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leenmachine · 07-14-2005, 09:12 AM

Do you ride your bike in full gear all the time?

**Louis** · 07-14-2005, 09:14 AM

For a ride, yes. To go to work, I do not put my riding pants, just jeans. But I do have boots, jacket, gloves and full face.

I believe that if it's too hot to wear gear, it's too hot to ride.

Superbird · 07-14-2005, 09:15 AM

haha after i get my 1 piece suit im going to be wearing that every time i ride. Ill look like a power ranger but ill be safe

stevie c · 07-14-2005, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Superbird

haha after i get my 1 piece suit im going to be wearing that every time i ride. Ill look like a power ranger but ill be safe

Thats me too, I wear a one piece most of the time, can we have another option added to the poll? Maybe including leathers, either 2 piece or one?

**Clint** · 07-14-2005, 09:23 AM

I've been down in shorts and a t-shirt. It won't happen again to me, nor to anyone I ride with.

**Louis** · 07-14-2005, 09:23 AM

Option added to poll.

themeatmanlandry · 07-14-2005, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by RowdyRed94

I've been down in shorts and a t-shirt. It won't happen again to me, nor to anyone I ride with.

Boy howdy. That is one sick feeling . . . going down in shorts. Luckily I made it off the road and into the grass, so all I had was some knee scuffage/grass stain.

**inspiron** · 07-14-2005, 09:39 AM

Full gear, all the time, since I started riding a real motorcycle.

Back when I was on the Vespa (maximum speed about 35 mph), I wore "street clothes" (helmet is mandatory - it's the law). I saw the results of accidents at these "slow" speeds on several friends. Since I am now on bigger machines, full gear, all the time.

stevie c · 07-14-2005, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Louis

Option added to poll.

Thanks mate, my vote is in.

leenmachine · 07-14-2005, 09:46 AM

I live in Northern VA. This year, since about May, has been extremely HOT and HUMID. I started with jeans, jacket, gloves, boots, and helmet but have since migrated to riding with just shorts, t-shirt, gloves, tennis shoes, and helmet. I even went out and bought a full mesh Joe Rocket summer jacket but even that is too hot. I know it's not smart but it is so comfortable. I think I need to break this bad habbit.

themeatmanlandry · 07-14-2005, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by leenmachine

I live in Northern VA. This year, since about May, has been extremely HOT and HUMID. I started with jeans, jacket, gloves, boots, and helmet but have since migrated to riding with just shorts, t-shirt, gloves, tennis shoes, and helmet. I even went out and bought a full mesh Joe Rocket summer jacket but even that is too hot. I know it's not smart but it is so comfortable. I think I need to break this bad habbit.

Dude your in Virginia for Ronald's-sake! How hot can it be?

St0nkingByte · 07-14-2005, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by themeatmanlandry

Dude your in Virginia for Ronald's-sake! How hot can it be?

Virginia can get very very hot, not on-the-face-of-the-sun hot like Texas but still pretty darn hot. Oh and the humidity, arg. Yeah I don't miss it since I moved to the Pacific Northwest.

I wear full gear all the time. The liners go in or out depending on the temps and I have two sets of gloves, one pair gauntlets of doom that can do 20F and pouring rain (though maybe not at the same time) and one pair mesh with crazy carbon knuckles for those summertime streetfights. When people ask me how I can wear the entire getup even in July I just tell them, especially fellow riders, that I'm a coward. Yeah I'm afraid of road rash, broken bones, etc. I don't really care what anyone else thinks about me, well except maybe what my wife thinks about me.

tlwisner · 07-14-2005, 10:58 AM

I wear full gear pretty much all the time, but occasionally I will ride in Wranglers instead of protective pants. A leather, textile or mesh armored jacket; gloves; boots; and a hard hat are mandatory for me. When I ride to work, I will take some dress pants in my briefcase and I keep some dress shoes in my office.

The gear I wear is comfortable, so wearing it is not a tough choice at all.

Way back when (late 70s, early 80s), I wore no protective gear of any kind. It never even occured to me until I started wearing a half helmet on a Vespa P200e 200cc scooter that would do freeway speeds on it's teeny tires.

**Trapper** · 07-14-2005, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by leenmachine

I live in Northern VA. This year, since about May, has been extremely HOT and HUMID. I started with jeans, jacket, gloves, boots, and helmet but have since migrated to riding with just shorts, t-shirt, gloves, tennis shoes, and helmet. I even went out and bought a full mesh Joe Rocket summer jacket but even that is too hot. I know it's not smart but it is so comfortable. I think I need to break this bad habbit.

Where's Dale's roadrash pics. I gotta save those.

Superbird · 07-14-2005, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by tlwisner

I wear full gear pretty much all the time, but occasionally I will ride in Wranglers instead of protective pants. A leather, textile or mesh armored jacket; gloves; boots; and a hard hat are mandatory for me. When I ride to work, I will take some dress pants in my briefcase and I keep some dress shoes in my office.

The gear I wear is comfortable, so wearing it is not a tough choice at all.

