thanks guys for all your input... as it looks, I'm gonna have about $500 extra bucks to spend on gear thanks to one of my classes filling up before I registered and just not paying attention on my part... private education will do that to you when you're taking 18 credit hours a semester and an international business major

but I think I found some better alternatives to the gear I want... I'm going with a whole new set of gear except the the helmet and going with
Joemomma's input with some better protection in the gloves!