Going to tech, riding gear recommendations?

[Panther]

Have you ever known anything to be good and cheap?
is the warehouses motto "our stuff is good and cheap"?

all the gear all the time, bubye a grand atleast.

[GOGAL]

I agree with Kiwifruit - gear up for the bin, not the ride. Obviously we always do our best to get there safely, BUT - who means to have an accident? I had a real nasty one on a short ride on a sunny Sunday afternoon - only good gear saved my right arm from being a stump - One of the lesson's learned that day: only ever ride with good protective gear on.

[moT]

Bring it on! If its ridicule you're after, be warned, I don't tire easily.

How much i would love to i got better things to do with my time, so should you.

[Sanx]

Gahh! What are you "doing" at Tech? Clearly not English or anything that involves a cogent explanation.

Cogent or coherent? Whilst the former is not going to be posible without the latter, I'd have thought the complete lack of grammar, punctuation and sentence structure would be more of a hindrance to comprehension.

Bring it on! If its ridicule you're after, be warned, I don't tire easily.

"it's"

im not writeing an essay here so what if i cant be fuked useing proper grammer

And it takes that much extra effort to hit the Shift key or add in a few punctuation marks? If you want your posts to give the impression you're a dribbling imbecile then you're more than welcome, of course.

How much i would love to i got better things to do with my time, so should you.

An improvement already. A capital letter and two punctuation marks. OK, the comma's in the wrong place and there's full stop and two other capitals missing, but credit where credit's due.

[mark247]

I used to wear jeans and a crap fake leather jacket to tech, now i have draggin jeans, and the DriRider "Urban" jacket, i just wear normal shoes and some cheap gloves.

[moT]

wear a thong if u like just dont crash

[Highlander]

A reasonable ammount of time spent on this site and you will see a couple of recurring themes:

1) Not all accidents are the riders fault. Other road users tend to not see motocyclists.

2) No one here who has taken a fall from their bike saw it coming in time to prevent it.

3) No one has made a post that can convince me the road is any softer on a sunny day.

ALL THE GEAR ALL THE TIME

[moT]

a car is slightly softer...

[Ice_Monsta]

Hahaha, very nice.
Surely it'd be nicer to fall in the wet, wouldn't ya slide further? Although sliding is only good until the gutter or something similar turns up.
I'm getting the general idea that i'm going to have to get me some good quality gear.
Any recommendations for brands of gear that last? and would fit in as normal clothes - you know, not be completely obvious that I just got off my bike...although really, i should be proud

[McDuck]

Have PMed you. You want to stand out, the more the better. Wear some normal clothes under your gear and take the riding gear off when you get there.

[clint640]

Hahaha, very nice.
Surely it'd be nicer to fall in the wet, wouldn't ya slide further? Although sliding is only good until the gutter or something similar turns up.
I'm getting the general idea that i'm going to have to get me some good quality gear.
Any recommendations for brands of gear that last? and would fit in as normal clothes - you know, not be completely obvious that I just got off my bike...although really, i should be proud

Draggin jeans & a solid leather jacket are always a good combination of protection & coolness, & leather is really durable, but a full set of basic textile gear is cheaper & you'll also stay dryer.

Cheers
Clint

[Rosie]

No one has made a post that can convince me the road is any softer on a sunny day.

Sometimes the tar is softer when it's sunny
All the more reason to wear gear.

[devnull]

wear the best gear you can afford
dress for the bin not for the ride
boots and all

What he said. Roads and cages don't get any softer if the distance you travel is less

[kaz]

I agree with the others: textile gear can be worn over your normal clothes and removed, it'll keep you dry and is cheaper than leather. It's a bit annoying to wear all that stuff but it's less annoying than your classmates staring at your skin grafts after an accident. That'll really bring your day down (though it will get you an extension on your assignments).

[breakaway]

I recommend wearing

- Textile Jacket (Waterproof is always a bonus)
- Gloves
- Boots

AT THE VERY LEAST For commuting. I've seen first hand how big a difference gear can make.