Are You Wearing The Wrong Riding Gloves? 

For me, for instance, it's hard to hear her voice. I stopped after 20 sec.

That is what happens when we mix art with function. Just like the stupid arrow tips at the end of fenders and other pointy plastic. I did some surgery on my plastic, (and went with an older front fender), to get rid of that meaningless abstract art on my functional dirt bike. Looks sooo goooooooooooood. :)

Just turn it down and it will fit like a Glove 😆

She said she was at a Starbucks when editing this vid. So I can see where the temporary dysfunction came from. :) Those people can't figure much out.

Good for you. Welcome to the serenity of riding. Asa guy who has ridden/raced since 1974 starting at the age of 10, (did take some time off here and there), I can tell you with a high level of confidence, this gal may be the best source on line for riding technique for off road riding, and equipment evaluation. But I also know, she needs to pull the handlebars back. She also fell into the trap of high/rotated forward bars which trend started in freestyle over 20 years ago. Tall riders could have there bars rotated so the grips are level, but no higher. The rest of us (I am 5'9" tall), should have the ends of the grip pointing down (the natural angle of your hands), and we would enjoy much more front end control with much more ease keeping our elbows up.

Agreed, most men buy their gear too big/loose. And after trying many many pairs of gloves, I've never found anything as warm and functional as bar muffs/mitts.

Exactly. Same goes for any personal equipment. Buy locally.

@@impalaSS65 Exactly. Support your local shop and they'll be there for you when you need them.

Don't you wish sometimes, that there were still tradesmen called glovers? We have cobblers still for handmade leather shoes, even hatters, but I've never seen a glover anywhere. Too bad. I'd pay quite a bit of money for gloves that fit perfectly, and made from the leather of my choosing.

You can have a seamstress shorten the fingers material, (or do it yourself). As a machinist, I was quick to learn that you can always take more material off. Adding it back on is a problem.

I am not sure what the 2-stroke problem is that you see, because you did not explain and I have to guess what you are talking about. There is no problem with 2-strokes. If a EPA dictatorship swayed your thoughts on that,---you pay the price and be happy about it.

Yeah I started riding in 1978 on an RM50 then XR75, KX80, CR125 El sinore. Then a long pause. In those days boots were heavy duty (much like my Sidis today - heavy) , pants were leather, gloves had proper padding at least on top. Got back into dirt riding in 2017, and the gloves and pants were a joke to me. I wear my sports bike summer gloves off road. I don't try the slow hard enduro/ trial stuff anyway. I go "fast" on rocks, roots and trees. Back in the 70s, trials masters didn't wear gloves at all - for the feel, I guess.

You did not explain how you injured your hand. I want control so I don't crash as much, so thin gloves with hand guards are my choice. I don't care for boots where I can't feel the brake and shifter either, (most modern MX boots). Although they are more protective than the adventure boots I went to, (just as good as a MX boot of the 80's), I am pretty sure if I crash less, I won't injure other parts of my body.

Hey Doug! Nope, it’s just the stock fuel tank.

Dont grip the bars so tight.

@@NewBrunswickOutdoorLife Na, think I'll keep to my riding routine. Thanks

@@brendtoconnell6119 He is right. The more you can relax, the better. The only thing I grip a bike hard with is my knees when standing over rough terrain.

HOLY CRAP … I am sooooooooo sorry to have upset you!! I will be sure to make the music louder next time !! This is how you come across John. Just so you know. This was a bonus video (I already posted one this week). I did this one on the road and didn’t have my headphones. So when I was editing in the noisy Starbucks, I may have gotten my levels a bit off. I hope you can recover from the trauma this seemed to have caused you. 🙏

That reply was epic. Rumor has it, John hasn't come out of his basement since.

@@megs_braap Starbucks? Did the brain dead employees lecture you about race relations? (Yes, the corporation had their employees do that.). If I did work in a dysfunctional hippy/commie environment like that, I would probably make mistakes too. If you don't mind, let me be a father figure here. Stay away from those freaks, and save your hard earned money. It is another corporation in bed with the communistic left, and they sure don't deserve a profit. :)