+1 if you have ever been on a bike when the temps are in the 50's you pretty much don't give a darn about what peps think....

 

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I don't like chaps either and think they look kinda gay but hey this is America and everyone has the right to look how they want so for the people that like them just keep on wearing them and don't worry what others think, I don't.

Seriously though, my legs never really get all that cold with jeans and thermal underwear on and yes I've ridden in the 20s that way before although the low 30s are usually my cutoff limit. My hands are what freezes all to hell on me. I need some good gloves.

 

Is it just old geezers who ride baggers? What about old geezers who don't ride baggers? Ok for them to wear chaps? What about all the young Fat Azz kids running around now days? Talk about an out of shape generation...I am sure they look fabulous in everything they wear (did I just use the word fabulous?)

Why are you checking out old geezers on baggers anyway? Why would you even compare them to women? This statement (They look good on women) implies all women look good in chaps...imho that isn't so true.. I have seen some Big Bertha Butt sisters who should in no way be wearing chaps as a fashion statement.

The idea behind chaps (for motorcycles not cowboys) originally was for leg protection against cold wind, rain,rocks, and any other miscellanoius hazard that might jump up at smack the hell out of your legs.. oh and you can remove them and walk around in normal pants (without road cheese all over em) without to much hassle.

All that said I don't own any chaps, but I damn sure ain't gonna care if anybody else does..plus you're so worried about Harley , but obviously don't care about putting all those cows out of business.

 

+++1 I don't give a f**k how I look I chaps, if it wasn't for my newly acquired pair, I would have never made it home from Bike Week...

 

Jesus... this again. Could you imagine going to a rally, bike show or other biker social gathering where there's hundreds or thousands of bikers then walking through the crowd and stopping each person that wasn't a 'real biker'?!

"Hey, you're wearing chaps - you're stupid and not a biker"
(10 feet later)
"Hey, nice fingerless gloves idiot. You're not a biker"
(4 feet later)
"Nice HOG patch - what, you sit around your dealership all day? You're not a biker."
(12 feet later)
"Nice do rag idiot. You're not a real biker"

From RUB's, do rag's, gloves, chaps, patches... you could just about find something that would make them not a 'real biker'.

I really like having a place like this to trade ideas and get suggestions but I swear some think that owning a Harley and a f**king computer gives them the right to decide what defines a 'real biker'.

Don't like something I'm wearing/riding/standing/hanging? Shove it up your a$$ - I ride and live at my pace -- not yours.

 

You are assuming they have a Harley, what we only really know is the computer part!

 

Stops the cold wind, and cheaper than skin grafts.

If we switch to shorts and flip-flops, that'd attract the younger buyers. At least that appears to attract the sweet young things riding on the back of sport bikes.

 

I'm not a fan of chaps, I opted for overpants. They've got a full-length insulated, removable liner that works great to temps down to 25 deg, and armor on the knees, hips and thighs, waterproof, and include vents for the warmer days.

 

I'll stick to the long underwear myself and I ride when I don't see anyone else out, or at least not many.

But everyone should feel free to do whatever they want. Realistically, if it wasn't for old fat guys buying dressers Harley probably still wouldn't be in business.

I agree with you that people shouldn't worry about what other people think, but when I see someone riding a motorcycle and yacking on a cell phone I am going to talk bad about them.