Alpinestars is now in its 50th year of production and they still continue to put out quality gear as shown in their 2013 Spring Collection. The new collection is expanding on their “sport and street riding product lines” with new … Continued
By now, you know the standard formula for making a women’s leather suit: take an outdated guy’s item, widen the hips and sew on some tribal roses. Make sure it’s only offered in a condescending color palette and, voila, job … Continued
24 million people in the US rode a motorcycle last year. Want to take bets on how many did so in full leathers? Yeah, a tiny, tiny, tiny fraction of that total. But why would the vast majority of riders … Continued
It takes two people to dress one man in the Batman motorcycle suit. Not sure how many workers it takes to build the thing, but considering the myriad patches of leather that comprise its construction I guess the suit requires … Continued
In the future, our race suits will be capable of predicting crashes, inflating prior to impact in order to absorb forces exceeding even 23g without injury. In the future, those suits will sync to mobile devices more powerful than the … Continued
Near elbow down on The Snake. 3,000 miles on a Honda Goldwing. Alone in Death Valley on a 636lbs motorcycle. Through water, in town, in the cold, in the hot desert. “Looks like moderately armored Prada,” according to our buddy … Continued
Both Dainese and arch-rival Alpinestars have spent the past decade developing real-life, airbag-equipped superhero suits and now they’re ready for public consumption (even though no dates have been given on purchase availability). Alpinestars spilled the beans on TechAir back in … Continued