Motorcycle helmets protect what’s arguably the most important part of a rider’s body: the head. We realize this is painfully self-evident, but it goes to show why wearing a riding helmet is so ...

As a result, the image of the stereotypical motorcycle rider has been long-established among the masses, with the most ...

And that applies not just motorcycle helmets, but to leather jackets, gloves and bike boots as well. It’s a lifestyle look that’s just as relevant if you ride a café racer or cruiser.

Just as the leather and pith helmets would look strange to a cyclist today, a century from now, bike helmets could be made with entirely new and innovative materials.

After a helmet, the most well known piece of kit that bikers wear is a good motorcycle jacket. Motorcyclists have been wearing leather jackets ever since riders first discovered that cow hide was ...