One Piece Leathers Reviews

Why One Piece Leathers?

If there's one thing that makes you look and feel like a proper sports bike rider, it's one piece leathers. This isn't the only reason why they're worth getting though. Simply by design one piece leathers are easily the safest form of motorcycle protective gear on the market today.

The BEST protection

They are designed for the track first and foremost, meaning that they'll have all the necessary armour in all the right places which will be to CE approved standards. Also, the fact that the majority of a suit is made from one continuous piece of leather there is very little chance of the suit bursting open, especially with the way most one piece leathers are double and triple stitched all over.

Useless trivia alert! One piece leathers were first adopted by the Cafe Racers of the UK. You really do learn something new every day.

Things to look out for:

• Firstly and most obviously, make sure they're leather. Some suits claim they are made from leather and technically they aren't lying, but they mix the leather with other less abrasive materials as well.
• The armour on one piece leathers should all be CE approved. It's very hard to find motorcycle leathers in shops now that don't have CE approved armour, but it's not unheard of.
• Check to make sure the armour is in all the right places. Shoulders, elbows and knees are the most common areas of protection, but any further protection in the hip and back areas is beneficial.
• MAKE SURE THEY FIT. This is something too many people overlook when on the hunt for new one piece leathers, but to put it into perspective, a cheap well fitting suit is going to protect you more than an expensive incorrect fitting one.

Dont worry though - All the leathers featured on this site meet the above standards and in a lot cases surpass them. To get an idea of what's what, have a look at some of the reviews below.

The RST Tractech suit is all new for 2011 and comes in as a middle of the road suit across the RST leathers range. It has been made to come in just under their top of the range Pro Series suit and has more comfort bias features for track days, or even fast road riding bikers

Spyke is a small Italian company the produces top notch, high end motorcycle leathers such as the Spyke Blaster suit. However small they may be, they can boast to the fact that top level motorcycle racers such as James Ellison, Josh Brookes and Steve Plater among others wear their suits, proving that what they manufacture is truly high quality. As with most things Italian however you will have to pay a premium for all this safety and styling excellence.

The RST Shadow comes in as their lowest priced one piece suit and at a price that could classify it as a budget option. There are not many brand name one piece suits that come along at this sort of price range, not that are worthy contenders anyway. Being a close relation to the Tractech suit it shares a lot of its quality, for a few notes less.

Spada have always stood for great value for money and even when looking at the top of the range Spada Predator leather suit it's clear this ethos has been adhered to once again. It comes in both a one piece suit and a jacket and jeans two piece combo with little differences between the two, but we'll get to that, first lets look at what these leathers are all about.

Wolf has long held it's place among the top motorbike leather manufacturers with their short but sweet range of leathers that mix both top quality materials, and styling that will get anyone's juices flowing, and it seems in the case of the Wolf Titanium suit this winning formula has been followed once more.

We really have arrived at the top of the RST tree when we come to he RST Pro Series leathers. They are the companies top range leathers as you can probably tell from the price. At a RRP of £599 though, it's still good value for money when you consider you can pay between £800-£1200 for top brand name leathers that are not much better quality than the RST Pro Series leathers.

Say hello to RST's budget race suit. The RST Voltage suit comes in at a bargain price of £299.99 RRP and for a full race suit this is pretty damn cheap if I do say so myself.

For the last ten years Weise have made a reputation for themselves and their products for being excellent quality and great value for money. This is noticeable all of over the suit. When looking for your next suit, I believe the Weise Tornado should be a serious consideration.

There's only one thing that RST Fusion leathers stand for, and that's excellent value for money. You'll struggle to find motorbike leathers of this quality at such a low price. Don't think though that at this low price they are cutting back. RST have kitted out this two piece suit with a tonne of features you wouldn't expect from something so cheap.