Hi Mike,
Nice to see another Montréaler on the site.
Suit wise, 2 piece is the way to go. I swear by alpinestars myself (after hitting the pavement at 40kph) but it's also a question of comfort/fit...a bit the same for the helmets. My first one was a KBC which is only ok. It is about the same qualiti as a Icon. I went into a store decided to invest on a Arai but after trying almost all of them, ended-up buying a Shoei RF1000. The difference(compared to the KBC) is, IMO, worht the price tag.
Don't forget the Boots. Sidi make very nice ones but the price is steep.
I was going to suggest buying them from
www.motorcycle-superstore.com (Oregon, USA) but I recently found a store of the same name in Toronto (no web site yet) that has even better deals. (180$ for a Alpinestars cordura coat for my girlfriend)
I need to find that business card tonight...I'll post the phone no later.
Oh...almost forgot the exhaust (or can
). The very next thing to buy after your gear.