Unless there is black ice on the road, cold weather is really no impediment to winter riding when you have...
Unlike motorcycle jackets and pants, motorcycle gloves really don’t have all weather capabilities. That’s why MotoCAP, the world’s first service...
Gloves and boots should be subsidised to encourage riders to wear them, rather than mandatory, says the Victorian Motorcycle Council. Victorian Police have deployed a fleet of nimble motard patrol bikes for a road blitz on riders and are also calling for boots and gloves to be mandatory for riders in...
Speedway legends of the ’60s and ‘70s such as Kenny Roberts, Eddie Lawson and Ray Carroll have inspired these smart-looking...
Baby Boomers are more likely to choose comfortable motorcycle gloves while Millennial riders buy for style, according to the 2018 Canstar Blue...
Do you wear your motorcycle gloves under or over your jacket cuff? Yes, we cover the BIG issues here at Motorbike Writer! Surprisingly, this issue has resonated with riders in the past when we have mentioned it in glove reviews. So we thought we would investigate the issue further and...
These Merlin Icon street-style gloves look stylish with their mix of denim and leather, but they don’t offer fashion at the...
Royal Enfield has expanded its vintage-look apparel to include its first range of women’s riding gear. Australian importers Urban Moto...
Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP safety and thermal comfort ratings system for motorcycle clothing has added 15 jackets to its list of more than 200 tested items. The safety intitiative, launched in September 2018, is the first of its type in the world. It has now rated 202 items of clothing, including ...
The French Government has started enforcing laws making approved gloves mandatory for all scooter, motorcycle and ATV riders and pillions,...
(Contributed post) Women’s motorcycle gear is a hot topic nowadays as more women take to two wheels. Yet time and...
With the growing use of touchscreens on motorcycle instruments, GPS units and, of course, phones, why aren’t all motorcycle gloves touchscreen-sensitive? Ok, you shouldn’t be using your touchscreens while riding, but we know many will, simply because they can! Touchscreens So, how do they work? Touchscreens work two different ways....
We panned a leather jacket we received from Pakistan in August 2016 and warned riders against buying cheap motorcycle goods...
British heritage motorcycle clothing brand Merlin have announced a new range of products that include several lifestyle products such as...
The RST Ventilator textile jacket is the first jacket to receive a full 10-star rating for thermal comfort in the MotoCAP ratings system since it began a year ago. It is one of six jackets and nine pair of gloves to be added to the list of 110 motorcycle protective...
Part 2 – The new levels of the standard. Over the past seven years, Europe has developed a new clothing...
Siima Sibirsky Adventure Gloves may be the only motorcycle gloves you will ever need as our winter/summer test shows. The gloves...
If you love touring on your Ducati in Italian style, safety and comfort, you’re going to want the new touring range from the Borgo Panigale manufacturer. Ducati Australia and New Zealand head of market Alana Baratto says the touring gear will arrive in November. If you can’t wait, you can...
Touratech’s waterproof Overgloves arrived by post in a plastic postbag and were further wrapped inside another plastic bag. I immediately...
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The annual Aldi motorcycle gear sale, normally held in the first couple of Saturdays of August, has been delayed this year until 31 August 2019. Riders who want to snap up one of the many Aldi motorcycle bargains is advised to line up early for the store opening at 8.30am or...
If you’re looking to do some touring this winter, you need a good pair of winter motorcycle gloves. European brand...
DriRider Multi-Tek all-season convertible adventure jacket Price: $339.95 Sizes: S-5XL Adventure touring places enormous demands on rider gear. On a...
Do you wear your gauntlet gloves under or over your jacket cuff? While most gauntlet gloves are made to be worn over the cuff, some riders like a tight gauntlet so they can pull the cuff over the top of the glove. Harley-Davidson has now released a special all-weather glove...
MotoCAP, the world’s first safety and comfort ratings system for motorcycle clothing, is important but may be too complex and...
If you do come off your motorcycle, the first thing to hit the ground will probably be your gloves as the...
Riding gear with multiple layers usually rates higher for abrasion safety than comparative gear, according to the MotoCAP safety and thermal comfort ratings system for motorcycle jackets, pants and gloves. For example, leather alone provides about four seconds of protection before failure, but backing the leather with foam, 3D mesh or a...
Part 3 – Impact abrasion resistance. Over the past seven years, Europe has developed a new clothing protection standard (EN17092)....
In the biggest addition to the MotoCAP online ratings of motorcycle clothing since it began in August 2018, 19 articles...
