Astars do it again and release a lovely crossover casual yet functional street jacket for the ladies. The Stella Uptown jacket combines an ultra modern, fashionable look with Alpinestars’ range of renowned protection and functionality features bringing a classic women’s winter jacket to the Stella range. 

Durable and versatile rider equipment is crucial to any rider, especially to those who use motorcycles in their working life, like the Riders for Health team. Riders for Health aim to provide African health workers with reliable transportation, so they can deliver regular and predictable health care to the most isolated communities. 

Alpinestars come through again with a couple of new items to keep us looking nice and feeling protected and warm, starting with the stunning Stella Anouke ladies jacket featuring gold embroidering which Alpinestars describe as: The perfect combination for women who want the latest technical protection, tailoring for female frames and graceful styling details. The Stella Anouke is available is sizes 28-50 and colours: Black, Gun Metal, Yellow

WEISE® have expanded their range of race specification clothing with the new Cyclone leather jacket, which is available in a selection of colour schemes to complement modern sports bikes.  Manufactured from durable 1.2mm - 1.4mm Monaco performance leather, the front panels are perforated, making this jacket a cool choice in hot conditions.  For colder climates there is a zip-in 120-gram thermal quilted lining.

The Met office is predicting a mixed bag of weather over the coming months, so it will be crucial to choose rider equipment versatile enough to cope with the changeable conditionsand temperatures.