Full face helmet, boots, gloves, and textile jacket. I also wear the underarmer shirts (the ones that look like a t-shirt, the tight ones would work too) under the jacket to help stay cool. I have seen way too many pics and heard too many stories not to wear the stuff. I know some still wear the half helmets but they still don't protect your face. I know a couple that crashed that had the half helmets on and they had to go back about 15 feet to pick up his nose. Plus you never know when something may happen, hell I was hit by a car a few years ago and I'm damn glad I had my gear on.