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 series is comprised of 6 parts.
(Part 1 describes some of methods for testing, Parts 2 to 6 specify the general requirements
for each single class of garments included in the EN 17092 standard).
The Tech-Air
7x System – ABS7XI24 is a Class C undergarment certified in accordance 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 under-
garment. 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 protec-
tion for 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 protec-
tion and DOES NOT offer minimum impact protection. As such Class
C garments are intended to be worn with and supplement the protec-
tion 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, el-
bows, hips, and knees) as follows:
Class AAA
garments
TEST PER-
EN 17092-
FORMED
2:2020
Impact
120 km/h – 75
abrasion
mph
resistance
Tear strength
50 N
Seam strength
12 N/mm
Wearing the System is not a substitute for wearing other protective motorcycling clothing
and gear. To provide full potential protection, the System must always be worn in conjunc-
tion with suitable motorcycling gear. Complementary PPE garments could be: jackets or
50 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 B
Class C
garments
overgarment
EN 17092-
garments
5:2020
EN 17092-
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