what to buy- leather? material?

hi all need advice on what to buy for my kit! atm i am using a friends dainese jacket and boots but need to get hold of my own stuff. have heard Hein Gericke stuff is good.
sadly at the moment i dont have a load of cash as i just insured the bike and bought it so what can you all recomend?

Thanks a load Rick

You can't go too far wrong with Hein Gericke kit. Just make sure it fits properly and is comfy. If you can, go for the Sport armour upgrade as it's top quality armour and is so much more comfortable to wear. Northampton has a Gericke, so has Luton. Both are as friendly as the other, but Paws works at Northampton and is reputed to really know her stuff.

What size boot are you??
I have some Spada waterproof boots to fit 7 to 8 that are too big for me. They have only been worn a couple of times.

[Luckypants]

first you need to decide leather or textiles. IMHO leathers are more protective but pretty useless at keeping out the wet and cold. I'm lucky and have both. Textiles I use for winter riding and paid around £180.

I wear Heine Gericke leathers and find them to be pretty good. They have been crash tested and stood up well. They cost around £350 5 years ago.

You do want to get the best you can afford and this does not always mean the big brands. I'll let Lozzo expand his opinions on the big brands, but I'm sure you can find some good quality for reasonable money.

[yorkie_chris]

Depends what you use the bike for really and how much you wish to spend.

I can never be bothered getting changed when I get to uni, so I wear draggin combats (get lonley without all the pockets), and a halvarsons jacket (fookin excellent)

Got 2 piece leathers when I can be bothered.

ok thanks- well im size 8 in boots im about 5'9 65kgs quite slim! im going to be using the bike more for plesure but if i ride to work and it rains then ill be stuck, maybe textile will be the way to go?

[yorkie_chris]

You can put waterproofs over leathers

...and in winter I usually wear a fleece over my levvers. Doesn't look too special but I don't care.

[yorkie_chris]

Me too, keeps the salt crud off the leather and breaks the force of the rain so it doesn't get through the stitching and soak you.

[Lissa]

Pete and I both have leathers and textile gear, but although we ride all year in all weather we haven't worn our textiles for the last two winters. A good thick fleece over our leathers is enough to keep us warm, and we both think leathers provide more protection than textiles. That may not be true, but it's what we think.