The Chapter Jacket by Icon 1000 is sitting at the top of our totally imaginary list of the best looking, armoured motorcycle attire. The Chapter comes fitted with D3O® CE approved impact armour in the shoulders, elbows, and has a CE approved back-armour plate.
Interestingly the D3O® armour is malleable and flexible during regular use and only hardens on impact, this makes it ideal for implementation in places where movement can’t be limited – like the elbow and shoulder areas.
Each of the Chapter Jackets are made from fine-grain Brazilian leather, they’re fitted with oversized YKK® zippers, with a tactical black oxide finish and for winter riding they come fitted with a removable vest liner.
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This Ford Model T Track-Nose is one of the most well-known hot rods of its era, it was built by Jack Thompson with help from Claude Hampson, and it appeared in the August 1958 issue of Hot Rod Magazine. Track-Nose hot rods have a distinctive look that sets them apart from their more traditional counterparts,…
The new Shoei EX-Zero helmet is a welcome addition to the rapidly expanding category of classically-styled modern motorcycle helmets that provide the much loved looks from yesteryear, comprehensively updated with decades worth of advances in safety, engineering, and materials. Shoei developed the new helmet based on the design of the much-loved EX-series of lids from…
The 1965 Pontiac GTO Chief Camino is a one-off vehicle that should almost certainly have been built and offered for sale by Pontiac in the mid-1960s. It never was, but this is probably due to the fact that there’s no indication Pontiac even considered building it. The car you see here wasn’t built by them,…
The Earnest Squire Double-Layer Workshop Apron was developed for professional use by mechanics, welders, fabricators, and other blue collar tradespeople who need a hard-wearing apron that’ll stand the test of time. Each apron is made from 20% K-CANVAS® a heavy cotton and Dupont Kevlar® blend with triple stitching throughout, a reinforced triple utility pocket, a…
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