I think GP might be thinking of a third major concern of motorcycle gear, which is abrasion resistance so that when you are sliding, the asphalt doesn't sandpap

I think GP might be thinking of a third major concern of motorcycle gear, which is abrasion resistance so that when you are sliding, the asphalt doesn't sandpaper your flesh to the bone (road rash). Pedestrian jeans/jackets disappear in less than 0.5 seconds when you are sliding on asphalt after a 60mph crash; most crashes at that speed have you tumbling on the ground for a good 6 seconds. That means unless you are wearing good gear, your skin is likely to be scraped off to the bone. I don't know much about graphene, but it might be a good material for abrasion resistance, if it is suited for withstanding tearing, cuts, and shear forces like the elephant-on-pencil example in the article claims.