The new season of racing is on its way, with the MotoGP, World Superbike and British Superbike championships all set to be hotly contested once again. Casey Stoner, Carlos Checa and Tommy Hill are the respective champions, but they’ll have the usual suspects and the inevitable surprise packages right in their slipstream, pushing them all the way to the title. At the moment...

Last time, we introduced you to the Dainese brand. This week, we go into a little more detail about the Italian giants.

The brand itself has grown and grown over the years into one of the most well-known companies in motorcycling. So much so, it is mentioned along with the actual bike manufacturers themselves.

It all started with leathers for riders back in 1972, and the cur...

Part One

Founded by Lino Dainese back in 1972, the Dainese brand has grown and grown from a small motorcycling clothing and protective equipment manufacturer, into one of the most instantly recognizable names in the industry, with a simple mission statement: to provide people with safety and protection from head to toe.

Providing leathers, boots and gloves for some of the to...