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.
Klim Maverick down jacket in castlerock grey (KLM2561)
£260.00
Klim Maverick down jacket in insignia blue (KLM2560)
£260.00
Rukka Winsto-R pants in black (RUK2124)
£109.99
Rukka Winsto-R shirt in black (RUK2123)
£109.99
Klim ladies Zephyr Wind shirt in asphalt (KLM2547)
£100.00
Klim ladies Zephyr Wind shirt in grey (KLM2546)
£100.00
Klim ladies Zephyr Wind shirt in blue (KLM2545)
£100.00
Klim ladies Zephyr Wind shirt in black (KLM2544)
£100.00
Icebreaker womens merino 150 Tech Lite T-shirt in black (BRE067)
£70.00
Icebreaker womens merino 150 Tech Lite T-shirt in pink (BRE066)
£70.00
Icebreaker mens merino 150 Tech Lite T-shirt in black (BRE065)
£70.00
Icebreaker mens merino 150 Tech Lite T-shirt in loden (BRE064)
£70.00
Icebreaker mens merino 150 Tech Lite T-shirt in dawn (BRE063)
£70.00
Rukka ladies Melta AWS jacket in dusty pink (RUK2129)
£89.99
Rukka Markerina ladies base layer set in black (RUK2114)
£44.99
Rukka Active-R jacket in black (RUK2109)
£109.99
Rukka ladies Active-R jacket in black (RUK2110)
£109.99
Belstaff Motorcycle Quarter Zip jersey in black (BEL2851)
£114.75
Belstaff Motorcycle Quarter Zip jersey in olive (BEL2850)
£114.75
Verified customer reviews for Motorcycle Base Layers
Klim Maverick down jacket in stealth black
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!!
Klim Zephyr Wind shirt in blue
I recently used this Klim wind shirt on a long rode trip around Europe. The shirt is really thin and light and packs up nice and small, ideal when you have limited storage. The shirt really did what it was designed to do and stopped the wind really affectively. I wore it over a Merino base layer and under my textile jacket. As it folds down to nothing it is easy to take off and stow away and put back on when needed.
Rukka Wiima jacket in black
I was lucky enough to get the Wiima just before a week in the Alps in early September. I took it with me across the sunny plains of France to the storm lashed Route des Grand Alps and I have to say it performed brilliantly, both under my Navix outer and also on its own as a camp jacket. The magic wax does its job and I was never too hot nor too cold. It wears and washes really well and it looks great as a jacket too. I cant praise this thing highly enough, I love it and it will doubtless be my go-to coat for most of the winter. Motolegends, as always, were perfect in handling the sale and delivery. One last thing - even at full price, Id be delighted with this piece. Getting it on a sale was a bonus!