Shoei - VFX-W Grant 2 Helmet Great service and product Got my helmet really quickly and couldn't be happier with the it. Looks even better in person. Bell - 2016 Moto-9 Camo Helmet lightweight, safe and look freaking awesome. pictures don't do it justice. Fly Racing - 2016 F2 Carbon MIPS Zoom Helmet Best helmet for the price!!!!! My last helmet was a 500+ shoei. The fly helmet is just as good and is more comfortableThis is an archived post. You won't be able to vote or comment. Motorcycle Gear Guide for Beginning Riders (Part 1) (self.motorcycles)submitted * by 2012 Ducati Monster 696 Stealth ABShey rideit, i thought i'd make a Motorcycle Gear Guide for Beginning Riders (hey, that's the title of the post!) since I see a lot of questions from beginners concerning gear. i endorse using: REVZILLA to buy your gear. they have great customer service and they also have great deals and promotions. if you're new to riding, i suggest you buy your gear 1st before getting your bike: in that way, when you do get your bike, you're ATGATT and ready to go.

if you buy the bike first, you'll probably be tempted to get on it 'sans-GATT' and hurt yourself. from user segacd: Any other Philadelphia area riders should know that Revzilla has a showroom in south Philly where you can go to try out almost anything on the site. harley trikes for sale in iowaI picked up my Klim Mojave pants there and the employees were very helpful. motorcycle intercom half helmetAlso the pants are awesome.illegal motorcycle helmets for sale below are the categories of protectionmotorcycle rear tire chock gloves (in Part 2) armored underwear (in Part 2)

armored pants (in Part 2) knee guards (in Part 2) riding shoes/boots (in Part 2) There are several types of helmets available. Full Face helmets offer the most protection for your noggin'. Notable companies: Shoei, Arai, Bell, Icon Open Face helmets offer protection for your head, but nothing at all if you faceplant. Half helmets offer the least and minimum protection for your head. I honestly don't know how this would protect your head but it's better than nothing. There are certifications that come with helmets and in some states, you maybe required to not only have a helmet on while riding, but they'll require a certification. You'll find the certification sticker for both DOT and Snell (if it comes with it) on the back of your helmet. DOT Certified: DOT drops their helmets from a 6-foot height on the flat anvil and from a 4.5-foot height on the hemispherical anvil. SNELL Certified: Snell on the other hand, drops the helmets from a 10-foot and 7.5-foot height on both anvils, which simulates a more severe impact and do a lot of other tests including shooting the faceshield with a pellet gun.

ECE R22-05 Certified: has more in common with DOT testing than SNELL tests. used internationally, It is approved for all competition events by AMA, WERA, FIM, CCS, Formula USA and the big one – MotoGP. It, much like the DOT standard, favours a more impact-absorbent helmet allowing a maximum of 275g’s (the ECE R22-05 anvil is either flat or “kerb shaped” depending on the test). The ECE R22-05 is arguably the most up-to-date helmet certification standard, it’s wide use in a variety of high-level motorcycle racing classes is reassuring to many. Helmets usually come with a DOT cert. or a DOT AND a SNELL cert. Generally, helmets that are Snell approved are more expensive, but are more protective due to the cost and rigors of testing. In my opinion, gear you should splurge on is your helmet, gloves, and boots. Revzilla's page for helmets can be found here **ADVISORY: the more protected you are from impact and abrasion resistance, the less protected you are from hot weather;

make a note of this because if you're armored up in leathers in the summer, heat exhaustion is your enemy now. protection levels for jackets go like this; LEATHER(most protective) > TEXTILE > MESH (least protective) hot weather protection goes like this; MESH > TEXTILE > LEATHER Leather has the best all around protection; abrasion and impact protection, however in hot weather, you're going to be sweating like a dog. there are perforated leather jackets available that do flow more air however. Price is also a factor here; I ballpark leather jackets can go anywhere from $200 to $900 maybe even more. Textile is similar to a leather jacket however instead of using animal hides, it uses materials created in a lab so instead of cowhide, you're getting materials like SuperFabric, Cordura, Kevlar etc. Textile jackets will also provide a certain amount of ventilation in hot weathers. Textile jackets can range anywhere from $100 to $500. Mesh jackets are the least protective however still have some abrasion resistance in their meshes;

not so much as the top two, but it's still there. Why they were created was Mesh jackets are really for the riders in super hot desert-y climates where it's 90+ regularly. If you get a mesh jacket, I suggest buying a kevlar shirt from Draggin'. Mesh Jackets can range anywhere from $100-$400 Notable jacket companies: Dainese, Alpinestars, REV'IT, Icon In all of the jackets, you will find protection in the shoulders and forearms and inserts for back protectors and in some leather jackets, chest protectors. Back Protectors replace the stock foam that comes with most jackets. They protect your back from hyper extending thus protecting you from any back/spinal injuries. Most are usually CE-2 rated. Notable companies: Forcefield, SAS-TEC , d3O. Chest Protectors protect your chest from impacts. Most jackets don't come stock with a chest protector but then again, unless you're either an offroad rider, a track rat, or just a really safety conscious rider, you won't exactly need one, but it's always good to have one.

One thing that will pop out in your search for a jacket or back/chest protector is something called CE rated protection. To make a really technical explanation as short and as detailed as possible, CE rated protection comes in 2 levels; Level 1 and Level 2. Level 2(TWO) protects better than a Level 1(ONE) protector. If it only says "CE rated" and doesn't specify a number, assume it to be LEVEL ONE. CE rated protection is based on the amount of energy that can go thru the armor to your body. another way to wrap your head around it is body armor and a bullet: (let the bullet be a metaphor for impacting the ground) Level 1(ONE) protection would let the bullet entirely through the armor, but won't let it puncture/enter your body but you're still knocked back by the force of the bullet Level 2(TWO) protection won't let the bullet all the way through the armor, and the armor will absorb some of the impact. you still got shot, but you won't be knocked back or hurt as much.