Can I borrow gear?

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Pretty sure the schools want jean or leather for jackets. So buying the mesh wont work.

I think you should hold off until you can get the gear on sale as well.

All you need is a jean jacket, gardening gloves that go over the wrist, leather boots that go past the ankle and a helmet.

You can find a dot certified helmet off kajiji or rent one for real cheep.

I bought the gear the night before my course and I wish I had someones gear to borough so I could have taken the time to find what I wanted.

jeero said:
Whether you're buying a bike this year or the next, it's still a good idea to buy yourself some light motorcycle gear now, so that when the major cost of buying a motorcycle comes around, you don't have to worry about spending even more money on gear. Spread out your spending so it doesn't break your bank.

Some basic mesh/textile jackets with armor in the elbows, shoulders and back can be found for 100$ new in stores, and even cheaper used on kijiji and in decent shape too. Always go look at it before you buy.
Gloves can be purchased almost anywhere. I do believe the courses want you to have gloves that cover the wrist though.
Footwear can be anything sturdy that covers the ankle, doesn't have to be motorcycle boots per say.
And helmet of course has to be DOT-approved as a minimum.

For my M2 course I used the following:
- Old work boots that cover my ankles.
- Leather jacket (old and ugly, but whatever).
- Full motorcycle leather gloves, bought them new and still have them now (they happen to match the bike I bought).
- I was going to buy a brand new helmet just to do the course, but then I learned that helmets do expire after a few years. Since I had no idea when I would get a bike, a friend insisted I borrow one of his spares. Should he not have insisted, I would of still bought a new one in the 200$ range.
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gotta pay to play motorcycles are an expensive hobby. Not like you are going to gain much weight between seasons. invest in gear now as next season come the bike purchase and insurance you will wish u already invested in gear
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