From the looks of those huge engines, is that why some of you guys wear leather pants because of the heat coming off the engine ? and Pipes ?

 

Naaaaa....that is more in case you go down you don't lose as much skin. Also for protection from wind slapping your jeans around for hours at a time.

In the summer in city traffic it [the heat radiating from the engine] can become a bit much when standing still for long periods of time. In the winter it is a plus -- sort of a built in hand warmer

 

Heat coming off the pipes is the reason I dont wear shorts and flip flops anymore. The only reason I wear leather is to keep some emergency room wannabe that got their degree at Helga's House of Pain from picking asphalt out of my ***.

 

Naw, we wear short all the time in the summer above 80.

Leather is for when it gets below 65...

 

In the mid-day when it's nice and sunny out here in Guam stuck at a light it feels like my kids are cooking. I sometimes wish we had a winter season here but then I hear about having to put your bike in storage for the winter...forget that I love being able to ride year round.

 

Leather is your best friend when you're surfing the pavement at 70 mph... Road rash hurts like hell and heals very slowly - worse than broken bones IMHO.

 

Geez I would never wear shorts while riding my bike anyways...