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Old 03-12-2009, 12:18 AM   #1
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Well obviously,I'm gonna put in a word for Icon TiMax gloves and they have brought back the original style. For street use they are great gloves.

Okay,I've had the;

Kushitani two-piece gloves-hated them for street as they SUCKED to take off and put on,great for the track,sucks if you're out cruising and stopping with the boys. "Hold up I gotta get my FUCKING gloves on!!!"

Dainese-got a pair when I bought my two Dainese jackets,they looked VERY high quality but didn't fit,sent them back and went to A*. In fact,I had also bought the D boots as well and they didn't fit either,hence my first pair of A* SMX (no +) boots.

Alpinestars GP Techs-never fit right and MURDER to remove and put on. Quality was bad but A* did send me a new pair which I immediately sold for $50...true story. GP Plus-broke four fingers on my left hand wearing them. I was the A* poster boy until then...

Technics,several models-I lived about 5 miles from the Technics HQ and even knew the owner semi-personally. Sorry,but the gloves just didn't last.

Held-they look like good quality and I haven't tried any for years but when I did they felt like "welder's gloves",really thick and cumbersome for street duty IMHO.
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Old 03-12-2009, 02:52 AM   #2
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is that nts? why does he look like he's saying "omg wait for me!! i found my helmet can i have a ride "
haha yeah that was pretty much it.

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Well obviously,I'm gonna put in a word for Icon TiMax gloves and they have brought back the original style. For street use they are great gloves.

Okay,I've had the;

Kushitani two-piece gloves-hated them for street as they SUCKED to take off and put on,great for the track,sucks if you're out cruising and stopping with the boys. "Hold up I gotta get my FUCKING gloves on!!!"

Dainese-got a pair when I bought my two Dainese jackets,they looked VERY high quality but didn't fit,sent them back and went to A*. In fact,I had also bought the D boots as well and they didn't fit either,hence my first pair of A* SMX (no +) boots.

Alpinestars GP Techs-never fit right and MURDER to remove and put on. Quality was bad but A* did send me a new pair which I immediately sold for $50...true story. GP Plus-broke four fingers on my left hand wearing them. I was the A* poster boy until then...

Technics,several models-I lived about 5 miles from the Technics HQ and even knew the owner semi-personally. Sorry,but the gloves just didn't last.

Held-they look like good quality and I haven't tried any for years but when I did they felt like "welder's gloves",really thick and cumbersome for street duty IMHO.
Thanks for getting it back on topic with some good advice.
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Old 03-12-2009, 03:04 AM   #3
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I've had Spidi's and Astars. Both were very comfortable and fit well but the palms wore out in a hurry. I've had 2 pairs of Teknic Speedstars and they fit like the above mentioned, but were way more durable. Just one man's opinion. I think they discontinued them so you can find them now for about 100 bucks closeout...
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Old 03-12-2009, 03:08 AM   #4
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I've had Spidi's and Astars. Both were very comfortable and fit well but the palms wore out in a hurry. I've had 2 pairs of Teknic Speedstars and they fit like the above mentioned, but were way more durable. Just one man's opinion. I think they discontinued them so you can find them now for about 100 bucks closeout...
You know to be honest,you might be giving better advice on Technic or even A* as it's been since '97 for Technic and '01 for A* gloves...
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