Driver equipment advice

Your safe and comfortable driver equipment

Driver equipment advice

Everything You Need for Your Motorcycle Lessons

Safety first: For all motorcycle and two-wheeler classes (A, A2, A1, AM, B196), full protective gear is mandatory – during lessons as well as the exam. Once everything fits, you're good to go.

All gear must be certified as motorcycle protective clothing. The only class-specific standard you need to meet is for the helmet (min. ECE standard 22.05). We recommend a full-face helmet.

 

Required gear:

  • Helmet
     
  • Jacket
     
  • Trousers
     
  • Gloves
     
  • Boots or motorcycle sneakers
     
  • In-ear headphones with a 3.5 mm jack connector (standard smartphone headphones) for our communication system. The communication system is provided by your driving school.

 

Optional:

  • Water bottle for hot days. Your instructor can stow it during the lesson.
     
  • Waterproof oversuit if your gear isn't waterproof. Available to borrow from us free of charge.

 

Borrow a jacket, trousers & back protector from us – free of charge

No need to invest upfront: you can borrow a motorcycle jacket and trousers from us at no cost – subject to availability at your location. They'll be reserved exclusively for you throughout your training.

→ Come by around 2 weeks before your first lesson to try everything on and secure availability.

After your training: please wash the jacket and trousers on a gentle cycle at 30 °C, do not tumble dry, and return them clean. Thank you!

 

Exclusive for students: BMW Starter Package at a preferential price

Our students receive the attractive BMW Starter Package at a special price through BMW Motorrad.

Simply present your Fahrschule Rausch training contract at BMW Motorrad to secure your rider gear. More information available at BMW Motorrad.

Our Tips for Your Rider Gear

Safety goes without saying – so here we focus on something that's often underestimated: comfort. Because when you're dressed comfortably, you ride more relaxed and focused.

Our tips help you find the right gear for every season – so you're always well equipped in heat, cold, or rain.

Spring/autumn (approx. 10 - 25°)

Full-face helmet

  • Integrated sun visor. This means you don't need sunglasses and can simply slide the sun visor upwards in the tunnel.
     
  • Closable ventilation at the front of the helmet with venting at the back of the helmet. Without a vent at the back of the helmet, effective ventilation is not guaranteed as there is no "draught".
     
  • Ventilation on chin section
     
  • Double visor. This is the most effective way to prevent fogging.
     
  • A flip-up helmet is most comfortable for spectacle wearers, as the goggles are very easy to put on when the helmet is flipped up.
     
  • Removable and washable inner lining.
     
  • Optional cut-outs in the ear area to install speakers for a sound and communication system.

Gloves

  • Waterproof and windproof, breathable
     
  • The inner lining of the glove must not be pulled out when you take it off. If this happens, you will have great difficulty putting the glove back on.
     
  • Hard-shell knuckle protectors.

Jacket

  • Water- and windproof, breathable
     
  • Removable lining
     
  • Long (approx. 20-30 cm) waterproof ventilation zips at the front and back of the torso area. Only then will there be effective ventilation. If the zips are only about 10 cm long, there is not enough ventilation.
     
  • Choose a size that allows you to put a jumper underneath.
     
  • Back protector integrated in the jacket or extra.

Trousers

  • Waterproof and windproof, breathable
     
  • Removable inner lining
     
  • Longer (approx. 20 cm) ventilation zips on the side of the thigh. Not essential but comfortable when the temperature rises. Short ventilation zips at the front of the thigh do not provide ventilation, as the air only hits the thigh selectively and cannot distribute itself sufficiently throughout the trousers.

Boots

  • Waterproof and windproof, breathable
     
  • To prevent water and wind from getting between the motorbike trousers and the boots, the height of the boot should reach about the middle of the lower leg. A boot that only goes to just above the ankle is too short.

Kidney belt

  • Only necessary if you are very sensitive to shock to the kidneys.
     
  • As long as you wear a snug-fitting motorbike jacket, you will not get a pull on your kidneys. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Summer (from approx. 25°)

Full-face helmet

  • Integrated sun visor. This means you don't need sunglasses and can simply slide the sun visor upwards in the tunnel.
     
  • Closable ventilation at the front of the helmet with venting at the back of the helmet. Without a vent at the back of the helmet, effective ventilation is not guaranteed as there is no "draught".
     
  • Ventilation on chin section
     
  • Double visor. This is the most effective way to prevent fogging.
     
  • A flip-up helmet is most comfortable for spectacle wearers, as the goggles are very easy to put on when the helmet is flipped up.
     
  • Removable and washable inner lining.
     
  • Optional cut-outs in the ear area to install speakers for a sound and communication system.

Gloves

  • Pure leather without textile lining. The inner lining prevents effective ventilation.
     
  • Hard-shell knuckle protectors.
     
  • Small ventilation holes between the fingers and on the backhand or other air-permeable inserts.

Jacket

  • Without lining
     
  • Large mesh inserts or very long (approx. 20-30 cm) ventilation zips at the front and back of the arms and torso.
     
  • If possible, no black colour, as it heats up too much. If you do want the colour black, the rider's gear should have a special coating on the material which does not heat up so much in the sun.
     
  • Back protector integrated in the jacket or extra.
     
  • Optional windproof overjacket. Then you can still use the motorbike jacket when it gets cooler.

Trousers

  • Without lining
     
  • Breathable motorbike jeans
     
  • Motorbike trousers with large mesh inserts or very long (approx. 20 - 30 cm) ventilation zips on the side of the thighs
     
  • If possible, no black colour, as it heats up too much. If you do want the colour black, the rider's gear should have a special coating on the material which does not heat up so much in the sun.

Boots/ motorbike sneakers

  • Air-permeable motorbike trainers up to just above the ankle or motorbike boots see above.

Rainwear

  • Waterproof and windproof rainwear that is breathable above the optional.
     
  • Rain inserts worn under the motorbike jacket are not so suitable as the motorbike jacket will soak up water.