I am thinking of moving this page to "motorcycle safety gear" and including some information from the helmet article. Clawed 22:14, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Picture of Individual in Safety Clothing
Pictured individual is wearing sneakers, not motorcycle boots or even proper ankle-height boots. Were he in a collision his ankle could be broken or possibly worse, I don't think this really properly illustrates the idea of the article.
Merging?
There's some overlap between what's here and what's in Motorcycle_safety#Personal_Protective_Equipment. Perhaps it would be best if that section pointed to this article. I agree with clawed that this article should be moved under a new title. Brianhe 06:18, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
Buying guide section
The section Motorcycle jacket guide looks like an advertisement. I'm inclined to remove this whole section. Is it even original writing? No clue as to identity of the submitter, just an IP address. I suggest that it be recreated in the appropriate place for original works, perhaps on Wikisource or the author's own web site, then linked to this article, if appropriate. Brianhe 15:39, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
Adding template-tone tag and giving this a little longer. Brianhe 04:37, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
Wild One
Marlon Brando actually wears a Schott Cafe Racer jacket in The Wild One 211.27.39.36 16:56, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
Motorcycle Airbag Jacket
A Motorcycle Airbag Jacket is probably significant enough to be included in this article. I can not find any article for the item itself, either. This is a pretty big development in the world of motorcycle safety, yet it has no mention here whatsoever. --Ihmhi 05:33, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
by the numbers section
The section that specifies the tear and abrasion strengths of the different materials needs a citation. I think it comes directly from a motorcycle gear manufacturer's web page (motoport / cycleport). If that is the case, it would probably be wise to find some independent verification. At the very least, information from a source with a vested interest should be viewed sceptically.
63.199.71.135 (talk) 18:55, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
Potential Bias
The chart listing potential failure points and tear resistance is copied almost verbatim from a manufacturer of kevlar motorcycle protective wear. Perhaps unsuprisingly, kevlar then gets a very high rating.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.11.171.7 (talk) 19:38, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
Intent to move around categories a little bit.
See also discussion: Talk:Belstaff#Real_motorcycle_jackets.
Since this is the main article for the category, I wanted to alert that I'm going to create a new category Category:Motorcycle gear under Category:Motorcycle technology and put Category:Motorcycle safety gear under it. The new category would include pretty much everything you might wear on a motorcycle, or that riders wore in the past. Would cover not just crash protection, but fashion, style, advertising logos on clothing, and the oft-neglected topic of weather protection. Lots of gear is worn to keep you warm, cool, or dry, not to prevent crash injuries.
Also thinking of renaming this page to Motorcycle safety gear to align it with the category it represents. In common speech, helmets, goggles and such are not usually called "clothing" but rather "gear" or "equipment". --Dbratland (talk) 19:21, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
Possibly replacing 'rocker jacket'
There is some discussion about removing the article Rocker jacket, as there is question whether that term is current. I suggest it would be good in this article to include a photo of the "classic" iconic black leather motorcycle jacket the link to Perfecto motorcycle jacket. This article should delineate the difference between the "classic" jacket as adopted by Punk rock and other subcultures and gear worn by actual motorcyclists. Wlindley (talk) 14:47, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
Advertising under the "Leathers" section needs to be removed
For some reason there is an ad for a War of the Worlds leather jacket store at the bottom of the Leathers section. It needs to go. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.191.171.11 (talk) 13:
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