All the gear, all the time???

[Papa Weeley_imp]

ATGAAT is why Spring and Fall are my favorite riding seasons.

Amen! It's ATGATT or no ride for me.
You only have to have had (say that 3 times fast...) one nasty unplanned get-off to appreciate gear.
The "naked squid" - as we used to call them - is an every day sight here in SoCal. At the beach last Sunday I saw three separate young couples on sportsbikes riding along PCH, all of them wearing only a helmet for gear with shorts, t-shirts, tennies or flip-flops(!), no gloves. Even as a long-time sportsbike rider who wasn't always the smartest/safest rider, I still flinch when I see it.