Moto Riding Gear

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MotoPort

  • Marathon Stretch Kevlar Jacket Black.
    • All "internal/hidden/flush-mount" pockets (Remove cargo pockets).
      • Right chest vertical, left chest horizontal, handwarmers both vertical or slight angle.
    • hand warmer pockets a little bigger
    • Keep the Internal chest pocket
    • Add Left arm zippered pocket
    • Add Emergency info pocket
    • Zippered arm vents
    • Add reflective on sleeves
    • Silver or gray narrow reflective stripping where used.
    • I'd like to minimize jacket flare from the waist to the hips.
    • Quad armor
    • May end up w/ heated liner so include zippers for those.
    • No Adventure Package (I'll use own pack/bladder)
    • Debating the removable Leatte Neck Brace option.
  • Ultra II Kevlar Pant Black.
    • Gussetted crotch in pants.
    • Velcro suspenders.
    • Quad armor upgrade
    •  ? Hip Armor? Quad?
    •  ? Quad Sacrum Armor?
    • ?any option to have lower profile hip pockets?
    • ?Are the hip pockets zippered under the flaps?
    • Keep thigh cargo pockets (reflective routed under these pockets?)
  • Kevlar Racing Glove Black. L or XL?
  • Kevlar Winter Glove
  • I saw a pair of non-gauntlet kevlar gloves when I visited, how much are those and is there any way of getting a pair w/ burlier strap to prevent loss in an off?

Tools

Various

Armor

Boots

Sounds like the Gaerne boots fit a wider foot, the SG10 size 9 fit me pretty well. The size 9 in the Balance Oiled seemed a hair tight and narrower in the foot-box, especially across the ball of my foot. Chances are I won't fit the Sidi boots at all w/ my EEE foot.

Gloves

  • AlpineStar SP3, xl.

Helmets

Jackets/Pants

Jacket/Pants (probably black, size Large jacket, 32-long pant): Pretty sure I'm gonna go w/ KLIM stuff, seems really well made (in the US) and they've got a wide range. I'd probably go w/ black.

Currently thinking the Klim Traverse jacket and pant (does not include armor):

But there're options up and down in price from those... some w/ more and some w/ less armor and/or durability...

Step up from the Traverse is the Overland (includes armor so actually less than the Traverse if you want armor):

or

Klim Lattitude, lighter than the Badland:

...and then up another notch to the Klim Badlands Pro jacket/pant more for the 1190 type of riding (includes armor):

and then something simpler, more for MX but still useful for other stuff: