well i think i might be upgrading to a leather coat with armor (over my textile t-dyno A*) and im just not sure i want to do it. Ive found a great deal on a nice teknic jacket for a little over $200 and some leather chicane teknic pants for a hair under $200. Seems like a pretty good deal, im just curious what everyone else has paid for their gear.

i understand some brands are better just trying to feel everything out. I do ride pretty aggressively at times, although im not some out of control nerd flying past you on the side of the highway. I'd love to take the bike to the track sometime, but w/ my busy schedule this year isn't looking so good, so hopefully next year. I'm not exactly sure what i would need as far as gear / bike mods, but i do know that both this jacket and pant combo has a full zipper combo makin it legal for the track.

what would you guys do? I have greater things goin on than motorcycles so I'd like to invest in some gear that would protect my *** if i ever went down. pick up the gear? Stay with textile and jeans? whatcha foo think?


here is the leather


and the pants



and what im wearing now



ps my coat is silver, and id probobly get the teknic silver as well...

 

I just bought a leather icon neo daytona yesterday. for $275 brand new. and I love it. you guys might wanna check out http://www.rrash.com he is a good guy and will work with you. I meet him yesterday.. I payed $525 for a neo daytona and a another leather Icon jacket

 

05 Frank Thomas ...

jacket: $300
pants: $200

 

JR Speedmaster jacket - $240 (www.motoxoutlet.com)

JR Blaster pants - $199 (www.best-leathers.com)

 

I spend too much on gear

Dainese Bora w/back protector insert ~$800
Dainese Dragonfly pants ~$550

 

r u a trackstar or strictly street?

 

I bought a cheap textile pants/jacket combo for $300 then splurged on my leather suit. It was about $1700 but it's fully custom and done by a local shop, Helimot here in San Jose. Worth the money.



Rob

 

rob, thats a pretty phat setup, are those the b-one boots?

 

Helimot suits rock! That's my next suit (after my ZCustom wears out).

 

419 for the Joe jocket speedmaster and I love it worth the money

 

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Thanks,

They are Sidi Vertabra II's, nice boots but didn't offer much off the bike comfort. I switched to Daytona GTX boots which were great in both departments.


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Thanks,

The suit it's self took about 3 months to complete, mostly from my problems choosing the final colors. Helmet gives you too many choices make the final decision so hard.

Rob

Rob

 

Redstargsr...whats the best price youve gotten on the chikane

 

How about for a rookie rider? Would a pair of kevlar jeans, a good leather jacket, and some Timberland-ish boots be safe enough for street riding? I know ofcourse leather pants would be much better, but they aren't really that practical.

What is your guys' opinions on the best overall pant? Considering comfort, practicality, and quality - don't factor in the price tag.

Also, is it advisable to ride in Timberland type work boots? Do you guys ALWAYS wear riding boots when going out for a ride? Thanks for the help!

 

paid 500 for my suit

 

Dainese Zag Pelle jacket - $480
Dainese P103 pants - $480

Just picked up today:
Dainese Nitro one piece suit - $900 ($1200 reg. price)

 

sorry to say, but that teknic jacket is awfully ugly, but that's just my opinion. i'd rather get the joe rocket (blaster 2.0?) jacket off ebay for cheap. those pants look good though.

 

My advice to you is try in the Teknic and get an Idea for your size.

I just pick up a perforated Teknic leather jacket off of ebay for $150CDN shipped. I've located a dealer in Vancouver that is liquidating their Teknic Thunder leather pants for $199CDN and I plan topick those up as well to zip them togeter.

All I need now is a good deal on boots and a pair of gloves...

Good luck...

 

I paid $250 for an old stock teknic chicane suit.

 

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Rob</TD></TR></TABLE>

Helimot or Zooni

 

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Yes.

 

I paid $800 for my 2pc Spidi Norick suit. Best money I ever spent on gear. Plus I got free Spidi XPD boots ( which I don't use), and free Spidi Carbosint gloves (which I don't use).

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EKology &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> some Timberland-ish boots be safe enough for street riding?

Do you guys ALWAYS wear riding boots when going out for a ride? Thanks for the help!</TD></TR></TABLE>

This is just my opinion and my opinion only.
Timberland-ish boots safe for the street? In my opinion NO.


Yes I ALWAYS wear riding boots (sidi vert 2's), in fact even when riding over to my brothers house, which is 5 minutes away I wear:
Arai Helmet w/ earplugs
T Pro Forcefield back protector
Spidi leather jacket
Gloves A*stars GP plus
pants of some sort ( I have First Geat HT Air overpants)
Sidi boots


EDIT: combined my two posts into 1

 

Alpinestars TZ-1 jacket- $300
Going to get some trackpants soon $300