View Poll Results: Armour, shorts or something in the middle.....
Don't need any protection at all
13
8.02%
Ride in general clothing, vest or reinforced jeans
87
53.70%
Ride in full leathers or equal all the time
50
30.86%
I'm a full fledged Power Ranger
12
7.41%
Voters: 162. You may not vote on this poll
Armour or no armour......Poll
#1
Armour or no armour......Poll
So I find so many post on this site about wearing armour & an unbelievable amout of mishaps, accidents & problems that I don't find in the real world. If the ratio of accidents posted here, I mean only accidents on Harleys not street bikes, are the same where you live, no one would be riding.
Also, I ride a lot but rarely see riders on Harleys in body armour. I usually wear leathers when it's cold but jeans, vest & a tee shirt most of the riding season. Fingerless gloves all summer & good boots. Half helmet too. I have a pair of diamond gusset defenders that I use too but that's about it.
This has nothing to do with helmets but we will assume that if your option 4, we know it's a full helmet of some sort.
1: Don't need any protection at all
2: Ride in general clothes, vest or just reinforced jeans
3: Ride with leathers or equal all season
4: I'm a full fledged Power Ranger
It doesn't matter to me what anyone choses to wear but I'm just curious to see if the posters on this site are different then the perception I have in my daily riding.
Also, I ride a lot but rarely see riders on Harleys in body armour. I usually wear leathers when it's cold but jeans, vest & a tee shirt most of the riding season. Fingerless gloves all summer & good boots. Half helmet too. I have a pair of diamond gusset defenders that I use too but that's about it.
This has nothing to do with helmets but we will assume that if your option 4, we know it's a full helmet of some sort.
1: Don't need any protection at all
2: Ride in general clothes, vest or just reinforced jeans
3: Ride with leathers or equal all season
4: I'm a full fledged Power Ranger
It doesn't matter to me what anyone choses to wear but I'm just curious to see if the posters on this site are different then the perception I have in my daily riding.
Last edited by golfblues; 05-21-2009 at 08:40 PM.
#3
I wear leather, be it a vest or jacket , gloves and I wear a H-D FXRG jacket during the early spring months too. I always wear a helmet, modular and 3/4 lid too, and always wear jeans and a t-shirt. You wont see my ride around with flip flops and shorts with Hollywood sades on!
#4
Fox Creek leather jacket and gloves, helmet, leather lined riding jeans with knee armor, Chippewa riding boots. Leather is your best friend if you like your skin.
#5
I tried riding in armor once, but it tends to rust if you get caught in a rain storm. Also the visor on the helmet kept flipping down and making it hard to see. We don't even want to talk about how hard it is to ride with a jousting lance and shield.
#7
C'mon, I know there are some Rangers on this site, VOTE!
I think a full face modular helmet should go with option 4.
I think a full face modular helmet should go with option 4.
Last edited by golfblues; 05-21-2009 at 09:10 PM.
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#10
Helmet (not by choice) gloves (fingerless in summer) Leather jacket (when cold enough) but I don't wear any a$$le$$ chaps.