My HJC C70 doesn't come with pinlock , so I just open a bit the visor during thunderstorm/heavy rain. so far so good, no water droplets manage to seep in and i still can see properly.

But then again I am empathetic on new riders on a budget. Not everyone can afford to drop 5k on the "right equipment."  I'm certainly not going to thumb my noses on someone that want to start on the cheaper range of equipment. One could technically get fairly well equipped with decent atuff for a budget of around 1500.

1) decent basic helmet - 500 to 600
2) riding jeans with armour - 150
3) riding jacket - 300
4) basic boots/shoes - 300
5) gloves - 100
6) good set of rain gear - 150

Total 1500. And you can upgrade from there....and the sky is the limit.

What riding jacket is around 300?

What riding jacket is around 300?

What riding jacket is around 300?

some spent all 1.5k on the helmet first...

Benkia or Motoboy are on the low end of cheap padded jacket , i'm using benkia ones for around 2 years. now their internal protection padding starts to spoil(break into half).

Secondary branded jackets. Armour typically suck but they are simple to replace or upgrade. Even branded ones sometimes don't come with a back pad, you will need to buy hem separately.

But 300 bux is an alternative to nothing at all so there you go.

Benkia seems to have pretty decent gear at a fraction of the 1st tier brands.



I'm using this benkia glove. Half leather/mesh. Comfortable. Ripoff of a Revit glove. Also using a benkia rain shell set@200rm. Pretty decent for the price.

This one, touch screen phone friendly?

My go to app for real time weather report.
I'd check it before going on any long or short distance ride.

Since it's real time I sometime check while I'm on the bike if in front of me looked dark and rainy.
Most of the time it's accurate. Then decide if I wanna wear raincoat over the jacket.

My go to app for real time weather report.
I'd check it before going on any long or short distance ride.


Since it's real time I sometime check while I'm on the bike if in front of me looked dark and rainy.
Most of the time it's accurate. Then decide if I wanna wear raincoat over the jacket.

What is the name of the app?

Which app is this?