Vest Articles
Not just for squids anymore
With this Fall, 2012 collection, Icon continues to expand its calling to design safety gear for people who otherwise wouldn’t wear it, away from the squid and into the young, urban, cool kid market. Items like these red, white and blue 1000 Elsinore Glory boots and 1000 Turnbuckle gloves look great in a way no other motorcycle gear does, but offer totally serious safety and functionality too. ...
24 August 2012
Triumph Light Jacket: LEDs make you visible
The idea behind the Triumph Light Jacket has been around in concept form for a few years. Taking advantage of the low power draw, high brightness and compact size of modern LEDs, lights are incorporated into the jacket and vest to enhance rider visibility on the road. Much more effective than reflective materials, which rely on a direct light source, the dazzling lights should actively draw the at...
30 August 2011
The universal, retrofittable motorcycle airbag
While Dainese and Alpinestars have only shown track-use airbag-equipped racing suits, the other big gear maker in Italy has been busy selling airbags for both road and track, fitted to both leathers and jackets. Now, Spidi is releasing an airbag vest that promises to be work with anything you’re wearing. The Spidi Neck DPS Vest is the first universal motorcycle airbag. The big difference bet...
08 November 2010