New respect for riding gear
#11
I think that it is worth mentioning that some of the better modern textile overpants are very effective. They are not as good as full leathers, but you don't need the same level of protection as a racer, unless you are doing 100 on the highway or around town.
I'm considering a nice pair of overpants as a reward for when I finish the project I"m on at work.
I'm considering a nice pair of overpants as a reward for when I finish the project I"m on at work.
#12
So, you guys ride in full race leathers then? No? Why not? It is obviously the safest way to ride. We all know why and that is we all make a choice between safety and comfort. Just because you draw your line in a different place then others does not mean you are right and certainly does not mean you are any more intelligent then folks that weigh comfort a little higher on the scale then you do. I have yet to see anyone riding a Harley in full race leathers on the street and I rarely see anyone riding a sport bike on the street in them.
I have been riding for a while and I have crashed more then once. I have lost friends riding. The risks are clear to me. Yet, I still do not always wear leathers and I still do not always wear a full face helmet. Sometimes I ride in a t-shirt.
I am glad you are OK, crashing sucks.
I have been riding for a while and I have crashed more then once. I have lost friends riding. The risks are clear to me. Yet, I still do not always wear leathers and I still do not always wear a full face helmet. Sometimes I ride in a t-shirt.
I am glad you are OK, crashing sucks.
And for the sport bike riders I used to ride with most of them would wear suits on the street. Of course, those weren't the ones that you guys complain about passing you in the same lane, doing wheelies, and acting like morons.
And I'm not sure if there's a correlation between the Darwin Award winners and intelligence, but I'm pretty sure there is.
#13
Going down at 50 mph and doing the asphalt rag doll for 50 yards gave me a new appreciation for my leathers. I had only just put my leathers on for the ride home because it was starting to get cold. I still have the chewed up jacket, overpants, gloves, boots, and helmet. Nothing escaped without severe road rash except me. I now ride in triple digits temps with full leathers. With the vents open it isn't all that hot as long as I am moving, actually circulates air around me, also insulates me from any engine heat. Occasionally someone will comment about aren't you hot like that and I just reply that my wife thinks so.
#14
Why does it have to be full race leathers? I'll wear a lether or textile jack with armor, jeans or riding pants depending on the situation, gloves, boots and a FF helmet. I'm OK with being hot in the summer and surviving the always possible accident over dying because I wasn't wearing gear.
And for the sport bike riders I used to ride with most of them would wear suits on the street. Of course, those weren't the ones that you guys complain about passing you in the same lane, doing wheelies, and acting like morons.
And I'm not sure if there's a correlation between the Darwin Award winners and intelligence, but I'm pretty sure there is.
#15
That's because the guys in full leathers are either at the track or so remote back woods mountain roads.
#17
Man what a bitch fest!!
The OP was just sharing his experience with others. I didn't read anywhere that he was trying to change someones mind
wear a hazmat suit or a speedo.......to each his own
The OP was just sharing his experience with others. I didn't read anywhere that he was trying to change someones mind
wear a hazmat suit or a speedo.......to each his own
#18
As far as surviving a high speed crash in full leathers on a race course, yes, I have heard that. But we ride in the real world where hitting a solid object will kill ya no matter what you are wearing. That's what I was referring to. It aint the speed that kills you, it's the sudden deceleration...
#19
I didn't take it personal. Like you I wear what I want when I want. I get tired of the atgatt preachers. I view the guys in shorts and flip flops as novices for the most part. Most riders fall in the middle between atgatt and those who ride in shorts and flip flops.
I was not directing my comment specifically at you, not at all. It was just a general comment that probably did not come across in the way I would have liked.
I am not sure why, but the ATGATT **** is getting to me lately. It is not all the gear all the time, it should be "all the gear I think I need to wear all the time" cause in reality, people are not wearing all the gear.
I am not sure why, but the ATGATT **** is getting to me lately. It is not all the gear all the time, it should be "all the gear I think I need to wear all the time" cause in reality, people are not wearing all the gear.
#20
I've always believed in personal responsibility and not State/Insurance Cartel mandated law.
I think it's the rider's decision and no others....you must do what you think is best for you.
I've laid down a bike at 65+mph with just a jean jacket/pants/boots with a beer in each boot and upper jacket pockets.
I tumbled and rolled but didn't get opened up and didn't break one bottle.
If I'm riding long distance on the freeway, I wear leather pants, boots, jacket, full gaunlet gloves, and a modular full face helmet- I generally dress for the risk like high speed and asphalt.
I think it's the rider's decision and no others....you must do what you think is best for you.
I've laid down a bike at 65+mph with just a jean jacket/pants/boots with a beer in each boot and upper jacket pockets.
I tumbled and rolled but didn't get opened up and didn't break one bottle.
If I'm riding long distance on the freeway, I wear leather pants, boots, jacket, full gaunlet gloves, and a modular full face helmet- I generally dress for the risk like high speed and asphalt.