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Testing Temu Motorcycle Gear – Total Trash or
   Testing Temu Motorcycle Gear – Total Trash or

   Best Budget Setup?
   Best Budget Setup?




































   Testing Temu Motorcycle Gear –           presence. Its low prices are made               comparisons (where safe
   Total  Trash  or  Best  Budget           possible by eliminating middlemen               and possible)
   Setup?                                   and shipping directly from Chinese       Items included:
                                            manufacturers.
   By Staff Writer                                                                           O n e   f u l l - f a c e   h e l m e t
                                            But unlike established motorcycle            ·
   In  a  world  where  high-end                                                            ($42.99)
   motorcycle gear can easily burn a        g e a r   b r a n d s — A l p i n e s t a r s ,   ·  One  armored  textile  jacket
   hole in your wallet, it's no surprise    Dainese, Shoei—Temu is a general                ($34.50)
   that riders are turning to platforms     marketplace.  Its  sellers  aren't
   like  Temu  for  budget-friendly         vetted  by  powersports  standards,          ·  Armored gloves ($8.99)
   alternatives. The  allure  is  hard  to   and  items  often  lack  traceable          ·  Riding jeans with CE hip and
   resist: full riding kits advertised for   quality  control,  certifications,  or          knee pads ($28.99)
   less than the cost of a single name-     consumer protections.
                                                                                         ·  Riding boots ($38.00)
   brand  jacket,  gloves  under  $10,      So  what  happens  when  you  trust
   and even full-face helmets shipped       your  life  to  a  $40  helmet  or  $30   Total:  $153.47  (about  1/5th  the
   to your door for under $50.              armored jacket from a seller with no     price  of  a  single  name-brand
                                            phone number or brand website?           jacket).
   But  when  the  stakes  are  this
   high—your  skin,  bones,  and
   life—do  these  budget  buys  from       Methodology:  We  Put  Temu  to
   Temu  hold  up?  Or  are  they           the Test
   dangerous  knock-offs  putting            To answer that question, we bought
   riders  at  unnecessary  risk?  This     a complete set of motorcycle gear
   investigation puts Temu motorcycle       from Temu and tested it alongside
   gear  under  the  microscope  to         m i d - r a n g e   a n d   p r e m i u m
   separate the savvy steals from the
                                            alternatives in three categories:
   straight-up scams.
                                                ·  Build  quality  &  design
   The  Rise  of  Temu:  Bargains  or              accuracy
   Illusions?
                                                ·  P r o t e c t i o n   ( C E
   Temu,  launched  by  Chinese  e-                certification,  impact
   commerce giant PDD Holdings in                  zones, abrasion)
   2022,  exploded  in  popularity
   across  the  U.S.,  Europe,  and             ·  Fit,  comfort,  and  ride
   beyond with an aggressive pricing               usability                         The  Helmet:  Faux  Safety,  Real
                                                                                     Danger
   model  and  slick  social  media             ·  Independent  crash  test


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