ok before you guys rag me to death...i dont have any riding gear, nor have i wore any since i started riding ...however after reading this post... http://www.speedfreakinc.com/content...rashqueen.html
i have reconsidered this option and decided to get some stuff quickly...
for pants i chose http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com...ber-Pants.aspxfor the jacket i chose http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com...-2-Jacket.aspxand http://www.kneedraggers.com/details/...t--506187.htmltorn b/w the 2
gloves.. http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com...or-Gloves.aspx as for the boots im clueless...if anyone...ESPECIALLY chris has any input, please do

 

I wear combat boots. They work really well, and keep my feet ventilated at the same time. Then again, I get those for free.

 

I wear steel toe work boots. Once you get used to shifting with them they are not bad, but at first it feels a little funny not feeling your shifts in your foot. well, you still feel it i guess but it's different, much more subtle.

I went from riding with vans to steel toe so the feel of a shift changed drastically.

the boots i have were like $30 at sears or something.

 

Wear whatever works for you, but WEAR IT.
Invariably, it's the one time you think you can "get away" with "just going for a spin" that something crappy happens and you're getting a close-up of the stuff people call asphalt.
Don't be a statistic.

 

Find something that covers at least your ankle and a little more. Make sure it's sturdy and the sole has good grip. And I recommend staying away from anything with a heel as the heel causes problems getting caught on the pegs.

 

I'll cheap-out on my bike (or even my prophylactics) before I'll cheap out on gear. There was a great Bell Helmets ad a few decades ago: "If you have a ten-dollar head, wear a ten-dollar helmet."

True story: I shattered a brand-new $640 Arai RX7RR on a boulder once at 40-45 mph with my head still in it. Didn't lowside or highside, but spun the bike completely around backwards; then I fell, no bumping, skidding or sliding, straight into the boulder head-first.
If anyone ever makes it to Carlsbad near San Diego, I've got the footage of the crash on VHS tape.
I had double-vision for 11 days after that. I couldn't drive, ride, read, surf or work on the computer because there were two of everything. The doctor was an anti-motorcycle $hitbird who said: "Well, it's either going to get better on its own or it's not, but there's nothing we can do about it."
I ruined another ~$550 Arai last September and totalled a bike. Broke three ribs and lost about a square foot of skin from my hip & knee. Mighty glad I was wearing Sidi boots (which are now badly scuffed, but still serviceable), jeans and brand-new, high-dollar Arai when it happened.
Christopher Reeve wasn't going that fast when he had his high-side on the horse:


If you survive your first convincing crash, you'll become a believer.
Peace!
-CCinC

 

A definite +1 on the heel thingy! Even as a passenger trying to mount the bike, heeled boots are a real drag!!!

 

thanks for the tip on the heels...im not tryin to cheap out on the gear ...but i cant afford the top of the line gear all out front. i will buy better than average gear. then over the next couple years i can upgrade, i have only been at this riding game since may. im still stumped as to what kinda boots. i really like the sidi brand..as far as looks they appeal to me the most ....

 

Sidis are great but they Co$t. I've crash-tested two pair, both times hard enough to require hospital visits and ruin helmets. Of the seven broken bones, none were feet, ankle or leg, despite my Sidis being scuffed to hell (one pair badly enough to throw away.)
That Italian leather is tough to beat for comfort--not the most comfortable for walking around in, but very comfortable for all day riding. I liked their boots so well that I got a pair of Sidi cycling shoes too:

Peace!
-CCinC

 

i wear a corona tank top, basketball shorts, flip flops, sunglasses and a baseball cap.