I, for one, am a helmet, gloves, leather jacket man

 

Helmet, gloves, jacket. I wear jeans, but looking for some draggin jeans. Anyone have these?

 

take it from someone who looped an 01 last year, jeans are like butter when you hit the pavement. i know have permanent road rash scars on my knees from the fall. pretty ugly i might add. i always rode with a jacket and helmet and sidi boots but now it either adventure pants under the jeans from action station or full leather.

 

The answer to the question proper gear: helment, gloves, boots, and full leathers with back protector. But do I always do it? No should I always do it? Yes. Sometimes I do the jeans when its real hot and no the aren't really much protection. Just pray I don't go asphault surfing with my jeans on.

 

well.. proper gear for me is:

My Arai
Vanson jacket
Joe Rocket gloves
Jeans


and clean underwear in case I wreck and have to go to the hospital heheh


I Know about the jeans.. they are nothing...my friends friend crashed and his whole leg from his jeans just ripped off but wearing full suit just when I go puts around I think its a little extreme for me, especially when its like 100 degrees with 90% humidity...

 

Good alternative to jeans

A good alternative to jeans is some carhart work pants, they have double knee, extra stiching etc.

I took a lowside on pavment with my DR 350 a few years ago and slid a good 40 feet on my knees/hands/elbos.. I had leather jacket/gloves, and carhart double knee pants. I had some scrapes but the first layer of the knee in the pants held up.. Think they go for 30-40 bucks at most work clothes stores. All sorts of styles etc. Your average pair of carhart jeans would be way more effective then a pair of levis..

 

Helmet
Armored Jacket with back support
Lower Back support
Gloves
Jeans

 

Carharts are good, but I'm looking for a company that makes Draggin Jeans, they have kevlar pads in them and they work pretty good. MCN did a review a couple years ago, I'm looking for it now.

 

Around town... Helmet, gloves, leather jacket (water proof equivalent), boots, jeans.

Out on a long ride instead of jeans I wear leather pants or kevlar lined jeans.

 

Here they are

http://www.dragginjeans.com/

 

helmet
jeans
jacket
gloves
boots