European Motorcycle Clothing Brands

Motorcycle clothing is a field where European companies hold a strong position, with leather and textile specialists in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and France. This page lists six brands whose companies are headquartered in Europe: Alpinestars, Dainese and Spidi from Italy, Held from Germany, REV'IT! from the Netherlands and Furygan from France. They make jackets, trousers, gloves, boots, race suits and protectors for road and track riding, and several of them sell airbag systems.

Which brands are listed

Brand	Country	Known for
Alpinestars	Italy	Founded 1963 in Asolo, family-owned, racing apparel and boots, Tech-Air airbag system
Dainese	Italy	Founded 1972 near Vicenza, D-air airbag systems, owned by US-based investors since 2026
Spidi	Italy	Since 1977 from Sarego, race suits and gloves, H2OUT membrane, own Safety Lab
Held	Germany	Since 1946 from the Allgäu, gloves, textile and leather suits, boots
REV'IT!	Netherlands	Since 1995 from Oss, independent, sold in more than 70 countries
Furygan	France	Founded 1969 in Nîmes, family business, production in Nîmes and Tunisia

Standards and what to check

In the EU, motorcycle clothing counts as personal protective equipment of category II under Regulation (EU) 2016/425. The standard EN 17092 covers jackets, trousers and suits and sorts them into classes, with AAA as the highest level of protection. A tag showing the class, CE-marked protectors in shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, and a fit that keeps the protectors in place matter more than the brand name. Track suits, touring clothing and summer mesh jackets serve different uses, so check the class against how you ride.

Ownership notes

Dainese is an Italian company, but since January 2026 it belongs to the investment firms HPS (part of BlackRock) and Arcmont (affiliated with Nuveen), both with US parent groups, which is why it is marked as having a non-European parent. Dainese also owns the helmet brand AGV, which is listed in the motorcycle helmet category.

What is missing from Europe

Brands from the USA and Asia are not listed. Further European makers, among them companies from Finland and Germany, can be added once their headquarters and ownership have been checked. Helmets have their own page: see Motorcycle Helmet Brands.