danieljardim
New Member
What's the best commuter gear (I only have a helmet and gloves so far)
What you guys recommend?
What you guys recommend?
Honestly gear doesn't magically work after 60 mph, it works when you get rear ended at a red light. Get what you can, a 45 mph crash is alot worse then it seems. Run as fast as you can in your underwear and then throw yourself on concrete. First of all I doubt you were running more then 15 mph...How will you feel? Sorry if I came out as rude but get what you can. I understand the bank situation cuz I'm broke too. I have a good helmet a good jacket and gloves. Right now I'm about to buy boots and I'm looking to buy a full suit this spring. Good luck! Ride safe!Planning to buy all the stuff and have a full suit, but the bank is a little broken right now since i just got the bike. I'm not ready to go super fast ripping the highways yet, so my ride will be back and forth to work on city streets doing top 45 mph. Should I start with jacket and boots maybe?
Start with used gear from here and r6-forum.com. I've seen great deals on almost brand new items just because members end up not using them.gear won't prevent an accident or fully protect you in one either. it's just to minimize the permanent damage to your body and reduce recovery time if and when something unexpected happens- which may never even be your fault. simply put, gear can be the difference of walking away from an accident or spending weeks in the hospital.
1. u should not be riding at all, period, unless u have at least the following:
helmet, gloves, boots, riding jacket
2. if u don't care about cutting open your knee caps to the bone, dislocating a shoulder, breaking an arm or elbow, permanent scaring over your torso and legs, busting your spine, and getting permanent nerve damage, then add the following:
knee & shin guards; jacket with ce-rated armor & back protector
3. now if you don't care about fracturing your tailbone, severely bruising your chest , and/ or damaging your hips, then add the following:
ce-rated armored shorts with thigh & tailbone coverage, ce-rated chest protector
even just tipping over at a stand-still will result in pegs digging nice big holes into your shins, bruising your ankles, and fracturing your fingers. so, when you're shopping for gear, look for gear that has good all-around armor coverage. cheap gloves = fractured/ broken fingers and/ or wrists. cheap, soft boots = fractured/ broken ankles and/ or toes.
remember that with gear, something is still always better than nothing. yes- gear is pricey as heck. so, you can always gradually upgrade over time, which is what most of us do. don't expect to spend all the money all at once for the very best of everything right away. but, do realize that every time u hop on the bike without adequate full body armor (top & bottom), you are more at risk.
This.CE approved armoured jacket & trousers (NEVER normal jeans), armoured boots, armoured gloves, lid.
That's a good place to start, but when funds are available pants are also very important too. Plus IMHO, you get what you pay for, so in other words if you go and get some cheep gear it will protect you in a crash a little but after that one incident your gear will more then likely be garbage, not to mention the little things that give way on cheep gear like seams and zippers for no reason other than poor quality. If you spend a little more money and get some decent stuff it should hold up in a fall pretty well and I'm sure you will feel more confident with the build quality as well, good gear that fits well just feels right, like your wrapped up in a protective tortilla lolThank you guys. I'm gonna start with at least a jacket and boots. And I'll buy the rest little by little. (I don't wanna be walking around like a zombie missing pieces of my body in case a get into an accident. Hope not)
After reading this i decided on my riding geargear won't prevent an accident or fully protect you in one either. it's just to minimize the permanent damage to your body and reduce recovery time if and when something unexpected happens- which may never even be your fault. simply put, gear can be the difference of walking away from an accident or spending weeks in the hospital.
1. u should not be riding at all, period, unless u have at least the following:
helmet, gloves, boots, riding jacket
2. if u don't care about cutting open your knee caps to the bone, dislocating a shoulder, breaking an arm or elbow, permanent scaring over your torso and legs, busting your spine, and getting permanent nerve damage, then add the following:
knee & shin guards; jacket with ce-rated armor & back protector
3. now if you don't care about fracturing your tailbone, severely bruising your chest , and/ or damaging your hips, then add the following:
ce-rated armored shorts with thigh & tailbone coverage, ce-rated chest protector
even just tipping over at a stand-still will result in pegs digging nice big holes into your shins, bruising your ankles, and fracturing your fingers. so, when you're shopping for gear, look for gear that has good all-around armor coverage. cheap gloves = fractured/ broken fingers and/ or wrists. cheap, soft boots = fractured/ broken ankles and/ or toes.
remember that with gear, something is still always better than nothing. yes- gear is pricey as heck. so, you can always gradually upgrade over time, which is what most of us do. don't expect to spend all the money all at once for the very best of everything right away. but, do realize that every time u hop on the bike without adequate full body armor (top & bottom), you are more at risk.