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Gloves

Thank you!

Do they come with a helmet, too?

Awesome as these gloves are, Roadstergal, my budget is, as it happens, not so awesome.

I applaud your taste, though. At least I now have something to which to compare the gloves I get.

-- Vicenzo
 
Check out Helimot. They seem pricey. But they are not, especially if your hands are important.

I crashed two times with the same pair and they protected me. First one was on sept 14 in Middletown. Second one on Oct 26 at Thunderhill. Both times I went down palm first. The pictures are of the same pair I crashed in. I have a video of my T-hill crash and playing the video in slow speed I can clearly see putting my left hand out when I went down. Can't believe how well the gloves held up, considering I am 200 lbs.

https://shop.helimot.com/shopping/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=9&cat=1+-+Motorcycle+Gloves

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Vicenzo said:
Awesome as these gloves are, Roadstergal, my budget is, as it happens, not so awesome.
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Then I'd wait and save. Motorcycling isn't cheap if you like to keep your body intact. Good gloves, good boots, good helmet, good armor, and good abrasion protection will set you back probably about as much as your bike. Less if you go used, which is okay for everything but the helmet. Good jackets are easy to find gently used, good pants and gloves and boots less so, but deals are out there, and winter is a good time to look. Check out the BARF classifieds and CL.

You can always just gamble with cheap gear or no gear; there are people who have been doing it for years and years with no issues. I'm not one; I got bitten right away by poor-quality gloves in my only street crash (hit by a left-turner less than six months after I started riding).
 
Sorry to hear you got your stuff stolen. Damn theieve. Hate 'em.

I'd say buy what you can afford now and start saving for a better kit. Any gloves is better than no gloves. I have no experience with the leatherup site other than some cheapo Xelement brand stuff a friend of mine has left here. Those look very flimsy and I don't think they would hold up to anything more than a parking lot tip over.

Check out New Enough's closeout and last chance bargain sections: http://www.motorcyclegear.com/street/closeouts/gloves

http://www.motorcyclegear.com/street/closeouts/last_chance_bargains
 
Also check out the gloves closeout page at MotorcycleGear.com. Those guys have awesome service and often some of the best prices out there.

Might be able to pick up a good used set in the classifieds here as well.
 
I rode, last night, from San Jose to San Francisco for the El Ten Eleven show.

The way back, though, at 02:00 in the morning, felt like I'd been locked and left to die in a wind tunnel. The "Breathable" snow gloves from Michigan didn't cut it. The wind "breathed" right through them. I put a welding glove on underneath one of them, which helped, but it still hurt. Still, although my neck took a chill, my stopgap jacket from craigslist, ill-fitting though it is, held up well against the wind.

I've ordered these gloves :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251400919545?item=251400919545&viewitem=&vxp=mtr

However, I'm not sure they'll cut it for cold weather night riding.

I think something like the following would work :
http://www.motorcyclegear.com/street/closeouts/gloves/held/freezer_motorcycle_gloves.html

However, I cannot afford $129 on gloves, at the moment, especially since I'm already over the budget for motorcycle gear.

Where might I find a glove with wind protection features?

I found a guide on it, here: http://www.olympiagloves.com/blog/motorcycle-gloves-for-wind

However, their only wind-proof gloves under $50 are not breathable, at all.
http://olympia-gloves.myshopify.com/collections/waterproof-motorcycle-gloves

Would such as the gloves found at the following links work? :

http://www.banggood.com/Wholesale-M...aign=Auto-us&gclid=CIrMraPSsLsCFQuUfgodpwQAJQ

(Going to try a low bid on it...) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alpinestars..._Merchandise&var=&hash=item43b7fbc6ad&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Harley-Davi...d=100005&prg=8798&rk=1&rkt=4&sd=201003040542&

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Harley-Davi...d=100005&prg=8798&rk=3&rkt=4&sd=201003040542&
 
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Cheap wind protection: put on disposable plastic gloves underneath your riding gloves. You could also try using cycle gear's freeze out glove liners which are on sale now. Anything that breathes is also going to let the wind in.
 
In situations such your 2am outing, consider bringing along and wearing a pair of dish washing gloves over your normal riding gloves. In a pinch in the rain and cold, they can't be beat.
Look for three things when buying gloves, 1. fit 2. material, 3 stitching
1. Fit is the width of your hands and lengths of your fingers, needs no explanation.
2. Material - check the thickness and the leather material. I personally prefer kangaroo skin on the palm side and non-leather on the knuckle side, built-in reflective piping and an aqua wipe on the left index finger.
3. Stitching is most important for safety reasons. Look for double or triple stitching in critical areas. When the seams bust, your skin is next.

On more thought, re-branding is a common practice. Obviously, 'local' brands such as Helimot and Racer are not rebranded. National brands are sometimes rebranded. For example, I owe a pair of Tourmaster Scarab. I have seen the same glove in at least two other lower price brands. I never wear the Scarab gloves because its waterproof layer makes my hand clammy.
Good luck.
 
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If you don't have a ton of money, I'd go with a pair of cyclegear bilt gloves. They have every kind you could want and at very affordable prices. They may fall apart a little quicker than other brands, but cyclegear gives you a 5 year warranty and will replace them without a hassle. I have a pair of their $30 winter rainproof super warm gloves and I have used them for almost a year now on the rainy days. Remember that if you go look at them and the ones you want aren't on sale, they usually will be on sale the next month for drastically less money.

http://www.cyclegear.com/CycleGear/...oof-Leather-Motorcycle-Gloves/p/28832_59409_2

http://www.cyclegear.com/CycleGear/...-Waterproof-Motorcycle-Gloves/p/39827_59409_2

You can always order online and return in store if they don't fit. Their customer service is great.
 
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RickM. I just picked up the gloves. They were sold on Ebay, and their leather is, indeed, fairly thin. Also, one of them has a rip in the part that goes over your wrist, so I think I will be emailing the Ebay guy about that.

TFKRocks, Thank You. This is a superb idea.

Hank Wong, I cannot fit those yellow rubber dish gloves over my gloves, but I can put trash bags over my hands! This could work. I also need to replace the toggle for my heated handlebars.
Item 0: Cost. I IS POOR. Seriously. As in, I may or may not have central heating.

Thank you, danate! However, I can get Gore Tex gloves for $20 or $30, and I'm not sure the Cycle Gear gloves have Gore Tex, which I have rather decided I like. However, if tfkrocks is right, I may need to just skip the Gore Tex and go with something like this. I am torn.
 
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Gore Tex is just a name. There are other methods of water proofing that work fine and I went through some torrential rain with those cheap ass cyclegear gloves. The biggest upside to the cyclegear gloves is the easy warranty. I bought a pair of boots, put 15,000 miles on my bike wearing them until the sole wore through and just walked into a cyclegear and came out with a new pair under warranty in about 15 minutes.
 
I purchased 5 pairs of gloves over the last few years, all top rated all a waste of money. Then I purchased a pair of Helimot gloves. Could have saved myself a lot of money if I would have just purchased the Helimot gloves. Expensive? Not when you do things my way!
 
Go to Road Rider today. They have a huge "No sales tax" deal going on this weekend, and 40% off some gear. A friend and I went there yesterday, and he picked up some winter gloves for about $60 and a neck gaiter for $10.
 
Goretex itself won't keep your hands warm. I have been wearing goretex gloves, but my hands still get cold very quickly because the goretex doesn't stop wind. Most waterproof membranes are designed to also breathe well.
 
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