We review the Klim Latitude Motorcycle Jacket and Pants. Author Steven Goode on his 48-state Great American Scenic Byways Tour.

The best way to test a product is to put it through the wringer and use it many times over multiple days and in varied riding situations.?A 16,200-mile, 53-day, 48-state ride should qualify.?To give you some background, I own both the Klim Badlands and Klim Latitude jacket/pants combos and have used them both on multi-state 10,000-plus-mile rides. 

Klim Latitude Jacket in Castlerock/Hi-Viz colorway

These are my requirements for riding gear in order of importance: The gear must provide safety and protection; it needs to be waterproof; there must be comfort in both heat and cold; and the riding gear should look good and have some style.?? 
Klim Latitude Pants in Castlerock Gray

Klim?s Latitude jacket and pants feature a Gore-Tex performance shell, as well as 600D Cordura overlays in the shoulders, knees, seat, and pants leg cuffs. They have perforated goat leather overlays in the elbows and inner knees and stretch Gore-Tex material in high-movement zones for added mobility. The Latitude combo is now in its fifth generation, with improvements to comfort and adjustability. 

The author wearing his Klim Latitude gear during a stop on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Fortunately, I can?t comment on the safety/protection aspect since I have never had to test it.?However, the Latitude comes with D3O Level 1 armor on the back,?elbows...