K11 Owners Group

[Off the grid]

[mnb]

Year round:
Scorpion EXO-700 Helmet
Daytona Spirit XCR Boots
5.11 Tactical ATAC Shield Boots

Warm Weather
First Gear Mesh 2.0 Jacket
First Gear Mesh 2.0 Pants
Coretech DX Gloves
Held Steve Gloves


Cold Weather
First Gear Teton Jacket
First Gear Escape Pants

For really cold weather:
Tourmaster Synergy Jacket
Tourmaster Synergy Gloves





Comments on the gear:

I hate the Scorpion EXO-700. I get sunburn or windburn on my forehead with it. Only takes 3 hours or so on the road to get a big red mark on my head. I bought it cuz it was cheap and Shoeis no longer fit me since they changed their shape with the RF-1000. Prior to that I wore Shoeis for over 20 years.

I love the Daytonas. Some of the best fitting boots I've ever had. Also by far the most expensive.

The 5.11 Tactical ATAC Shield boots are awesome. They're essentially SWAT boots, not motorcycle boots per se. But they saved my toes in a low speed dump on the Harley recently. At $150, they're much cheaper than the Daytonas. I wear these to work and the Daytonas on longer rides.

I like the First Gear Mesh stuff, although I wish the pants had better pockets. It really breathes, but the mesh is small enough to protect well. It's armored and works REALLY well with my evaporative vest.

The First Gear Teton/Escape combo has better armor, but I'm less fond of it. The jacket needs better venting and the pants have the knee armor positioned WAY too low.

The Synergy heated gear works fairly well, especially the jacket. The gloves don't get very hot, but they keep your fingers from freezing.

The Coretech gloves are great in hot weather. In anything else I wear the Held Steves, which are the best fitting gloves made by man. I've heard their stitching quality has gone done recently, so when these die, I'll probably go down to Helimot and pick up one of his designs. It's where I buy my Daytonas and he's widely known for his custom leather racing suits as well as his gloves.
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1997 BMW K1100LT ABS Special Edition
2003 Husqvarna TE610e
2007 Harley Davidson Road King
2009 BMW F800GS
2011 Husqvarna TE310
2014 Ducati Multistrada Pikes Peak MNB Edition

[Flying Duck]

I'll pipe in on mesh gear:

I think Fieldsheer makes some great suff. I have a mesh jacket that has leather where needed with dual layer CE armor and a decent back pad. I actually feel pretty safe in it.

IMO a tight fit makes the most sense as that way the armor stays where it should be in a getoff.
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93 LT (x2)
94 RS
86-97 K75F(K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick)
86 K75C w/paralever, hi perf cams,TURBO!
91 & 92 K75Ss
91 K1
86 custom K100
14 WR250R
IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC)
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[Flying Duck]

[Off the grid]

I generally buy stuff that has a lot of utility, is somewhat cheap, and most importantly fits.

(44/34 pants, 56 chest, 14E boots, XXXL Gloves, XXXL helmets)
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Bane of your existence since July 2006
2007 Triumph Tiger ABS. "Sabertooth"
2009 Husqvarna TE610. "The dirty Italian mistress"

[mnb]

[SugarHillCTD]

[Shoganai]

[Sonu]

I'm primarily a commuter but here's my list....


Year round:
Shoe full face Synchrotec helmet
Corbin Roadmaster boots
Firstgear Kilimanjaro jacket (~15yrs old)
Tecknik perforated motorcycle gloves
Jeans

Warm Weather
Switch jacket to Vansen air mesh

Cold Weather
Add removable inner layer that came with Firstgear Kilimanjaro jacket
Add removable face shield that came with Shoei helmet
Turn on heated grips
Use flannel lined jeans

For long distance (regardless of time of year):
Use riding pants that came with Kilimanjaro jacket

For really cold weather:
Stay home / use car

For really wet weather:
Stay home / use car
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1997 K1100LT "Ziggy" _GarminGPS_Corbin saddle_K Guards _Hyperlights_Fog lights_Eastern Beaver Relays_Cee Bailey_4"speakers_Michelin PR4's_MoS2_Spiegler lines_TPMS_VDO