This page contains links to suppliers and manufacturers of top-quality racing apparel, racing protective gear, custom tailored or custom made one-piece leather motorcycle racing suits and track suits; and CE-approved and certified carbon fiber and/or kevlar protective gear, helmets, boots, gloves, knee slidders, and other sport/racing motorcycle clothing related items and merchandise.
For off the track, street duty, there are also several lighter-weight textile sport jackets and pants made with Schoeller-Keprotec® and Schoeller-Dynatec® kevlar, ballistic nylon, Cordura 500, and CE-approved hard-foam or Hiprotec body armor that offer a similar level of protection to their leather counterparts.
Custom Motorcycle Racing Suits & One-Piece Leathers
Custom Made One-Piece Leather Motorcycle Racing Suits
1141 Old Bayshore Hwy
San Jose, CA 95112
www.helimot.com
Custom Leather Track Suits
2618 Union Ave
San Jose, CA 95124
www.zoonileathers.com
Custom Tailored Leather Motorcycle Racing Suits
951 Broadway
Fall River, MA 02724
www.vansonleathers.com
Custom Made One-Piece Motorcycle Racing Suits
Glen Road
Laxey, Isle of Man
www.manxleathers.com
Motorcycle Sport & CE-approved Racing Body Armor
Chest & Back Protectors
166 Eaton Rd, #A
Chico, CA 95973
www.bohnarmor.com/
Chest, Back, Knee & Neck Protectors
Via dell'Economia, 91
36060 Molvena (VI) - Italy
www.dainese.com
Sport & Road Racing Motorcycle Boots
Bahnhofstra 5+6
D-84307 Eggenfelden, Germany
www.daytona.de
Dealer for Frey-Daytona Security Evo Boots
1141 Old Bayshore Hwy
San Jose, CA 95112
www.helimot.com
Motorcycle Sport & Racing Gloves
H-20, Buffalo Pro, Racing, & Buffalo 365, F-108 Sport Gloves
1141 Old Bayshore Hwy
San Jose, CA 95112
www.helimot.com
Airforce, High-End, & Multi-Top Damen Racing Gloves
Tischlerstraße 4
A-4050 Traun, Austria
www.racer.at
Kushitani GPR IV Racing Gloves
059 Lincoln Blvd #E
Marina Del Rey CA 90292
www.kushitani.com
Phantom Kevlar Racing Gloves
1232 Commerce Street
Conover NC 28613
www.heldusa.com
GP Pro Racing Gloves at Kneedraggers
243 Quigley Blvd Suite A
New Castle, DE 19720
www.kneedraggers.com
Postbus 103
5340 AC Oss, The Netherlands
www.revit.eu
Dainese Duel, X-Knuckles, & Full Metal Racing Gloves at Kneedraggers
243 Quigley Blvd Suite A
New Castle, DE 19720
www.kneedraggers.com
Off-The-Rack - Leather Motorcycle Racing Suits
Dainese Racing Suits at Kneedraggers
243 Quigley Blvd Suite A
New Castle, DE 19720
www.kneedraggers.com
Alpinestars Pro Racing Replica Suits at Kneedraggers
243 Quigley Blvd Suite A
New Castle, DE 19720
www.kneedraggers.com
Motorcycle Sport & Racing Apparel Manufacturers
Postbus 103
5340 AC Oss, The Netherlands
www.revit.eu
Via dell'Economia, 91
36060 Molvena (VI) - Italy
www.dainese.com
Via Bassanese, 79
31010 Maser, Treviso Italy
www.sidisport.com
via G. Ferraris, 56
31044 Montebelluna (TV)
www.tcxboots.com
8 S 18th Ave W
Duluth, MN, 55806
www.aerostich.com
Motorcycle Sport, Racing Leathers & Apparel Retailers
2897 Monterey Road
San Jose, California 95111 USA
www.roadridermca.com
243 Quigley Blvd Suite A
New Castle, DE 19720 USA
www.kneedraggers.com
926 Broadway
Redwood City, California 94063 USA
www.motostrano.com
CE-approved Body Armor & Protective Gear
The "CE-approved" labeling on certain products denotes a protective item or "PPE" (Personal Protective Equipment) that met, or exceeded the European Union's unified testing standards and procedures for CE certification, when tested and approved by an independent, government approved testing agency.
Any piece of CE-certified or CE-approved protection is typically effective in absorbing the shock impact for a single event, due to the structural design of a crushable material. The "CE-approved" labeling of certain garments only refers to the individual protectors, and not the entire garment.
For additional information, go to: www.pva-ppe.org.uk
Abrasion Resistance - Leathers vs Textiles
If you have ever experienced road rash you know how important this debate is. As evidenced by the universal use of leather in professional motorcycle racing, when it comes to abrasion resistance, leather can't be beat - although not all leather is the same.
Hide thickness (typically around 1.4mm to 1.5mm+ for the best track suits), thickness uniformity, grain structure, hide type, and hide selection all play an important role in the effectiveness of a leather garment. Because leather is a variable natural product, it cannot be "tested" in the same way as a man-made textile product.
The friction of a slide can easily generate enough heat to melt most synthetic textile materials, potentially causing sever burns. The introduction of Kevlar into textile fabrics blends such as Schoeller-Keprotec® and Schoeller-Dynatec® (as made by Schoeller Textil AG) is meant to mitigate this melting effect, but Kevlar material, with its higher tensile strength, my have less elasticity than materials such as Cordura® 500 Nylon (as made by INVISTA).
Blended Kevlar/Nylon is an attempt to compromise between the two, but the Nylon component can still melt under high friction/heat. Liner material can add an extra level of protection against burns caused by melting nylon.
For street use, textiles may be more practical due to their lower weight, breathability/coolness, and higher weather resistance, but these are compromises made between safety and convinience.
For additional information, go to:
Schoeller Textil AG
INVISTA Cordura®
Aerostich - Kevlar vs Cordura Nylon
Reviews on Motorcycle Race/Sport & Touring Clothing
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