New Biker Needs Help

**Dharmbir** · 5th August 2018, 19:52

OP here again for advise, im willing to spend $500 for my first motorcycle jacket to commute. i ride 30km a day, i feel more cold than hot.. summer can be cold me for me.. and i probably not be riding in rain anyway so please advise what to choose for $500

**caseye** · 5th August 2018, 20:09

That will buy you a good leather motorcycle jacket and a nice little packs down to nothing, but highly waterproof over jacket and maybe pants, go with that and you cant go wrong.
You will be warm, stay dry and if it''s not raing but is cold, you put on the over stuff and the cold stops!

**FJRider** · 5th August 2018, 20:18

Originally Posted by Dharmbir

OP here again for advise, im willing to spend $500 for my first motorcycle jacket to commute. i ride 30km a day, i feel more cold than hot.. summer can be cold me for me.. and i probably not be riding in rain anyway so please advise what to choose for $500

In your first post in this thread you were set on spending $5000-$6000 on a Motorcycle (and I assume buying riding gear as well). The advise you got was get a cheaper bike and good gear.

Now (it seems) you only have $500 to spend on gear ...

??? where did the rest of the money go ... ???

**Dharmbir** · 5th August 2018, 20:27

Originally Posted by FJRider

In your first post in this thread you were set on spending $5000-$6000 on a Motorcycle (and I assume buying riding gear as well). The advise you got was get a cheaper bike and good gear.

Now (it seems) you only have $500 to spend on gear ...

??? where did the rest of the money go ... ???

$500 is only for jacket ! then over $100 for gloves

maybe this https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...cc5dd2bbd6247f

**Big Dog** · 5th August 2018, 20:38

Originally Posted by Dharmbir

OP here again for advise, im willing to spend $500 for my first motorcycle jacket to commute. i ride 30km a day, i feel more cold than hot.. summer can be cold me for me.. and i probably not be riding in rain anyway so please advise what to choose for $500

That will buy you a "Ballistic" jacket and pants from https://www.1tonne.co.nz with enough change for shipping.

Maybe even some cheep rain gear.

Not the most exciting or fashionable gear but the leather is thick and the jacket holds off a fair amount of rain. Better than some more expensive textiles I have owned.

I haven't crash tested mine but the seams in the leather are all still holding after 2 years for the pants and 3 or 4 years for the jacket of all weather, all year riding about 24,000kms per year.

Some of the seams in the satin lining have not done so well but are acceptable.

**Dharmbir** · 5th August 2018, 20:48

im thinking https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...2ef370c3c8008a

**FJRider** · 5th August 2018, 20:52

Originally Posted by Dharmbir

$500 is only for jacket ! then over $100 for gloves

maybe this https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...cc5dd2bbd6247f

When are you planning on getting pants ??? (and how much do you intend to spend on them ??)

Try looking at gear with armour (inserts or [preferably] built in) That jacket you showed looks like a sunny sunday arvo poser jacket ...

If image is your thing ... buy Harley Davidson branded gear. You can buy second hand stuff that's never been worn in rain ...

**FJRider** · 5th August 2018, 20:55

Originally Posted by Dharmbir

im thinking

No ... you're NOT.

**Moi** · 5th August 2018, 20:58

Originally Posted by Dharmbir

im thinking https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...2ef370c3c8008a

Brilliant jacket... but it's for fine weather riding... vented, no winter liner...

This would be a better buy... https://www.1tonne.co.nz/product/bla...acket-/25/101/

or this: https://www.1tonne.co.nz/product/bla...jacket/28/101/

or this: https://www.1tonne.co.nz/product/wat...cket--/36/101/

If you want the jacket to be all year usable you need it to have a removable thermal liner and vents. You can add another layer in winter if needed - as caseye said...

Plus the above come with matching pants that you can zip together to increase your protection.

**Dharmbir** · 5th August 2018, 21:13

Originally Posted by FJRider

No ... you're NOT.

is it not good for commute or what you mean?

**FJRider** · 5th August 2018, 21:22

Originally Posted by Dharmbir

is it not good for commute or what you mean?

Get some good (even second hand) textile gear (pants and trou) with armor inserts for the commute in traffic ... in all weathers ... with a rain over-suit for the heavy weather. And poser gear for the weekends ... if you (and the bike) survive until then ...

**Dharmbir** · 5th August 2018, 21:30

Originally Posted by FJRider

Get some good (even second hand) textile gear (pants and trou) with armor inserts for the commute in traffic ... in all weathers ... with a rain over-suit for the heavy weather. And poser gear for the weekends ... if you (and the bike) survive until then ...

i want to give you nice tight hug