Icon Upstate CE Boots have a quiet confidence that evokes familiar country roads and early morning rides. They are made for riders who want great protection and style. These boots look less like traditional motorcycle footwear and more like a pair you would wear for a long walk through a familiar town with asphalt, cobblestones and gravel. Beneath the understated design is a serious protective construction, ready for changing weather, unpredictable road surfaces and long rides where comfort matters as much as control of the motorcycle.
Put them on and you understand right away: support without excess stiffness, protection without extra bulk or weight. They feel more like a reliable work tool than a flashy accessory — like a favorite jacket that only gets more comfortable with every season.
Imagine a ride through heavy city traffic, after which you point the motorcycle toward a scenic overlook on a gravel road. These boots adapt easily to different conditions: they provide the stability and support you need when the ride gets more intense, and stay comfortable when the pace slows.
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D3O® is the number one choice for motorcycle body armor and protective gear that delivers outstanding impact protection, comfort and flexibility. From MotoGP, to off-road and the street, our innovative range of CE Level 1 and Level 2 certified products are trusted and sold worldwide by leading motorcycle brands.
Motorcycle armor works by absorbing the shock from an impact. Rather than the impact striking your body with full force, motorcycle armor helps take the brunt of the impact and dissipate the force to reduce its severity. The impact protection material found in motorcycle armor is what makes this possible, and the materials used in and around the armor (such as leather in a jacket, or woven kevlar in motorcycle pants) help to resist abrasion.
D3O® motorcycle armor offers the most advanced impact protection available on the market. Based on non-Newtonian principles, D3O® materials are soft and flexible in their resting state, but stiffen under an impact to disperse the energy of the force across the surface area of the product. D3O® armor is durable and designed to withstand multiple impacts, only needing to be replaced when showing wear and tear. This is in contrast to other armor which can flatten out over time, quickly losing its ability to protect effectively.
The design of motorcycle armor is also key to ensure it gives maximum levels of protection and comfort. Each piece of D3O® armor is designed to fit specific parts of the body comfortably, including the back, chest and limbs, such as knees and elbows. This gives these areas optimum coverage and reduces the likelihood of injury.
When looking at your D3O® impact protection or the label in your motorcycle armor, you're likely to see EN (European Norm) numbers. EN standards are used to help demonstrate that a product meets the requirements of the PPE Regulation (EU) 2016/425 or PPE Regulation (2016/425) as brought into UK Law and amended.
EN1621 relates specifically to motorcycle armor. EN1621-1:2012 relates to limb protection, EN1621-2:2014 to back protection, and EN1621-3:2018 to chest protection. All of these can be tested to meet Level 1 or Level 2 protection. Level 1 offers a good level of impact protection, and Level 2 meets the criteria for racing, and can therefore withstand higher force impacts.
EN13594:2015 is specific to motorcycle glove protection. To pass, the product must meet the following criteria: Innocuousness, ergonomic requirements, sizing and cuff length, restraint, tear strength, seam strength, impact abrasion resistance, cut resistance, and impact protection of knuckles.
EN13634:2015 applies to motorcycle footwear. The criteria that need to be met include: protection, ergonomic characteristics, innocuousness, mechanical properties, marking and information for users.
Whole garment testing is reviewed against EN 17092:2020. This is separate from the EN standards indicated above. While impact protection is necessary to meet EN 17092:2020, the armor also needs to be tested on its own to ensure it's fit for purpose and meets Level 1 or Level 2 requirements.
EN17092 is tested to 5 levels of criteria. The testing looks at the different zones on the body and how well the armor protects those areas under force. Garments certified to EN17092 and featuring D3O® impact protection are therefore some of the safest and most well-tested motorcycle armor items available on the market. You can be guaranteed regulated, independent testing when looking for these EN standards.
The AAA-A garment classification is important to check and understand so you make sure you're getting the correct level of protection.
AAA-A classes are certified in accordance with EN 17092:2020. The materials are tested under lab conditions to assess how much speed and force they can withstand before tearing — this is the measure of abrasion resistance. This then allows the AAA-A classification to be assigned.
The main difference between the classes is the abrasion, seam strength and cut resistance of the garment. The more you go towards AAA, the better the materials and construction.
D3O works with many partner brands to provide market-leading impact protection armor in motorcycle clothing.
D3O® motorcycle impact protection is offered in two levels, Level 1 and Level 2. Choose the right level of protection depending on the type of riding you're doing, as well as taking into consideration the technical features you prefer to have while riding.
D3O offers a range of CE/UKCA armor to protect your chest, back and limbs whilst riding to minimize the likelihood of injury from riding accidents.
