iXS used EICMA 2026 to present X-Fit, short for Function Integrated Technology, as a clothing concept designed around the space an airbag vest needs when it inflates. Riders wearing an airbag beneath a touring jacket can be tempted to buy a larger size, but that can leave the jacket fitting poorly and move the shoulder and elbow protection away from the positions where it should sit. iXS’s answer is to make expansion part of the garment concept rather than treating the airbag as a reason to size up.

The company describes the entire collection as Airbag Ready, on the condition that the jacket is chosen in the correct size. The material central to that approach is X-Stretch, described by iXS as soft, light and elastic. Its role is to give the airbag enough room inside the jacket while allowing the rider to retain the intended fit. iXS also presents the airbag as the modern equivalent of a helmet and says that data it has collected indicate a reduction in fractures. That is the company’s stated safety rationale for making airbag compatibility a collection-wide priority.

Four layers, selected for the ride

X-Fit is not limited to a jacket with permanently integrated thermal and waterproof components. iXS proposes a four-layer arrangement that can be changed according to the season and the journey. The base layer sits directly against the skin and moves moisture away from the body, including during warm-weather riding. A mid layer provides additional warmth when temperatures fall. The airbag vest then sits above those layers, with the motorcycle jacket forming the outer shell.

Waterproofing depends on the outer jacket. If it is made with a laminated Gore-Tex or solto-TEX membrane, that layer provides the rain protection. If it is not, iXS’s arrangement adds a separate rain layer. In practical terms, the system places the airbag in the middle of a flexible clothing strategy instead of requiring every rider to use the same combination of insulation and membrane.

Tourster: three-layer Gore-Tex and E.C.I. mesh

The Tourster remains the premium option in the range. Its jacket uses a thin, lightweight three-layer laminated Gore-Tex construction and carries AAA certification, the highest protection level identified for motorcycle clothing in the presentation. The suit had already been presented the previous year, but it remains the clearest demonstration of the X-Fit approach at the more technical end of the collection.

Inside the Tourster is E.C.I., a three-dimensional mesh that iXS assigns three functions. The first is Energy dissipation. During an impact or a slide, the mesh can move and spread energy rather than allowing it to remain concentrated at one point. iXS compares that principle with the way MIPS systems in helmets are intended to manage movement and energy. The second function is Cooling: with the vents open, the three-dimensional structure forms small channels through which air can enter, collect body heat and leave the garment. The third is Insulation. When the vents are closed, the same mesh creates an air cushion that helps retain insulation and maintain body temperature.

The Tourster is priced at €1,200 for the jacket and €800 for the trousers, or €2,000 for the complete suit. That places it clearly above the Venture, but the difference also reflects the three-layer Gore-Tex construction, AAA certification and E.C.I. mesh system.

Venture brings the concept to a lower price point

The Venture is one of iXS’s new EICMA 2026 products and is offered in separate men’s and women’s designs rather than as one shape adapted between the two. It uses a soft, lightweight elastic fabric, includes large zippered openings that can be opened completely or only partly, and is prepared for use with an airbag. The result follows the same X-Fit logic while taking a less expensive route than the Tourster.

Its main compromise concerns prolonged rain. The fabric is water-repellent, but the zips and seams are not laminated. The garment can therefore allow water to enter during extended exposure, an important distinction for riders considering it for long journeys or unsettled weather. A separate rear insulated pocket is designed to hold a hydration bladder, with a dedicated passage for the drinking tube.

The Venture costs €300 for the jacket and €240 for the trousers, making €540 for the complete suit. In that form, it carries the airbag-ready fit and flexible layering idea into a much more accessible price bracket, while accepting less comprehensive rain protection than the Tourster.

X-Fit’s significance is less about adding another jacket feature than about changing the order in which the riding kit is considered. The airbag is treated as a central layer, the jacket is selected to fit with it rather than over-size around it, and warmth or rain protection can be adjusted around that core. The Tourster applies the idea through three-layer Gore-Tex, AAA certification and E.C.I. mesh. The Venture offers the same basic airbag-ready direction for €540 per suit, with its non-laminated zips and seams making the weather limitation part of the buying decision.