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flcruzr Ex Member	Riding Gloves 07/20/08 at 06:18:25 Its time to get new riding gloves, does anyone have any gloves you like and would recommend? I'm looking for comfortable leather gloves. Thanks!
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Riding Gloves Reply #1 - 07/20/08 at 06:27:05 I have some that have gel in the palms,it seem to help some with the vibration,I don't know the brand.
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Jerry Eichenberger Serious Thumper Offline 2006 S40. OEM windshield, saddle bags, Sportster Posts: 2919 Columbus, Ohio Gender:	Re: Riding Gloves Reply #2 - 07/20/08 at 12:01:48 Mine are Joe Rocket - leather palms, but nylon backs - lets in some cool air on the hot days. Knuckles and back have some sort of armor.
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07S40rider Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 245 Murfreesboro, TN Gender:	Re: Riding Gloves Reply #3 - 07/20/08 at 13:15:02 I have the Gel Palm ones from FirstGear. The gloves are comfortable, but the velcro on the strap is pretty low quality construction - the stiching is coming out on one of them after about 1 month of riding.
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BOWDIER Full Member Offline Posts: 181 OCALA, FL Gender:	Re: Riding Gloves Reply #4 - 07/20/08 at 16:11:12 I'm looking also, seen a lot going fingerless
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Riding Gloves Reply #5 - 07/20/08 at 17:09:42 I want fingers protected too. I l8ike having some "All Laether" gloves for rain, they work as a windshield wiper in the rain, like a chamois. For dry, hot riding, there are tons of riding gloves out there, armored knuckles & padded palms.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Riding Gloves Reply #6 - 07/20/08 at 18:02:52 I only wear gloves below 65 degrees
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forrest Serious Thumper Offline No matter where you go, there you are. Posts: 986 Kennesaw, Ga Gender:	Re: Riding Gloves Reply #7 - 07/20/08 at 18:06:40 Got a pair of fingerless Joe Rockets, a heavily insulated pair of Joe Rockets for the winter, and a pair of leather work gloves for cooler, but not cold, weather. Sometimes I go gloveless because last summer I had tanned finger tips and a tanned oval on the top of my hands where the velcro strap went.
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blacksheep23 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 123	Re: Riding Gloves Reply #8 - 07/20/08 at 18:46:18 I have joe rocket.So far I like it.
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Re: Riding Gloves
Reply #9 - 07/20/08 at 23:44:26

I've got a pair of some kind of dense mesh back/leather palm-inside of fingers work gloves I picked up at a national hardware chain store (Menards) that work great for me. They breath and absorb a bit of vibration. Get 'em a little big as they're much more comfortable, and as it gets cooler you can fit a thin pair of synthetic gloves in there for warmth. As a bonus they come in some different colors so these match the bike, more or less.

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Re: Riding Gloves
Reply #10 - 07/21/08 at 03:17:22

Go to Wal-Mart, Sporting Goods, Shooting Section, look next to Scopes and Camo stuff for deerskin shooting gloves. These are gloves to be worn when firing a rifle, when light tactile touch means everything.

Very supple leather, same material as golf gloves but thicker material with an inner liner made of a fleece material.

These are not stone cheap, but compared to the Joe Rocket stuff they are less expensive and more practical. My NC winters never get colder than they can cover, but they are too warm for summer use unless you are up in the mountains way up high.

Go check them out, biggest complaint from list members that tried this trick last year was that they didn't have all the sizes small-extra large.

These are the best riding gloves I have ever had (I use a medium).

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Ian YaBB Newbies Offline 1995 LS650, 2008 FLHRC Posts: 31 Northern Virginia Gender:	Re: Riding Gloves Reply #11 - 07/21/08 at 10:19:07 i'd go with full-fingered gloves. that clutch level gets mighty hot sitting in the summer sun. also keeps the sunburn off and the stingy stuff away that cages kick up.
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sjaskow - FSO Senior Member Offline Posts: 365 Frozen Tundra of MN Gender:	Re: Riding Gloves Reply #12 - 07/21/08 at 11:17:50 I've got a set of these http://www.joerocket.com/productJR.cfm?products_id=1048 and they are good down to about 40 degrees even though they're vented. My biggest issue with gloves is I can never find a set that fits my palms and the fingers not be about a 1/2 inch too long. These are pretty close to perfect.
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Re: Riding Gloves
Reply #13 - 07/21/08 at 11:27:13

For summer I ride in a pair of ICON "super duty" gloves. They are mostly deerskin. If I had to buy another pair right now, I'd try to just buy a replacement. These have got lots of miles on them. Been through lots of rain. They dry out quick, don't get too hot. They are shorties, so they let air flow up my sleeves for cooling. They are OK for riding in the cooler mornings, but I have gauntlets for late fall, early spring and heated gloves for winter - days when it isn't going to get near 70 degF.

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Re: Riding Gloves
Reply #14 - 07/21/08 at 18:42:07

I have two pairs of gauntlet-style gloves, Joe Rocket GPX and JR Sonic's http://www.joerocket.com/productJR.cfm?products_id=165. I feel "safer" in the GPX than the Sonic's; when the GPX's wear out I think I'll get the GPX 2.0.

For shorter gloves I've got JR SuperMoto's http://www.joerocket.com/productJR.cfm?products_id=162. They are short but still feel substantial, though not as "safe" feeling as the GPX's.

For rain and cold weather I've got a pair of older JR something-or-others (I can't find the name anywhere on them), Dry-Tech, 70 gram Thinsulate etc. Looks like their current equivalent would be the Nitrogen http://www.joerocket.com/productJR.cfm?products_id=313.

I feel like a walking JR commercial...

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