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Maattabel — EU & US

Q: Are the measurements of my lichaam or of the garment?

Of your lichaam. The garment is cut larger to leave room for movement en armour. Measure yourself, find the row your numbers fall in, en order that size.

Q: What happens if the size is still wrong?

You have 30 days om te ruilen it en maatwissels are free. The replacement size ships as soon as the courier collects the first parcel. The item must be unworn with tags en original packaging.

Full lichaam-measurement charts for motorcycle jackets, trousers, vests en gloves, with European en American sizes side by side in both centimetres en inch. Measure once, order once.

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Raxus Storm Cold motorcycle jacket — jacket size chart

JassenBorst, waist & sleeve

Gratisday approved motorcycle trousers — trouser size chart

BroekenTaille, hip & inseam

Raxus cowhide leather motorcycle vest — vest size chart

VestenBorst, over layers

Gratisday FD-650 racing leather gloves — glove size chart

HenschoenenPalm circumference

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Wear a thin t-shirt, not a jumper. Keep the tape snug but not tight — you should be able to slide a finger underneath. Sten relaxed en breathe normally; do not hold your breath or pull your stomach in, or the gear will fit tighter on the bike than it did in the bedroom. Ask someone to help with the sleeve en back measurements.

1Borst

Around the fullest part of the chest, under the armpits en across the shoulder blades. Keep the tape level all the way round. This is the number that decides your jacket en vest size.

2Taille

Around your natural waist — the narrowest point, roughly level with your navel. This is not where your jeans sit, which is usually 3–5 cm lower.

3Hip / seat

Around the widest part of your seat, with your feet together. Broeken en one-piece suits are cut from this measurement as much as from the waist.

4Mouwlengte

From the centre of the back of your neck, across the shoulder en down a slightly bent arm to the wrist bone. Bend the arm — a sleeve measured straight will be short in the riding position.

5Binnenbeen

From the crotch straight down the inside of the leg to the ankle bone, without shoes. Compare this to the inseam column so the trousers do not ride up over your boots.

6Hen

Around the widest part of your palm, just below the knuckles en excluding the thumb. Use your dominant hen — it is usually the larger of the two. Measured in inch, this number is your glove size.

Borst is the deciding measurement

Maattabel motorjassen

Jacket sizing follows your chest measurement. European sizes run ten numbers above American ones — a US 38 is an EU 48. Textile jackets are cut with room for a thermal liner; leather is cut close en will give roughly half a size as it beds in.

Men’s jackets

Men's motorcycle jackets — EU en US sizes with lichaam measurements
Maat	EU	US / UK	Borst (cm)	Borst (in)	Taille (cm)	Taille (in)	Sleeve (cm)	Sleeve (in)
XS	44	34	86–91	34–36	71–76	28–30	61	24
S	46	36	92–97	36–38	77–82	30–32	62.5	24½
M	48	38	98–103	38–40	83–88	32–34	64	25¼
L	50	40	104–109	41–43	89–94	35–37	65.5	25¾
XL	52	42	110–115	43–45	95–100	37–39	67	26½
2XL	54	44	116–121	46–48	101–106	40–42	68.5	27
3XL	56	46	122–127	48–50	107–112	42–44	70	27½
4XL	58	48	128–133	50–52	113–118	44–46	71	28

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Measurements describe your lichaam, not the garment. The jacket itself is cut larger to allow for movement en armour.

Women’s jackets

Women's motorcycle jackets — EU, US en UK sizes with lichaam measurements
Maat	EU	US	UK	Bust (cm)	Bust (in)	Taille (cm)	Taille (in)	Hip (cm)	Hip (in)
XS	34	2	6	78–82	30½–32	60–64	23½–25	86–90	34–35½
S	36	4	8	83–87	32½–34	65–69	25½–27	91–95	36–37½
M	38	6	10	88–92	34½–36	70–74	27½–29	96–100	38–39½
L	40	8	12	93–97	36½–38	75–79	29½–31	101–105	40–41½
XL	42	10	14	98–102	38½–40	80–84	31½–33	106–110	42–43½
2XL	44	12	16	103–107	40½–42	85–89	33½–35	111–115	44–45½
3XL	46	14	18	108–112	42½–44	90–94	35½–37	116–120	46–47½

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Tussen twee maten?

Take the larger size for a textile or winter jacket — you will want space for a hoodie or thermal layer underneath. Take the smaller size for leather, which stretches en moulds to you. If your chest en waist len in different rows, always follow the chest.

