The leather Missile V3 Ignition 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. This motorcycle jacket is one small step below a motorcycle racing suit. This third version, the sportiest of the leather motorcycle jackets by Alpinestars, was given an aero hump. The presence of HRSF material is also remarkable.
The Missile V3 Ignition is still made from hardwearing, superior cowhide – which comes as no surprise. Leather is always the best, most wear-resistant choice. You’ll also notice the stretching HRSF inserts on the shoulders, under the armpits and in the sides. This hardwearing and yet flexible technical material enhances movability while providing optimal riding comfort.
In this way, the Italians provide a preshaped leather cocoon, which is supported on the inside – of what is actually a modern-day harness – by high-quality technical stretch panels. 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 layer to that thanks to the removable thermal lining (80g torso, 60g sleeves). Literally.
All this results in the Missile V3 Ignition actually being a thoroughbred racing jacket, which comes with a number of climatological inhibitions. Wearing the Missile V3 Ignition 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.
The hump is aerodynamic and adds even more sportiness. It gives the crisp, modern and sporty design of the Missile V3 Ignition an additional racing element. 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 ‘black shadow’ shoulder and elbow sliders. Or what else? Alpinestars calls it DFS, which stands for Dynamic Friction Shield.
There’s more impact protection on the inside of the leather Missile V3 Ignition. 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.
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