Riding Gear

[WenMark]

What type of riding gear does everyone wear? I am considering getting a Joe Rocket Sport Jacket to wear but don't want to spend $150 if they are uncomfortable or you don't use them much. I currently just ride in jeans and a leather jacket, steel toe boots & Fulmer full face helmet, but would like to be safer Any other recommendations on articles of clothing, shoes, boots, etc?? Your advice is appreciated

[Diluted]

I was looking at the Joe Rocket Alter Ego 2 but at $250 for the jacket and $200 for the pants its quite a bit pricy.

[Funkmaxtor]

I have a Joe Rocket mesh jacket (Phoenix 5.0) with a waterproof liner and I love it. I also have the Atomic Pants. I really like both but I wish I spent the extra 10 - 20 bucks for the Phoenix pants. I had my pants for just over a week and melted the right leg on my engine cover.

Go with the Phoenix gear all the way around you would be disappointed.

[SoulRider]

Originally Posted by WenMark

What type of riding gear does everyone wear? I am considering getting a Joe Rocket Sport Jacket to wear but don't want to spend $150 if they are uncomfortable or you don't use them much. I currently just ride in jeans and a leather jacket, steel toe boots & Fulmer full face helmet, but would like to be safer Any other recommendations on articles of clothing, shoes, boots, etc?? Your advice is appreciated

You need to get some motorcycle-specific gear. Basic steel toe boots are not worth much. You need bike boots that have ankle protection, as that's what gets broken in many crashes, not toes.
Same thing with a leather jacket. You need a biker jacket that has armor in the arms, shoulders and back. Same thing with pants, which should have adjustable pouches for the knee pads and a way to attach them to your jacket. If you go down the gap between jacket and pants will mean you are dangerously exposed! I found that one out the hard way.

I wear a Joe Rocket ballistic Nylon jacket and the Alter Ego pants. With the pants I can wear shorts or even a bathing suit under them, plus they have lots of vents in them, with a strip that can be completely removed.
JoeRocket.com

If you are worried about the expense of new gear try used or shop around for sales. I suggest going to your local brick & mortar store and trying on everything in your size and seeing how it all fits. Buy what's on sale, then compare their prices to places online. If you show the store the online price they may try to come close to it, but never expect bike shops to offer good deals on gear.

[MNDZA]

Joe Rocket Jackets, one perf. leather and one normal. Draggin Jeans kevlar pants liner with armor. Sidi boots. Alpinestars gloves. Shoei helmet.

[gizmogirl]

Hi guys..I am new to the forum and to motorcycles but just bought myself a FZ6R and am excited. I ride alot with my husband and wear the joe rocket alter ego jacket. Love it. The arms and mid panel zip off leaving the mesh and armor in place and it sure does breath nice. I am going to purchase the same in pants. My husband liked the way it breathed so much that he bought one as well. I highly recommend spending the money as you really get what you pay for.

Gizmogirl

[99vengeur]

Here are links to all my gear. The jacket, gloves and helmet are all of the yellow persuasion to match my bike. Everything fits perfectly and the protection afforded is great as well.

Cortech by Tour Master GX Sport Series 2 Textile Motorcycle Jacket :: New Enough, LTD
TCX X-Square All Purpose Motorcycle Boot :: New Enough, LTD
Cortech by Tour Master DX Motorcycle Gloves :: New Enough, LTD
Scorpion EXO-700 Rivet Matte Motorcycle Helmet :: New Enough, LTD

[nlpyle]

I have two Frank Thomas Jackets, one is mesh for those hot days. The mesh one I paid around 90 brand new from Cyclegear.com and the other one I paid a little more. I love both of my jackets. I have the Frank Thomas riding boots as well, love those, fit right and no problems shifting. I bought some Icon's first and the ones I got the toe was to thick and just more of a hassel to shift with. The only pants I have though are my First Gear pants and those are just for rainy days. Other then that I just ride in my jeans. My buddy has some mesh Frank Thomas pants and he swears by those things. They are only around 120 or so on sale at Cyclegear. I would suggest you just keep looking and you can find some really good deals. Best of luck to ya.

[zig308]

I have an HJC full face helmet, SIDI "high-top" boots, leather gloves with hard plastic knuckles, and just bought an Olympia hi-viz mesh jacket with removable liner.

I'll get some sort of over pants at some point. Just wearing jeans for now.

[GoGreen09]

Before I started riding, I started pricing the gear so I could save up for them. I ended up buying a Joe Rocket Nova 2.0 jacket for $100, and I thought it was a great deal especially when my friend gave me his JR pants for free. I wore jeans and just some Magnum steel toed boots. Not a week later after passing the MSF course and getting my license, I ended up buying Dianese DelMar jacket and Drake pants. I also ended up with a pair of Sidi B2 boots. So what happened to saving money on the gear? I may be an extreme case here, but after going 80mph (and wanting to go faster), I realized that gear is something I didn't want to skimp on. You may think that I overpaid for my gear (which I may have), but the peace of mind is worth it that if you do go down, you have a chance to walk away from it. Bottom line, there's a lot of gear out there! Don't let the price (to an extent) dictate what you get. BTW, I went the Dianese route just because I already know that I want to do trackdays.