Motorcycle body armour is very important when riding to ensure the ultimate safety of the rider should any accident or injury occurs while riding. Motorcycle body armour primarily aims to protect the chest/kidneys, elbows and knees.

The best body armour is made from a lightweight and breathable fabric for optimum comfort. Polyester is a good choice because it is has high impact resistance and a good shock absorber. It is also very light weight so it adds minimal extra weight to your jacket.

Body armour can be inserted into both riding jackets and pants to ensure greater safety while riding.

Motorcycle Body armour tends to deteriorate over time so it is important that you replace your body armour on a regular basis to ensure your safety on your motorcycle.

The use of air canalization systems combined with internal mesh can help improve air circulation within riding gear.

Not only can good quality, comfortable body armour help protect you in the case of an accident but studies show that it can also help prevent accidents. The more light weight and comfortable riding armour is the more comfortable you as the rider will be which will improve your concentration on the road and makes riding easier.

It is important to buy armour that fits correctly to ensure maximum safety. Some riding armour come in a variety of sizes and in these cases it is important to make sure you buy a size that will best fit you. Other body armour come with an adjustable strap to enable you to adjust your armour to fit exactly the way you require.

For more information click here for the Harley Davidson website and see page 6 of the catalogue.

FXRG (Functional Riding Gear) produce a range of well known and regarding riding gear for both men and women.

Jackets

FXRG produce impressively thick, soft, leather jackets with increased flexibility for comfort. The jacket consists of a design that tapers down at the waist, giving a tailored appearance. Safety is obviously a large concern which purchasing a motorcycle jacket and the FXRG leather jacket has gone to every length to ensure your safety. FXRG jackets contain sturdy impact armour in the elbows, shoulders and back. Additional, the FXRG jacket contains a handy zip that runs around the bottom of the jacket which interlocks into the matching FXRG pants to enable riders to turn their jackets into a complete riding protective system.

Leather jackets have a tendency to be very warm and over heat the rider during warmer months. FXRG jackets have a number of built in features to prevent this from occurring. They contain a zip-down vent on each side of the chest as well as a large zip-open exhaust vent that runs across the lower back.

Many riders find that they suffer lower back pain while riding, practically during full day rides. FXRG have taken this into consideration and created a jacket with a built-in (and yet removable) back support belt.

The FXRG leather jacket contains a number of handy pockets for storing odds and ends while ridding including a mobile phone pocket and a glasses pocket.

Pants

FXRG also put out a range of leather pants. They are heat and sunlight detecting, leather deflects up to 80% of sunlight, this, combined with the angled thin vents enables the rider to stay cooler for longer.

FXRG pants are completely waterproof to ensure that you are always warm and dry and riding.

FXRG leather pants ensure a high level of safety with light weight body armour at the knees and back hip.

FXRG pants are built with specialised sturdy stitching and backed be a 5 year warranty so you can be assured that you are receiving a product that will last the test of time and see you through many biking adventures.

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For the complete range and details on all the FXRG products please click here to visit the Harley Davidson Motorcycle website.

Motorcycle Races

There is a huge range of motorcycle races, varying on surface type, on road or off road, engine type, vehicle age, rider ability and so on. The four main categories are road racing, motocross, enduro and track racing. Other types of motorcycle races include sprints, hill climb, landspeed racing and vintage motorcycle racing. In vintage racing, riders compete on rare and classic motorcycles that are no longer competitive with the most recently produced bikes.

The races for vintage motorcycles are organised by production period and engine displacement, in a whole range of races from road racing to motocross. Most vintage races are for bikes produced pre-1980 (i.e. bikes at least 25 years old). The sanctioning body for US vintage racing is the American Motorcyclist Association.

Landspeed racing is where the rider is trying to beat the record of the fastest speed ever achieved by that style of motorcycle and type of engine for a timed mile. Hill climb races can either be won by achieving the fastest climb or going the furthest up the hill before ceasing forward motion.

Motorcycle Gear

Harley-Davidson Motorclothes sells Buell motorcycle apparel and riding gear, including the Buell Turbulent Jacket, Buell Adventure Jacket and Pants. The Turbulent Jacket is a perforated leather and poly/mesh jacket with body armour pockets at shoulders, elbows and back. It also features a power stretch action back, and can zip to the Adventure Pant to create a protective head-to-toe full suit. The Buell Adventure Pant comes with switchback technology allowing for outer textile panels to zip off to create added airflow.

The Adventure Jacket also comes with switchback technology for added for comfort, as well as zippered vents on chest, arms and back. It feaures a nylon shell with molded rubber at the shoulders and elbows. It also has a removable vest liner, body armour in elbows, shoulders and back, two zippered hand-warmer pockets, adjustable cuffs and waist tabs, as well as reflective stripes.
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