Motion and Mindfulness
There are few pursuits that pare life back to its essentials. Surfing does it. Sailing does it. So does motorcycling. Each demands complete attention — the kind that clears the noise and steadies the mind. Ocean, wind, open road: all insist on presence. The reward is the same — a fleeting, meditative clarity that lingers long after the movement stops.
Motorcycling, like surfing, is an act of balance. Its rhythm — the hum of the engine, the line of the road, the choreography of lean and counter-balance — has a calm of its own. It is freedom earned through discipline. A rider reads surface, temperature, traffic, wind and light, moment by moment. There is no room for drift or distraction. In that concentration, life simplifies. Balance ceases to be metaphor and becomes muscle memory.
As writer and philosopher Robert Pirsig wrote in his 1974 novel Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, the motorcycle is not just a machine but a mirror. The attention one brings to it is returned in kind. Neglect it, and the experience is shallow; attend to it, and it deepens. In this sense, the motorcycle becomes a tool for seeing — for measuring one’s own precision, patience, and grace under motion.
The horizon never reachedThe Rhythm of Being in Motion
Across cultures and generations, the allure of motorcycling has always been the same: the journey. Bruce Brown’s On Any Sunday captured it in the dust and sun of California — the everyday poetry of people who loved to move. Years later, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman’s Long Way Round stretched that instinct across continents. Different machines, same spirit. The horizon, always ahead.
It’s an instinct that runs deep in the Australian character: a readiness to go, to see what lies beyond the next bend. From the coast to the hinterland, the journey is as vital as the destination. That philosophy — the balance between movement and stillness, discipline and freedom — sits at the heart of Kerrin’s design approach and naturally extends into KERRIN Moto.
The Kerrin Rally Noetic (KRN) Enduro Motocycle Jacket
Testing the gear in Tasmania
Machine, Mettle and Material Intelligence
To those who grew up around motorsport, a machine is never simply mechanical. It is a study in design. Its beauty lies not in noise or spectacle but in precision. Every part has purpose; every line is considered. It is engineering reduced to essence — nothing more than it needs to be, nothing less than it should.
The same logic governs good clothing. Garments designed for motion must hold their form under pressure and their purpose under scrutiny. High-density outers for protection. Reinforcement where it matters. Breathable mesh to regulate heat. Thermal layers that adapt to season and speed. Pieces that honour the lineage of functional wear — military, utility, motorsport — yet feel entirely at home off the bike. A parka that reads as refined outerwear. A jacket that displays both the ease of the city and the confidence of the open road. Gloves light enough for summer rides when your heart isn’t really in the wearing of anything protective but knows it’s a must. Denim strengthened with Kevlar® that looks right whether you’re riding or arriving.
The Still Point in Motion
A well-designed life, like a well-designed garment, holds its balance. It allows for movement but resists chaos. Motorcycling makes that principle visible: a steady rhythm between control and surrender, speed and stillness.
The best gear works across settings, adapts to weather, and moves with its environment rather than against it. Good design does not compete with the journey; it carries you through it. Between coast and hinterland, sea and asphalt, surfboard and motorcycle — different surfaces, same pursuit: to find balance in motion, beauty in precision, and stillness in the act of moving.
The KRN Flannel Moto Overshirt with Kevlar® reinforcement