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What do you wear in the summer on your hands
« on: July 08, 2024, 01:00:07 AM »
Bought 2 pair of these leather ICON's on sale several yrs ago ( Revzilla) for summer riding.
I never ride without a leather glove on, even on the hottest summer day.*

I think I still have some Florida gravel in my palms from bike crashes when I was 9.






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* I always wore an armored jacket, armored mesh in summer - but I used to ride in sneakers and Levi's.
Then I completed my "scooter accessories" by buying ICON armored boots and Bullet hip & knee armored jeans, with a kevlar seat.
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Re: What do you wear in the summer on your hands
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2024, 08:22:11 AM »
Yes, like you Stig ALWAYS leather gloves.  My go to pair at the moment are these* DXR ones which match my summer leather jacket.  Coupled with leather boots by a UK company called Altberg# and snap on the Bull-it jeans with their kevlar material and CE PPE armour.  ATGATT?  I should coco!

* https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/328314
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Re: What do you wear in the summer on your hands
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2024, 02:46:41 PM »
At 60F or above I wear Alpinestars Copper gloves. They are a lot of mesh on the back of the hands but under the mesh there is a large hard plastic knuckle armor that provides a lot of protection for the knuckles and also some appropriately placed palm padding for some armor there. I can actually wear these just a few deg below 60F but then I have to put on my Tour Master Mid-Tex gloves. If it is raining in anything over 55-60F then along with my Frogg Toggs I wear TM Dri-mesh gloves that work OK. But if it is very warm I really don't care if my hands get wet through my gloves.
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Re: What do you wear in the summer on your hands
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2024, 05:34:59 PM »
Yes, like you Stig ALWAYS leather gloves.  My go to pair at the moment are these* DXR ones which match my summer leather jacket.  Coupled with leather boots by a UK company called Altberg# and snap on the Bull-it jeans with their kevlar material and CE PPE armour.  ATGATT?  I should coco!

* https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/328314
# https://www.altberg.co.uk/boots/military-ops1

Some serious boots!!
One reason I went with an ICON leather jacket as a gift for my son in that they come in various colors. Since his Yamaha is white - he didn't fuss too much when I bought him a white ICON.
Sady, my size ICON leather only came in black - so I added one of the U.K. police high-viz w/checkers vests to wear over it!
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Re: What do you wear in the summer on your hands
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2024, 05:51:03 PM »
yes, always gloves, your hands are always first to touch town in a get off

even if only cheap Wells Lamont work gloves. I have a tough time finding gloves with my 3xl paws, most gloves only go to 2xl

recently bought a pair of Youngstown work gloves in 3xl
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Re: What do you wear in the summer on your hands
« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2024, 09:59:32 PM »
I have more gloves than my wife has shoes!  All of my gloves are leather or a combination of leather and mesh.  Most are armored on the impact areas.  I never ride without gloves. 
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Re: What do you wear in the summer on your hands
« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2024, 09:52:28 AM »
I have more gloves than my wife has shoes! 

Love it!  Not quite at that stage yet Klav, but getting close.
Regards & ride safe,
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