Vegan motorcycle clothing

[klonoa]

Hi all

As a vegan who also loves motorcycles I've had difficulty finding leather-less protective clothing.
jackets and trousers are no problem but gloves and boots are more difficult.

This is my advice to any vegan motorcyclist that might be on/will be on here:

For boots i can't recommend these enough:
http://www.vegetarian-shoes.co.uk/airse ... 533_p.html

They don't market them as motorcycle boots but believe me you could let a car run over them and not feel a thing!
They are multi purpose, I've had real motorcycle boots and if you walk/work with them on your legs will crap up real bad (at least in my case).
I've got these boots on all the time.

Gloves are a real pain to find. The only company that makes vegan motorcycle gloves that i'm aware of is olympia:
http://www.olympiagloves.com/blog/7-veg ... cle-riders
I've got the 760 air force gel gloves witch are very comfortable and nice for the summer.
But i don't know if they'l do much in a crash.
I might try to drag them along the pavement with a weight in them and see how they hold up when i get new ones.

Do you have any good vegan motorcycle gear?

[TheVeganAtheist]

thanks for posting this as one day Id like to get an electric motorcycle. When I was younger I had a moped and I was looking for a good jacket for spring and fall riding, and I found it hard to find anything vegan.

[brimstoneSalad]

That's awesome. Can you post some pictures of your bike some time ?


Finding high quality non-vegan items for niche stuff can be tricky.

When I get shoes, I usually get comparatively crappy vegan shoes and modify them a bit.

Some boots I got had terrible backs that bent and cut into my Achilles; I made a little padding for them out of silicone and now they work like a charm.

Don't be afraid to be a maker

If you need advice on modifying something, feel free to post it. It's amazing what you can make/fix if you put a free weekend into it.