What do you wear when you ride your streetbike?

[desertPOS]

helmet's a given.....but do you always wear the like full leather pants, jacket, riding boots, and gloves? Just curious. I don't own a streetbike (even though I'd love to have one), but it seems like a pain in the butt that you have to change whenever you get somewhere. If I had one I'd probably wear all the leather I could, I wouldn't want to eat it on the asphalt weating a t-shirt or something.

[dog walker]

on the track or trails I wear jeans, boots, tank top, gloves, helmet, and goggles. Thats it.

Jeff

[convertiyota]

I have to admit I was dumb and would often ride with no shirt at all <IMG SRC="smilies/rolleyes.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0">

I did always wear gloves, though. <IMG SRC="smilies/confused.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/confused.gif" border="0">

[Keith Strong]

Gloves and a helmet...rest depends on where I am riding, who I am riding with <IMG SRC="smilies/rolleyes.gif" border="0"> and how fawkin hot it is <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> I have full elathers, etc for the track, but I only wear em on hard rides and for video taping <IMG SRC="smilies/wink.gif" border="0">

[Booger Weldz]

road race boots, gloves, leather pants and a really cool mesh jacket with hard armour and a back protector, for the hot days of summer in the twisties!! and a helmet of course! <IMG SRC="smilies/beer.gif" border="0">

[yotaguy]

2 weeks ago i hit a deer doing sixty on my 600 fzr. let me put it this way. i have a thrashed bike, thrashed helmet, thrashed gloves, thrashed shorts and tee. hanging in my closet is a $350 kevlar, armoured jacket in perfect condition. i broke my shoulder blade and have road rash aplenty. if i was wearing jeans and that jacket i would of been fine.
i never thought in a million years that i would hit pavement at high speeds practicly naked, but even more so i never thought that bambi would be the one to take me out. wear em if ya got em.

[ 08-17-2001: Message edited by: yotaguy ]

[jaymo]

Yotaguy and the rest of you,

That is exactly why regardless of how hot or even how short the ride I put on the fully armored leather jacket, at the least jeans, carbon enforced gloves, track boots and helmet. Well worth it considering the possible consequences.

Jaymo

p.s. riding a '99 BMW R1100SA

[Keith Strong]

Originally posted by jaymo:
<STRONG>p.s. riding a '99 BMW R1100SA</STRONG>

I DIG that bike <IMG SRC="smilies/wink.gif" border="0">

[Chris Dirt]

Your head may be the most obvious external organ, but your skin is your largest organ! I have always felt that road rash is what you need to avoid the most. <IMG SRC="smilies/bounce2.gif" border="0"> I wear full leather, regardless of the weather. It isn't always comfortable, but it does inspire confidence. <IMG SRC="smilies/bounce.gif" border="0"> You will be surprised at how far you can slide and then stand up and walk back, if you are properly dressed.