Blind in my right eye

[crazyhorse]

Hi Holly

Welcome to KB and good on ya leaving ya holden for a bike

[skinman]

Good on you, soon you will be sick of the 250 and wanting more power.
I would check out Quasi for gear. Everyone I have seen with it thinks its great & it doesn't cost the earth. I wish I had got it when I first started. Whether you use leather or textile is really your call as to how comfortable you are in the gear & possibly whether you think you may be riding & get caught in the rain much, textile is more likely to be waterproof (ish).