Summer gloves?

[ddlooping]

Hi all

Still waiting to receive my British license so I can pass the CBT.

In the meantime, I'm spending my hard earned cash like there was no tomorrow:

- Helmet (Shark Evoline series 2)

- Jacket: Weise Psycho

- Pants: Draggin Jeans Slix (with free armour)

- Disc-Lock: Xena XX14 (with alarm)

- GPS tracker: GT03B ("Smart Tracker" from eBay)

- Reflective adhesive tape for pin-striping the black matte helmet

- Muc-Off 8-In-1 Bike Cleaning Kit

- Motorcycle Roadcraft: The Police Rider's Handbook to Better Motorcycling (£3 2nd-hand )

- (Edit): Philip X-treme Vision H4 bulbs

There's at least one essential element missing: summer gloves.

My humble selection:

- Weise Vagos: http://www.ghostbike...cle-gloves.html

- Rev'it Fly Gloves: http://www.sportsbik...tent_prod/73495

- Weise Summer Waterproof leather: http://www.twowheel.co.uk/weise-summer-waterproof-gloves.html

- Weise Airflow Plus leather: http://www.ghostbikes.com/products/on-road-gear-motorcycle-gloves-all-motorbike-gloves/3705-weise-airflow-plus-motorcycle-gloves.html

- Hein Gericke Airstream (thanks for the suggestion, clarkegray): http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/airstream-handschuhe.html

Any feedback, suggestions would be appreciated.

[ddlooping]

Added more gloves to the original (short) list.

[clarke]

I got a decent set from Hein gericke so would recommend checking them out

[ddlooping]

Thanks, Graham.

[ddlooping]

I guess I'd better get my a** to a shop with a good selection and try them out.

[Noise]

I got mine from Lidl. £15! awesome for this weather but shockingly shit in the winter but hey.......im British so im used to all 4 seasons in one day lol

[Ttaskmaster]

For very hot weather I actually use the Hein Gericke vented mesh ones, myself.

Then again, I have, like 10 pairs of gloves and a billion headovers, anyway.

[ddlooping]

Thanks for the feedback, guys.

[DirtyDT]

I had a pair of Weise airflow last summer. My thoughts;

The mesh tends to fray quite easily and sticks to anything Velcro

They are wrist only gloves so they didn't quite cover the bone in my wrists

Not sure how mush protection they would give your fingers in a tumble

Lovely and cool to wear

That said, I liked them and would buy another pair.

[ddlooping]

Thanks DirtyDT.

Ok, I'm going to eliminate the Rev'it, based on price, the Weise Airflow, based on your feedback ("tends to fray quite easily...") and the Weise Vagos based on the lack of wrist covering.

That leaves...

- Weise Summer Waterproof: http://www.weise-clothing.co.uk/weise_2011/gloves/summer_wproof.html

- Hein Gericke Airstream: http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/airstream-handschuhe.html

[DirtyDT]

Have a look at Spada ones. I have a pair of Spada Aliens that are very nice. I would buy their gloves again.

[ddlooping]

Thanks for the suggestion, DDT, but they are too "sporty" for my XVS.

[DirtyDT]

.........................they are too "sporty" for my XVS.

So is my mum

Whoops. My Tourettes is getting worse.

[ddlooping]

[ddlooping]

Decision made, order placed.

After having tried my Weise Psycho jacket on I've decided to go for the Vagos.

The jacket's arms reaches well above the wrist, in a seated position, so the Vagos might actually be a good match for it.

(the Vagos actually do cover the wrist bone)

As a bonus I managed to find them £5 cheaper than anywhere else, on eBay.

[ddlooping]

I got the gloves.

They actually only partially cover the wrist bone but they are very well made, a great fit and look good (in an understated kind if way).

I can't comment on whether they'll be good summer gloves though, as I'm yet to ride with them.

[davidjimrd]

The best gloves are the ones that are the most comfortable for you--they are made for your hands.

This is my list for best summer motorcycle gloves 2021