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Just a follow up post on clothing with my hindsight thoughts:
- Gloves - just pony up and buy a decent pair from the off. I've got a whole load of shit cheap ones. Silk glove liners and heated grips can extend the season. Buy cheaper summer gloves if/when you need them.
- Trousers - you need to match these to your boots due to the cuffs/top of the boots. So have your footwear sorted first. I found decent trousers the hardest thing to find. Easiest thing is to get a half decent synthetic pair to start that cover all the bases: Like these:
- Boots - the easiest and cheapest clothing option - there's so much choice depending on your needs. Get something with decent shin protection if you can.
- Jackets - honestly there are so many options to choose from there's nothing much worth saying. Just check out Revzilla reviews on YouTube, hein gericke, and Sportsbikeshop.com
EDIT: here's a link to one of my posts about various bits of kit I tried: https://www.lfgss.com/comments/13513793/ I'd add Richa leather trousers are fucking useless unless you have a long jacket or want to show off your sexy tribal lower-back-tat. Which is a shame as most in other ways their kit is great.
- Gloves - just pony up and buy a decent pair from the off. I've got a whole load of shit cheap ones. Silk glove liners and heated grips can extend the season. Buy cheaper summer gloves if/when you need them.
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Right, I’m starting to think about bike purchase I have planned for later this year.
A few newb. Questions please.
Am I being an idiot buying a 2nd hand bike in spring, will prices be much higher as I assume this would be be most popular time to buy?
I am planning to do a direct access course to allow me to jump straight on a big bike. What order should I do things? Buying a bike would be tricky as I can’t test ride it or ride it home. Do I rent a bike from the test people?
Leathers, best to buy second hand?
I’m after a cbr600f around 2003/4 if anyone is selling or sees a decent one. Looking to buy in March...