Hello all! Around Christmas i should be getting my first bike (im so excited!!) and i want to prep with finding gear, i am from the uk and plus size (uk20-28 depending on where you go for womens clothing), i have been looking at mens gear too and have measured that i would be a 58" chest, 62/63" waist and around 34" leg. Does anyone know where to get any good plus size gear on a very tight budget (uni student)? The most im getting help (from family) is for the bike itself and i might be able to blag them for a little more help for decent gear rather than stuff that is not suitable (for example a helmet has been given but it is painfully too tight so me and my partner are going halfs on a helmet that actually fits). I also have small hands and have been finding it difficult to find gloves that are for short but wide hands. Any help would be appreciated!

I bought one or two size bigger gloves. I was using short XL Alpinestars gloves like a year ago and bought XL gauntlet alpinestars gloves. I think there are size differences between gauntlets and short ones. My size is M/L or L. I can’t return. Is it okay to use like this? Is there any danger in using it? What can I do?

I’m looking at getting some leather pants like A* or Dainese. The issue I am having is that I wear a 34” waist and a 34” inseam in normal pants. I can’t find any “track” pants that have a long enough inseam. Everything I’m seeing so far in a waist size that will fit is like a 29-31” inseam.

I get that with boots, the pants don’t have to be as long as street pants, but how long of an inseam would be a fit or will I have to go custom?

just got them, the impeto size M/8.5. my wrist is just over 8in . they feel good but a bit tight on the pinky finger mainly the middle knuckle. how much should i expect the leather to stretch out?

i tried a L on (diff glove but still dainese) and had a bit too much extra length on a few of the finger so M was it. TIA

I am a bit lost in the many available choices for gloves. I hope that there are Redditors who can provide me some advice.

My search criteria are:

1. High cuff
2. Waterproof
3. Comfortable at temperatures 4 degrees C / 39F (with heated handles if needed)
4. Best protection available, after the above criteria are satisfied

Previously my search yielded the Rev'it Dominator 3 GTX gloves, which ticked all the boxes on paper. Especially nice is that they can be used around the seasons. However, the review by F9 was less than complimenting on the waterproofing front: the fit with reviewers hands was not great, causing the GoreTex membrane to tear, and the gloves to leak like the Titanic.

Could not find any other good reviews, so sample size n=1. Curious if anyone can confirm this conclusion based on experience.

What would be your recommendations?

i bought a mhr of622 beatz helmet quartararo edition sized m, but the side paddings are so damn big it makes my face look smushed in. i saw on youtube that the side paddings for size L looks thin. so should i swap out the side paddings for a bigger sized padding?

I've never ridden big motorcycles and I'm now getting my unlimited license. I'm a pretty short guy (165cm, 5ft4) and not too heavy, so the helmet weight may play a role.

'm about to get my first full-face helmet and my requirements are: ECE22.06 (since I'm spending might as well get the more recent standard), double D latch, full-face.

I'm leaning heavily towards the AGV K6S. 5 stars on SHARP, quality seems better than a basic K1, and it weights 1.26Kg (12.3 ounces for trans-atlantic friends).

It is not cheap, at at that price range it is competing with big brands like a Shoei NXR2 or even the Arai Quantic. But I found those alternatives, plus some HJC, to be heavier (1.5-1.6Kg)

Are there aletrnatives in the sub 500eur range that you would rather recommend? It also lacks an internal sunvisor. For those who have used both with and without, what are your thoughts?

Need a new jacket. The only one i can find is rev'it hyperspeed air 2. Are there any other options? I want the best protection, but don't want to pass out in florida summer heat. Thx

Looking to get back into track riding after a few year hiatus (switched to cars for a while).

I always wore a Dianese suit, and am only familiar with the big brands like Held, Spidi, A*, etc

What custom suits do people love?

Need help from Neotec owners, especially Neotec 1, but anything helps.

