you guys aren't catching his drift. HE WANTS PROTECTION. THis kid is smart and isnt gonna get hurt learning to ride. Leather Jacker, a heavy textiles one would probably be just fine too, boots for your ankles, gloves (they have some with slider type shit on the palms so pavement wont wear through (as quick ), ICON makes a ton of awesome safety gear beyond that shit though. You can buy Jeans that have hip and knee pads as well as pockets that you can insert plates into around your knees to keep them from shattering. I really want a set especially since Im trying to supermoto. Icon also make shit that goes underneath your jacket if you want and its a huge spinal protecting thing. It pretty much IS ARMOR. Lemme find some pics of this shit.