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Motorcycle boots

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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Motorbike suits

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.