I ride w/ a Cortech textile jacket and Cortech Accelerator gloves...I think both are very comfortable and last but not least a Shoei RF-1000...Ive got a Scorpion exo700 Crackhead in the mail somewhere as we speak...

Tour Master Cortech GX Air Jacket - Motorcycle Superstore
Tour Master Accelerator Glove - Motorcycle Superstore

My big thing was I didnt have a ton of money to get leathers and get the best name for gear but I knew I had to have a helmet,jacket and gloves minimum...Boots, Leathers and spine protector are in the near future...