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Even more than in the wet, be as gentle as possible in your actions and do not hesitate to put your feet on the ground. Forget the high downshift in the towers and think to change with one more gear for a less abrupt throttle response. Finally, choose the safe route as the main roads, priority in case of salting of the roadway. In this regard, do not waste time to clean your bike if you borrowed a road salt to avoid premature corrosion, taking care to seal rings if you use a high pressure jet.

Apron
Although possible, the deck is the ideal weapon to protect your lower body against the cold and rain. There are now a multitude of deck to fit most motorcycles and scooters on the market, some of which happen in the traditional black and adopt extravagant colors.

Heated grips
These standard or optional on many bikes, mainly WG, heated grips are a good complement to winter gloves to avoid suffering at the hands of the biting cold.

For the two-wheeler that would not be equipped, it is fortunately possible to mount in place of its original door handles, power is generated by simple connection to the battery. Available in most props, their rate ranges between 30 and 100 euros, depending on their quality and number of possible settings.

Riders that we might call “normal”, ie who owns a motorcycle and maybe you go to work or use for a picnic at the weekend certainly did not need to adopt the appropriate boots, as they can also go very well on normal shoes the rubber sole that allow to easily change the shoes ensuring adherence of the foot and avoiding slipping on the iron parts. But for professionals or for those who like long road trip, perhaps for the winding mountain roads are absolutely more appropriate given the boots made of leather and rubber and specially designed to facilitate the use of motorcycle and provide superior protection to ankle than is offered by a normal shoe.

Boots or motorcycle boots, in fact, reaching mid-calf and ensure good ventilation to the foot, with special protections on the tips and rigid at the ankle and special reinforcements on the instep left, that move the gear shift lever entering contact with the pedal is on the sole of the foot instep.

Even if you do not want or do not need to acquire the boots, are absolutely prohibited, running, heels and shoes with smooth leather soles, which threatens security.

Waxed in rain

Both in summer and in winter the rain may take us by surprise. In these cases, just as you would in a car but with a little ‘more prudence, you should reduce the speed of gait, avoid sudden braking too, avoiding overly stiff because you must always keep in mind that although you would not think , is not so easy to fall in motion. These recommendations apply also and especially for the passenger, which could agitate and disrupt the weight on the bike, thus creating additional difficulties to those who are leading the movement.

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The suits are clothing motorcycle more technical niche, which give the wearer the look of a professional two-wheeler. But even non-professionals and amateurs wearing overalls especially when they face quite a long journey, and because this is very comfortable and very ergonomic, functional iron for driving, perfect for the passenger, for the simple fact that extends all positive points of a jacket to the whole body.

It must be realized, however, that the suit is aimed mainly at sports or professional use is therefore indispensable for a fall clothing runners in motion as a profession, while unlikely you will find in the wardrobe of a regular fan, unless not like delight in long journeys during the coldest months of the year. Especially when it’s cold, in fact, the suit offers excellent thermal insulation especially in the area of the loins and back, protecting even the air buoyancy on the velocity, which everyone knows to be able to infiltrate everywhere smaller raindrops: with the suit this problem does not exist because it provides a perfect seal.

Advantages and disadvantages of motorcycle suit

Benefits

The suits are made only motorcycle leather, making them the ideal companion for a long trip, maybe during the winter. Besides this, already have the important protections stiff shoulders, elbows, knees and back. Only hands remain uncovered and must be protected with suitable gloves, preferably also made of leather to ensure maximum protection to all parts of the body.

Disadvantages

The only aspect that might be called a disadvantage, though relative, is the price that it is a head made entirely of leather is certainly not very accessible. In addition, if you stop to rest or to eat something, the suit may be a little ‘uncomfortable because the top does not come off and remain hanging, making awkward movements.
Rigid protection: ensuring maximum safety for the Centaur

We have already discussed previously but happy to talk it back: hard guards are a crucial part of a motorcyclist in clothing, as they protect strategic parts of the body from impact of a possible fall. In the hope, anyway, we should not ever get to test their wing real resistance.

