If you want to stay protected but don’t want to wear a typical motorcycle jacket, a motorcycle riding shirt is a perfect way to go.
Riding shirts combine casual shirt style and comfort with motorcycle jacket style protection and features to give you a lightweight option that still provides good protection while riding.
Let’s take a look at some of the best riding shirts out there. These shirts blend a good number of features with fashionable styling.
Merlin Axe Riding Shirt
The Merlin Axe Shirt looks like any old flannel you might buy, but it offers a lot of nice features, including DuPont Kevlar lining, CE approved shoulder and elbow armor, mesh comfort liner, a pocket for a back protector, YKK zippers, and a YKK jacket to pants zipper connection. In my experience, Merlin makes some of the best stuff out there, so this jacket is a win.
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REAX Fairmount Riding Shirt
One of the best options if you want a solid color, the REAX Fairmount Riding Shirt features 67 percent cotton and 33 percent polyester in a 12-ounce denim construction. There’s a 100-percent polyester mesh liner, 140GSM aramid kit liner, snap-down collar, YKK zipper, CE level 2 armor on the shoulders and elbows, pocket for a back protector, waterproof device pocket, and loops for connecting to some riding pants. Overall, this is a killer riding shirt.
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Street & Steel Mission Moto Riding Shirt
The Steet & Steel Mission Moto Riding Jacket is made of heavy-weight, woven cotton. It offers CE-approved shoulder and elbow protection, a removable back pad, shoulder and elbow aramid reinforcements, YKK zippers, shoulder gussets, and a mesh liner. It is also one of the more affordable options on this list and is a personal favorite. I highly recommend it.
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REAX Bridger Riding Shirt
Another gear option from REAX is the Bridger Riding Shirt. This shirt features ripstop fabric construction made up of 97 percent cotton and three percent spandex for mobility. You get a 100GSM aramid liner, CE level 2 armor in the shoulders and elbows, a pocket for a back protector, waterproof pocket, polyester mesh liner, snap-down collar, pants loops, reflective details, and a slim cut fit.
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REV’IT! Bison H2O Overshirt Riding Shirt
Of all the riding shirts on this list, the REV’IT! Bison H2O Overshirt is the one I’d choose. It features a polyester exterior with a Hydratext Lite waterproof layer. There’s Seesmart CE level 1 armor in the elbows and shoulders double layered with PWR shield. You can add a back protector if you want. The fit is slimmer and there’s some adjustability. The shirt is triple-stitched for strength and there are loops for connecting to jeans as well as a short zipper. Overall, I think it looks the best, too.
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