Everyone should wear all leather gloves (WARNING: Graphic)

[NightRyder]

Well I'm thinking that maybe your asphalt was smooth, and Bun's was the old rough stuff. (maybe?)

Either way, ah,, Now I don't want to go riding till my gear gets here. (but I do want to go!)

[Alphamazing]

Eh, I dunno.



You tell me.

[NightRyder]

Yeah, Would have to see the other road to really tell.. but your street sure looks newish. It still has the black color, hasn't turned gray.  :mrgreen:  :lol:

Plus maybe you didn't put alot of pressure on your legs, and Bun did.  :dunno:

[Alphamazing]

Yeah, but even so. I've seen road rash before (BAD road rash). Road rash is just that, a big honkin' rash. He got a laceration, which means something big and sharp cut him deep. All the same, it has spawned my new quest for good knee armor to wear under my jeans.

[Bunbun]

The road was nice and flat however it had been chip-sealed a while back, like pretty much every other road in this state.  Much better condition than Alpha's road.  Like I said earlier, not much actual asphalt surfing, so it had to have been a rock or a broken fairing or something.  I think I'm gonna look into those A* thingies for over jeans... assuming I ever wear jeans again.

Bun

[Alphamazing]

I figure some of the new users could stand to see this. I sent a letter to NewEnough.com about my experience with the Digital Protectors and Paul, the store owner, changed the description to better reflect the lack of safety those things have. I also sent a letter to Olympia expressing my concern at how crappy those gloves were, but I have yet to hear back from them.

I crashed on the track a few months back wearing some Teknic leather gauntlets. My hands ended up palm down as I slid yet I sustained no damage to my hands. All leather gloves, people. All leather gloves.

I just got some Olympia 340 Vented Kevlar Protector gloves ($55 shipped from eBay) and I already feel safer in them. Durable, thick leather, with good control feel, and they fit my hands correctly.


Anyways, the point is...

ALL LEATHER GLOVES! NO MESH!

[rangerbrown]

well those that dont were gear and think that cheap stuff will do the trick are squids.   dont be Fing retarded
sandles dont protect you feat shorts come off and the t shirt wont last



were gear of get hurt far far far worse. i knew that sence day one. and the day i went down i had my gear one plus extra clothing under. the ony that that got hurt was the bike. and well my helment.

[Bluebellylint]

Those are the same gloves I got for Christmas. I love them but they do get a little cold in this whether (they are made for summer). they feel like I would be very protected in a crash but I still have a very good feel of the controls.

[Alphamazing]

well those that dont were gear and think that cheap stuff will do the trick are squids.   dont be Fing retarded
sandles dont protect you feat shorts come off and the t shirt wont last



were gear of get hurt far far far worse. i knew that sence day one. and the day i went down i had my gear one plus extra clothing under. the ony that that got hurt was the bike. and well my helment.

Yeah, cheap gear is bad, but all the major and reputable companies sell gloves with Mesh in them for a fair amount of cash. Not cheap, basically. The gloves I had felt like high quality gloves, it was just the mesh that sucked it hardcore.

Those are the same gloves I got for Christmas. I love them but they do get a little cold in this whether (they are made for summer). they feel like I would be very protected in a crash but I still have a very good feel of the controls.

Yeah. They do get cold. And by cold, I mean MY HANDS WERE FROZEN. Even with glove liners they didn't do that good of a job at keeping my hands warm. The temps were in the 40s and low 50s with speeds of 80mph or so. I figured glove liners would help some, but apparently not.

Doesn't matter what you buy, people, as long as it's all leather! I cannot stress this enough!

[JetSwing]

this is what you could get from wearing all leather gloves!

WARNING: GRAPHICAL CONTENT

http://www.gleamers.org/hand

Buy a glove that's made for protection, not just looking good or confortable.

[Alphamazing]

Whoah, JetSwing. What's the story behind that? Fingerless all leather cruiser gloves?

And you're right, but I figured it was kinda implied what with the pictures: buy full fingered all leather motorcycle gloves designed with your safety in mind.

[JetSwing]

it was the icon pursuit, a full finger, all leather perforated glove. obviously it didn't provide the best protection.

not only was it ripped at the seams but it torned and mangled with flesh. bottomline? it had no chance with the concrete. if you think a $200 glove is not worth it, think again.

[Alphamazing]

Hmm. I never trusted that Icon Pursuit glove. Looked cheap and more of a fashion statement than anything. The "armor" in it is paper thin and the leather looks and feels cheap and poorly made.

Get some GOOD gloves, people. My finger still bothers me.

[carbednotch]

[tussey]

This post got me thinking. I'm new rider and I'm very concerned with safety so I wanted to get some feedback on the type of gloves I wear. They're called Frank Thomas. 97%  Nylon on the outside. Double layered and double stitched with poly urethene covering the knuckles. They are very thick gloves. Here are pics.

[Alphamazing]

I dunno man. Textile is still textile. It doesn't have very good abrasion resistance, especially compared to quality leather. I thought the textile in my gloves would have been alright, but the asphalt proved me wrong. After my experience I'd rather not take the risk of not having good gloves, and I don't think other people want to go through the pain I did. I think it'd be best to invest in some good quality leather gloves.

[makenzie71]

Nice glove but it won't hold up to asphault.

I still dig my Icon T-max guantlets...or I would if someone hadn't stolen them.  Time to hit up ebay...

Alpha...that first pic of your finger...imagine you entire left forearm looking like that.  A nice litle louge mishap peeled the flesh off 65% of my left arm about 4 years ago...I actually dug a rock out of my elbow from that incident not too long ago.

[makenzie71]

omg!  I want these!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GPSTAR-Leather-Motorcycle-Gloves-sd-XS-icon_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ50425QQitemZ8036868653QQrdZ1

item 8036868653

I'll let you guys know what kind of quality they are...probably not great but I gots to have them! lmao

[Alphamazing]

omg!  I want these!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GPSTAR-Leather-Motorcycle-Gloves-sd-XS-icon_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ50425QQitemZ8036868653QQrdZ1

item 8036868653

I'll let you guys know what kind of quality they are...probably not great but I gots to have them! lmao

Hahahhahaha, Mac, that's hilarious.

As for the louge accident... I'm jealous. I really want to get into street luge but can't find any place around here to do it. It looks like a freakin' blast though.

[xtalman]

I had a pair of Dainese X-1 Pelle's, bought at about half off at Cycle Gear, around $85.  I never went down in those, but they wore out in the fingers, in about 6 months.  Not impressed.

Now I have a pair of Held Kryptons that I now wear everyday.  I bought them from some British vendor, for $140 shipped.  They're a lot more protective, gauntlet style, and were really stiff at first, but now they've broken in and feel great.  WAY higher quality.  I wish I had just bought these in the first place.

I personally would not get mesh gloves, or even perforated leather ones.  I live in Texas and the Held Kryptons aren't too hot for me.