11-01-14, 04:29 PM
One thing I've ever had is nice kit. I've been riding about 2 years, but always had hand me downs or budget kit. For example, I've been using some hand me down RST trousers for 2 years. They've got a hole in the crotch the size of a small moon, and have already been down the road once (I got them off my brother after his crash).
My jacket was an RK Sports budget type that I bought when I got my 125, and have had since. Ill fitting, nasty finish - the zip came off all together when I went to zip it up yesterday. My boots - RST hand me downs again. And yep, they'd been down the road too. And now have a nice whole in one of them due to years of wear.
Anyway, long story short is I just went out with the wife (her in her shiny £400 spada kit - not bad for someone that gets on the bike twice per year!) to look for a replacement jacket since my zip is bust. And I came away with £300 worth of RST kit - jacket, trousers, and boots.
Not sure my purpose of posting it here. Just suppose it feels nice to have some kit that fits properly, and that feels like it could survive a trip down tarmac alley should it ever happen.
My jacket was an RK Sports budget type that I bought when I got my 125, and have had since. Ill fitting, nasty finish - the zip came off all together when I went to zip it up yesterday. My boots - RST hand me downs again. And yep, they'd been down the road too. And now have a nice whole in one of them due to years of wear.
Anyway, long story short is I just went out with the wife (her in her shiny £400 spada kit - not bad for someone that gets on the bike twice per year!) to look for a replacement jacket since my zip is bust. And I came away with £300 worth of RST kit - jacket, trousers, and boots.
Not sure my purpose of posting it here. Just suppose it feels nice to have some kit that fits properly, and that feels like it could survive a trip down tarmac alley should it ever happen.