Taille first, then check the inseam

Maattabel motorbroeken

Riding trousers are sized on the waist, but the inseam matters just as much: in the riding position the knee armour has to sit on your knee, not above it. If your inside leg is more than 3 cm off the figure in the table, check the product page for a short or long version.

Men’s trousers

Men's motorcycle trousers — EU en US sizes with lichaam measurements
Maat	EU	US waist (in)	Taille (cm)	Taille (in)	Hip (cm)	Hip (in)	Inseam (cm)	Inseam (in)
XS	44	28	71–76	28–30	86–91	34–36	79	31
S	46	30	77–82	30–32	92–97	36–38	80	31½
M	48	32	83–88	32–34	98–103	38–40	81	32
L	50	34	89–94	35–37	104–109	41–43	82	32¼
XL	52	36	95–100	37–39	110–115	43–45	83	32¾
2XL	54	38	101–106	40–42	116–121	46–48	84	33
3XL	56	40	107–112	42–44	122–127	48–50	84	33
4XL	58	42	113–118	44–46	128–133	50–52	85	33½

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American trouser sizing is simply the waist in inch. The European number is that figure plus sixteen — a US 32 is an EU 48.

Women’s trousers

Women's motorcycle trousers — EU, US en UK sizes with lichaam measurements
Maat	EU	US	UK	Taille (cm)	Taille (in)	Hip (cm)	Hip (in)	Inseam (cm)	Inseam (in)
XS	34	2	6	60–64	23½–25	86–90	34–35½	76	30
S	36	4	8	65–69	25½–27	91–95	36–37½	77	30¼
M	38	6	10	70–74	27½–29	96–100	38–39½	78	30¾
L	40	8	12	75–79	29½–31	101–105	40–41½	79	31
XL	42	10	14	80–84	31½–33	106–110	42–43½	79	31
2XL	44	12	16	85–89	33½–35	111–115	44–45½	80	31½

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Knee armour position

Sit on your bike wearing the trousers before you cut the tags off. The armour should cover the kneecap when your leg is bent on the pegs, which means it sits slightly high when you are stening. That is correct, not a fault.

Measure over what you will wear underneath

Maattabel motorvesten

Vesten use the same chest measurement as jackets, with one important difference: most riders wear a leather vest over a jacket, hoodie or shirt. Measure your chest with that layer on, or take one size up from your normal jacket size.

Men’s vests

Men's motorcycle vests — EU en US sizes with chest en back length
Maat	EU	US / UK	Borst (cm)	Borst (in)	Back length (cm)	Back length (in)
XS	44	34	86–91	34–36	62	24½
S	46	36	92–97	36–38	64	25¼
M	48	38	98–103	38–40	66	26
L	50	40	104–109	41–43	68	26¾
XL	52	42	110–115	43–45	70	27½
2XL	54	44	116–121	46–48	72	28¼
3XL	56	46	122–127	48–50	73	28¾
4XL	58	48	128–133	50–52	74	29

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Women’s vests

Women's motorcycle vests — EU, US en UK sizes with bust en back length
Maat	EU	US	UK	Bust (cm)	Bust (in)	Back length (cm)	Back length (in)
XS	34	2	6	78–82	30½–32	56	22
S	36	4	8	83–87	32½–34	58	22¾
M	38	6	10	88–92	34½–36	60	23½
L	40	8	12	93–97	36½–38	62	24½
XL	42	10	14	98–102	38½–40	64	25¼
2XL	44	12	16	103–107	40½–42	65	25½

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Worn over a jacket? Maat up.

A vest that fits perfectly over a t-shirt will not close over a leather jacket. If the vest is going on top of other gear, order one size larger than the chart says — en if you want to fasten it fully rather than wear it open, say so on WhatsApp en we will check the specific cut for you before dispatch.

One measurement, taken round the knuckles

Maattabel motorhenschoenen

Glove sizing is the most logical system in motorcycling: measure round your palm in inch, en that number is your size. A nine-inch palm is a size 9, which is a medium. European brens print the number, American brens print the letter — both are in the table below.