The protections are substantially rigid reinforcements made of carbon or plastic that are placed at points that should be the first to be impacted against the tarmac in the event of a fall, ie shoulders, elbows, knuckles and knees, and of course back . Some of these protections have names that may raise some ‘curiosity and arising from their shape, such as the’ shell ‘to protect the back or’ soap ‘to my knees.

Before buying any item of clothing motorcycle, make sure it has these important protections, or at least has the necessary arrangements for them to apply at a later time. The guards, in fact, are also sold separately, so you can easily replace if you damage a bump or a fall, or even if you were to simply wear out with age.

The gloves are a motorcycle accessory essential to ensure optimum grip on the handlebars, thanks to a special layer of rough material that is in the palm. Always with the goal of a perfect grip, gloves should be very tight, to have greater sensitivity on the knobs. The sensitivity of the knobs is important to accelerate and brake properly, especially in cases of emergency, even when there is forced to brake suddenly and you cannot afford to ‘lose’ the brake lever or be hampered by excessive Fabric or leather.

In addition to improving the grip, the gloves are also used to repair the hands from the air: On the slide, in fact, hands are the body parts most exposed to wind, cold, crushed stone, gravel and anything else that could off the road and hit you. Even the passenger, despite traveling behind the pilot needs to safety gloves, to grasp more firmly supports that in some motorcycles are on the back to allow passengers to cling to.

Gloves material

The gloves are made of many types of tissue, among which we mention the leather, neoprene and Gore-Tex. Obviously there are models summer and winter models, which greater insulation. Whatever the season, it is important to present the gloves, even in this case, the appropriate protections rigid, usually made of carbon, which serve to protect the knuckles in the event of a fall. The protective gloves, unlike those of the jackets, are fixed and cannot be removed, it is possible that in some models particularly padded, such as winter, there are no strict protections as likely to make the glove too voluminous to also be functional and comfortable to drive.

Even if the glove material of choice is always the skin, much more resistant than other materials especially in case of knocks, bumps and falls, as well as being far more resistant to normal wear also given by the time.

Unlike the other clothing technician if the price of the gloves between the models in leather and those made with other materials does not change much, thus making the skin an ideal choice, and even more (in this case ) affordable.

When it comes to the topic of motorcycle clothing, we have unfortunately put aside purely aesthetic and focus on aspects concerning the most important personal safety.

A good quality motorcycle clothing, in addition to being comfortable and ensure the correct use of motorcycle, and serves mainly to protect the riders as possible in case of accident. Therefore, safety comes before anything else, if then in a well-made motorcycle clothing and quality is also something that pleases the eye, the better, but remains a minor issue.

The issue of security in case motorcycle clothing should not be limited to those who ride the bike but would also extend to any passenger who has the same rights and duties of the pilot as regards personal safety.

If we mention some of the best brands of motorcycle clothing, the first that come to mind are Aplinestar, Dainese and Ducati. These marks suggest a very wide range of technical clothing and accessories for motorcyclists.

Regarding prices, the garments which provide more scattered are the suits and jackets, and gloves and boots are priced much more accessible. Obviously, prices are soaring if you choose to purchase a garment leather or microfiber fabric that respect. All clothing for motorcyclists are also available for female, the difference between the models for men is substantially lower parts, which are shaped, while in color there are many differences between the models for men or women .

Motorcycle jackets

When you are driving your bike is important to wear at all times an adequate biker jacket, can protect from the wind and any debris, animal or object can be found in the air and strike with great speed, with the risk of suddenly we have lost control of the medium: we speak of stones, gravel, stones and other objects that may be on the road, or large insects and birds, up to object that any car in front of us could lose … or its occupant Disposable rudely (and dangerous for us) out the window.

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