Silver Stinger Mesh Motorcycle Pants

Silver, not black. That single choice changes how the pants feel at a red light in August. The shell is open mesh the whole way down, so air moves through your leg while the bike moves, and a pale color pulls in less sun than a dark one does.

Armor has not been left out to save weight either. CE-approved pads sit at both knees and both hips, and a waterproof liner zips inside the moment the sky turns on you. These are summer motorcycle mesh pants built for the part of the year when most riders give up and wear jeans.

The Mesh Shell

600D polyester mesh. The D stands for denier, which is only a way of saying how fat each thread is. Fatter thread, better resistance to scraping. Ordinary summer pants use thin thread, and thin thread shreds.

This weave is loose on purpose, and that is the whole point of it: wind gets through instead of sitting against your skin and turning into sweat. Above each knee there is a stretch panel sewn in, so the leg bends with you when you tuck up onto the pegs.

Silver Color and Daytime Visibility

Drivers miss motorcycles. That is the problem at almost every junction, and a pale leg on grey asphalt gets picked up sooner than a black one.

Nothing clever about it. Once the sun goes, though, color stops doing anything useful, so Scotchlite piping runs the full length of both legs and takes the job over, throwing headlight beams back at whoever is sitting behind you.

Armor and Protection

Knees and hips hit the road first in a slide. Both get CE approved armor here, and both pieces pull straight out when you want to wash the pants. That CE mark comes from a European test called EN 1621-1.

The knee pockets themselves also come out, which sounds like a small detail right up until you have ridden a hundred miles in mesh riding pants where the pad sits an inch below your kneecap and refuses to move. Here you slide it where it belongs.

Liner and Riding Seasons

One waterproof liner, zipped inside. In for cold mornings and rain. Out for July. Spring, summer and fall on a single pair of pants is really what that liner buys you, and it is the reason this pair does not sit in a cupboard for nine months of the year.

Getting In and Out

Both sides unzip top to bottom, so the boots stay on your feet. Anyone who has hopped around a gas station trying to force a boot through a narrow cuff already knows why that matters.

The waist shuts with a Velcro flap you can pull tighter after lunch. There is a short zipper at the back too, and it joins the pants to a riding jacket so the two do not come apart and ride up if you go down.

Size and Fit

Waist is measured around the tummy button. Inseam runs from the crotch straight down to the heel. Stock waists cover W30 through W48, and inseams cover 28 up to 38 inches, which means two riders carrying the same waist but very different leg lengths can both be fitted properly.

Caught between two waist sizes? Take the bigger one. You want the knee armor sitting on the kneecap and not off to one side of it. Full measurements are on the Size Chart. If no stock combination suits your build, the custom fit request form on this page sends your numbers to the workshop, and Custom Works walks through how tailored gear is ordered.

Care and Washing

Armor out first, Velcro fastened, then the shell goes in the machine. Hang it to dry well away from direct heat. The liner takes the same treatment.

Specifications

Who These Pants Suit

Commuters get the most out of this pair. Silver plus reflective piping keeps you visible in daylight and after it, and open mesh keeps the heat off while you sit in traffic going nowhere.

Riders covering long distances gain entirely something else because the liner means no second pair of vented motorcycle pants taking up room in the luggage when rain shows up. And if the Black Stinger Mesh Motorcycle Pants already hang in your wardrobe, silver is the pair you reach for on the brightest, hottest days of the year. The rest of the range sits under Summer Motorcycle Mesh Pants.

Silver Stinger Mesh Pants at a Glance

Silver Stinger Mesh Motorcycle Pants give riders a light colored mesh pant with CE knee and hip armor, Scotchlite piping, and a zip-out waterproof liner, in waist sizes W30 to W48 from Six Gear. Pick your waist and inseam above, then add the pair to your cart. Orders over $50 ship free across most of the United States.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are the Silver Stinger pants waterproof?

The mesh shell on its own is not. The liner that zips inside it is. Ride with the liner in when rain looks likely, and pull it out again once the road dries.

Do these pants come with armor included?

Yes. Knee and hip armor is CE approved and comes in the box at no extra cost, so there is nothing else to buy before your first ride.

Will the silver color get dirty quickly?

Silver shows road dust sooner than black does. The mesh is machine washable, though, so a wash after a dusty run brings the color back without any fuss.

Can these pants attach to a jacket?

Yes. A short connection zipper sits at the back of the waist. Joined gear is far less likely to ride up your back during a slide, which is exactly when you want fabric staying where it was put.

What separates the Silver Stinger from the Black Stinger?

Shell, armor, and liner are identical across both. Color is the only real difference, and it changes two things: silver is easier to spot in daylight and takes on less heat under the sun, while black hides road grime better on a daily commute.