so as of now i have a chance to grab a joe rocket phoenix 4.0 jacket for 50 bucks off my local CL, is this a good deal and if so what gloves should i get and riding shoes and or boots to accompany the jacket any help would be great, btw the jacket is not even used i checked it out yesterday just wanted to see what you twinners thought before i dove into it?
$50 sounds good. I have a joe rocket jacket myself and it seems pretty good. For boots I have a pair of Frank Thomas and gloves from powertrip. You can see the review of the gloves on the wiki. NewEnough.com is the place to go for good prices on moto gear!
Hope this helps :cheers:
Mary
$50 :thumb: sounds like a steal, especially if you say it's practically brand new still.
Consider leather or sturdy textile. More protection. Perforated leather lets you wear just the gear in the summer, and layer up underneath in the winter; it's quite versatile.
Most 'motorcycle' boots don't have any bracing to protect your ankles. If you can flop the calf area around with just your hands, it's not going to do to much against a bike falling on them or a car hitting them. Boots that do have that bracing are the Sidi Vertigo Corsas and Vortice, Dainese Torque line, Puma V1000 (on sale now at Cycle Gear), the old Teknic Speedstars and Alpinestars Supertechs, Gaerne GRS, and a few others. As far as gloves go, I can recommend the Racer High Ends as a well-made glove with good protective features for a decent price. I dig the Alpinestars GP-Tech gloves, with the wrist armor, but they don't make my size so I can't comment from an ownership perspective.
Motorcycling isn't cheap, and good gear isn't cheap. You can get good deals if you look around, but for me, it comes down to 'what price my body?' Being on crutches gives you a long time to think about that while you're not riding.
I'll second the above posts about how priceless good gear is. Just don't waste your money on cheap gloves/boots. I'm assuming the JR jacket has armor, as they most often do. I recommend gloves that go over your wrist and boots that go well over your ankle.
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