Gloves

Get some good leather motorcycle gloves with protection for the palms and knuckles. Some even have Kevlar in the palms; most have thick leather or even Kevlar over the knuckles. They should also have a gauntlet: that big, ugly thing that comes up your arms a few inches past your wrist. You should tuck your jacket into the gauntlet while you ride. This gives you some overlap in case of asphalt sliding. (The same goes for zipping the pants and jacket together.) In addition to velcro at the jacket end of the glove, there should be a wrist strap that wraps around and further helps hod the glove in place.

Don't get those little gloves that end right at your wrist bones. They may be OK for Tiger Woods, but they won't give you enough protection in a crash.

Lots of companies make gloves, and lots of shops sell them. That's why there are no specific recommendations here. Make sure they fit, though. They should be a little difficult to remove even when the velcro straps aren't closed. And they definitely should stay on once you close the retainers. If you can pull them off when they're locked in place, they're too big. The leather will stretch a little after you wear them a while, but usually not too much.

Gloves are for protection. Make sure they fit, or take or send them back.