For a guy that says buying a bike bigger then 500 cc is unsafe i see your out here talking squid ish. Very Hypocritical of you.

tlwisner · 07-14-2005, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Louis

I believe that if it's too hot to wear gear, it's too hot to ride.

My take is that if it's too hot for your gear, you need to get different gear for hot weather. Riding in the mid 90°s last weekend was no problem for about 500 miles. My Joe Rocket Reactor Mesh Jacket, Powertrip perf leather gloves, Joe Rocket Steel Jeans, Carolina Grizzly boots, and my nicely vented Nolan N41 classic helmet are all good for high temps.

tlwisner · 07-14-2005, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Superbird

For a guy that says buying a bike bigger then 500 cc is unsafe i see your out here talking squid ish. Very Hypocritical of you.

Yeah, all of us squids tool down the highway on our 800cc cruisers at 55 mph wearing full gear. You caught me dude....

BTW, mandatory means that I choose to always wear my gear.

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leenmachine · 07-14-2005, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by trappercase

Where's Dale's roadrash pics. I gotta save those.

Agreed. Never said it was smart.

SuzukiGirl1 · 07-14-2005, 04:08 PM

Jeans, helmet, boots, gloves, jacket all the time...

Scourge · 07-14-2005, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SuzukiGirl1

Jeans, helmet, boots, gloves, jacket all the time...

Yeah, what she said. Wouldn't mind getting some proper riding britches at some point.

View Poll Results: Riding Gear
Jeans, helmet, jacket and gloves all year	25	69.44%
Shorts, helmet, jacket and gloves	0	0%
shorts, tshirt, tennis shoes, and helmet	1	2.78%
depends on the weather	1	2.78%
Full gear (pants, jacket, boots, gloves, helmet)	9	25.00%
Voters: 36. You may not vote on this poll

07-14-2005, 09:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
leenmachine Fender Buffer Joined: May 2005 Bike: 05 C50 Location: Woodbridge, VA Posts: 422	Riding Gear Do you ride your bike in full gear all the time?

07-14-2005, 09:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
Louis Administrator Joined: Sep 2003 Bike: SV650S '05 (Blue) Location: Gatineau, QC, Canada Posts: 10,657	For a ride, yes. To go to work, I do not put my riding pants, just jeans. But I do have boots, jacket, gloves and full face. I believe that if it's too hot to wear gear, it's too hot to ride. __________________ Louis

07-14-2005, 09:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
Louis Administrator Joined: Sep 2003 Bike: SV650S '05 (Blue) Location: Gatineau, QC, Canada Posts: 10,657	Option added to poll. __________________ Louis

07-14-2005, 09:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 12,073	Full gear, all the time, since I started riding a real motorcycle. Back when I was on the Vespa (maximum speed about 35 mph), I wore "street clothes" (helmet is mandatory - it's the law). I saw the results of accidents at these "slow" speeds on several friends. Since I am now on bigger machines, full gear, all the time. __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

07-14-2005, 09:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
Superbird Banned Joined: Jan 2005 Bike: 2003 blk/silv GSXR 600 Location: Barksdale Air Force Base Posts: 455	haha after i get my 1 piece suit im going to be wearing that every time i ride. Ill look like a power ranger but ill be safe

07-14-2005, 09:46 AM	#10 (permalink)
leenmachine Fender Buffer Joined: May 2005 Bike: 05 C50 Location: Woodbridge, VA Posts: 422	I live in Northern VA. This year, since about May, has been extremely HOT and HUMID. I started with jeans, jacket, gloves, boots, and helmet but have since migrated to riding with just shorts, t-shirt, gloves, tennis shoes, and helmet. I even went out and bought a full mesh Joe Rocket summer jacket but even that is too hot. I know it's not smart but it is so comfortable. I think I need to break this bad habbit.

07-14-2005, 10:58 AM	#13 (permalink)
tlwisner Throttle Jockey Joined: Apr 2004 Bike: '05 Boulevard C50 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 3,208	I wear full gear pretty much all the time, but occasionally I will ride in Wranglers instead of protective pants. A leather, textile or mesh armored jacket; gloves; boots; and a hard hat are mandatory for me. When I ride to work, I will take some dress pants in my briefcase and I keep some dress shoes in my office. The gear I wear is comfortable, so wearing it is not a tough choice at all. Way back when (late 70s, early 80s), I wore no protective gear of any kind. It never even occured to me until I started wearing a half helmet on a Vespa P200e 200cc scooter that would do freeway speeds on it's teeny tires. __________________ Tim Wisner AMA, SCRC Happiness is something we create Last edited by tlwisner; 07-14-2005 at 11:03 AM.

07-14-2005, 04:08 PM	#19 (permalink)
SuzukiGirl1 Moderatrix Joined: Mar 2004 Bike: 2004 SV650S Location: St. Paul, MN Posts: 2,700	Jeans, helmet, boots, gloves, jacket all the time... __________________ SuzukiGirl '04 SV650S, Yellow...lovely!!

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