summer gear.

[rictus01]

So the weather has picked up and the sun is shining (bit chilly out of the sun still), anyway, just wondering what your summer attire will be?

I've done some digging and right at the bottom of my bike gear wardrobe I've dug out some older kit, a couple of pairs of very bright camo combat trousers (yellow & red), a couple of pairs of black Draggins, an older black leather jacket, my old motocross armour, I have a knox undershirt with armour and I'll be using my Octane A/star or Weise WSG2 gloves.

so what's your summer kit ?


Cheers Mark

I take the lining out of my Arlen Ness leather jacket (doesn't see an awful lot of use in the winter anyway as tend to wear textile jacket). Gloves are medium weight Goretex Alpinestars (pretty old but still functional). I tend to wear regular jeans, but use motorcross knee and shin guards underneath.

Just invested in some A* summer gloves (gpx). Much better on the hot days. My only regret is I didn't get some sooner.

[timwilky]

FFS, I am still using my thermals and heated gloves etc.

where is this summer you talk of?

Originally Posted by dkid

Just invested in some A* summer gloves (gpx). Much better on the hot days. My only regret is I didn't get some sooner.

Awesome gloves in my opinion. Not sure what 'model' mine are, but they have stood up to over six years of abuse. Apart from some light wear of the leather and a couple of stiches in one of the thumbs they're in pretty good nick.

Yep, really good airflow. Also not got a full gauntlet so you get some air up your jacket sleeves but there is some protection in that area. Mine are the 2013 version and they have increased wrist protection slightly from last years model. Jacket has forearm armour too so I feel reasonably well protected considering I'm wearing a 'shortie' glove.

Originally Posted by timwilky

FFS, I am still using my thermals and heated gloves etc.

where is this summer you talk of?

Haha, temporarily on hold again now although bank holiday weekend was beautiful.

I use an old set of Hein Gericke textiles for the winter and RST Slice 2 piece leathers on the couple of days of summer each year

[aesmith]

I've shed two layers above the waist, thermal liner removed from my motorcycle jacket, and I no longer wear a fleece underneath it.

[yorkie_chris]

Pretty much the same as the rest of the year just with less underneath it. Then again it's still p*ssing down...

Let it rain I say, less power rangers in the way

Alpinestars GP-pro gloves ( got new for a frigging steal as they have triumph on them, so cheap in fact i bought 3 pairs for less than the cost of one normal pair)

Alpinestars MX-1 jacket; this has incredible venty bits that channel air down your sweaty back while you ride. Couldnt live without this jacket on hot days.

Alpinestars Apex Track pants; again, the strech kevlar on these and the perforations make them cooler than my hood jeans.

Old Sidi vertigo's; venting on these is crap tbh but the adjustable calf ratchets make getting the lower parts of leathers into them a doddle and give you that nice iron-man-putting-on-his-gear feeling