THIS IS WHAT I WEAR AND WHY | ADVENTURE RIDING GEAR
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If you are new to adventure riding and unsure where to start when purchasing your first lot of adventure riding gear, this video is for you. I share my own experiences with my adventure riding gear over the years and give my thoughts on what works best for me.
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Like you I've ended up going from a jacket to an armoured shirt (in my case an Adventure Spec Supershirt) with a jersey/jacket/rain shell over the top. It is a much more flexible arrangement and also holds the armour in place far better than a jacket would. It is awesome to cruise down the road with just an MX jersey on over the top to get maximum airflow but still know that I'm protected in the result of a crash (the Supershirt also has great abrasion resistance, they claim similar to leather!).
Definitely for us leaving up in Queensland the change over to a bionic jacket, which I did a couple of years ago myself was a game changer and I only really ever wear a big jacket over the top of that now in winter and I’m wearing a motocross jersey up until about April
I've had pretty well exactly the same journey. I've got a rack of expensive Klim adventure stuff which I rarely use. In UK we have to be more road biased. My kit is now AS7 boots, knee guards, AS Venture pants, Leatt crash pants, Adv Spec Supershirt, merino base layers and a light, vented Alpinestar water resistant jacket (Hyde). I reckon I'd have saved myself £2,500 or €2900 had I not bothered with the Adventure bollocks and not fallen for the adventure advertising. Still, I've some barely used kit for my road bike and the Klim adventure gear is fine road kit. Layering is the best method I've discovered from cold, wet Wales to the roasting Moroccan Sahara to the changeable Arctic summer in Finland. Us Europeans need a waterproof shell that perhaps you Aussies don't.
Great video. I started out with the exact same Alpine Stars armour as you, and was looking to go to an Adventure jacket. Now I'm going to just do layers. A friend of mine just came off on bitumen with only MX pants and it was not good. They melt like butter. So I'm going to go for some decent pants even if they are a bit heavy and uncomfortable.
I have that exact helmet, something to note is; I can't wear my poleroid sunnies under the visor because the visor makes them go weird and i can't see properly. 🤔 Thanks for the vid
Good run through mate, I bought all my gear before I even sat on any bike, that way I was committed to actually going through with buying the bike lol... and I ended up buying 2 :), just going through the motions of learning to ride and up skilling now (channel in bound soon) inspired by yourself and Ol Lance... there was a few send backs and swaps though as I had to buy gear online due to no local moto shops where I am... shaka..
Great insight Josh. Bring a neck warmer when you come down here to the little island mate
Haha! Yes a neck warmer would be handy down there. Thanks mate
Totally agree, nice video Josh - moving to wearing body armour is way better even on cool 10-15 degree melb weather. As you said also important ppl prob start out with the standard jacket style and then gradually evolve to what works. i have the Dri rider vortex 2 jacket and pants as my original purchase, I have now evolved to those being removed of all liners and removed of all armour - purely used as top layer protection. i now just wear the leatt 3df airfit body armour + Jersey Jacket on top (no liner or armour - really wind and mild abrasion protection) Leatt Dual Axis knee braces Dri rider pants ontop - again no liners etc. I then carry simple small lightweight waterproof pants and jacket to go over top of everything when needed. Seems most ppl move to waterproofs over top as 99% of time dont need and liners get too hot. If im then using bike non adventure just bit of commuting i use motorbike jeans with knee pads and a couple of other jackets both with inbuilt armour. One Dririder which is basically just mesh and armour once layers taken out Old school MotorDry jacket that has waterproof layer but no thermal layer with armour built in. Joe Rocket Kawasaki more sports bike jacket.
I have gone exactly the same way. Started with revit suit. Now AS bionic matched with layers depending on heat. Adventure spec etc.
Great info mate, couldn’t agree more about the last jacket/vest super handy when the climate is changing!
Nice one mate,good run down. I tend to think of crashing as a kid on a bike, the parts that hit the ground first are hands and knees.
When I started out it was riding jeans, work boots and Arlen Ness racing leather jacket which weighed about 10kg. My setup is now pretty much the same as yours. Part of my logic is if I have a stack and my armour is attached to my body and not my jacket it's more likely to be and stay where it needs to be. My advice is to get decent gloves though. I like the ones with scaphoid proctection, but decent leather in the palm and at least impact rubber over the knuckles at a bare minimum. If you tear your hands up properly they are an absolute nightmare for a surgeon to peice back together. And that's if you're lucky enough to be near a capital city where the experts generally are.
Good point mate. The hands are one of the first point to hit the grand in a crash too.
Great video. Really helpful for people just getting into adventure riding. Thanks
Mate, good start to your vid. Put you on pause to go to the fridge and get a cold one. Cheers
Thanks 🙏
Thanks Josh.... food for thought....cheers.
Great advice, might have to change to the MX jersey under the jacket, do the bitumen ride then get to the technical stuff and wonder my tee-shirt underneath is saturated 👍👍🍻🍻
Worth a try 👍🏼
thanks Josh - great video and timely as I am looking at body armor at the moment. When I started out, I found good pair of pants and jacket on Facebook market place. I feel its common for people starting out to spend heaps and "wear once and decide they don't like it". Keep living the adventure and making cool content.
Thanks mate 👍🏼
Hey josh, absolutely brilliant video mate really enjoyed that great information cheers for sharing dude you have a great channel keep up the awesome work 👌✔️
Thanks 🙏
would also add knee guards as an essential
Great protective equipment. Too uncomfortable to wear all day for me personally though.
Great video, i never leave the house without my Pod knee braces. They have saved my knees that many times!! I just upgraded to the Revit Nucleus which similar to your Bionic armour but it's also AA rated for road abrasion. It just got released not too long ago. Super comfy.
Thanks mate 👍🏼
I just used my old Levi’s stuffed with cardboard.
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Great video Josh. It's the exact same thing I have gone through over the last 3 years. Ended up at the same spot. We must be doing something right.
Thanks mate. Yea I’m pretty happy with it at the moment 😁
Perfect....
New follow here josh! Love the content and all your adventure bike knowledge. Was watching back to when you had the T7 but had notice it hasn't had any KZhead time lately?
Thanks! That’s because I don’t have it anymore 😅
@@_JoshJB_ that was short lived. What's the reasoning behind letting it go? Too heavy or just the drz suits you better for the riding you do
@@dylb8801 yes and yes. But also a financial decision. DRZ does everything well enough so it’s the one I want to always hang on to.
@@_JoshJB_ mmm that's interesting because Ive been pretty set on getting one once I go full licence but if the weight is that bad and I'm not a big guy could be a issue. The thing will spend more time laying down then upright hahah
Should try the a-stars tech 7 dry star
Tech 7 enduro
Thanks Josh, do you wear any knee protection when using the mx pants?
Nah no knee protection for me.
Very interesting and fun. Please research the word, 'pant'. pant as you've used it is not correct. Pants, not pant. The cross-usage in this video of pant and pants is not correct.
You need to relax man. I’m not going to rewatch my own video but pretty sure I would have said pants. And if I didn’t, who cares 😂 Thanks for watching anyway