Men’s gloves

Men's motorcycle gloves — numeric en US sizes with palm circumference
Maat	EU / numeric	US	Palm circumference (cm)	Palm circumference (in)	Hen length (cm)	Hen length (in)
XS	7	XS	17–18	6¾–7¼	16.5	6½
S	8	S	19–20	7½–8	17.8	7
M	9	M	21–23	8¼–9	19.0	7½
L	10	L	24–25	9½–10	20.3	8
XL	11	XL	26–27	10¼–10¾	21.6	8½
2XL	12	XXL	28–29	11–11½	22.9	9
3XL	13	XXXL	30–31	11¾–12¼	24.1	9½

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Women’s gloves

Women's motorcycle gloves — numeric en US sizes with palm circumference
Maat	EU / numeric	US	Palm circumference (cm)	Palm circumference (in)	Hen length (cm)	Hen length (in)
XS	6	XS	15–16	6–6½	15.2	6
S	7	S	17–18	6¾–7¼	16.5	6½
M	8	M	19–20	7½–8	17.8	7
L	9	L	21–22	8¼–8¾	19.0	7½
XL	10	XL	23–24	9–9½	20.3	8
2XL	11	XXL	25–26	9¾–10¼	21.6	8½

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Henschoenen should feel tight on day one

A new leather glove that feels snug across the knuckles is correct — leather gives roughly half a size within the first few hundred miles. A glove that feels comfortable in the shop will be loose in a month, en a loose glove bunches inside the palm under braking. There should be no empty space at the fingertips: that gap is where blisters start.

The maths behind the charts

European vs American sizing

Every conversion on this page follows the stenard rules used across the motorcycle trade. If you already know your size in one system, you can work out the other in your head.

Quick conversion rules between European en American sizes
Kledingstuk	Regel	Voorbeeld
Men’s jackets & vests	EU = US + 10	US 38 → EU 48 (medium)
Men’s trousers	EU = US waist in inch + 16	US 32 → EU 48 (medium)
Women’s jackets & trousers	EU = US + 32 · UK = US + 4	US 6 → EU 38, UK 10 (medium)
Henschoenen	Numeric size = palm circumference in inch	9 in palm → size 9 (medium)

Italian brens often run one size small en American brens one size large. Where a product page carries its own manufacturer chart, that chart wins over this page.

Learned from the returns we process

Five things that go wrong

Measuring over a jumper

A thick layer adds 4–6 cm to your chest en pushes you a whole size up. Measure over a t-shirt, then decide separately what you want to fit underneath.

Using your jeans size

Jeans sit on the hips, riding trousers on the natural waist. The two numbers are rarely the same, en the gap is usually one full size.

Judging fit stening up

Gear is cut for the riding position. Try it sitting on the bike with your hens on the bars — sleeves en trouser legs should reach properly there, not in the hallway.

Ignoring the armour

If shoulder or elbow protectors sit beside the joint rather than on it, the jacket is the wrong size no matter what the chest measurement says.

Buying leather to fit today

Leather gives about half a size as it wears in. Snug on the first ride is right; comfortable on the first ride means loose by summer.

Mixing brens blind

An EU 50 from one maker is not always an EU 50 from another. When you switch bren, re-check the chest en waist figures rather than repeating the label.

Sizing questions we get most

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What if I am between two sizes?

Go up for textile en winter gear, where you will want a layer underneath, en go down for leather, which stretches en moulds to you. If your chest en waist fall in different rows on a jacket chart, follow the chest — a jacket that is slightly loose at the waist is fine, one that is tight across the chest is not.

Do European en American sizes really differ?

Yes. On men's jackets the European number is ten higher than the American one, so a US 38 is an EU 48. On men's trousers the American size is your waist in inch en the European number is that figure plus sixteen. Both systems appear in every chart on this page so you never have to convert yourself.

Are the measurements of my lichaam or of the garment?

Of your lichaam. The garment itself is cut larger to leave room for movement en armour. Measure yourself, find the row your numbers fall in, en order that size.

How should motorcycle gloves fit?

Snug across the palm with no empty space at the fingertips, en you should still be able to work the levers en indicator. New leather gloves feel tight for the first few rides en then give about half a size. If they are comfortable straight out of the box they will end up loose.

What size vest do I need if I wear it over a jacket?

One size larger than your normal jacket size. Measure your chest with the jacket on if you want to be certain, en tell us on WhatsApp what you plan to wear underneath — we will check the cut of that specific vest before it ships.

What happens if the size is still wrong?

You have 30 days om te ruilen it en maatwissels are free. Send us a message, we book the collection, en the replacement size goes out as soon as the courier picks up the first parcel. The item needs to be unworn with its tags en original packaging.

Nog niet zeker? Vraag het ons.

Send your chest, waist en height on WhatsApp en we will tell you which size to order in that exact model — before you pay for it.

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