Modular design: 360-degree Pivot Locking System employs stainless steel jaws that wrap around stainless steel pegs, securing the EPS-lined chinbar in the down position. Large, front-of-helmet release button is easy to manipulate while wearing riding gloves. Smooth, single-handed up/down action. CNS-1 shield: Noticeably wider and taller than the previous CX-1V [...]
Modern sportbike gloves are pretty well-defined: leather fingers, palms and tops, molded-plastic knuckle protection, high-tensile-strength thread, hook-and-loop wrist closures. Seen one pair, seen ’em all, right? Not so fast. The Handroid Pod from U.K.-based Knox is, um, different. Derived from the original, full-race Handroid, the Chinese-made Pod is a competition-quality [...]
Not everyone has a MotoGP Ducati with grab handles grafted onto the gas tank for two-up Sunday afternoon rides like ex-racer Randy Mamola. Instead, sport-touring and sportbike passengers have to latch onto the rider’s love handles through leather or textile jackets, or worse, skin-tight racing suits. Not exactly great handholds. [...]
Motorcycle gloves are meant to do more than just keep your paws warm; they also need to provide all-around comfort, good control feel and a high level of flexibility, impact protection and abrasion resistance. So, it makes sense that one material can’t do it all. That’s why Spartan’s SL-1 Long [...]
Aside from an actual machine, there is no single cultural touchstone of motorcycling that is more powerful than the leather jacket, particularly in black. Ridingwear has evolved mightily since the early days, with highly technical armor and myriad materials used for abrasion resistance and impact protection these days. Vanson Leathers [...]
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