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Motorcycle Gloves Review
Glove Introduction  Summer gloves Summer gloves are often no more that thin leather gloves without lining and hardly any water resistance. It's best to consider having gloves made of leather since it's the safest (for example cycling gloves would be shredded in case of a fall).  Fingerless glovesThere are two types, with and without fingers. (without might be comfy but your not driving a car) If you ride in extreme sunny/hot conditions perforations in your gloves (for cooling) can give you a nasty sunburn.  Medium weight gloves (racing gloves / summer gloves) Medium weight is between summer- and winter gloves and most riders have these. Some are lined some aren't. These days they have special protection areas and are really comfortable. You can get them in all sorts and styles.  Winter gloves Much thicker than medium weight gloves. Really made to keep your hands warm during colder weather. They will often have to handle rain also (just make sure they can, otherwise they are worthless). Rain gloves Often no more than a plastic covering to keep the rain out. I'm not such a fan of them. They can get slippery on the controls, get bulky and I don't like glove over glove. However rain gloves are often quite cheap and easy to carry along.
Glove Advice & Checks Before you continue, decided in what kind of weather you are going to be using your mc gloves.  Comfort A motorcycle glove should have the right size. Since you are using your hands all the time, gloves with the wrong size will be a bother. Big gloves will start to wrap around the bar. Too small will annoy your fingers. ConstructionMost gloves are ergonomically formed. Just watch the rain glove because sometimes it's just two halves sewn together. Gloves are nearly always made up of leather or very strong nylon. Leather provides the highest safety if you hit the ground. Furthermore a glove should have reinforcements such as extra padding on the knuckles and palms. Special features are carbon shells covering high impact areas. Or little metal studs on the palms to avoid scraping open your hands. Lining Some gloves allow you to take out the lining for a wash, which is an extra benefit after about 2.000 miles! You can also get glove liners separate which can be an extra advantage if you want to warm up your medium weight gloves, for example. Extensions Often summer gloves don't have them but all others do. It's the part which goes over your sleeve which avoids wind from blowing in your jacket. A disadvantage is that rain can run down your sleeve and into your glove. Still the advantage is better, just tuck away the glove extensions under your jacket during the rain. Water resistant Should gloves be water resistant? Yes I say. These days all the material is so high-tec that a good glove should also keep out water. You pay a bite more but it saves you buying a rain mc gloves. Watch for this benefit in gloves. Manufactures will defiantly tell you about it. Insulation Apart from a good lining the wind will influence the temperature of your hands big time. Wind creeps in where the glove is stitched together, often being your fingertips. The same place which is so hard to keep warm by your body. Wrist strap Straps can be made from Velcro or a simple button clip system. They improves the comfort of a glove. It's quite simple to imagine that a glove has been designed for a particular hand size. A wrist strap makes sure the gloves holds it ergonomically formed design. This also ensures that all extra safety padding is in the right place.
Useful Glove Tips  If a manufacturer has taken the trouble to design a motorcycle glove with safety features it is highly unlikely that a wrist strap is not included. (give it a quick check) Just make sure that the padding and glove liners don't hinder your feel of the controls. An important tip is to be happy about the usability. You really have to get use to bigger fatter fingers on the controls (just make sure they are not too fat). If your gloves are good waterproof you don't even need rain gloves. Use a motorcycle glove chart size so you can check which size you need. Check out how the glove is stitched together. You will get extra cold hands if water can also come in thru the stitches.  Glove Fitting Guide: Get a perfect fit. 
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