My first Melbourne* winter

Wasn't that bad even with my early morning starts though my commute isn't
that far/long. I bought winter gloves that were too warm and bulky so didn't
get used. What saved me from freezing were glove liners and an open faced
balaclava made from the same thin polyester material. I paid $10 for the
gloves and $10 for the balaclava (maybe less). Getting through winter on
tires I wasn't 100% sure about was a bad, painfull and expensive lesson not
to do. PPE works better if your wearing it, this too was a bad and painfull
lesson.

I have seen jackets that are like a mesh with pads and am told that they are
as strong a leather but am very sceptical on this, what do you wear apart
from shirts and a singlet through summer? I was very hot in my leather last
summer and would like to be safe and cool, is this possible?

TIA




* Victoria, Australia.

In aus.motorcycles on Mon, 9 Oct 2006 15:14:46 +1000
Peter <someone.TakeThisOut@microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> I have seen jackets that are like a mesh with pads and am told that they are
> as strong a leather but am very sceptical on this, what do you wear apart
> from shirts and a singlet through summer? I was very hot in my leather last
> summer and would like to be safe and cool, is this possible?


I've come off in textile jackets, and had no problem. As I am
unlikley to slide more than 20 feet on an urban road before I hit
something horribly solid, I figure they'll do just fine.

Zebee