gear recomendations

[duckmanco]

Hey guys, new to the sport, got handed my Dad's old 1982 Yamaha XS650 Heritage Special, a seemingly awesome first bike, great sporty cruiser. Anyway, I wanted to know what are some good, reasonably priced gloves and mesh jackets to look at, and how much and where can I get them. I already own a helmet so no worries there. Thanks

[speediva]

http://www.newenough.com

I know I sound like a damn salesperson, but the Fieldsheer mesh jackets are AMAZING... they have TONS of padding to kinda help compensate for the lack of solid material.

[duckmanco]

what do you mean by fieldsheer, you sure its not FirstGear? I didnt see fieldsheer anywhere on there.

[aussieidiot]

tangie, are you trying to get guys to wear mesh AGAIN. jeez your kinky

[speediva]

Originally Posted by duckmanco

what do you mean by fieldsheer, you sure its not FirstGear? I didnt see fieldsheer anywhere on there.

NO, not First Gear. Their mesh ranks #2 with me, but I sold my firstgear to buy Fieldsheer. Run a google search on them. You may have to find a distributor.

[Too New To Know]

is leather the best option if you want to walk away with your skin in tact though?? i've figured out what bike to get, now im gonna flood you all with gear questions! hehehe

[speediva]

Leather is always best, but there's no doubt about it... leather can be HOT. Perforated leather isn't as bad as "solid" leather in terms of ventilation.

[Too New To Know]

would that be second to solid leather protection-wise?

[speediva]

Originally Posted by Too New To Know

would that be second to solid leather protection-wise?

Not necessarily. A good company's perfed leather will be pretty much the same as their solid leather. MANY MANY 1-piece race suits are perfed for comfort.

[Too New To Know]

ok thanks tange, is there any other gear equivalent to perfed saftey-wise? or is that the best all round safe but comfy stuff?

[speediva]

There's always "textile", but it still won't hold up as well as hide... whether perfed or solid/vented. Textile is sorta 1 step-up from mesh b/c it's all man-made, but it's not "holey".

[Too New To Know]

hahaha ok cool... one final question.. for now..

you mentioned solid/vented... isnt perferated a form of venting? (holey?)

[speediva]

Perforation is all over the whole "body" of the gear. The vented/solids are solid leather (no holes) with zippered mesh-inserted vents in the arms and back (usually)