Draggin are mainly female so they obviously know what a female rider wants...
If you’re looking for a smart pair of around-town riding pants that you can also wear out to diner, a...
The award-winning Australian MotoCAP website has issued safety and comfort ratings including vital waterproof abilities for two jackets and eight...
If you’re serious about adventure, try this KTM rally suit. It may not be the kit they wear in the gruelling Dakar Rally, but it’s not far off. You may think you look like one tough adventure rider, although all my mates though the rally suit just looked a little silly! The adventure...
A war of words has broken out between Australia motorcycle clothing companies Draggin Jeans and Saint over which motorcycle jeans...
Revz jeans are the latest protective pants from Draggin Jeans who are celebrating 20 years of being a part of...
A program of testing and rating the safety of motorcycle clothing available in Australia is about to go into its next phase of testing with the ratings eventually made public. The five star ratings system will be called Moto-CAP and will be a voluntary system that manufacturers can display on...
Eight motorcycle jackets and five pairs of riding pants have been added to the growing list of motorcycle gear rated...
In Part 1, we looked at the pioneers of women’s motorcycle riding apparel and how it has blossomed only in...
The world’s first motorcycle clothing safety ratings program, MotoCAP, has given only half a star to two stars to eight more pairs of textile pants. MotoCAP launched in September 2018 with ratings for 10 leather jackets and 10 pairs of rider jeans. In November they added ratings for 10 textile jackets which rated lower...
The first women’s riding gear was a pair of jodhpur pants made by Harley-Davidson in the 1920s. There followed a...
Motorcycle jackets and pants tested in the MotoCAP safety and comfort ratings have failed in the abrasion tests, but could...
Riders should buy leathers that are a firm fit so they won’t flap around, but with stretch panels for comfort and movement says Ricondi Motorcycle Apparel founder Andrew Smart. He says most riders buy leathers that are loose for comfort. However, when I visited his new shop at 532 Seventeen Mile...
Australian company Saint has been instrumental in helping develop a single-layer denim to protect motorcycle riders from abrasion injuries. Their “Unbreakable”...
Aldi claims this year’s annual motorcycle gear sale will feature their safest gear yet with their $189 leather jacket being the most...
I’ve been doing a little light reading over the weekend of the 900-page 102nd Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Parts & Accessories catalogue. Even though I don’t own a Harley, it’s nice to dream and imagine which of the more than 10,000 accessories you could put on your favourite bike to personalise...
Single-layer motorcycle clothing that passes safety tests is getting closer with DSM Dyneema gaining European approval after the latest tests....
Have you ever noticed that your textile riding gear is not as waterproof or breathable as it used to be...
Motorcycle jackets and pants that have good breathability for the warmer riding months sacrifice safety standards, according to the latest test results from Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP motorcycle gear safety ratings service. MotoCAP has now performed testing and issued safety and comfort ratings ratings for 354 items of rider jackets, gloves...
Dutch company Dyneema Denim is launching a single-layer denim that meets the toughest CE standards for protection without the need...
As Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP safety and thermal comfort testing and ratings system for motorcycle clothing has surpassed 200 tested items,...
Lithuanian motorcycle clothing company Pando Moto claim their updated Steel Black 02 single-layer riding jeans for men and women are not only safer, but also more comfortable and blacker. So we put them to the riding test. I hope to never have to test the safety of the jeans and...
Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP motorcycle gear safety ratings service has now performed testing and issued safety and comfort ratings ratings for...
The protection standards of motorcycle clothing are becoming more confusing as changes to Europe’s CE Approval system begin to flow through to Australia....
Winter makes it difficult to keep your hipster image running hot, but these uglyBROS Ton-Up motorcycle jeans should help. However, it will cost you a staggering $385 to keep your “cool”! These motorcycle jeans feature a thermal soft felt lining which should keep you warm on the legs when the...
If you’ve ever had motorcycle gear fail through wear and tear or a crash, it could be covered by the...
Australian motorcycle jeans company Draggin Jeans have won a “best of the best” award for their Holeshot jeans in the inaugural...
Protection and a little bit of Marlon Brando style have merged in the latest offering from Australian motorcycle apparel company Draggin. The Selvedge jeans are similar to the worn-look jeans Marlon Brando wore in the famed 1953 movie The Wild One. Before the 1950s, denim was made on a shuttle...
Italian motorcycle gear manufacturer Dainese has revealed its 2014 products. While the Dainese collection was unveiled at the Silverstone MotoGP,...
(Pando Moto jeans review by contributor James Wawne) Trying to find the right pair of jeans to ride in can...
Just because your motorcycle jeans, jacket, gloves or helmet claim to contain Kevlar doesn’t necessarily mean it really is Kevlar. American chemical company DuPont invented the strong and lightweight synthetic fibre in 1965 and now many motorcycle products claim to contain Kevlar. However, DuPont has been issuing show-cause letters to...
Urban and country riders need different levels of abrasion, impact and seam-bursting protection in their riding gear, according to MotoCAP...
Shark Leathers don’t just make leather riding gear, but also textiles such as these kevlar-protected cargo jeans. They describe these...
Australian motorcycle jeans and clothing company Draggin has won its second international Red Dot Award for Product Design. This time it was their Holeshot jeans which won the award for their “seamless fashion design”. Holsehot is the first product in the world to be approved to the highest level of motorcycle...
Isn’t it about time sexy was brought back to women’s protective motorcycle clothing rather than baggy, androgynous gear? Australian motorcycle...