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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

Halvarssons Warm Wool Polo sweater in grey

Norton: Excellent mid base layer

Great value top when worn with a thin base layer. The zip top makes getting in on easy and the thumb loops keep the sleeves in place plus they keep the wrists warm when wearing short gloves. so good I have two of them.

Klim Zephyr Wind shirt in blue

John hearns: Jacket

Second one Ive had. Got the first one stolen and was lost without it as I use it in everyday life too.so versatile light and does what it says. Defo wind proof and shower proof. Very happy with it.

Klim Maverick down jacket in stealth black

Pete: Outstanding!

Chris review and customer reviews all accurately highlight how good the Maverick is, so I wont repeat only to endorse their comments. Three further points that may be useful 1 The down filling doesnt move, and it doesnt come out. Anyone familiar with down filled products will know this and its annoying... with the Maverick the filling stays where intended and it doesnt come out. 2 I wear the Klim Zephyr over the Maverick... both are sized Large and these same sizes work well together... presumably Klim had this in mind when sizing. 3 Wearing both under a heavy and armoured leather jacket, compression in the Maverick is such that theres very little elbow restriction, so no pins needles in the hands as blood flow remains unimpaired. This is a brilliant must-have component of a multi-layered system. Looks cool too. As usual, MotoLegends service was outstanding. Ordered on a Wednesday afternoon, arrived in Northern Ireland Friday morning. Thank you!!