Bought a jacket, what next?

**Metastable** · 8th March 2014, 17:17

Statistic say:
First - Helmet
Then - Start with your feet and dress yourself up from there.

I would have a hard time riding without gloves, but stats say that your worst injuries aside form your head, are lower leg injuries. Just thinking back to friends of mine, their worst injuries were due to wearing boots that lacked proper support, or not wearing boots at all. One had his footpeg dig into his tibia and go upwards along the tibia .... requiring a number of surgeries the other one highsided and wacked is heel on the ground (wearing cheap boots) and broke his heel.

As mentioned above, if you can't afford proper bike gear, even knee pads and elbow pads can help.

**AllanB** · 8th March 2014, 17:20

Originally Posted by sgurtman

But to everyone that is wondering, I do plan on getting full gear. I just have limited income so I'm getting one piece of gear every paycheck.

Need a good old KB donation of superseded gear - maybe we need a section for this.

**Metastable** · 8th March 2014, 17:32

Yes - in the past I have given away or sold gear for very cheap. Old gear might not be the greatest, but it is often better than the alternative.

**Fern** · 8th March 2014, 17:49

Originally Posted by DanielM8

I've owned an Rjays Voyager 2 since I first started riding scooters 2 years ago, and have crash tested it a handful of times. It's always protected well, and I haven't had any relevant injuries while wearing it. That being said, I found my hands tend to try and catch my fall and they hurt against the road when you have no gloves.. So I agree, gloves first. Make sure you invest in all the gear as soon as you can, though - it's worth it entirely.. Even on a scooter.

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1. learn to ride without crashing.... some courses are cheaper than bike gear
http://www.prorider.co.nz/motorcycle....php?course=30

2. Gloves. Anything is better than nothing, if you are mega skint even some workmans heavy duty gloves, or mtb gloves, especially if you are on a scoot- you don't have to worry about the finesse of a clutch.

Try wiping your arse when you have no skin on it.http://tinyurl.com/mnfbl3t
Do you really want your mum/partner to have to wipe your arse for you?

http://www.bestbeginnermotorcycles.c...sfw-pics-video

**HenryDorsetCase** · 8th March 2014, 19:11

Originally Posted by sgurtman

I wear XL or 2XL. I'm willing to spend a bit of money on something that is not too bulky. I want something somewhat thin, so maybe I'll buy those Revvit Monsters that were recommended.

Mine a re medium so no good to you sorry

**slofox** · 8th March 2014, 21:54

Originally Posted by sgurtman

On the one hand I'm horrified. But on the other I'm a little impressed. But to everyone that is wondering, I do plan on getting full gear. I just have limited income so I'm getting one piece of gear every paycheck.

Better hope you get your incremental plan finished before you crash then, eh.

I saw a dude come off at relatively low speed a couple of years ago. I still wonder if he has finished getting skin grafts on his right leg. (Not an attractive sight at the time.

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**pritch** · 9th March 2014, 08:49

Gloves seem the most popular choice and it makes sense. I don't even ride the push bike without gloves now, the first thing you do in an off is put your hand out to break your fall.

When I put my VFR in a ditch the only bit of gear that received major damage was the gloves, but they'd done their job.

**nzspokes** · 9th March 2014, 09:22

Originally Posted by pritch

Gloves seem the most popular choice and it makes sense. I don't even ride the push bike without gloves now, the first thing you do in an off is put your hand out to break your fall.

When I put my VFR in a ditch the only bit of gear that received major damage was the gloves, but they'd done their job.

But something we found with gloves is try to get them with palm sliders. After a crash I couldnt work out how I had damage to both sides of the gloves. Palm and knuckles. Then watched something about palm sliders and worked it out. The leather palm grabs the road and twists your wrists over. This may be why when my girl crash she snapped 1 wrist and broke the other. Not cool.

**Vinz0r** · 9th March 2014, 09:33

Every time I crash the main damage to my gear is the palm sliders. My last two pairs of gloves have almost identical damage to the sliders, and I've never had a wrist injury coming off a bike so I guess they're doing their job!
Wouldn't buy gloves without them.

**allycatz** · 9th March 2014, 11:14

Definitely gloves. I just bought my son a pair of winter darbi's. $59 and great for a scooter. I'd then get boots or get them at the same time. If you have to stop suddenly the grip is far superior to sneakers etc. I saved my scooter many a time thanks to decent footwear.

**sgurtman** · 9th March 2014, 12:10

So I picked up some Revit Monsters that were suggested here. It seems like the fit is good but I noticed on the Rev It size charts a large is supposed to fit a 9" palm. I have a 9.5" palm and ended up getting an XL. It's fairly tight but a bit loose around the wrist (the strap). The L size felt like it didn't go up the wrist high enough, so I'm a bit stuck in whether I should return the XL for the L or just leave it as is.

**haydes55** · 9th March 2014, 12:28

It doesn't matter what order you get your gear in, as long as you don't ride before you have all the gear.

**Akzle** · 9th March 2014, 15:19

Originally Posted by AllanB

Nah mate - pad are for women's panties.

Put the jacket on and head off to your local mall - strut around bumping into people and snarling like you are a mean muther (this is the correct spelling in this context Hitcher) - if you are lucky you'll pick up some fat slapper with purple hair wearing a mini skirt that is way too tight and a top that is part of some university study into the loading capacity of cotton.

You may have to ditch the scooter as if you are doing the above it is preferable that you leave the mall with the fat slapper and head to your lowered Nissan Skyline (with compulsory tinted windows and loud pipe). Knock back a few RTD's while parked up and chances are you'll received a car-park BJ.

speaking from experience...
How is your wife, btw?

**Akzle** · 9th March 2014, 15:26

Originally Posted by nzspokes

This may be why when my girl crash she snapped 1 wrist and broke the other. Not cool.

no handys for months! Dayom!

**Thomo84** · 11th March 2014, 03:38

Originally Posted by sgurtman

So I picked up some Revit Monsters that were suggested here. It seems like the fit is good but I noticed on the Rev It size charts a large is supposed to fit a 9" palm. I have a 9.5" palm and ended up getting an XL. It's fairly tight but a bit loose around the wrist (the strap). The L size felt like it didn't go up the wrist high enough, so I'm a bit stuck in whether I should return the XL for the L or just leave it as is.

I'd stick with the XL mate as long as they aren't TOO loose around the wrist