Here are this week's top motorcycle gear deals. We've scrounged up links to Shoei, Alpinestars, Dainese, and other popular brands just in time for the summer riding season.

For many, there is nothing better than going for a ride, but safety should always come first. Here's how motorcycle airbag vests work to protect you in a crash.

Find our list of the best motorcycle airbag vests we've tried and tested recently on MCN and a guide to choosing one here.

PATTAYA - A South Korean who crashed his white SUV into several vehicles late Tuesday night told police he had been blinded by the airbag after rear-ending the car travelling ahead of him.

Read our beginner's buying guide for bike gear here on MCN - Safety ratings explained and how to choose what's right for you and the riding you do.

Within months from the launch, Hovding 3 became the world's safest bike helmet. It was an odd-looking one, indeed, but only if it deployed. And if it deployed, that meant it had done its job.