A few months ago, I wrote about a pair of winter gloves I bought from Hugger, which were cut for smaller women’s hands, and I just loved them. Looking around the company’s Web site, I came upon their single-leg chaps and ordered a pair. I wasn’t disappointed with those either. They’re the best chaps I’ve owned or tried on.
READER PRODUCT REVIEW: Hugger Leather Chaps
Im starting to feel naked these days, naked wearing my regular blue jeans, that is, when riding my motorcycle. As I add up more time and miles my desire to ride while wearing armored gear from head to toe is becoming stronger. I think it has something to do with feeling our mortality more as we age.
APPAREL REVIEW: Shift Riding Jeans Leather Jacket
Stunt rider Leah Petersen needs the best protection possible when doing wheelies and other stunts on her Kawasaki Ninja 636. She recently purchased Draykos Slix jeans, a feminine, leather-like jean that is actually denim lined with Kevlar and another abrasion-resistant material. Being safe and wearing protective gear is a requirement for Leah in her work of stunt riding. Check out her video review.
READER PRODUCT REVIEW: Slix Kevlar-Lined Riding Jeans
Shift Racing, manufacturer of racing and street apparel, with a decent selection of styles for women riders, is introducing a new denim riding jean for women thats reinforced with abrasion resistant Kevlar. The Silhouette Jeans combine style with utility.
Kevlar-Reinforced Riding Jeans
Ive been riding a motorcycle for 20 years and in all that time Im usually wearing Levi jeans. I was introduced to Biker Premium Jeans earlier this spring, jeans made specifically for riding. Margaret Meyer, a rider with her husband, Bruce, came up with the idea for motorcycle specific jeans ones that “give” and are comfortable instead of binding on the legs when sitting in a saddle all day.
We found more goodies at the Dealer Expo in February, the trade show where manufacturers show off their products to the dealers. The owners of these six companies all saw a nitch not being filled and decided to plunk their savings into building a brand.
Exciting New Motorcycling Clothing
If youre a frequent visitor to WRN, you know I recently returned from two big industry trade shows, the V-Twin Expo, and Dealer Expo, where manufacturers display their latest products for the dealers who look for new items for their stores. Many of the motorcycling apparel manufacturers were at both shows displaying their new womens styles for 2009.
The Latest in Womens Motorcycling Apparel
If you keep up with the leather and textile jacket offerings from Harley-Davidson, youve heard of the FXRG line, the Motor Companys functional riding gear (thats what FXRG stand for). Ive worn both the FXRG leather jacket and pants and the textile riding outfit when they first came out and found them to be top notch in protection and comfort.
Biker Premium is a US based motorcycle apparel design and manufacturing company making a new kind of riding pant. Recently, we got to test the leather accent jeans and the half chaps from Trisha DeHall Designs line of high-end stylish leather riding apparel.
New Designs in Denim Riding Jeans
Harley-Davidson is highlighting a few new items it thinks would make great gifts for women during the holiday season. These products are usually only available for a limited time, unlike the Harley core collection consisting of apparel that is a regular part of the Harley line.
Harley-Davidson Gifts for Women