scooter clothing

Post by **ridinhigh** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:29 pm

Hi lads,
what scooter clothing do you wear ive i,ll feel a proper twat if i ride out in my old full race leathers ,
on a scooter, been using any old jackets i have ,but they are not biker jackets,
i dont want to spend an arm an leg ,
any advice please

Post by **Funkycowie** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:33 pm

I used to wear leathers on a B125 shopping trolley

Post by **VOZZA** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:54 pm

Depends what kind of weather and safety protection you want but you should be able to get a reasonable jacket and trousers for under Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£200 that will give both.

Post by **poldark** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 12:16 am

Joe Rocket mesh summer jacket plus long-sleeved Hi-Viz over-jacket, with Trespass thermals depending on temp.
Hood kevlar jeans with Knox knee/hip armour (with connecting Joe Rocket zip added)
Karrimor work boots (when I wasn't limited to 125 speeds I'd sometimes use my Daytona bike boots)
Racer unarmoured gloves (or if really hot kevlar-lined leather slash gloves - really comfy)
Two-piece Baleno golfing wet weather gear under the seat with spare gloves & Oxford snood.

Post by **melpotter** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:18 am

I've had great service out of a 'Bullet Proof' Cordura jacket from my local bike shop. A quick Google gives results like this http://www.bikerparadise.com/acatalog/B ... thing.html. Australian Biker Kevlar lined jeans from ebay. Akito touring boots like these http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006542HZ6/r ... B006542HZ6 although the older model had a flat top which I preferred. Hein Gericke gloves.

YouTube · Post by **mottza** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:00 am

All textiles...

Spada Trousers
Weisse Jacket
Raven Mesh jacket

And some kevlar cargo's and 4 sets of gloves.

Post by **jjprivate** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:04 am

Hein Gericke leather summer bike gear with protectors all around, bike boots and Held gloves
Vanucci leather bike gear with warm linner during the colder seasons fully equipped with protectors

Some of my scooter mates found it inappropriate to wear bike leathers on a scooter. But I was really glad I wore them when I crashed a week ago, lot of bruises on my left side but nothing broken or serious injuries

Post by **Bluebottle** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:43 am

I reckon scooter accidents hurt as much as bike accidents. Purpose made stuff gives you armour and abrasion resistance plus things like waterproof pockets and air vents to make life comfortable.

I'm an arm and leg spender:
Knitted Kevlar shirt and long johns, thanks to Mr Grumpy ( or Meldrew?) for suggesting them.
Hood Jeans
Hein Gerricke Djerber textile jacket
Lindstrands boots

Even a Hit-air airbag vest in Hi-Vis

For very hot weather, a Hein Gerricke airstream mesh suit

My jackets don't scream "biker". The Djerba in particular can pass for civilian clothes and I often get " nice jacket, where is that from".

Post by **halfabusa** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:59 am

trousers + Jacket + boots from lidl and/or aldi

gloves from some online shop (ghostbikes.com)

helmet - cheapest place i could find a caberg konda from. (found one that had an ex-display)

Probably around Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£200-Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£220 all in ?

Post by **MjW** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:14 am

Holly crap guys. Now I feel bad.

I only got a pair of ultra thin and breathable Sparco gloves, and an old Spool jacket. Relatively good protection but it's like 10 years old and not even waterproof anymore. lol

melpotter wrote:I've had great service out of a 'Bullet Proof' Cordura jacket from my local bike shop. A quick Google gives results like this http://www.bikerparadise.com/acatalog/B ... thing.html. Australian Biker Kevlar lined jeans from ebay. Akito touring boots like these http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006542HZ6/r ... B006542HZ6 although the older model had a flat top which I preferred. Hein Gericke gloves.

Thanks for sharing the links.

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