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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
Rukka DownRide-R jacket in black
I bought this jacket with the matching pants. I have never felt warmer on a bike in winter conditions. 105 miles in 5 degrees max and still comfortable at the end.
Belstaff Merino Base Layer in black
Belstaff is top quality as usual. Perfect base layer for me in the hot and humid environment. Highly recommended. The front logo is really cool and well done. Great garment.
Halvarssons Warm Wool Longs base layer in grey
Bought with the top used for the first time recently. -1 outside on bike wore with new mid layer very comfortable fit no moving around very snug . Ive now upgraded all my kit thanks to Motolegends looking forward to using more often on my winter tour to Portugal next month.