01 / Fit first. Ride better.
An independent guide to choosing, measuring and fitting motorcycle leather pants.
An independent guide to choosing, measuring and fitting motorcycle leather pants.
Riding Pants Protection
A five-step pre-ride check: read the armor markings, inspect the pockets, test waist and length, then sit in riding position to see where the armor lands.
Motorcycle Pants Fit
Waist gap, pinching hips, a low rise, pulling seats and drifting armor: what to check seated, how charts tie waist to hip, and what to do when no row fits.
Motorcycle Pants Fit
Leather riding pants split at the seat when the thread fails or the leather tears along the stitches. How to tell which, what to do, and how to prevent it.
Riding Pants Protection
Trousers plus boots were linked to fewer lower-limb abrasions and cuts in one study, but not fewer fractures. See what pants do by ride type.