Shootin and Ridin: any motorcyclists here?
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Go to a local MC shop and find boots and gloves that are comfortable. Summer light-weight gloves with lots of vents, armored knuckles, and padded palms--but comfortable. There are fall, winter, and extreme cold gloves, even electric gloves (a godsend in frigid cold). Do NOT wear fingerless gloves! The rule is: Dress for the crash first, then the ride. I like Aerostar touring boots. Unfortunately I don't think they make them anymore. One pair saved my ankle bones when I went down 15 years ago. --the hidden plastic plates and leather over them took the abrasions. The ankle was just sprained.
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I settled on elkskin gloves years ago. Super comfortable and the ones I have now have a rubber squeegie built into the thumb for the face shield on the helmet. The gear that I use is based on long distance touring needs, but it will keep me comfortable no matter what the distance traveled. My boots are Sidi, very comfortable while riding, not so much walking. Comfort is very important, if your'e not comfortable while riding you will not concentrate on riding safe.
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https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/alp ... gIexvD_BwE
For casual street riding, i prefer something like this link. It has good coverage and ankle protection and doesn't have any laces to get caught on things.
For casual street riding, i prefer something like this link. It has good coverage and ankle protection and doesn't have any laces to get caught on things.

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I like the idea of a visor wedge on the gloves. what brand are they?eelj wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:22 am I settled on elkskin gloves years ago. Super comfortable and the ones I have now have a rubber squeegie built into the thumb for the face shield on the helmet. The gear that I use is based on long distance touring needs, but it will keep me comfortable no matter what the distance traveled. My boots are Sidi, very comfortable while riding, not so much walking. Comfort is very important, if your'e not comfortable while riding you will not concentrate on riding safe.
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Thanks for all the help folks!
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Elkskin ropers from Aerostitch. Andy Goldfine is a real obsessive rider. Most everything he sells has come from many years of experience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... nTpTlnYq5A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... nTpTlnYq5A
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These look perfect. Thanks!eelj wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:57 am Elkskin ropers from Aerostitch. Andy Goldfine is a real obsessive rider. Most everything he sells has come from many years of experience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... nTpTlnYq5A
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Those squeegie things on the index finger were a brilliant invention! I have it on a pair of First Gear gloves for moderately cold weather, like fall and early winter.
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BTW, endorsed by the CHP. Do they get too hot?eelj wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:57 am Elkskin ropers from Aerostitch. Andy Goldfine is a real obsessive rider. Most everything he sells has come from many years of experience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... nTpTlnYq5A
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I consider them to be a 3 season glove. My bike has a very nice after market fairing on it which keeps wind off of my hands.senorgrand wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 5:09 pmBTW, endorsed by the CHP. Do they get too hot?eelj wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:57 am Elkskin ropers from Aerostitch. Andy Goldfine is a real obsessive rider. Most everything he sells has come from many years of experience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... nTpTlnYq5A
A lot of bikers like to sit around in bars and mutter to each other "in the wind man", sounds real cool, but a person needs to be protected from the wind or they can get quite dehydrated. The Ropers
fit over the cuffs of my jacket and seal off my arms from not just the wind but also bees and wasps, they tend to panic and start stinging when they feel trapped. Go try on a number of different gloves
and see what feels good to you. Same with the helmets.
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Nothing like being stung while laid over in a turn...with a passenger riding pillion! Been there, done that! -- a yellow jack stung my hand. My mind was aware, but it didn't feel it till we were stopped and the engine turned off...THEN it hurt like hell!eelj wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 9:58 amI consider them to be a 3 season glove. My bike has a very nice after market fairing on it which keeps wind off of my hands.senorgrand wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 5:09 pmBTW, endorsed by the CHP. Do they get too hot?eelj wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:57 am Elkskin ropers from Aerostitch. Andy Goldfine is a real obsessive rider. Most everything he sells has come from many years of experience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... nTpTlnYq5A
A lot of bikers like to sit around in bars and mutter to each other "in the wind man", sounds real cool, but a person needs to be protected from the wind or they can get quite dehydrated. The Ropers
fit over the cuffs of my jacket and seal off my arms from not just the wind but also bees and wasps, they tend to panic and start stinging when they feel trapped. Go try on a number of different gloves
and see what feels good to you. Same with the helmets.
In hot weather you need air flow to cool you but being pounded by the wind is both dehydrating (bad) but deafening (worse), plus tiring and mind-numbing (Deadly). That's why mesh jackets with armor are actually more comfortable at speed than just a tee. Better air flow, less pounding. But you gotta hydrate.
""If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." -- LBJ
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conservatives may be especially susceptible to simple-minded but snappy memes, but no one can belabor a point into irrelevance like liberals.
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I'm also a fan of gauntlet style gloves. Better protection for your wrists and forearms and keeps the weather out of your sleeves. I only use my mesh and 'short' gloves when trail riding. I don't have enough confidence in them in case of a crash on the road.

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I'm generally of the opinion that your palms and finger tips are the most at risk in a crash of your hands.MaxWyatt wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 10:43 am I'm also a fan of gauntlet style gloves. Better protection for your wrists and forearms and keeps the weather out of your sleeves. I only use my mesh and 'short' gloves when trail riding. I don't have enough confidence in them in case of a crash on the road.
""If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." -- LBJ
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