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I guess the times have changed. Back in the late 50`s up to the mid 70`s, the only people who wore full leathers, armor, and whatever, were the pros. I was content with my blue jeans, engineer boots, and a thin leather jacket/shirt made by Langlitz. My helmet was a Bell Magnum (high line back then), sunglasses, and driving gloves--like the ones sports car racers wore--thin leather with lots of ventilation holes. Fortunately, I never crashed, so luckily I never got a chance to field test my wardrobe. When I got the Ninja, I got a leather jacket, some Dingo square toed boots, and an HJC open faced helmet. For gloves I used a pair of full finger bicycle gloves. I was promptly told that this was definitely not appropriate for a sport bike. I have since fallen in line with Icon riding pants, a First leather jacket, gloves, and an HJC full face helmet. I still like my boots and will continue to wear them.
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