Looking into getting a ninja 250 within the next few months, but I wanna make sure I have all my gear settled before I get the bike so I'm not tempted to ride with just a helmet . I'm trying to keep it a couple hundred dollars shy of a thousand, while still having some quality products and brand names.
From research on this site and others, I've assembled what I feel is a decent list of affordable, yet quality gear. Can anyone give me a little insight into any of this gear, and if something is subpar give me a suggestion for an alternative? Or maybe where, if anywhere, I could most afford to cut some costs? I would really appreciate it!
The Helmet Shop in Daytona Beach has good prices. Try on a helmet you want, then check the prices on their website. It's a MUST to have a proper fitting helmet. I have a Scorpion EXO 1K among my collection (15 helmets) and they are good lids for the price.
youre better off telling us a budget than listing items and asking for alternatives
I'm trying to stay in the 550-750ish range. I figured just asking if this level of gear was pretty good would be less of a pain in the ass for you guys than asking for you to compile a list for me
Helmet is fine, I have a scorpion 700 and it's just fine. Get a leather jacket. Are you looking for rain gear? The jacket and pants you chose are water resistant, just wondering, from there people can tell you what you should look at. Go with the Cortech or Sidi boots, and full gauntlet leather gloves. Shorty gloves and mesh get ripped through pretty easily even at very low speeds (personal experience).
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All I'm saying is that our trannys are designed to handle the load (yea, I just said that)
Helmet is fine, I have a scorpion 700 and it's just fine. Get a leather jacket. Are you looking for rain gear? The jacket and pants you chose are water resistant, just wondering, from there people can tell you what you should look at. Go with the Cortech or Sidi boots, and full gauntlet leather gloves. Shorty gloves and mesh get ripped through pretty easily even at very low speeds (personal experience).
I didnt even realize the jacket and pants were meant for water resistance, thanks. I was just looking for some textile and ventilated stuff because I live in Florida, and we have summer about 10 months out of the year . I was trying to avoid leather (if its not a huge safety compromise, that is) due to the cost and weather concerns. But if textile is going to be a big safety compromise, then I will certainly look into some leather.
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I'm more looking for a summer jacket with the most protection possible, which is why I figured Textile is a good middle ground between the breathability of mesh and the protection of leather. I think I'd pass out with a winter jacket in Florida
However, if people think the downgrade from leather to textile is a big one, I would certainly look into some sort of summer leather jacket/pants. I'm here to learn, so I'm more than willing to take advice from those more experienced than I.
--Art Vandelay
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. I'm trying to keep it a couple hundred dollars shy of a thousand, while still having some quality products and brand names.
. I was trying to avoid leather (if its not a huge safety compromise, that is) due to the cost and weather concerns. But if textile is going to be a big safety compromise, then I will certainly look into some leather.
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