Riding Gear Care

Helmet is the first safety gear that every rider acquires. It will most probably the most expensive among all riding gear you would own. And questions like "Can we wash helmet with water?" aren't uncommon. Of course, you can wash your helmet with water.

Before we talk about helmet cleaning & maintenance, first let us understand how a helmet is constructed:

Helmets are built of five basic elements

1. A rigid outer shell
2. A crushable liner
3. Comfort padding / liners
4. Chin straps or a retaining system
5. A visor.

Dirty riding gear tells stories of the adventures you have been on. But then do you want to keep wearing riding pants with brown stains on it? Log kya sochenge?

Not cleaning riding gear means you are not taking care of it and it would certainly reduce life of your riding pants. So what would you prefer? Spending money again and again to buy new riding gear or maintain what you have?

We guess, being Indian, you would be opting for second option.  After all money doesn’t grow on trees. So now let’s look at how you can clean and maintain your riding pants.

Instructions for storing your Riding Pants & Other Riding Gear: 

• Air the riding gear thoroughly aft

Dirty riding gear tells stories of the adventures you have been on. But then do you want to hold up a neon sign on your head to show others that you are an awesome rider? We guess not. You are not treating your riding gear properly if you don’t clean it from time to time. Dust, Dirt, Smoke and not to forget your sweat on the inside makes regular cleaning necessary. So let's find out how to clean motorcycle riding jacket.

Following this Riding Jacket Maintenance Guide will prolong the overall life of your riding gear

Steps for how to wash your textile Riding Jacket: 

Hand washing riding gear is the preferred way of washing Riding Jacket.

1. Remove a

In typical Indian weather, riding gloves are one of the most abused riding gear. Learn to care for them...they will love you back by providing years of service.

The riding gloves are generally of two types: leather and mesh(textile). You can read our detailed guide about riding gloves by clicking “Riding Gloves Guide”

While cleaning the mesh gloves are very straight forward just like cleaning any fabric, it is the leather gloves that need special attention. So a question most riders have -

How do you clean leather bike gloves?

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