As technology and innovation has progressed in aero space it has impacted the commercial market with new materials with numerous commercial applications. A great example of this is Kevlar, carbon fiber and TPU. These materials have found their way into the latest motorcycle race leathers suit designs, which offers the rider a race suit that is staying current with race technology in general. Even more beneficial are the new medical grade temper foams that absorb high shock energy from impacts and these new foam technologies can be molded into configurations that are ergonomic and now anatomical/physiologic specific. When you combine the new technologies with composite exoskeleton armor (such as KNOX armor) in the race suit at critical impact zones (shoulders, forearms/elbows, knees), the race suit truly takes on a much more critical role. The race suit now becomes mission critical in that it enables the rider to survive very high speed crashes with minimal injuries. This is a must have to the racer and track day rider as the suits utilizing the new technologies allow the rider to “walk away” from a mistake that resulted in a crash and finish the race or move on to the next race and allow them to complete the season, which is central to racing success.

What to look for:

Materials
1.Leather
2.Nylon
3.Kevlar
4.Carbon Fiber
5.CE Armor
6.TPU
Design

1.athletic cut (physique)
2.pre curvature (fatigue; body position; armor placement)
3.race tuck (full tuck; bent knees and elbows, mobility in lower back)
4.aero hump (protection & aero dynamics)

Construction
1.double and triple stitching
2.leather overlay
3.single panels
4.perforation
5.armor (pockets; Velcro; glue)
6.full grain leather (Kangaroo can be acceptable, but not always)

Technology
1.Kevlar
2.Carbon Fiber
3.TPU
4.Titanium
5.LDPE Composites
6.CE rated armor
7.Temper foam

Function
1.application specific (i.e. racing/track day riding)
2.durability
3.fatigue
4.life cycle
5.maintenance