Recently noticed that my chinbar literally flops down when not in the locked position, now I do not remember it particularly any other way, but it does suddenly seem weird to me the way it behaves.

That combined with the helmet being sometimes a little difficult to open(Seen a bit in the video) and I think the chinbar mechanism may be shot.

https://reddit.com/link/1gmuf42/video/jdflzx483rzd1/player

To anybody that has the x15

What do you like about it?

What don't you like?

Hello

Looking for some kind of Dashcam for my motorcycle. Mainly for insurance purposes, don't care for anything fancy. A helmet or bar camera, doesn't matter. It needs a G sensor and preferably something with a long battery life.
I was looking at something that could be wired in but wasn't sure if it would leave me with a dead battery in the middle of nowhere.
https://www.amazon.com.au/VSYSTO-Motorcycle-Recording-Waterproof-Controller/dp/B07QB6Q3C5/ref=sr_1_29?crid=2UEXF2P5JUXKB&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.OxrEYcClvdphRNlvWErSjuLY-9W3pOkoSfEFBFtz4GPnPk-oXD9RdwnxQw2pKdP68egzQp86HwAkkUTlM2OoUC6BN6KowNy73gdfgD75Hr0NRC8TejYn02xyfL1fy13gMYYPc1t7-Hor9WfXOq_kd9Z_HOvGf1Mq4kyM006LVN_Epz1LrchZYSRkYvKWGVmeXP8xbgyqDYaBVDqbY5FfGVA2Wc8IpaxT_KbPA-1qV3G1KO-a8ySx4sfA4Y0zDK0zE4olnZqpLsJOiDcauWTnPesshYMTOSX9ixp2SH6ymXY.-4Uy4k5UuNvn2Otnqh6I6W8xlYKpT5IkCekLoMSq1Rs&dib_tag=se&keywords=motorcycle%2Bdashcam%2Bg%2Bsensor&qid=1731052972&s=electronics&sprefix=motorcycle%2Bdashcam%2Bg%2Bsenso%2Celectronics%2C254&sr=1-29&th=1

Any recommendations would be great.

Thanks

Hi all, this is my first post here. I need your help choosing a new helmet, since I recently switched back to a motorcycle (CBR 600 F), after only riding scooters for the past few years. The helmet I'm currently using is a (cheap) LS2 FF325 Strobe that I bought years ago for my first motorcycle. Aside from being cheap and old, I have a problem with this helmet, as it tends to squash the back area of my cheekbones and my jaw after only a few minutes (like 15 maybe) of riding...

I already tried to search through several discussions here on reddit, but I can't seem to find many clear options for me. My budget is around 450 euros, I'm from Italy and where I live there is just one shop and it's poorly stocked, that's why I'm asking for your help. Arai, Shoei and Schubert are out of my budget unfortunately. What I'm mainly looking for is that it has a sun visor, that its padding is shaped for riding with eyeglasses, that it's not too noisy and that it has good ventilation. My head circumference is 57 cm.

Thank you all in advance :)

Edit: I tried a Shark Sqwal Trion, and it fit well, except for a certain amount of pressure it put on my cheeks.

I ride a naked bike and wear a rf 1400. I have Cardo with the 45mm speakers and one helmet and 40mm in my order. I have a pair of earplugs from cycle gear and they’re pretty good at higher speeds but block out my music/phone calls. They also don’t have a case so keeping up with them can be a task. I’m open to other suggestions as long as I can hear my music without the wind destroying my hearing.

I made new choises of gear and I realised the helmet (Scorpion EXO 420) was waybe too cheap compared the rest of my gear.

Is this a great choise of gear to start riding in street and highway? My budget is around $2000 CAD maximum. I'm planning to try the gear at a store, I just want to know if they are good choises.

**Im opened to other choises!**

TY

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I have a AGV K6s size 'L' I got 7 months ago the helmet after break-in is too loose up+down and side to side. I want to swap with medium pads, I saw on K6 chart it shows ML under large for interchangeable pads. Has anyone tried it with success?