Universal : Riding Gear Thread

[rkakkar]

Just saw a website selling knox knee guards... read a lot of people mentioning them in xbhp but cant find any reviews on them.
Can someone suggest if these are good. Also compare them to a* bionic.

Knox Bionic

I haven't tried either, but I feel A* Bionic are the best in the business! Although I recommend spending 1.5 more and getting riding pants instead. Apart from knee armour, they also provide small benefits like padding under your butt to rest on the seat and are waterproof etc.

[motormania]

Just wanna say the guy at Smart Designs in Wadala, Mumbai knows his stuff! Knowledgeable and really helpful and courteous. Enjoyed doing business with him! Definitely would recommend getting gears from him as I had a bad experience with a famous seller in Oshiwada. And no I'm not getting paid to say this. I just bought a helmet from them today and was very happy with the transaction.

My friend had the exact opposite experience when he went there to buy stuff for me. He swears he wont go back there.

[rharish90]

Guys, I am in need of some good gloves. Saw that AStars has a true all weather gloves but it is way out of my budget. I couldn't find any other gloves which is a true all weather one. Is there any?

[saipranav]

Just wanna say the guy at Smart Designs in Wadala, Mumbai knows his stuff! Knowledgeable and really helpful and courteous. Enjoyed doing business with him! Definitely would recommend getting gears from him as I had a bad experience with a famous seller in Oshiwada. And no I'm not getting paid to say this. I just bought a helmet from them today and was very happy with the transaction.

My friend had the exact opposite experience when he went there to buy stuff for me. He swears he wont go back there.

Ok.
But what do your friends think about the knee guards?
Are they worth the money?

[vishnus]

can somebody suggest me a good pair of gloves under 3k.....
(white colour)

[rkakkar]

My friend had the exact opposite experience when he went there to buy stuff for me. He swears he wont go back there.

Really? What happ?

[tibby]

Guys, I was looking to pick a pair of full gauntlet (leather) gloves.

Does anyone have prior experience with RST Gloves? I was looking at these:
RST Tractech Race Glove - Red - FREE UK DELIVERY
RST Tractech WP Race Glove - FREE UK DELIVERY
RST MotoPilot-S Race Glove - White - FREE UK DELIVERY
RST MotoPilot Evo Race Glove - Red - FREE UK DELIVERY

The gloves do look good, but I need your comments/advise as I can't find any video reviews on the internet.
Budget is INR 5,000, and I am open to sourcing the gloves from the US or UK.

EDIT:
RST Tractech Race Glove



RST Tractech WP Race Glove



RST MotoPilot-S Race Glove


RST MotoPilot Evo Race Glove

[hellbreaker46]

Guys, I am in need of some good gloves. Saw that AStars has a true all weather gloves but it is way out of my budget. I couldn't find any other gloves which is a true all weather one. Is there any?

can somebody suggest me a good pair of gloves under 3k.....
(white colour)

also @ tibby:You can go for DSG primal gloves, really nice gloves for Rs 2500.

Ok.
But what do your friends think about the knee guards?
Are they worth the money?

If the knee guard is of good quality and original then it will be always worth the money, provided it is decently priced. Check out fox racing's knee guards or alpine stars or other brands (if the quality is good).

[saipranav]

also @ tibby:You can go for DSG primal gloves, really nice gloves for Rs 2500.


If the knee guard is of good quality and original then it will be always worth the money, provided it is decently priced. Check out fox racing's knee guards or alpine stars or other brands (if the quality is good).

I'm considering alpine stars... but where can i find original fox guard... india is filled with duplicate ones...

[motormania]

Really? What happ?

Was offered a torn pair of gloves at a "discount". Guy was hell bent on selling it saying it doesnt matter if its torn slightly, we will give you a discount and blah blah.


@tibby

you just added to my confusion too

The MotoPilot S-race gloves look good on paper. Kangaroo leather on palm, kevlar lining et al and within your budget too.

[rkakkar]

Was offered a torn pair of gloves at a "discount". Guy was hell bent on selling it saying it doesnt matter if its torn slightly, we will give you a discount and blah blah.

.. lol .. that's crazy man!

[tibby]

also @ tibby:You can go for DSG primal gloves, really nice gloves for Rs 2500.

Thanks! I have looked at DSG & Cramster, and wanted to go for something other than these. Have also looked at the other offerings of Bachoo, DSG & PRS. None of them excited me.

@tibby

you just added to my confusion too

The MotoPilot S-race gloves look good on paper. Kangaroo leather on palm, kevlar lining et al and within your budget too.

Lol.. I can't either be too convinced of the options on US portals, or they don't have stock of M size.
The RSTs look great & seem proper VFM. Just need opinions from you guys.

[harsha645]

Guys, I was looking to pick a pair of full gauntlet (leather) gloves.

Does anyone have prior experience with RST Gloves? I was looking at these:


The gloves do look good, but I need your comments/advise as I can't find any video reviews on the internet.
Budget is INR 5,000, and I am open to sourcing the gloves from the US or UK.
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hi tibby,
currently i am using RST razor gloves and textile jacket(RST),i am very much satisfied with them and i feel that they are completely VFM

the gloves are very comfortable to wear and they offered good protection(experience from a crash).just make sure that you get correct size.

[sauravalwaysurs]

No offence meant but if you can spend Rs 9.5 k on a good jacket, I think you should be able to spend a half an hour with this wonderful companion called the Search function. This thread is filled with all the details you require. All you need is time

This is for everyone who asks questions that have been answered several time already. Its not that noone wants to help but the answers are under your noses.

thanks people got the required information.. (i'm generally too lazy to search)

[rharish90]

also @ tibby:You can go for DSG primal gloves, really nice gloves for Rs 2500.

Bro this one looks really good but I heard in the rain it becomes very much soaked, stick to your hands and might cause slight pain too. Also they leave a black dye on the hands and take a long time to dry up.

Anything else that can be imported or something?