Team Motorcycle: 54 Brands, Deep Discounts, and No Origin Anywhere

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Team Motorcycle is an online retailer of helmets, apparel and accessories across 54 listed brands, proud to call Daytona home. It publishes no founding year, no ownership and no physical address, and makes no country-of-origin statement on any page we checked. Its own leather lines are house-style and import labels, and none of the 54 brands is presented as American-made. If a stated origin is what you are after in a leather jacket, the comparison is Legendary Black Hills Men's Leather Motorcycle Jacket, from $675, rated 4.97 from 63 reviews, which names its maker and its country on the listing.

Who they actually are

A Shopify storefront with real brand depth. The brands page lists 54 names including Alpinestars, Shoei, Arai, AGV, Bell, HJC, Scorpion, LS2, GMAX, SMK, 6D, Biltwell, Icon, Joe Rocket, Cortech, Tour Master, Fly Racing, Thor, Moose Racing, Z1R, Sidi, Gaerne, Sena, Cardo, Kriega, Nelson Rigg, Saddlemen, Dowco, Gerbing, Harley-Davidson, Vance Leather, High Mileage, JAFRUM and Daytona Helmets.

Where the gear is made

No origin claim found on site. This is a retailer, so origin belongs to each brand, but the site does not surface it and offers no Made in USA filter of any kind. On American-made leather specifically, the leather names it carries are import and house labels.

What it costs

Roughly $50 to $330 across the mainstream range. On the day we checked, a Detour DOT flat black half helmet was $49.95 reduced from $69.95, an AGV K1 S full face $249.00, and a waxed lambskin cafe racer jacket $159.95 reduced from $219.95.

What they are genuinely good at

Breadth at the value end, and helmet filtering by certification type. Being able to shop DOT FMVSS-218, ECE 22.05 and SNELL as filters is genuinely useful, and pairing serious helmet brands with a deep discounted cruiser-leather catalogue covers a buyer who wants a good lid and a cheap jacket in one order.

The honest limitation

Opacity. No founding year, no ownership, no street address and no origin statement anywhere. On certification the company claims only that all our motorcycle helmets undergo strict DOT approval testing. Some jackets are titled with removeable CE armor or with CE armor, but no EN standard number is cited, so there is nothing to verify.

How it compares to an American maker

A $159.95 waxed lambskin jacket and a USA-built horsehide are not the same purchase and should not be compared on price. Legendary Black Hills Men's Leather Motorcycle Jacket, from $675, rated 4.97 from 63 reviews and BECK 999 Genuine Horsehide Leather Motorcycle Jacket, from $845, rated 4.97 from 37 reviews are American-sewn jackets in heavier hides intended to be kept for decades, and neither carries armor or a CE rating. Team Motorcycle's armored textile pieces do carry pads and are the right answer if impact protection is the requirement. Buy the leather for the leather and the armor for the armor.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Team Motorcycle based?

The site says it is proud to call Daytona home and publishes a phone number, but no street address, founding year or ownership details.

Does Team Motorcycle sell American-made leather?

No brand on its published list of 54 is presented as American-made, and the site makes no country-of-origin statement on any page.

Are Team Motorcycle helmets certified?

The site states its helmets undergo DOT approval testing and offers filters for DOT FMVSS-218, ECE 22.05 and SNELL.