Like the motorcycle helmet and garments maintenance, cleaning will improve the longevity and performance of your favorite motorcycle gloves and boots as well. By the way, the cleaning processes are much simple than you think, just to take note on several precautions. Motorcycle Gloves Cleaning Read the manufacturer label for special care instructions. Handwash with lukewarm water and baby shampoo. Rinse with clean water. Wrap-in a dry towel or clothes, gently squeeze from the fingertips then downwards. DON’T wring or knead, AVOID drying by direct sunlight or dryer.   Air dry, for leather gloves will take long hours to dry, wear and make a fist a few times before it is completely dry. Motorcycle Boots Cleaning Read the manufacturer label for special care instructions. Remove the shoe laces and insoles. Wash with lukewarm water and baby shampoo. For cleaning stains, textile can use sponge; leather can use soft brush (toothbrush). Wipe the b

 Maintain a good cleanliness of your motorcycle garments will not only let you looks great, but also improve their longevity and performance, and it will eventually summed up   to a more comfortable ride and long term cost-saving. For Goretex Garment, DWR (Durable Water Repellent) is a external coating on the garment that able to beads water like car cystal coating.   Regular cleaning and reactivation of DWR will also prevent the garment become heavy when soaked with rainwater and breathability being paralyzed, making your Goretex Garment like cheap rain suit.  Bear in mind , manufacturer will also require the user to maintain the gear for honoring the lifetime waterproof warranty claim if any.    Textile Garments Cleaning 1.        Read manufacturer label inside the jacket/pants   for special instructions. 2.        Remove all amours (shoulder, elbow, back, chest, knee, hip, knee sliders, etc). 3.        Close all zips, flaps and pockets.

A lot of us aware there are safety certifications for helmet like SIRIM and ECE, but do you know there are for other riding gears as well?  They can be subdivided to 4 main categories which is Protectors, Motorcycle Apparels (Jacket, Pants or Suit), Motorcycle Gloves and Motorcycle Boots. We all rely on the rating to understand the protection level of the protective equipment, but do you know how to interpret them? So, we start with the CE marking, it is a French abbreviation   for “European Conformity” which is a universally accepted Safety Standard for Motorcycle Riding Gears across the world. If the equipment is CE approved, at least we know that it already achieved the minimum standard to protect us. By the way, please beware that fake or knock-off protectors and motorcycle apparels also can create the same marking to confused you, so please get from the appropriate source and understand how to differentiate them. Protectors So for protectors a.k.a. armours ar