Royal Enfield, Alpinestars launch bike riding apparels

Royal Enfield and the Italian riding gear brand, Alpinestars, have collaborated to create a riding apparel collection with high protection and performance. The collection includes armour-infused riding jackets, gloves and riding trousers that meet global safety norms of safety, performance and comfort.

All the riding jackets and riding trousers under this range are CE Certified with Class A protection under Personal Protective Equipment regulations and come with Alpinestars Nucleon flex pro CE level 2 armour.

The products also come with Alpinestars' patented Drystar technology which makes the gear waterproof, yet breathable and allows riders to endure all-weather conditions. The range also includes 3 gloves, all of which are CE certified to level 1 EN13594:2015, KP and have been developed with features such as knuckle protection, palm protection, padding, cuff adjusters, screen-friendly fingertips, accordion stretch panels, and constructed with high-quality abrasion resistance goat nappa leather, Polyester Air mesh and Drystar waterproof membrane among others.

The all-new performance-oriented collection is suitable for daily usage, weekend jaunts or long tours etc. The collection will be available in India across Royal Enfield stores, Amazon and Royal Enfield’s official website at a price point of Rs 5,200- 8,900.

Founded in 1963 in Asolo, Italy, Alpinestars gets counted amongst the leading  manufacturers of professional racing products such as  motorcycling airbag protection, high-performance apparel, gear and technical footwear. The company says its products have found their way into some of the leading racing athletes from  Formula 1, NASCAR, AMA and World Motocross and MotoGP.