A recent pre-summer hot spell has been the perfect occasion to heat test the Macna Saber gloves. They are part of the European company’s new range of 16 summer gloves in eight different styles ranging from racing gauntlets to short road and dual-sport gloves. We heat-tested the short and stylish...
Part 1 – The new European Standard EN17092. Over the past seven years, Europe has developed a new clothing protection...
MotoCAP has added eight more jackets and two more pairs of pants to its safety and thermal comfort ratings, bringing...
Alpinestars GP Plus R2 motorcycle gloves (pictured) have become only the second pair of gloves to be awarded a full five stars for safety by MotoCAP. The internationally awarded safety and thermal comfort ratings system for motorcycle clothing has added 15 more gloves to its list of tested gear. The Australian safety intitiative, launched...
Even some waterproof motorcycle gloves gradually lose their ability to stay dry, so you may need to update their waterproofing...
Riders in the current cold snap should check out these American Gerbing Gyde S7 Gloves which are heated via two...
Seven pairs of leather and textile motorcycles gloves are the latest to fail the MotoCAP safety ratings. Only two scored two stars and four one star. The Neo Freerider leather gloves (pictured above) rated just half a star because of the minimal abrasion protection, impact resistance and seam strength. The...
We’ve seen some silly motorcycle inventions in our time, but the glove GPS could be one of the silliest and possibly...
Part 4 – Seam strength and risk zones. Over the past seven years, Europe has developed a new clothing protection...
GloveTacts have improved their touchscreen-sensitive stick-on pads so they are now the most effective way to use touchscreens (smartphones, GPS units, smart watches, instruments and MP3 players) without removing your gloves. Many motorcycle gloves now come with touchscreen-sensitive fingertips, but we have come across few that actually work very well....
Have you ever found out the hard way that waterproof gear has a use-by date after which it is totally...
Aldi claims this year’s annual motorcycle gear sale will feature their safest gear yet with their $189 leather jacket being the most...
Finding perfect all-weather gloves that are warm, don’t make your hands sweat, stay dry in the rain and don’t feel like boxing gloves is difficult, but Triumph’s Tri Climate motorcycle gloves seem to work. Triumph sent me the Chinese-made gloves after I expressed frustration on Facebook with the lining coming...
If you’re in the market for a new set of motorcycle gloves, Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP now has safety ratings...
If you are an avid motorcycle rider you know how important having the best motorcycle gloves are. If you are...
Many motorcycle gloves now come with pads on the index finger so the gloves can be used with touchscreen such as smartphones, GPS units and MP3 players. Touchscreen sensors detect a tiny electrical charge transferred to the finger which completes a circuit and drops the voltage at that point on the screen,...
These BearTek smart motorcycle gloves will allow you to operate your phone via Bluetooth and/or your GoPro camera via wifi...
Unlike many other sets of electric heated motorcycle gloves, Macna Neutron wireless heated gloves don’t have to be plugged into...
If you have problems with your motorcycle gloves uncomfortably bunching in your palm on the handlebars, Black Arrow Queen Bee gloves might help. Black Arrow fashion designer and motorcyclist Hannah Smith of Sydney says she has the answer with her new Queen Bee women’s motorcycle gloves priced at $125. They...
(Sponsored post) So, you want to ride a sport bike. Unlike cruisers, sport bikes are made for rapid acceleration. They’re...
Remember when your nana or mother-in-law bought you socks for Christmas? You always said thanks, meanwhile doing your best to...
As Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP safety and thermal comfort testing and ratings system for motorcycle clothing has surpassed 200 tested items, there seems to be a paucity of women’s gear. The safety intitiative, launched in September 2018, is the first of its type in the world and has now rated 202 items...
Recently we highlighted motorcycle gloves with a built-in GPS and now SignalWear has launched Smart Signal Blinking Gloves with LED...
After recently purchasing a Shark “Faster” two-piece leather suit and being suitably impressed Motorbike Writer correspondent Marty Thompson ordered a...
In a few short weeks I’ve been able to test new summer and winter gloves from European motorcycle clothing company Macna. Australian distributors Link International sent us several pair of gloves for Mrs MBW and me to test while on our recent trip through Italy. Mrs MBW and I were able to...
These Goldtop Bobber tan gloves are the most comfortable short touring gloves I’ve worn and are perfect for the in-between...
My cupboards are bulging with riding gear I have bought and had given to me for testing over the years,...