Maybe I should have included a bit of a back story after I read some of the replies. I'm relatively new to this motorcycle thing. My experience is two hours on a crotch rocket 20 years ago. I don't have a motorcycle license and my bike doesn't run. I have 20 years of O.R. experience in a level 1 trauma center and have seen more slabs of torn up meat on the table that will never know their butt from a hole in ground due to motorcycles. So, why am I doing this? Can't tell you, I don't know. It just looks fun and I like to tinker with #$%*. In the sense of "safety first", I thought knowing what gear your in would be a good thing but apparently not. I've talked to some people I know that ride and they say it's "not necessary, it's a feel thing, you'll see." So that's cool, I won't get one. I wasn't ready to buy, it was just something I was thinking about. I need to spend my money on getting it running, then a motorcycle safety course, helmet....
Thanks,
Greg