Anybody rides with full gear all the time?

I never realized that gloves can help so much, less effort needed to handle the clutch and brakes, better control, and of course, comfortable. I have boots as well and ride with it, but they don't look too hard core. Using Five gloves, with the pre-curve.

Haven't gotten riding jeans/pants yet. I noticed a lot of "riding jeans" are just normal jeans and majority of it doesn't have armored lining, just the pocket for the CE pad at the knee and that's it. Which means if you slide on tarmac, you're gonna lose all your skin.

Lai lai share your gear.

Eh didn’t see such model on sale now. I like the cotton Komine camo design but it’s not armored.

Suggest you put on a jacket? Quite easy. Looks funny, a squid in shorts and crocs with jacket. But why not?

I gotten an awesome deal about MYR680 for a brand new mesh jacket with CE Level 1 armor on shoulder, elbow and back. Rarely got CE back armor included.

You wear those boots the entire day? How does your feet fare? Haven’t spent extended periods with my boots, similar height as yours. Other than the sole being super stiff and reinforced pad for shifter, it looks *ok* for daily wear.

I think yours is full gear, no sliding protection for hips and butts but that’s not mission critical. We don’t slide like Rossi most of the time. It is really carbodo and motobodo most of the time.

If I was riding a scooter I might use a lower cut shoe instead of stiff boots.

Good mindset. And donkeys are donkeys so don’t expect them to be rational or logical.

I DGAF about other people, so people taking photos or making fun doesn’t bother me. Can look like macam yes, bergaya.

Don’t need to respond anyway, just smile.

It’s our life and our skin. I’m not going to put my my safety aside cause people make fun of me. And don’t need to answer them.

One thing that concerns me is people gearing up with stuff they think is safe.. when it’s not.

I’ve seen quite a number of motorcycle riding boots that doesn’t have CE rating…. And a lot of mesh jackets esp Taichi and Komine that has CE armor but the jacket itself doesn’t have CE rating for abrasion. Same with my own mesh jacket. No CE for abrasion. I’ve got a leather jacket but that doesn’t have back armor only shoulder and elbow.

Imma gonna get a cam mount, is that stuck on using 3M tape?

Good point regarding the weight and aero on helmet, but I prefer the helmet POV since it shows when you are checking your six.

Guess it is which compromise that I want.

GoPro? I’m going to use a china action cam I got free from credit card application for “Dashcam” purpose.

many jackets comes with CE rated elbow and shoulder, but back usually give a useless foam piece. So do take note. The back armor is more important.

what is the rational behind it? please share. cotton or poly+cotton no slide protection, later DNA on the tarmac.

I think the optimum option is either cordura, or kevlar lined on the knee and bum. BUT, fake Komine with real CE1 is better than normal jeans, I've seen those being quite affordable, so no excuse really.

This post has been edited by Jason: Nov 10 2022, 09:05 PM

10/10 would recommend to every rider. Gave my friend a set, she used it first leg of the ride. Second leg too lazy to put on and she said OMG made crazy ass difference. That’s with a modular. I ride with a full face. Would not ride without it.

The faster you go, the bigger the difference.

Not for me. It was just so much more comfortable where the wind noise is drastically reduced. Mine are 3M foamies.

https://youtu.be/rTod9QtsiwI
This guy explains it pretty well

Same here. Exhaust noise doesn’t feel as painful as the constant wind noise.

Wind noise really tiring and wears me down. Exhaust is not as loud but still rumbles when I twist the go fast handle.

Got my Kevlar lined riding pants and “cordura” jeans today. The Cordura felt very light and looks/feels like normal cotton jeans. The label says 100% cotton, afaik Cordura must have nylon in it. Could be fake lah these Chinese crap.

The Kevlar lined pants surely got some heft to it. But still comfy to wear with the CE 1 rated armor. Good to have it on the bum and knee. The “cordura” is of course more comfy than the Kevlar lined pants because it’s lighter… but I think it’s fakedura.

Anybody wants CE1 knee and hip armor? I don’t need 2 sets. Shopee selling RM80 for a pair, means RM160 for both pairs. I’ll let it go for RM100, both pairs FCFS.

I’ll just throw it in washing machine with gentle cycle and then line dry not under hot sun.

But that’s me. If it disintegrates then I have excuse to buy new ones.

Don't think chicks can tell the diff between fake or real Komine.

Fake or real Chanel bag maybe.

Great to hear that. Pun intended.

We should all enjoy safe riding but not at the cost of losing hearing.

For geniuses who says it’s dangerous riding with ear plugs, guess what? It’s even more dangerous when you are deaf. Plus you can’t *hear* the idiot in the car playing with his phone coming from behind you anyway.

Ear plugs cut off constant noises very well. Other noises are still audible. I just used it on a flight, can still hear the baby crying but the engine drone was cut significantly down.

Anybody got budget cam recommendation? I realize for bike I don’t need a screen or touch screen — difficult to use with gloves. If anything, need tactile buttons just to turn on and record.

I recommend riding boots with ECE rating first. Skin on tarmac vs crushed ankle/foot. Easier to grow skin than bones.

Second is gloves. But there are affordable gloves, so should get it together with the boots.

Then in the meantime can wear normal jeans and denim jacket, won’t save much skin in a slide but beats t shirt and shorts.

I picked up a second hand GoPro black 7 instead. Found one in covid storage condition. lol bought right before covid and just kept since then.

Good point. Got 2 batteries, still not enough for longer trips if I ever do it.