d3o's body armour claims to be soft and flexible throughout the day, but to harden up instantly under impact. As such it's been a big hit in the snowboarding market, where it can make clothing ...

Riding a motorcycle is a serious business, especially if you are passionate about it. Apart from the visible gear including helmet, gloves, a pair of shoes, and jacket, body armor is an essential ...

“Game-changing.” “Transformative.” “Revolutionary.” All words unfortunately over-used in all reviews, be they of accessories, motorcycles themselves, or, as in the case of this test, the armour with ...

June 21, 2005 With the forthcoming release of the new cross-country BMW HP2 motorcycle, BMW has put together some fancy new off-road gear, and the pick of the bunch is carbon fibre, Kevlar and ...

Many of you are still responding to the series of motorcycle armor review articles we’ve published over the last year or so. Although we knew it all along, this just proves that webBikeWorld visitors ...

Klim not only built a new armor system, but it did so by creating a new laboratory that'll help the company protect motorcycle riders of all sorts well into the future. As motorcyclists, we live and ...

Dan is a fully-trained journalist, with a Gold Standard Level 3 Diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists. He has a passion for motorcycles of all capacities, but feels at home ...

Serious motorcycle riders, on the street and on the track, are wearing suits with the kind of super-strong fabric police SWAT teams wear to protect themselves from bullets. Spurred in part by the well ...

Designing effective body armor involves several engineering and ergonomic challenges. The goal is to achieve maximum ballistic protection while ensuring the armor remains lightweight, flexible, and ...