The more you ride the more gear you pick up. I got mesh+ textile+ leather, gloves ( long and short), pants, knee pads, and boots. I mix and match based on the weather and never had an uncomfortable day riding. Unless the weather changes dramatically from morning to night. Usually an extra sweater for night is all l need to keep warm should l be out all day
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Full leather for street riding stupid?
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RedDogDarren
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The only stupid thing is being concerned with what anybody else thinks of your choices.
OnAnySunday
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Exactly!If I had to wrap up like I was gonna jump on the shuttle and go to the moon everytime I wanted to ride I'd probable sell the bike and do more boating.Learn how to ride smart and don't overdrive your abilities.Enjoy the ride.
The biggest difference between European riders and North Americans is that Euro SS bike riders don't squid.
You only get road rash once before you realize how vulnerable you are, and without ballistic nylon or leather, you might as well be in a t shirt and flip-flops.
You only get road rash once before you realize how vulnerable you are, and without ballistic nylon or leather, you might as well be in a t shirt and flip-flops.
Definitly overkill, the guy can go I don't know, textile pants and a good quality jacket with the 8" zip. I always have my leather jacket, I'm fine in it a 30c+.
I always wear my jacket, whether it's my leather or textile/mesh, gloves, and of course helmet. Always at least jeans, and almost always my boots. I've gone down twice, both times around corners, and I'm fairly certain that's when most accidents will happen; relatively slow. I also ride a cruiser, so I'm not whipping around corners and such.
I recently spent 3 weeks in Europe, trust me you are wrong about this..... you are wrong a lot!
LoneRonin
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Kavasaki, Kavasaki!!
[video=youtube;4GbLdmypMmU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GbLdmypMmU[/video]
hahah wtf
LoneRonin
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that's what I'm saying...
Any Serb or Croatian that can translate for us??
I get him saying something like "Japanska machina..." at the start, that's about it.
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There is a large range inbetween squid and full leathers that the vast majority of riders occupy.
It's your call.
Comfort and cool have a role in safety as well.
Mesh these days does a pretty fine job of protection and staying cool and there ballistic jackets and pants as well with good protection tho I prefer mesh.
Best of all - keep the shiny side up ....not all of us fall off on the street
( 45 years and counting with the exception of riding on snowy roads...get up , brush the snow off, repeat as often as necessary to get home )
It's your call.
Comfort and cool have a role in safety as well.
Mesh these days does a pretty fine job of protection and staying cool and there ballistic jackets and pants as well with good protection tho I prefer mesh.
Best of all - keep the shiny side up ....not all of us fall off on the street
( 45 years and counting with the exception of riding on snowy roads...get up , brush the snow off, repeat as often as necessary to get home )
I have my fair share of road rash... Actually been quite lucky it's just both knees that are rashed and will be for the rest of my life. I used to wear lululemons on the bike and crashed with them recently. If I slid, I would have major road rash but since I just planted I suffered more impact injuries than cosmetic. I plan on wearing a two piece on the street next season 75% of the time unless it is too humid out.
No one makes fun of anyone who wears full gear on a motorcycle. In all honesty I think it's so sexy when a guy pulls up in a full suit on an SS because usually they know how to ride. Squids haven't crashed yet or just don't care...
I find it funny that anytime I was leaving my house with my one piece my mom would always say, "don't ride too fast" or "be careful" because she knows I mean business LOL as opposed to when I would wear a sweater and a douchevest with lulus to go to work.
It's up to you, I got annoyed in all honesty hearing people tell me to wear gear but I learned my lesson already... thicker jeans help with road rash but not impact, and impact is where broken bones come from...
No one makes fun of anyone who wears full gear on a motorcycle. In all honesty I think it's so sexy when a guy pulls up in a full suit on an SS because usually they know how to ride. Squids haven't crashed yet or just don't care...
I find it funny that anytime I was leaving my house with my one piece my mom would always say, "don't ride too fast" or "be careful" because she knows I mean business LOL as opposed to when I would wear a sweater and a douchevest with lulus to go to work.
It's up to you, I got annoyed in all honesty hearing people tell me to wear gear but I learned my lesson already... thicker jeans help with road rash but not impact, and impact is where broken bones come from...
Torcida
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YamaMana
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When I picked up gear from GP Bikes (plug intended , the sales rep informed us about the "number of feet" you are buying protection for. I had never heard of this. I had been riding with pretty much everything but pants, but we both ended up walking out with a pair of dainese's. The advantage with textile gear is venting. I can pretty much wear ATGATT now where before with only a leather jacket there were those days that I'd leave the bike at home
, the sales rep informed us about the "number of feet" you are buying protection for. I had never heard of this. I had been riding with pretty much everything but pants, but we both ended up walking out with a pair of dainese's. The advantage with textile gear is venting. I can pretty much wear ATGATT now where before with only a leather jacket there were those days that I'd leave the bike at home 
I have 4 leather suits.
Two textile suits.
A mesh jacket.
8 helmets.
8 pairs of gloves, and 3 pairs of boots.
There are hard objects to hit, or to hit you, so why not take care of the injuries we can control, like abrasion, before they ever happen? Motorcycling is inherently dangerous, so in my mind, I do my best to circumvent the dangers that I can see beforehand, becasue I know there are a bunch more dangers waiting out there that I can't control already. Depending on my ride, I try to select the gear that will hopefully keep me protected first and foremost, then comfort, warmth, vented, etc, come into play. Regardless of my trip, I always wear gear, and that's the point in getting varied gear, so your choices aren't so narrow as to choose gear or no gear. This way I can choose WHICH GEAR, and never have to revert to NO GEAR
Two textile suits.
A mesh jacket.
8 helmets.
8 pairs of gloves, and 3 pairs of boots.
There are hard objects to hit, or to hit you, so why not take care of the injuries we can control, like abrasion, before they ever happen? Motorcycling is inherently dangerous, so in my mind, I do my best to circumvent the dangers that I can see beforehand, becasue I know there are a bunch more dangers waiting out there that I can't control already. Depending on my ride, I try to select the gear that will hopefully keep me protected first and foremost, then comfort, warmth, vented, etc, come into play. Regardless of my trip, I always wear gear, and that's the point in getting varied gear, so your choices aren't so narrow as to choose gear or no gear. This way I can choose WHICH GEAR, and never have to revert to NO GEAR
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lator-illa
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I like that. I'm slowly building my set of gear as well!
As of today I have my head to toe covered in terms of protection.
Usually this is my gear list according to ride -
commute: Leather Jacket, Full gauntlet race gloves, Helmet, Race boots, Jeans
summer commute: same as above with the exception of the jacket. It's the Spidi Multitech jacket instead on really hot days
aggressive ride: Same as commute with the exception of Leather pants (no knee pucks)
My leather pants and jacket are not of the same brand so it's not exactly a two piece so there is still some vulnerable parts around the lower back section. The jacket and pants aren't vented either so my summer rides get really hot, especially in stops. I've somewhat remedied that by wearing the moisture wicking shirts and underpants.
I will be getting a vented leather summer jacket and pants hopefully in the near future...or might just up it and get a fully vented two piece. A one piece is in line after that. With that said, majority of my rides after that will be in full leathers! I'm just a little leery in rocking leather pants to work (even though I change). I work in a corporate environment so I feel a little silly walking in there in full leather garb.
Get a hold of Trackside Cuts- they can connect the pants and jacket for you with a zipper, regardless of brands.
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