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.

• The rigid outer shell, when present, adds a load-spreading capability, and prevents objects from penetrating the helmet.
• The liner, usually made of EPS (expanded polystyrene) or similar types of materials, absorbs the energy of an impact by collapsing.
• The chin strap when properly buckled and adjusted along with the fit padding/liners helps the helmet remain in position during a crash.

If you want to know more about helmets, head here to our Helmets & how to choose a perfect helmet 

Learn how to care

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 all liners if present.
2. Remove armour from arms, elbows, shoulders, back etc.

1. Check pockets if they contain anything. If yes, remove those items. You don’t want to wash away couple of hundred bucks. Open zips / chains of all pockets.
2. Gently dust off the jacket with a soft brush / cloth to get rid of dust and dirt.
3. Check areas with bright colours. They would need more attention.
4. Spot clean the gear to remove the excessive dirt with a sof

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?

All leather gloves suffer from exposure to sweat. Salt from your sweat gets absorbed and hardens the leather until it breaks. But how would one know that the gloves are actually dirty and a wash is required? Well, worry not. These are the signs that tell you that your riding gloves need cleaning -

• After finishing your ride, remove your gloves and pay attention to your hand. If the hand are smelling, then your gloves need a wash.
• After a long ride say 3-4 hours, when you remove your gloves and wash your hands, any black/muddy/dirty stains coming from your hand is a clear indicator that your gloves need washing.

In this article, we are going to provide you a step by step guide about how to take care of your gloves so that you can keep them on and on.

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 after every use, even if it is not dirty. After all, you don’t want to smell your sweat at the beginning of next ride.
• Do not store riding gear in air tight plastic bags.
• Do not store gear in damp areas. It will have fungus in no time.
• Do not Stow away your wet/damp riding gear. It will start growing fungus. 

Steps for proper cleaning textile / Mesh Riding Pants:

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

1. Remove all liners, if pr