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Originally Posted by The Black Knight

As was mentioned that's a completely different kind of protective gear. There's a reason you don't see Oakley riding gear in any kind of road racing that's done(WSBK or MotoGP). And as much as I love Oakley(love their sunglasses) I wouldn't wear their riding gear at all. When it comes to gear, get good to excellent stuff. People's opinions will vary on what's good to excellent. But basically anything Alpinestars, Dainese, AGV, Joe Rocket, Sidi, Rev It Up, Spidi is good stuff.

A basic breakdown of my gear:

Joe Rocket Speedmaster 1-pc - $800
AGV Corsa Sole Luna Helmet - $899
Alpinestars GP Pro Gloves - $250
Alpinestars SMX-6 Boots - $275
Alpinestars Bionic Race back protector - $150

That's around $2400 wrapped up in just gear. HAHA! I only paid $2700 for my 03 GSX-R1000 two years ago. Well worth the investment and I didn't even get the best of the best(top tier) gear. The only top tier I own is my new helmet(the helmet I have on in the video is my old one). It's a carbon fiber/aramite blend race helmet for track days and cause I'm a huge Rossi fan.

So yeah man, check into some good gear. Stuff that's actually designed for sportbike riding in mind. It only makes sense to wear gear that has proven pedigree on the racetrack. If it's good enough for racers, it's good enough for you.

this is your gear, not the stuff you posted. not short gloves like that stuff you put up, or those boots etc. you want stuff like this...look at what a racer wears...follow that lead. they literally trust their lives to their gear. you don't see racers wearing the stuff you posted - and there is a reason for it. the stuff you posted would NOT serve you well in a crash

my gear run down is very similar, some different brands. I have a full leather jacket and a vented textile AGV jacket for hot days. full leather gauntlet gloves with venting, sidi boots. a full one piece suit for the track, an AGV helmet worth about 800, and an AGV rossi worth a bit more. also have a pair of leather pants as well. both my jackets have a back protector and armor (not so much in the vented one) and I have a full size back protector I wear under my leathers (which also has a back protector itself.) you dress for the crash!!!