Have you ever found out the hard way that waterproof gear has a use-by date after which it is totally... Read More
As Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP safety and thermal comfort testing and ratings system for motorcycle clothing has surpassed 200 tested items,... Read More
With summer just around the corner, riders will be considering riding pants and may be wondering whether traditional double-layer protection is better than the new single-layer materials. Traditional double-layer jeans and riding pants have a separate layer of protective material, usually Kevlar, and sometimes even a third layer of mesh... Read More
UK protective clothing company Covec Limited has released their Tactical range of jeans and cargo pants with a single layer of... Read More
Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP safety and thermal comfort ratings system for motorcycle clothing has added 15 jackets to its list... Read More
Your motorcycle jackets, pants, gloves and boots that are supposed to protect you in a crash, can sometimes experience failures of the most basic test of simple wear and tear. However, it is important to differentiate a product failure from a rider error. Product failures We recently bought a pair... Read More
Part 1 – The new European Standard EN17092. Over the past seven years, Europe has developed a new clothing protection... Read More
Part 2 – The new levels of the standard. Over the past seven years, Europe has developed a new clothing... Read More
Part 3 – Impact abrasion resistance. 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 in Geelong... Read More
Part 4 – Seam strength and risk zones. Over the past seven years, Europe has developed a new clothing protection... Read More
UK protective clothing company, Covec Limited, parent company of Bull-it Jeans, has received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise recognising their... Read More
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... Read More
What is the best motorcycle gear for riding in wet weather? Unfortunately, there is no simple answer. It depends on the... Read More
The internationally awarded MotoCAP safety and thermal comfort ratings system for motorcycle clothing has added 15 more items to its... Read More
MotoCAP has added eight more jackets and two more pairs of pants to its safety and thermal comfort ratings, bringing the total to 160. The world’s first safety and comfort ratings system for motorcycle clothing began in September last year. It has now rated 160 items of clothing, including 43 pairs... Read More
The annual Aldi motorcycle gear sale, normally held in the first couple of Saturdays of August, has been delayed this year... Read More
Do you wear your pants tucked into your motorcycle boots or are you a loose legger with your pants over... Read More
Motorcycle jackets and pants tested in the MotoCAP safety and comfort ratings have failed in the abrasion tests, but could easily be made safer, says a technical expert. Back in 2015, Deakin University fibre science and technology senior researcher Chris Hurren warned that eight out of 10 of the most... Read More
In a surprise result, leather pants may be no safer than some denim riding jeans, according to the latest ratings... Read More
MotoCAP, the world’s first safety and comfort ratings system for motorcycle clothing, is important but may be too complex and... Read More
The fastest-growing sector of the motorcycle clothing market is leisure safety gear while traditional Cordura and leather suits are decreasing in demand, says a British motorcycle clothing brand. The trend mirrors growth in retro and naked bikes and the decrease in sportsbike popularity, says Merlin major shareholder Steve Franklin. He... Read More
The world’s first motorcycle clothing safety ratings program, MotoCAP, has given only half a star to two stars to eight more... Read More
“Little MBW” has given the thumb’s up to the new GoGo Gear Kevlar armoured leggings. My daughter, Alice, is a... Read More