Zoning plays a crucial role in ensuring your protection, regardless of the circumstances. The images highlight the high-impact zones as well as areas that are less likely to sustain damage in the event of a fall.
The As, B, and Cs of Certification Classes
For motorcycle clothing, we have various categories of classification:
- Class AAA/AA/A products that have both protection against impacts and abrasion.
- Class B products only offer protection against abrasion.
- Class C Over (CO) and C Under (CU) only holds one or more impact protectors and therefore only offers impact protection for the areas covered by the impact protectors that are included.
Let’s break down what these classes mean.
Class AAA Garments (EN 17092-2:2020)
Class AAA garments offer the highest level of protection from impact and abrasion, using materials and constructions that meet higher requirements than for garments classified as Class AA and Class A. Class AAA garments may have limiting ergonomic, weight, and thermal penalties for some riding activities. Some common examples include one-piece or combi suits.
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Class AA Garments (EN 17092-3:2020)
Class AA garments offer protection from impact and abrasion, using materials and constructions that meet higher requirements than for garments certified as Class A and lower requirements than Class AAA certified garments. Class AA garments generally offer protection against the risks of the greatest diversity of riding activities, and they may have lower ergonomic and weight penalties than Class AAA garments.
All marked zones successfully pass required tests in the corresponding image.
Class A Garments (EN 17092-4:2020)
Class A garments offer the minimum necessary degree of protection from impact and abrasion; using materials and constructions that meet lower requirements than garments certified as Class AAA or Class AA. Class A garments are expected to have the least ergonomic and weight penalties. Some examples can be garments designed to be worn in warm climates or garments designed to be worn alone or over other clothing.
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Class B Garments (EN 17092-5:2020)
This class is specialized for garments designed to provide equivalent abrasion protection of Class A garments but without the inclusion of impact protectors. Class B garments do NOT offer impact protection and it is recommended that they be worn with, at least, EN 1621-1 shoulder and elbow impact protectors, in the case of a jacket, or EN 1621-1 knee impact protectors, in the case of trousers/pants, in order to offer complete minimum protection. Keep in mind, to achieve maximum protection from Class B garments (for example the Sierra jersey in the REV’IT! DIRT Series collection), they should always be coupled with Class CO or Class CU (Proteus protector jacket); that way the rider is getting both abrasion resistance and impact protection. We do not recommend wearing Class B garments without impact protection.
Zoning for a Class B and CO garments is the same as for a Class A garment.
Class C Garments (EN 17092-6:2020)
This class is for specialized non-shell, impact protector ensemble garments, designed only to hold one or more impact protectors in place, either as an Undergarment(U) or an Overgarment(O) – hence the CO and CU designation. Class C garments are designed to provide impact protection for areas covered by the impact protector(s) only and they do not offer complete minimum abrasion protection, and may not offer complete minimum impact protection. Class C garments are designed to offer supplemental impact protection only. It is intended for Class C garments to be worn in combination with AAA, AA, or B garments to enhance protection class.
CU garments do not have zoning since they do only offer impact protector that is provided by the protectors carried in the product.