Do Armored Motorcycle Hoodies Actually Protect You in a Slide? What...

Do Armored Motorcycle Hoodies Actually Protect You in a Slide? What to Check Beyond the Armor Label

An armored motorcycle hoodie can look much closer to ordinary clothing than a leather suit or heavily reinforced motorcycle jacket. That makes it easy to assume that the armor inserts are doing most of the protective work. They are not. A hoodie intended for motorcycle protection has to deal with more than one type of crash exposure. Impact protectors are designed for impacts, while the...