I'm in need of leather pants. I've already got an AlpineStar leather jacket. I'm wondering though - is a two piece system ineffective in a crash? A lot of people seem to advocate a one piece, but most of my riding is just local - nothing too serious.
Unless you're riding the shit out of your bike on a track, a two-piece is just fine. IMO even leather pants are overkill for the majority of riding, heavy textile pants are fine. A good jacket and quality boots/gloves along with a good full-face helmet is generally sufficient.
ZV
Gotcha. I want leather pants because textile pants are generally gone to hell after just one fall. I don't want to spend $100+ on some textile pants just to gave it get shredded after my first fall.
I also want to participate in a track day, so I kinda have to go leather.
Sounds like good enough reasoning. Just a heads up, from what I've read, when the trackdays say a 1-piece OR a 2-piece suit, they're most likely referring to a 2-piece suit with a zipper so that the pants and jacket can be connected to "become" a 1-piece. They're not talking about a random pair of leather pants coupled with a random leather jacket.
Unless you're riding the shit out of your bike on a track, a two-piece is just fine. IMO even leather pants are overkill for the majority of riding, heavy textile pants are fine. A good jacket and quality boots/gloves along with a good full-face helmet is generally sufficient.
ZV
it gets damn hot down here in Texas so the mesh is almost mandatory in the summer.
I only wore leather on the track and that was a Joe Rocket 2 piece set.
worked as well as a 1 piece.
for the streets man there is nio way I'd want to wear that suit.. uncomfortable and hot and just flat no thanks..
My street outfit was a Joe rocket Mesh armored riding jacket steel toed boots and dragging jeans with helmet and gloves.
it gets damn hot down here in Texas so the mesh is almost mandatory in the summer.
You know nothing about how hot a summer can be until you've experienced a midwest summer. We don't get quite as hot here as you do there, but we almost always have at least 80% humidity which really makes it feel much hotter at 90 degrees than it would at 110 with low humidity. It makes riding with a jacket in the summer almost unbearable.
You know nothing about how hot a summer can be until you've experienced a midwest summer. We don't get quite as hot here as you do there, but we almost always have at least 80% humidity which really makes it feel much hotter at 90 degrees than it would at 110 with low humidity. It makes riding with a jacket in the summer almost unbearable.
How does it compare to having gravel scraped out of your open wounds with a wire brush? I hear that really sucks...but I've never experienced it personally.