Career
Goldfine created the Aerostich Roadcrafter suit c. 1982, noted as "the first synthetic textile armored riding suit", made with Cordura and "worn by almost every motorcycle journalist when they"re really riding". Goldfine has been called "one of the early leaders and innovators in motorcycle safety clothing", and "a revolutionary — a guy who changed the motorcycling world".
Cycle World said "if there is ever a motorcycle gear hall of fame, Andy Goldfine should be inducted."
Author Melissa Holbrook Pierson has noted Goldfine"s contribution to motorcycling by holding that it is a social good, and he has been cited as an expert on motorcycling culture as expressed through rider clothing.
In 1996, Goldfine undertook a 17,000-mile (27,000 km) long-distance motorcycling journey from his home city, Duluth, to Mongolia, crossing Siberia and returning via China and Japan.
