Glove Recommendations

[MadHatter]

I love my gloves, but like all my gear, they have a hard life.
I was thinking today, as I was riding down the highway in my trusty Alpinestar SP2's: 'Gee, these gloves are worn in so well I can almost feel the grips on my fingertips'.
Then I realised that my fingers were poking through holes in the leather.:confused:

Damn, need to buy new gloves. I though about getting the trusty shoe repairer down the road to sew on some finger patches but then thought better of it when I imagined me desperately clawing the tarmac as I slide belly first off the racetrack.

I'm after your recommendations on gloves with maximum protection and which won't fall apart when I come off at turn 1. I do a lot of road riding and touring too so they have to be sturdy enough to last forever.
Thanks guys,

Dave

Afterthought: I went to Sydney City Motorcycles today, the best gloves they had there were some Alpine star super duper GPtech gloves.
300 bucks and they didn't seem to be much better than the GP gloves. The salesman told me that nicky hayden uses them in GP races:p

[revinR1]

Teknik Violators from bike biz.

these get the wrap from me

[pan]

There's a guy in Melbourne selling his on the Busa site:
May be good if they're the right colour and size...

http://p083.ezboard.com/faustralianhayabusaclubfrm7.showMessage?topicID=79 8.topic

[dungbeetle]

i love my icon timax gloves...and they survived an off at turn 2...but no one imports them into aus so ya gotta buy them overseas...cost me about 150 from memory. ive had them a few years now!!!

[Jordan]

i've been using the joe rocket gp2?gpx? gloves and they are super comfy. Have nice little things like external seams. On the road in the hottest months i use the alpinestars summer gloves and they are very cool and feel (thin) awesome. I have crash tested these a few times and got tiny tears on the insides of some of the fingers so they aren't the best for a turn 1 getoff. but i still havent damages my hands.
(My other road gloves you wouldnt be interested in coz they are for canberra winters and it feels like you are holding a coke can not a throttle grip.)

[_chado77]

http://www.nswroadandtrackbikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=161


might be a cheap option for ya..


these are my brothers .. he wore them twice and didnt like em..

[Kat00]

I'm absolutely anal about gloves.
Joe Rocket GPX are awesome. Supple from day one.
Can't speak highly enough them.

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/4246/joerocketglove3uj6.jpg

[vale46]

My mate selling these GP2 XL for $160 only worn once

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c17/vale0460/Gloves-1.jpg

[daz]

GP Plus seem to go alright...

All gloves I've ever put on you seem to get used to within a session or two

[Maestro]

just use the boxing gloves i hear you wear to bed...

[MATTK6]

dungy, i gotta say i like your icon gloves, but can only seem to get them in green at the moment

[dungbeetle]

you should be able to get them in the states in any colour...i have no idea where i got mine, but hopefully we will have some regular contacts soon over there who may be able to get ya some good prices....be patient mate!!:D

[mike-s]

the aldi gloves with the knuckle protector seem pretty good, not tested them in an off, dont think i'd want to (the whole idea of an off = bad for me for some strange reason ;-) )

[Wardy]

I've got Technic speedstar. Tried the alpine stars but the fit wasn't quite right for me.