heat stress penalties associated with their use, that may be less appropriate for some riders.
The Technical Standard EN 17092:2020 requires that motorcycle protective garments must
fulfill the mechanical requirements according to the relevant class of protection set forth by
the Technical Standard EN 17092:2020. EN 17092:2020 series is comprised of 6 Parts. Part
1 describes some of the testing methods, Part 2 to Part 6 specify general requirements for
each single class of garments included in the EN 17092:2020 standard.
The Tech-Air
5 PLASMA System – ABS5P25 is a Class C undergarment certified in accordance
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with EN 17092-6:2020. Class C garments are specialized non-shell, impact protector
ensemble garments, designed only to hold one or more impact protectors in place, as an
undergarment. EN 17092-6:2020 garments are designed to provide impact protection for
areas covered by the impact protector(s) only. This garment is designed to provide impact
protection to the areas covered by the impact protector(s). It does not offer minimum
abrasion protection.
WARNING!
EN 17092-6:2020 garment DOES NOT offer minimum abrasion
protection and DOES NOT offer minimum impact protection. As such
Class C garments are intended to be worn with and supplement the
protection offered by either Class AAA or AA or A or B garments.
The following requirements are established for the most exposed areas (i.e. shoulders,
elbows, hips, and knees) as follows:
Class AAA
TEST
garments
EN 17092-
PERFORMED
2:2020
Impact
120 km/h –
abrasion
75 mph
resistance
Tear strength
50 N
Seam strength
12 N/mm
55 EN
CLASS OF PROTECTION
Class AA
Class A
garments
garments
EN 17092-
EN 17092-
3:2020
4:2020
70 km/h –
45 km/h –
43 mph
28 mph
40 N
35 N
8 N/mm
6 N/mm
Class C
Class B
overgarment
garments
garments EN
EN 17092-
17092-
5:2020
6:2020
45 km/h –
45 km/h –
28 mph
28 mph
35 N
35 N
6 N/mm
6 N/mm
Class C
undergarment
garments
EN 17092-
6:2020
Not applicable
10 N
4 N/mm