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03-01-2012, 07:51 PM | #62 |
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For me ATGATT
- 3/4 or FF helmet - Leather jacket or textile with armour - Draggin Jeans (kevlar lined) - Sidi canyon gore tex boots - Leather gloves with knuckle protector - Drinking - only water or pop when I am going on the bike, a cold beer tastes better at the end of the ride as does the 2nd .... Spent a few days this past July riding through Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana in 105F - 110F weather on a goldwing. I was sorely tempted to remove my jacket, but kept thinking about Steve's pictures when he went down, and the stories my wife tells me about the guys she has worked on when they went down. To each their own, for me I will wear the gear all the time every time!
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03-01-2012, 08:50 PM | #63 |
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1/2 helmet 99% of the time
Leather jacket 50% Leather vest 75% (I wear it under the jacket in cool weather) Leather boots 100% Jeans 100% Leather chaps on long trips only Always some sort of eye protection! No drinking until the bike is parked for the day/night
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03-10-2012, 04:52 AM | #64 |
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We (wife & I ) have decided to wear our gear when we ride. If it's too hot to wear the gear, we'll find something else to do that day. We try and plan our trips either early or later in the riding season. We find the gear to be comfortable up to about 80°.
P.S. A little trick I use is, I wear a breathable base layer (like under armor) under my mesh gear when it gets hot out. I found this to be a BIG help keeping me cooler. Thanks for reading..... Enjoy the ride |
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03-10-2012, 06:54 PM | #66 | |
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03-10-2012, 08:44 PM | #67 |
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I got a pair of the Bohn CoolAir pants ( http://www.bohnarmor.com/catalog/pro....php?prod=BGLC ) and wear them under Carhartt double knee logger jeans or kevlars. I can also wear leather chaps over jeans for extra protection.
I wear a weather appropriate leather or mesh armored jacket, QWI gloves ( http://www.qwinerveprotector.com/ ) and either my Bell half hat or HJC modular full face and I am as protected as I can be clothing wise. I have a mesh neon yellow reflective vest I put on over whatever I am wearing for night riding. Re the gear, I've gone down before in my youth and didn't enjoy it. I've also scraped up too many folks with a shovel in my job to not wear it. It may not let you walk away but it sure will prevent a lot of damage.
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03-10-2012, 08:46 PM | #68 |
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Helmet, always, jacket, if below 90, boots, always, gloves, always. Beer or other alcohol, never when riding.
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03-10-2012, 11:54 PM | #69 |
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I have 4 different helmets, shorty, 3/4, and full. I wear whichever is comfortable. Usually based off of weather. When taking long trips I wear the full primarily for the ability to use my blue tooth.
I have draggin jeans, but rarely wear them. I prefer just good ol Levis. Never shorts. I wear leather chaps and jacket up to about 80. I always wear boots. I have 5 or 6 pairs of gloves. Depends on weather. I don't drink alcohol.
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04-05-2012, 09:19 PM | #70 |
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I won't hesitate to jump on the bike on whatever I'm wearing + helmet.
I have a full, a modular, and a half, always wear one. Clothes are a different story. I'll ride in a tshirt and shorts, and sneakers If I'm not getting on the highway. The highway warrents long pants, leather jacket, and sometimes gloves. It's a risk we all take, and thankfully we all have the right to choose what right for is. Lots of people never buckle up In their cage either....
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04-29-2012, 05:46 PM | #71 |
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Half helmet full-time
Full gloves full time (Cor-tech - good armor but also breathe well for summer, wear heavier gloves in colder weather) Tourmaster textile armor jacket full-time (can be reduced to just an armor mesh in summer) Motorcycle boots full-time The only gear I consider optional are my leather chaps which I only wear in cooler weather.
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04-30-2012, 10:50 AM | #72 |
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It's good to hear that members are wearing some or a lot of protection, it will help us to ride longer, in the event of a fall.
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05-30-2012, 02:02 AM | #73 |
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I believe the A.B.A.T.E motto let the rider decide. Helmets protect you, but they also limit hearing and vision, two things that have saved my life a lot of times. Leathers are nice, but they or a helmet in 80 degree Fahrenheit weather can cause you to suffer mild heat stroke which effects your judgement and reaction time.
I have ridden in weather conditions from wind chill -60 sitting still and a foot of snow to as hot as 116 degrees with a cross wind of 30 mph and gusting to 55 mph. I dressed comfortable for all conditions I always wear jeans and a shirt and eye protection. When I was younger and dumber I sometimes riding around the block would wear flip flops. I now always wear at least leather tennis shoes. I stand by my choice of safety gear after having one bike totaled out from under me and walking away with only a bruised Achilles tendon, having laid down 4 bikes at speed greater than 40 mph and being broadsided by a cage doing 30 mph. In all that a bruised Achilles tendon and small cases of road rash are the worst I was ever hurt. Then again I have friends that hit there brakes, saved the bike, their pregnant wife and hit the extended bumper on a truck dieing instantly. ALL SAID WHEN THE TIME COMES THE RIDE IS OVER!
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05-30-2012, 09:37 AM | #75 |
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Helmet - 99.9% of the time (half helmet)
Jeans - 100% I won't ride in shorts Boots - 50% If I ride to work, it's dress shoes. Jacket - If the temp is under 65, yes. During the summer I usually don't. Although I have been wearing my padded mesh jacket a lot more recently. Even on the warm days.
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