Motorcycle Ratings and Reviews
Tired of looking like a…biker? Known for its design-oriented technical outerwear, Aether Apparel recently launched a motorcycle-specific line. Shown here: the hip-length Skyline ($650, S-XL sizes; Jet Black, Graphite, Total Eclipse or Discovery Green). This sleek, modern zip-up is said to be road-ready via a breathable, waterproof, abrasion-resistant nylon shell and removable, CE-certified D3O armor at [...]
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When we started REV’IT!, we wanted our own identity, so we created “Engineered Skin.” Manufacturing in the fashion industry is based on a two-dimensional drawing—you have a front and a back. But most impacts are on the sides, so we moved the seams to locations with less impact. Initially, we exaggerated it, which was difficult [...]
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Headed to parts unknown? Or just over the hill and through the woods? No matter where or how far your route may take you, Klím’s newly upgraded, premium-quality Adventure Rally jacket ($1499.99; sizes S-3XL) and pant ($899.99; even waist sizes 30-42) are designed to protect your body against the elements as well as unexpected encounters [...]
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It’s been 30 years since Tron debuted in movie theaters, so it’s about time someone made a proper light-up jacket. Possible sources of inspiration aside, Adaptiv Technologies (helping you avoid speeding tickets since 2006) is trying to get riders noticed in a different way. The GlowRider (Neon Green or black, XS-XXXL) is a basic, three-season [...]
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Atem Leather Suit: This one-piece, knee-slider-equipped leather roadracing suit is fitted with Dynamic Friction Shield-technology shoulder and knee protectors, and it’s fully certified to CE Level 1 standards. Cool thing is, the Atem ($1499.95) exceeds those requirements in all areas except the arms. Which means this is effectively a Level 2 suit built with a [...]
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When describing how to plan a trip by motorcycle, CW Editor-at-Large Peter Egan once advised, “Take riding gear that doubles as rain gear.” Well, that’s what we have here, and then some, with the “Twin Shell” Macna Chameleon jacket. Why Twin Shell or, as Macna calls the Chameleon, “two jackets in one”? For starters, The [...]
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Summer’s here, and REV’IT! is ready for the heat with the Airwave jacket ($199.99) and pants ($189.99). This lightweight combination is made of free-flowing, abrasion-resistant materials and fitted with CE-approved Knox Flexiform padding to keep you cool, comfortable and safe when the mercury trends skyward. Cut for an upright “touring” riding position, the jacket is [...]
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What can you wear while riding your motorcycle to preserve a Positive Adventure Outlook (PAO) all the way from a 100-plus-degree desert to a freezing Rockies mountaintop and everywhere in between? A quick blast last summer from Cycle World’s oceanfront editorial offices in Southern California to Colorado’s 14,000-foot-high Pikes Peak revealed Alpinestars’ “4-in-1” Frontier Gore-Tex [...]
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Riding a Can-Am Spyder means being exposed to the weather, as a motorcycle rider is, but the odds of a Spyder rider lowsiding onto the road are pretty slim. That means his or her gear doesn’t need to be configured to protect against get-offs the way a motorcyclist’s gear does (at least in the all-the-gear [...]
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“Transition” is a great name for one of Tour Master’s most popular textile riding jackets because this CE-armored, three-quarter-length garment has just received a collar-to-cuffs update. Not to worry, the Transition Series 3 ($209.99; XS-XXXXL, plus tall and women’s sizes) remains three-season-friendly, thanks to its waterproof, breathable Rainguarde barrier, quilted zip-out liner and Phoslite reflective panels. [...]
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