Kidney belt

The kidney is a 15 to 30 cm wide elastic strap to protect the human body from cooling and mechanical stress when riding a motorcycle.

The wind when riding a motorcycle can thus lead to an undercooling of the muscles of the lumbar spine and pain caused by tension. The kidney to be cool, however, is almost impossible.

A further object of the belt is the support of the intestines in particular at extremely high vertical accelerations, as can occur when driving over bumps or road paragraphs. In extreme cases, it even protects internal injuries caused by blunt impact effect on the abdomen because he sets it under compression.

There are various designs from simple standard model has lined up for elaborate model with integrated protector. Kidney belts can be made of different materials such as: be made of PU foam, neoprene, or more recently phase - change materials. Previously usual leather straps are barely still in use today.