Glove recommendation

[anonymous-user]

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[Salted_Peanut]

What sort of gloves do you want (e.g., waterproof, summer, winter)? And what budget did you have in mind?

If your budget permits, I recommend BMK M2M and Held gloves.

[Martylaa]

I bought some Held Score KTC recently, superb glove, well made, Gortex, great fit and I can see these lasting a long time, not too padded either so you have some feel.

Prices seem to have gone up, I got mine for £130.

https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/...

[black-k1]

Definitely Held Gore-Tex. Great gloves.

[Automaton]

I have rukka virium goretex which are very warm and waterproof but not chunky and give plenty of feel. They do get a bit sweaty in warmer weather though.

[Tribal Chestnut]

I’ve gone right off Held and am currently using Racer and Five, but prefer long and not fat, so can’t really recommend anything for fit. I am quite please with my Five Prime GTX though, aside from a stupidly overlong cuff.

[Salted_Peanut]

What put you off Held? I’ve found their gloves superb, although my experience of Racer has been excellent, too. I’m curious how Five gloves compare – are they as good as they look?

[MrGman]

Multiple pairs is the way to go in my opinion, there isn’t one glove that does it all, well I’ve certainly never found it!

[KTMsm]

Someone on here recommended these to me - worn for 2 years and they are great IMO

It seems they are on offer currently - I'm tempted to buy a back up pair

https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/...

[Tribal Chestnut]

Salted_Peanut said:

What put you off Held? I’ve found their gloves superb, although my experience of Racer has been excellent, too. I’m curious how Five gloves compare – are they as good as they look?

I used some Twins for a few winters, which I got on with well, until the liners started to pull out (almost unusable this winter, bought them in 2015 IIRC, so they had a decent run), but then bought some Chikaras in 2020. Managed to avoid really using them in the rain, but then when I did, I got soaked through. Has put me off the rest of their range.

Early days on the Five, but they seem ok for warmth and are waterproof. Knuckle armour is very flexible, so not sure how that will stand up, but they are comfy and great dexterity for a winter glove, IMO.

Edit: also the Fives have a soft pad to wipe the visor, not a squeegee, which is excellent for the smeary, damp filth that coats the entirety of the surface of the UK, and my visor, through the months of darkness.

Edited by Tribal Chestnut on Saturday 9th April 21:25

Edited by Tribal Chestnut on Saturday 9th April 21:26

[Krikkit]

anonymous said:

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Very true for all bike gear I think, but doubly so for gloves! I've got 3x pairs and I'm a fair weather softy.

anonymous said:

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Enjoy, I think we've all been known to take the long way round to nip to the shop etc

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Automaton said:

I have rukka virium goretex which are very warm and waterproof but not chunky and give plenty of feel. They do get a bit sweaty in warmer weather though.

i have a pair of these and they're a brilliant cold weather glove. hopeless in the warm!

[Pete-mojsh]

Tribal Chestnut said:

Early days on the Five, but they seem ok for warmth and are waterproof. Knuckle armour is very flexible, so not sure how that will stand up, but they are comfy and great dexterity for a winter glove, IMO.

Edit: also the Fives have a soft pad to wipe the visor, not a squeegee, which is excellent for the smeary, damp filth that coats the entirety of the surface of the UK, and my visor, through the months of darkness.

Edited by Tribal Chestnut on Saturday 9th April 21:25

Edited by Tribal Chestnut on Saturday 9th April 21:26

I have some Five gloves that are my in between seasons go to, not as thick as the winters, but warmer than the summer gloves so I don't need the heated grips on. Hoping for some warmer weather so I can get back in the A* ones.

[Pete-mojsh]

Tribal Chestnut said:

Early days on the Five, but they seem ok for warmth and are waterproof. Knuckle armour is very flexible, so not sure how that will stand up, but they are comfy and great dexterity for a winter glove, IMO.

Edit: also the Fives have a soft pad to wipe the visor, not a squeegee, which is excellent for the smeary, damp filth that coats the entirety of the surface of the UK, and my visor, through the months of darkness.

Edited by Tribal Chestnut on Saturday 9th April 21:25

Edited by Tribal Chestnut on Saturday 9th April 21:26

I have some Five gloves that are my in between seasons go to, not as thick as the winters, but warmer than the summer gloves so I don't need the heated grips on. Hoping for some warmer weather so I can get back in the A* ones.

[Martylaa]

I have some Furygan gloves I got last year when I first passed, have you say I’ve never wore them since getting the Held Score and also purchased some Alpinestar summer gloves, Furygan quality isn’t a patch on the Held gloves tbh.

[conkerman]

I have Richa Atlantic GTX. They are not thermally lined but are very waterproof and comfy and fit my short/wide hands pretty well.

[Salted_Peanut]

anonymous said:

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It's not always evident because each brand is better at some things than others. Furygan makes good leathers, but their other stuff can be second-rate. Held makes some of the best gloves (perhaps second only to BKS M2M gloves) but among the worst boots. Alpinestars boots are, in my experience, superb. But you’ll find countless tales of woe from their gloves falling apart. Hideout crafts exceptional leathers and textiles but doesn’t make gloves. Scott Leathers makes first-class leathers, and its New Road and Road Airflow textile jackets are outstanding, but its TT textiles are mediocre.

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the different brands do different things better. Held are really good at gloves and leather suits but things like boots are terrible. Alpinestars do really good boots but their gloves aren’t amazing. They are all made in different factories and it depends on the factory as to what the quality is like. Unfortunately you don’t know that when buying.

And it’s impossible to tell online because the manufacturers of the best kit ( BKS M2M, Hideout, Scott Leathers) have some of the worst websites.

[SteelerSE]

I have some Dainese gloves that are a good blend of warm enough and waterproof. I think the link below is the right one. Decent protection but still comfortable enough. I also have some Rukka ones which are lighter weight and waterproof but feel like a real compromise when it comes to protection so I don't really wear them much - a bit of an expensive mistake.

Dainese
https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/...

Rukka - I think this is a more up to date model. Mine are at least three years old.
https://www.motolegends.com/motorcycle-gloves/rukk...