Gear that offers the best protection

[shanekingsley]

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I don't own this stuff, but aside from some of the good advice already provided, you may be interested in some of the kevlar based products below. There are a number of favourable reviews for their products searching in Google.

http://www.motoport.com/

 

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I see you spew this type of drivel all the time. What? Ride in shorts with no gloves....you'll be more careful and thus live longer.....you expect anyone to listen to that crap? It's obvious that this is your way of rationalizing in your own mind, the fact that you like to ride in flip flops and a beanie......and thats fine. Your personal choice. But here you have a new rider, specifically asking what gear is most protective! And you're here telling newbs that full coverage gear isn't essential, becasue their riding ability will keep them safe is a farce and you know it.

Every day, riders are vulnerable to many circumstances we have no control over regardless of how good a rider you think you are. Your point that many bike fatalities couldn't have been prevented by leathers, boots, gloves etc, may be true. But there is also the hundreds of instances where a minor off can result in a major inconvenience or worse.......a 20 kmh slide on a manhole cover, with full gear, might be a get up and walk away affair. With no gear, maybe you can never wipe your own a55 again. Prime example.

You are doing a disservice to new riders by downplaying the importance of taking as many of the dangers out of the equation as we can beforehand, becasue there are many unknows left in the equation for us to deal with already.

the only time i ever went down... happened about 5 years ago, i got nicked by a car that was weaving lanes without signals. lowsided the bike at around 60km/h. i was coming back from Boston Pizza (of all places... where's that thread these days) so i didnt wear my Full gear. I had helmet, gloves, jacket, boots. and i was wearing regular jeans. jacket is scuffed, head never touched hte ground, gloves also scuffed, toe slider got a little scratched. and my jeans disintegrated on impact and left a 5cm hole at the knee, they didnt rip, its not like there was a flap hanging, the part that his the road just rubbed through and disappeared. 5 years later no hair growing on left knee, it still has a bit of a pinkish colour there.

not every rider will fall, but thats not what we're worried about is it? all we care about is whether it is possible that we could fall, and what if on that day you chose to ride in flip flops and a wife beater.

and hell, gear shopping is fun. motorcycle gear for guys is like shoes for women... you'll soon have a closet full of jackets, boots gloves, hell it'll replace your wardrobe.

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