In an attempt to link a high-quality motorcycle jacket to an innovative airbag system, at a certain point in time, Alpinestars released the ‘Missile Tech-Air motorcycle jacket’ into the world. It was certainly meritorious but apparently, there was an even higher level to achieve, hence, the Missile V2 was launched, a motorcycle jacket that is 100% compatible with the Tech Air® 5-airbag system.
Add the individualised design and the MATRYX® ventilation panels and what you get is the Missile Ignition V2.
In this V2-edition, the Missile is manufactured out of a sturdy 1.3mm thick cowhide and that comes as no surprise. Leather is always the best, most wear-resistant option. You just don’t really move around that freely in it. Luckily, Alpinestars have quite the experience in developing excellent to phenomenal motorcycle race gear, so no need to worry. The Italians provide a pre-shaped leather cocoon – on the inside of what’s actually a modern armour – and link everything together with stretch Kevlar®. With that, a lot has been explained in just one sentence already: wearing comfort, sportiness, flexibility, excellent fit and loads of protection, all in one package.
It's obvious that a thoroughbred motor racing jacket in leather holds a number of climatological limitations. A heavy shower won’t be the best possible experience when wearing the Missile V2. This should come as no surprise but we’ll mention it, just for the sake of completeness.
Back to impact protection: this comes straight from the MotoGP, with external sliders on the shoulders and elbows. Or what did you expect? Alpinestars named it DFS, which stands for Dynamic Friction Shield. This is mostly limited to the shoulders but has now been supplemented with the interchangeable elbow sliders. The Ignition Missile V2 has a large number of protectors underneath all that. By default, Alpinestars opts for Nucleon Flex Pro armor protectors on shoulders and elbows: thin, flexible and comfortable. There are additional options with the Nucleon Plasma back protector (level 2 certified) or Nucleon KR-CELLi back protector (level 1 certified) or Nucleon KR-R CELL back protector (level 2 certified, snap-on system) and/or the Nucleon Flex Pro Ci chest protectors.
The most important reason for existence of this Ignition Missile V2 is, however, the preparation for the integration of the Tech Air® 5-airbag system. The Tech-Air® concept is the result of years of research and immeasurable counts of Alpinestars knowledge and knowhow. And actually, also the first real performant airbag jacket without actual connection to the motorbike.
Thanks to the connecting zipper, this motorcycle jacket can be combined effortlessly with a number of motorcycle trousers from the Alpinestars range.
There is maintenance clothing, and then there is clothing maintenance . Good, solid motorcycle clothing is an investment in comfort and personal safety. So invest in its maintenance after your purchase and enjoy your gear for longer.
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