The Delta 3 is essentially just the bottom half of a race suit. These new, sporty leather motorcycle pants are vintage-DAINESE and throw some serious weight around.
You can take the latter literally: a pair of motorbike trousers of this calibre requires a sturdy coat stand. But, as is often the case in and around the motorcycle: once you're out and about, you don't notice a thing. The Delta 3 is performance material and with DAINESE you know where they got their mustard from: the race track. Leather is still the main material there and more specifically, the Delta 3 is Tutu leather. Important to know is that it is treated leather, water and oil repellent, with equal emphasis on protection and comfort. Developed with the motorcyclist in mind.
Bi-elastic S1 material on the inside of the legs and in the groin provides enhanced flexibility. Accordion panels above the knee add to this. The inside is made of Nanofeel®, which was specifically treated with an eye on smart climate management. Ventilation zippers are missing, but these pants stay comfortable for a long time.
The pants are CE-approved as a whole (Cat. II - EN/89/686/EEC) and the standard knee and hip protectors can also present the necessary (EN 1621.1) certification. Eye-catching are of course the replaceable, removable external DAINESE knee protectors.
The back is finished higher than the front, which is closed with a zipper and press button. The waist circumference is adjustable by a few centimeters by means of 2 velcro straps. Leather 'sets', so you can start pretty tight.
The pants have a double zipper system at the bottom half way up each calf, which makes it much easier to get into them and also allows for some variation. At the front - shin side - velcro tabs make up the 'suit to boot' fastening system. This illustrates once again the racing ambitions of the Delta 3, although reflective details ensure that the Delta 3 can actually be used on any terrain.
These are the kind of motorcycle pants you would expect from a manufacturer like DAINESE. Dropping stitches is something they don't allow very often, which inevitably results in quality products like this.
The jacket-pants fastening system is what we at DAINESE call the "connecting zipper", so in combination with a sporty leather DAINESE jacket you can turn it into a racing suit in no time.
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