TRACING its origins back to 1988, and firmly established as the largest British (and one of the major international) motorcycle clothing brands, this is a big year for the British RST apparel brand.
News that owner Moto-Direct has signed a two year deal for RST to be the Official Safety Partner of the legendary Isle of Man TT races was followed-up by the launch of a major new apparel programme - RST's Tractech Evo-2 line.
The range features a new one-piece race-suit, leather jacket and jeans, textile jacket, the new Tractech Evo-2 race glove, and RSTs contour plus aktiv level 1 back protector and improved cpx shoulder sliders.
The Tractech Evo was already a highly rated suit, but brand owner Moto-Direct say they have "hundreds of hours of road and track riding invested in the Tractech Evo-2.
"Trying to find ways of improving an already well received and popular product is tough. But nobody can afford to stand still in this industry and no matter how hard it is, there always are ways to improve any product, especially in an industry like ours", RST Marketing Manager Chris Day told IDN.
"The feedback we get from our dealers and their customers is invaluable. We have been able to take the Tractech Evo range to another level with this new line. As a range that includes textile as well as leather options, it gives dealers a one-stock brand that fills all their street and sportsbike rider apparel requirements".
The textile jacket that Chris mentions has been completely re-built. "It might not be obvious from the front" Chris says, "but check out the back and you'll see we've really cranked up the sports credentials of the Tractech Evo-2 by fitting a race hump. It not only looks factory, but really helps with the aerodynamics when your in the tuck position, keeping the jacket from flapping at high speed and helping with the stability of your helmet.
"We’ve also used the same cpx shoulder sliders developed for the Tractech Evo-2 one piece suit".
RST has also updated the specification of its Tractech Evo-2 glove, adding a kangaroo palm, and a memory elastane impact knuckle protector. This is the same material that is used in their new aktiv back protector, and in combination with the hard carbon knuckle it makes for what must be one of the best glove specifications yet seen.
RST has also unveiled the designs for an all-new Isle of Man licensed TT-Partner apparel range that will be unveiled in the RST TT Concept Store located behind the main grandstand, and will launch on Saturday 30th May.
We present a 'teaser' here, and a full report will appear in the June/July edition of IDN.
MOTO DIRECT LTD
South Normanton/Derbyshire, UK
Tel. +44 (0)1773 864435
info@moto-direct.com
www.moto-direct.com
