Old school ride

[the Ferret]

Great pics! That lid from 78 reminds me of the one I had when I used to ride around on a Suzuki DS80, although I only wore it when I thought my dad might be watching.

I found it's easy to forget about the practical side of wearing a jacket etc once you're in the habit of always wearing it. When I only wore a t-shirt while riding, I found the constant slap of it irritating/fatiguing at freeway speed.

While riding outside of the city I've hit bugs that I felt through my jacket. I would rather not take one of those while wearing a T-shirt and sunglasses.

Novice brings up something people rarely think about. Clothes flapping. If you are not wearing a jacket, wearing a loose shirt or one with a collar while riding will get those clothes flapping setting up what can feel like a vibration in the bike, or the collar tips can flap against the edge of your helmets making a constant rat a tat a tat a sound, or it can actually make you itch.

Been wearing a jacket for so long now, I had forgotten about that. Thanks for the reminder Novice.