If all goes well when you ride your motorcycle, you'll probably cruise along quite comfortably wearing ordinary denim blue jeans. Nevertheless, blue jeans won't protect you even if you have a minor accident. If you have an accident, a good pair of knee pad pants can give you the margin of safety you need to limit severe injuries to your thighs, hips or knees.

Synthetic textile knee pad pants

Pants made of synthetics such as nylon, polyester or even Kevlar are thinner, lighter, more flexible as well as can be more comfortable than leather. Lots of have a removable insulating layer to keep you warm. Synthetic materials resist mildew and are very easy to wash and keep clean. But they're not waterproof. So to stay dry when riding in the rain, you need pants equipped with a knee pad pant. Otherwise, you can pull on a rainsuit.

Nylon and polyester by themselves cannot protect you from accident-caused abrasions. They'll tear, wear through or even melt when scraped hard against a rough road surface.Knee pad pants made entirely of Kevlar or have Kevlar-reinforced panels covering your knees, thighs and seat can prevent "road rash" on these abrasion-prone areas. And similar to leather, synthetic textiles won't absorb a hard impact. That's why many knee pad pants give you armor padding on the knees, thighs and hips.