Motorcycle Explorer Nov 2015 Issue 8 | Page 182

Company Background: Jofama (pronounced Yofama) is a Swedish company that dates back to 1926 in their garment production. Jofama brands in their motorcycle and snowmobile designs range are banded under Jofama, Halvarssons and Lindstrands. Jofama have come up with their own material design called Dryway and we’ll have a look at this later on. With a turnover in the region of 11 million euro a year, Jofama is a household name in Scandinavia. They’ve produced hi-tech garments for the likes of the British, Norwegian, Swedish and Czech police and military. Material Textile The Q Pants are a textile pair of motorcycle pants treated with Texdura and reinforced with HI-ART areas in the shoulder and forearms. HI-ART is a material developed by Jofama that makes textile no less than 500% stronger.