Motorcycle GLOVES Buying and Sizing Guide

I would say that gloves are the second most important piece of motorcycle gear next to the helmet. The gloves are important for two reasons. One, they keep wind and debris off of your hands wile riding. Two, the hands are usually the first part of your body to hit the pavement. I would not recommend skimping on this piece of equipment because it provides both safety and comfort while riding.


Protection Features  The most important feature is a good solid leather palm. What I would look for is a thick top grain cow hide or, even better, kangaroo leather palms with double stitching. The palms need to be specially protected because of the natural reaction to catch oneself when falling off a bike. Cow-Hide is very protective and reasonable priced, so it is a good material for building the outer shell of glove, but it is a bit to stiff for palm. So, softer skin like goatskin, sheepskin, deerskin or kangarooskin is normally available in higher-end glove for better gripping and throttle handling experience. Ofcourse this do not applies for normal textile glove, however it can become reasonably protective by adding carbon fibre, leather or kevlar at high impact zone. Some gloves come with hard knuckle protection, eg: plastic, pu, rubber or carbon fibre. This will better protect the hands in an accident as well as protect from stones and debris being kicked up from tires. Gauntlet style gloves also provide better protection and block the wind from entering the sleeve. There are many other safety features available such as 3rd and 4th finger bridge, Kevlar stitching, and additional sliders in fingers and cuffs.


Weather Oriented  You should consider what kind of weather you will be riding in. For warmer weather, vents or mesh are definitely a must. Mesh is the best material for warm weather riding although it it substitutes protection for comfort. The best combination of protection and comfort in hot weather is perforated leather with knuckle vents. For rain riding, choose gloves with a breathable waterproof liner inside of them eg. Goretex, Hypora, Drystar, D-Dry etc depend on manufacturer. Waterproof gloves are also good for riding in cold weather because they are very effective in blocking out most air ventilation. Often times you will need to buy two sets of gloves to cover a full season. All weather glove normally only available for touring glove but not racing glove where it is not a priority.


Fitment  A good fitting glove should be tight across the palm and not constricting in the fingers. The reason for the tightness in the palm is that the leather stretches. If the gloves are comfortable when you buy them they will be too big in a couple months. When trying out gloves test them on a nearby bike to make sure the palm does not bunch up. This will be very irritating after a few hours of riding. Some rider may found glove have some extra room at finger part, it is considered quite common as everyone have different length of fingers and the glove is not custom made, especially for branded glove which exported to different continents like asia, europe and us, manufacturer normally will make the finger part a bit longer. Anyway if it is too long, then it is not suitable for you too, as chinese idioms say "too much of something is not good".





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