about motorcross styled gloves and boots

[16K-RPM]

i like wearing the short glove but i herd thier not safe. is it because they dont protect the hand well or is it because your jacket sleeve may run up you arm causing it to get road rash. and are regualr timberland work boats ok to ride in proective wise?

[Shamrock627]

Short gloves don't protect the wrist AT ALL. With gauntlet gloves, it will help the jacket to resist crawling up your arm, plus it "might" help breaking wrist bones. Don't quote me on that...I said "might".

Timberland work boots are as worthless as sneakers. They provide NO ankle protection. If the bike falls on your ankle, it'll grind past the bone. Bike boots also help to keep your foot from bending backwards or way beyond forwards (like your toe touching your shins).

[BeeGee]

Originally Posted by Shamrock627

Short gloves don't protect the wrist AT ALL. With gauntlet gloves, it will help the jacket to resist crawling up your arm, plus it "might" help breaking wrist bones. Don't quote me on that...I said "might".

Timberland work boots are as worthless as sneakers. They provide NO ankle protection. If the bike falls on your ankle, it'll grind past the bone. SOME Bike boots also help to keep your foot from bending backwards or way beyond forwards (like your toe touching your shins).

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[dsmgixxer]

yes wrist gloves are not as safe

timberlands are better then sneakers but utlimatly not as safe as a motorcycle boot

u can find a nice starter race boot and a nice set of guanlet gloves for alitte over $100 each

[stamford]

Originally Posted by 16K-RPM

i like wearing the short glove but i herd thier not safe. is it because they dont protect the hand well or is it because your jacket sleeve may run up you arm causing it to get road rash. and are regualr timberland work boats ok to ride in proective wise?

With short dirt bike gloves or street gloves you have a higher chance of wrist damage and have a higher chance for the glove to wear away and giving you pretty bad road rash on your palms or any where your sliding. Gauntlet gloves have thicker leather in general, and have skid pads or hard plastic in places where you'll likely hit/slide on your hand.
These arnt even full track gloves and you can see a clear difference.



Work boots are much differnet that street motorcycle boots. Work boots generally only go slightly above the ankle where as street/track boots go up to the shin and help protect the ankel from moveing around. + same with the gloves they have skid pads or plastic in places that typicaly get high impacts and or sliding.
Once again, these arnt even full track boots and you can clearly see the difference in protection.




Its all about compromise...There are gear nazis who never ride w/o a full suit. But that is insanely impractical for some. Personally, I never ride w/o gauntlet gloves but regularly will commute to school or work in jeans, shoes/boots, leather jacket, gauntlet gloves. If I'm out tearing it up I'll throw on the full leathers. Its a personal choice, but from what I've seen and experienced people who have vs haven't crashed generally have a quite a bit difference in viewpoint of what gear is acceptable for them....take the hint.

[16K-RPM]

thanks nice reply stamford

[SLIMMACKEY]

Originally Posted by 16K-RPM

i like wearing the short glove but i herd thier not safe. is it because they dont protect the hand well or is it because your jacket sleeve may run up you arm causing it to get road rash. and are regualr timberland work boats ok to ride in proective wise?

In the end it all depends on what type of riding you will be doin at that moment. I got two sets of riding "gear". The short gloves I rock when Im just cruising and some timberlands. If I hit the North GA mountains, Skyway or somethin like that where I know we will be pushin it I usually wear my longer JROCKET gloves and some "racing" boots. Here is a really good place to find stuff inexpensively....Motorcycle Closeouts :: Motorcycle Apparel - Motorcycle Jackets - Motorcycle Helmets - 7 Years of Closeout Deals!.

As always, my advice is to buy what YOU like.