What kind of gear are you using for protection?

[Beemah]

I'd like to get some protective gear, more than just pants and hiking boots. I'm looking for gear that will slide in the event the bike goes over. I need knee and hip protection in the pants, and elbow/forearm protection in the pants. But I don't want a full track suit. What is the next step below?

I like these short boots. They have ankle reinforcement and a steel toe. But I don't think I need the heel, I'd like to get something comfortable enough to walk around the pub.

https://www.cyclegear.com/gear/alpinestars-smx-1-r-v2-boots

No heel - https://www.cyclegear.com/gear/alpinestars-centre-shoes

I am thinking about pairing the boots with these dirtbike pants

https://www.cyclegear.com/gear/fox-racing-legion-lt-pants-20

And I definetally need a leather jacket with protection. I already have a $1,000 Shoei X14 helmet.

[Mareng1]

If you are riding in the heat - I'd recommend a good pair of loose-fit bike jeans (with full kevlar lining and pockets in the hip for protection to slide in)  Knee armour - I'd recommend the 'knee-stocking' type, which won't displace if you end up in the dirt. 

For jacket - a decent air-jacket in textile with armour in elbows, shoulder and back.   Dainese, Alpinestars, Rukka etc.  On cool mornings - simply wear the lining or a light fleece under.

The latest textiles with Cordura and Armacor are possibly better in a tumble than leather, too.

Leather is all fine and dandy - but not if it cooks you.

Gloves too  -   a pair of midlength gloves with vent-holes.   

And on the XR - remove the handguards.   That helps a lot.

[Gazk]

For most of the year here in the UK\ European trips, I have a B-spoke Gore-tex suit from Hideout, Alpinestars Gore-tex Boots for the winter and SMX-6 V2 for the summer. Winter gloves Vernon Gore-tex and summer a very old pair of Triumph leather gloves “which I will mourning the loss of when they go”! 

In the heat like we just had I have a pair of Road rash Jeans and an Dainese air-tex jacket and he summer boot and gloves.


I do have an RST Textual suite as well which is ok it it’s light rain which I uses for work and back and weekends when I'm teaching.

Don't tell the other half but I must have five or six jackets as well tucked away in the cupboard along with four lids or so and five other old pairs of boots and I don't want to count the gloves