The leather Missile V3 motorcycle jacket is a premium motorcycle racing jacket, directly derived from the common practices in the MotoGP world. Moreover, it is compatible to be used with the Tech-Air airbag systems.
The Missile in this leather V3 version is made from hardwearing, superior cowhide – which comes as no surprise. Leather is always the best, most wear-resistant choice. The only thing is, you don’t move around as freely in it. Luckily, Alpinestars is no rookie in manufacturing excellent to phenomenal motorcycle (racing) gear, so there’s no need to worry. The Italians have provided a preshaped leather cocoon, which is supported on the inside – of what is actually a modern-day harness – by technical stretch panels. These can be found on the chest and upper back, the inside of the arms, underneath the armpits and in the waist. This formula delivers a profound amount of wearing comfort, sportiness, flexibility, a superb fit and loads and loads of protection. There’s even an extra dimension thanks to the removable thermal lining (80g torso, 60g sleeves).
It's quite obvious that this near-thoroughbred racing jacket, made from leather, has a number of climatological inhibitions. Wearing the Missile V3 through a rainstorm will never be an enjoyable experience; which shouldn’t come as a surprise but we mention it for the sake of completeness.
There are, however, no limitations when it comes to style for this leather motorcycle jacket of Italian manufacture. The crisp, modern and sporty design of the Missile V3 Leather Jacket offers an aesthetics that is striking and race track-inspired. The innovated, seamless collar and sleeve finish provide a lighter weight and hence, more riding comfort. The specific racing fit with preshaped arms benefits your performance postponing fatigue and enhancing your movability in that typical riding position.
Let’s rewind to the impact protection, which is just about integrally derived from the MotoGP, with external shoulder and elbow sliders. Or what else? Alpinestars calls it DFS, which stands for Dynamic Friction Shield. This is usually limited to the shoulder area with a new addition being the elbow slider.
There’s more impact protection on the inside of the leather Missile V3. Alpinestars chooses the standard Nucleon Plasma Pro protectors on the shoulders and elbows: thin, flexible and comfortable. You can opt to add a Nucleon Plasma back protector (level 2 certified) or Nucleon KR-CELLi back protector (level 1 certified) and chest protectors as additional measures.
With regard to storage space, a couple of (hidden) slash pockets and an inner pocket should do. This premium motorcycle jacket can be combined effortlessly with a number of motorcycle trousers from the Alpinestars range thanks to a connecting zip.
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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