Becoming a scooterist: Part III: Shoes

Shoes are even harder than riding pants. For quick runs to the store i wear tennis shoes...i know, i know...
For the 20 mile free way commute I use Timberland ankle length boots

For longer rides I use frey daytona roadstar boots, very very expensive but the most comfortable protective boots i could find...and i tried riding boots at almost motor riding gear shop in the bay area. I got the daytonas at helimot in San Jose...

Becoming a scooterist: Part II

ATGATT! All the gear all the time...Very sound advice, but a little hard to follow consistently...
Helmets are of course mandatory in California. I chose a full face helmet...I would like protect my jaw as well as my cranium...Try out helmets for comfort and fit at a shop...I went to Road Rider in San Jose..Settled on a Shoei RF 1000 in white

Now for the jacket...Corrazo (corrazo web site) is very popular with scooterists...Another popular brand is Rev-it. I wanted leather though and an italian make for an italian scooter + italian clothing , even safety clothing is sexier than any other kind . I bought a new dianese (dainese web site) perforated leather jacket with a goretex liner from ebay and am quite happy with it. Perhaps a little too much for short trips to the store for example...
Riding pants is where ATGATT breaks down for me..I wear regular jeans...but on longer rides feel vulnerable. Much searching later I found Kushitani country jeans...Leather jeans which Kushitani claims look and feel like ordinary jeans...I called them and asked for swatches to be sent to make sure. They are expensive at $400 a pair...(kushitani web site)