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Gear addiction

#1 Unread post by SilentComposer »

Hello everyone.

I am always looking at buying new gear, new jackets, helmets, gloves, pants, boots... Anything. At the moment I only own two jackets, two helmets, gloves and boots.

how much gear do you own? How often do you get new stuff?

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SilentComposer wrote:how much gear do you own?
1 helmet, 1 heavy jacket, 2 light jackets (one w/busted zipper), 1 pair boots, 1 pair overpants, 2 pairs gloves. Now my wife OTOH, I lost count of her stuff..... :laughing:
SilentComposer wrote:How often do you get new stuff?
When the old stuff wears out. Discovered a couple of holes worn through my lightweight gloves, gotta replace 'em. Thinking about a new helmet next year, this one is getting beat up...
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Re: how much gear do you own?

#3 Unread post by Tenku »

Not that much....

One Jacket
One Helmet
One pair of Chaps
One pair of Pants
One pair of Boots

Two pairs of gloves tho....

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#4 Unread post by shalihe74 »

Ummmm...

two helmets, jonesing for a 3rd
4 jackets: one leather, one heavy textile, one lighter textile and one mesh
2 pairs of boots, going on 3
4 pairs of gloves

When do I get my stuff? A) When I see a good deal, B) When I need something new or C) When the whim takes me
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#5 Unread post by Thumper »

I own far too much gear... 5 jackets, 6 or 7 pair of Icon Street Pursuit pants, 3 pairs of gloves, 2 helmets (though to be honest, I only wore the one for a few hours, it's too small...) 2 Draggin shirts, 2 Bohn armor shirts that I don't even wear... Cripes, leather overpants, a pair of chaps.

Dang...I need to sell some stuff...

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#6 Unread post by intotherain »

1 HJC CL-SP helmet
1 AGV XR2 helmet

1 Shift leather jacket
1 shirt Textile Jacket
1 Joe Rocket leather Jacket

1 Shift racing leather pants
1 Icon jeans
1 dragging jeans
1 shift Havoc Havoc textile/leather pants

1 Sidi B2 boots

1 Alpinestars GP gloves
1 Joe rocket gloves

1 Alpinestars tech back protector

this is it for me



I get new gear whenever.... I feel like using my dads credit card.



btw, I thought I was the only one who was a gear maniac!

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#7 Unread post by Marilee »

One summer leather jacket
One cold leather jacket
Long underwear
Heated bra
Chaps one with frills one without
One pair of boots
Two pairs of gloves one summer one cold
Too many jeans to count

Okay I was kidding about the heated bra, although, once the girls are cold its down hill from there, maybe this is a retail avenue I should look into.

On my way to work and its a balmy 12 degrees, can't stop riding yet.. maybe when the snow falls.. although I don't see many bikes on my 20km commute to work anymore this time of year.
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#8 Unread post by -Holiday »

2 helmets - one flip and one beater i let people borrow

4 pairs of gloves - full gauntlet leather gloves, fiber summer gloves, leather summer gloves, non heated winter gloves

5 jackets - winter 3/4 length jacket, warm and safe heated jacket, rev it summer jacket, rocket convertable jacket, rain jacket

4 pants - rain pants, (2)armored winter pants, armored summer pants

3 boots - gore text full leather winter boots, lighter full summer boots, shorty summer boots

i have a bunch of other smaller stuff too that i dont have time to go into at the moment.
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#9 Unread post by Magna »

One leather jacket
One nylon armoured jacket
2 helmets ( full face and 3/4 )
2 pairs of gloves ( winter and summer )
2 pairs of boots
one set of rain gear

Looking for a sale on armoured pants

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#10 Unread post by dantegod »

I have 3 closets full of gear.. Although I have 3 boys that ride as does my wife. I guess most of it is from www.BritishMotorcycleGear.com

I love the classic European stuff... My kids seem to think it is cool as well. Belstaff and Barbour are as classic as you can get.

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