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Motorcycle Base Layers

Wearing the correct base layers is one of the most important things to do when you are motorcycling. Too often customers spend a lot of money on a decent suit and then ruin it by wearing a cotton T-shirt!

Base layers need to be a proper breathable material so they help you regulate your body temperature.  It is about keeping warm in winter, keeping cool in summer, allowing your body sweat to evaporate effectively and allowing your expensive suit to do its job properly. Even in winter sweat needs to escape to keep the body dry. And this is crucial because if you are wet on the inside, and the temperature drops further our bodies will lose heat 20 times faster through a wet environment than a dry one. The base layer is a building block in winter on top of which you need a technical mid layer.

We stock base layers from motorcycling brands like Halvarssons, Rukka and Klim but also specialist merino layers from Icebreaker. 

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Verified customer reviews for Motorcycle Base Layers

Belstaff Nimbus down jacket in black

Phil S: Brilliant

I was surprised how well down jackets like this Belstaff work under a typical waterproof bike jacket. Ive worn this under mine since early October and in addition to the very welcome warmth, it also works very well off the bike while away on a trip

Klim ladies Zephyr Wind shirt in asphalt

Lily: Buy it!

This is amazing. It seems like it cant work but it really, really does. Went out on a cool, windy day with it under my RST jacket and couldnt feel a thing. Stopped for coffee and sat outside. I took the RST off. I was warm as toast. My companion was shivering in his jacket, ha, ha. Fits under my down jacket too. Very useful. I wouldnt be without it.

Klim Zephyr Wind shirt in black

Jon Owen: Klim Zephyr

Not much to hold or feel but it does a brilliant job of keeping you warm and protected from wind chill and it takes up no room, tank bag or rucksack.