Modern Vespa

Must be able to get them in the UK

Show me your reccomendations that do not cost a fortune

Cheers

I have a pair of Weise Victory...
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/mcn/products/productsresults/gloves/2010/june/jun1710-kit-review-weise-victory-gloves/

...and some Tucano Urbano summer mesh...
http://www.johnlewis.com/tucano-urbano-aero-gloves-black/p763595

For warm, wet days, I have a pair of single skin (no insulation) breathable outdoor gloves with no protection from Outdoor designs.

These seem to have covered all the bases in the last season or two

I use Spada Contour's. Light weight, not too thick, articulated fingers, bloody comfy! £29.99

http://www.spadaclothing.co.uk/productdetail.php?subcat=26&cat=4&product=261&productname=Contour

Was just checking these out the other day... Good read up.

I just received these via eBay. Good fit, excellent leather and good venting.

Highly recommended!

http://cgi.ebay.it/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=171270999334&var=470360121410

Does anybody sell a summer-weight waterproof pair?

for summer gear i went perforated leather and light colours. And white Shoei helmet

gloves



Jacket

Not sure of their availability in the UK, but these are a good vented summer glove with an all leather palm and pretty inexpensive.

http://www.revzilla.com/product/icon-twenty-niner-gloves

I have a pair of these, which work quite well.

http://www.revzilla.com/product/tour-master-dri-mesh-gloves

I have two pairs, which I actually wear year-round - possible when you've got heated grips and handlebar muffs

Alpinestars Sledge (these have been discontinued, unfortunately, but you can still find them on ebay for about £40 new, less if used):



Richa Protect - I love these gloves and they're readily available, also about £40.

I use these : Richa Cruiser gloves and Spidi RV coupe

They did not get very good reviews on that site.

Some real good ones here guys! Thanks 😀

For summer riding, I wear Petzl rock climbing gloves available through REI. (and here is a source in the UK - http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/lyon-cordex-gloves-p134987)

For summer riding I have always used Aerostitch "Elkskin Ropers." They are quite comfy but don't have any ventilation, nor are they waterproof. Also the only protection offered is the leather itself.

I recently purchased a pair of Rukka "Vauhti" summer gloves. They are night-and-day different than the Ropers. They have an area with little ceramic pieces that will protect the edge of one's hand during a slide, hard armor over the knuckles, and protection for the fingers, thumb and palm. They have a Gore-Tex waterproof lining, which I haven't tested yet, and an adjustable closure around the wrists. They have what appears to be very minor "venting" compared to what I usually think of for a vented glove, but compared to the Ropers, which have none at all, they have gobs.

Plus, according to my wife, they look like something a Star Wars Storm Trooper would wear, which seemed pretty groovy to me, but she isn't so sure she likes them, based solely on looks.

I predict these will become my go-to gloves for warm weather.

uk ..... same as me winter gloves ... i just put me silk liners away for the week

These are my summer gloves

They are smooth side out, but the look just like these.

When they wear out, or I start using them in the yard, I'll definitely look at the Elkskin Ropers.

I just use plain deerskin work gloves. I use them both summer and winter.

Viper tactical gloves. Not specifically motorcycle gloves, they are what the police use. Had them years and cost about £15 on Amazon.

Most motorcycle gloves are too bulky. Pearl Izumi makes great mountain bike gloves - light, great grip, fit is unreal. Lifetime guarantee & reasonable price too.

http://www.pearlizumi.co.uk/ride/accessories/gloves/p/mens-mtb-divide-gloves

Got these too, love'em!

You guys are brave, taking a spill at speeds over 50 km/h and not having proper full protection race gloves means serious serious risk of hand injuries.
I wear these, proper protection, kangaroo hide and all, but not "showy", I want a more discreet look on the Vespa.


Works well with my leather jacket:



The jacket is black but cool in the sun, it has nanoparticles in the "color" that reflects the suns rays. So, it is as cool as a white leahter jacket, it works really well. I do not toast away when it is hot. The gloves are well ventilated race gloves too. Wear Arai Race helmet, well vented that too.

It's like helmet laws though - personal choice. I see people riding Gixxer's around here in the summer, in shorts, t-shirts and trainers. Have an off and it doesn't bear thinking about....

Personally, I quite like my skin, so I protect it as best I can. Shoei helmet, armoured gloves, jacket, trousers and boots. Overkill on a 125 Vespa? Maybe, but that's my choice.

When i use to ride big bikes there wasn't one set of gloves on the market that was tested to the same standard as your leathers. People would pay £100 for gloves believing they would protect them.....they didn't (as tested by a magazine over here)

So unless things have changed a decent set of leather gloves will do.

I have a variety of makes and types, but lately I've been wearing these...

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Daxx-MensPremium-USA-Deerskin-All-Purpose-Gloves/21048111

Corazzo Urbano. Most comfortable gloves I own!

Well, there is no overkill in terms of safety, just degrees of stupidity when it comes to safety. Sure, I ride in Jeans and a plain jacket sometimes, but very very rare.

Most the time full protection, CE approved to the highest level, backplate, shoulder pads, elbow pads, hip pads and knee pads.

I have "rescued" people that have taken spills on sportsbikes just wearing jeans. Rescued in the sense that I saw the crash and stopped and helped them.

But, each to his/her own, but riding without a full face helmet, that is just out of the question, for me at least.

Happy and safe riding everyone

Roland Sands Design

Try ALDI or LIDL, they do some cracking deals on motorbike stuff, I just use a pair of full finger mountain bike gloves from their for summer and winter I have my good old oxford all singing all dancing leather gloves.

Russ

In all friendliness here, to all you who are using mountainbike gloves, I am a mountainbiker, ride a lot, and I can with conviction say, a spill on tarmac, those gloves will not protect you, period. I have torn holes in that type of gloves in the dirt from falling at speeds of around 20 km/h. Tarmac is 10 times more abrasive.

Thanks everyone! I think my favourite ones so far are the richa ones

Perhaps, but unless your motorcycle gloves have palm sliders they aren't going to offer significantly better protection against that kind of injury than a mountain bike glove.

These have palm rivets.....I love mine....
http://www.compacc.com/p/Power-Trip-Grand-National-Gloves

Sorry don't know if you can get em in the UK but I love these icon gloves for the heat

I really liked the Icon Twenty-niners but I can attest first hand that the fabric part will shred in an off. The only bit my skin that made contact with the road was my thumb knuckle where a nice hole was gouged out. I'm sticking with all-leather gloves now.

Mine have sliders yes, but any decent motorbike glove, will offer much better protection. They will at least have double layer of leather in the glide zone of the palm. Protect your digits.

i bought a pair of these today, very comfortable....still got sweaty fingers though

I wear this pair of Icon Pursuit perforated gloves down here in warm & sunny south west Florida.

http://www.revzilla.com/product/icon-pursuit-perforated-gloves

I've had these Aerostich Vegan gloves since 2008. They have held up well. Airflow is moderate and they do wick moisture away so you don't get clammy hands. I only wish they came in white or a bright color. They do run small so order one size up from normal if you try them.