New Dainese ‘hydration’ leather suit and retro jacket

Added to the already broad Dainese riding range for 2009 is the Gran Premio P. suit – a retro one or two-piece suit made from full cowhide.

The suit comes with hard external armour as well as CE approved internal protectors, full 360° back stretch panel, as used on the race track by Dainese’s top men, and a racing-style speed hump.

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A one-piece costs £739.99 and a two-piece is £699.99.

Also updated in the range is the highly-popular Laguna Seca suit which now gets a water bag on the black or white suit as an option.

It fits under the speed hump  to keep the rider cool in extremely hot conditions – more technology to work its way from the Grand Prix paddocks.