All the gear, all the time???

Always armoured jacket gauntlet gloves and heavy boots (not always riding boots, but something that covers the ankles). Sometimes jeans in city. For rides involving actual distance or high speed rides ATGATT.
 
Is that an exhaust burn?

I am a pretty solid follower of ATGATT.

Helmet, gloves, long pants 100% no exception.

Jacket and boots 99%.

There is the rare exception I run down the street in my neighborhood without my jacket. Last time I did that, I didn't like having my t-shirt flopping in the wind. Same goes for boots. I never wear athletic shoes because the shifter hurts the top of my foot, but last time I had my hikers on I nearly dumped my bike when my shoe lace got caught on the shifter. I had come to a stop already and had to think quick to shift my weight and get my right foot to the ground. Riding in laced shoes has pretty much been eliminated since then.

I have a pair of armored jeans and some ankle high riding boots I wear on shorter rides or when I'm going to walk around some off the bike.
 
I think the point Immgun is making is that ATGATT is the key to survival. ATGATT threads can exceed even oil threads for entertainment value. Yeh baby, bring it on! My position? Of little interest I guess but, apart from a couple of sport bike riders, during my brief sojourn to the States I didn't see many riders wearing full leathers, as I do on most occasions. Certainly not amongst the CB set.

However I'm just about to ride down to my local beach. Shorts and T will be the kit for that.


Cheers and stay safe.
 
the only piece of gear I don't always wear is the jacket. Sometimes it's just too hot, especially if I have my backpack on with all my work stuff.
 
Gloves, boots, some kind of jacket, full face helmet: 100% of the time.

A full face helmet saved my life 10 years ago when a van going the opposite direction decided to pull a left in front of me.... classic T-bone wreck.
I still have the helmet with the van paint smashed across the front of it.
I spent almost 6 months in rehabilitation and a lawsuit that I eventually won.

I also saw what a no glove dump slide can do to one's hands. Along the helmet and boots, I never, ever ride without gloves.

PS: immgunn, glad yer' ok!
 
most the gear most the time
always helmet, gloves, jacket, long pants
below 80 degrees, leather jacket, full face helmet, boots
 
Helmet, gloves, jacket (leather, mesh, textile depending on weather), long pants. Air Jordan high tops in hot weather and leather boots other times. Freeways necessitate leather chaps.
 
I'm always wearing a full face helmet, a jacket (a leather jacket most of the year and a mesh jacket at the height of summer). I used to ride in jeans much of the time, but after buying a pair of textile overpants I'll now always wear those if I'm not using the leather pants I own. I'm also never without boots and gloves. To top it off, I've got a hi-viz vest that I always wear, unless I'm sporting my mesh jacket which already incorporate hi-viz panels.

This is what works for me. What others choose to wear, or not, is totally up to them.
 
I wear the gear all the time. Five different CE armor leather and/or textile jackets to pick from, dependinding on temperature/rain. Diamond Gusset Kevlar jeans, numerous motorcycle gloves to pick from from, Shoei RF1100, motocross knee guards to fit under the jeans, dual back protectors in my jackets... Gear I've accumulated over the years. I know we have all heard the old cliche that it is "better to sweat than to bleed." Having hit the pavement a number of times in my rambunctious/boy racer youth, I know it to be true from experience. Ps, forgot my Alpinestar Tech 2 boots :)
 
The common summer riding gear for most cruiser riders in south Georgia are cut-off jeans, T-shirt or denim vest, novelty helmet and sneakers. Having had the unpleasant experience of sliding on asphalt it makes me cringe when I see one so clad on the road. I also admit that on extremely hot days I will wear a long sleeve shirt (not as abrasion protection but as a sun block) as the heat and humidity are too much to take with any riding jacket. Riding while wearing the shirt, I always feel uneasy and it's not something I often do. Anyway, riding with the gear or not is still more risk than many folks would be willing to take and non riders think we're all crazy for riding at all.

My younger brother recently gave up riding. He runs his own guitar repair business and has decided the risks are too great that he could be injured and not able to work. He recently tuned 60 and I fully understand his concerns.
 
redbirds_imp said:
The common summer riding gear for most cruiser riders in south Georgia are cut-off jeans, T-shirt or denim vest, novelty helmet and sneakers. Having had the unpleasant experience of sliding on asphalt it makes me cringe when I see one so clad on the road. I also admit that on extremely hot days I will wear a long sleeve shirt (not as abrasion protection but as a sun block) as the heat and humidity are too much to take with any riding jacket. Riding while wearing the shirt, I always feel uneasy and it's not something I often do. Anyway, riding with the gear or not is still more risk than many folks would be willing to take and non riders think we're all crazy for riding at all.

My younger brother recently gave up riding. He runs his own guitar repair business and has decided the risks are too great that he could be injured and not able to work. He recently tuned 60 and I fully understand his concerns.
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I have mentioned it on here before, but I cannot stress how good the Motoport Air Mesh jackets are in the heat.

http://www.motoport.com/index.php?option...&Itemid=15

I live south of Houston, where temp & humidity are much like what you deal with. I have recently been having to ride with my textile mesh jacket, as the result of having become a bit too large to fit into my Motoport! Having finally dropped some pounds, I was back into my Air Mesh on last Saturdays ride. Like night and day wearing the Kevlar Air Mesh compared to the textile mesh. The weave on the Kevlar is much more open allowing great air flow. This, and the fact that it is 10 times stronger than full grain leather is what sold me.
 
ATGATT. The folks I ride with get so annoyed, they're ready to go while I'm strapping on this or that. I've occasionally ridden without a jacket, but as others have mentioned its just uncomfortable. Like driving without my seatbelt, I just don't feel protected. Mesh helps in summer. Boots and gloves are a huge must for me. I ride to hiking destinations so I often bring my hiking boots but always change on arrival. I have a scorpion exo900, so its full face or 3/4 depending on how hot it is.
I will make a correction, I don't own any riding pants. I have rain pants but they are much too warm for my commute and don't have any armor (though they are very thick textile, I would say significantly more protection than standard leather chaps). Any suggestions on an affordable, 3 season pant that can be worn over jeans (I'm vegan, so textile is a must, but all suggestions welcome)?
 
I always ride with a jacket and in the summer I have a BMW textile jacket I think called a venting machine. It works well. I normally always ride with my Aerostitch over pants and gloves. I will periodically ride to work with my dress shoes but no boots with the above other protective gear. I feel naked without them. I wear a full face Arai helmet.
 
Dharma_Jones93_imp said:
ATGATT. The folks I ride with get so annoyed, they're ready to go while I'm strapping on this or that. I've occasionally ridden without a jacket, but as others have mentioned its just uncomfortable. Like driving without my seatbelt, I just don't feel protected. Mesh helps in summer. Boots and gloves are a huge must for me. I ride to hiking destinations so I often bring my hiking boots but always change on arrival. I have a scorpion exo900, so its full face or 3/4 depending on how hot it is.
I will make a correction, I don't own any riding pants. I have rain pants but they are much too warm for my commute and don't have any armor (though they are very thick textile, I would say significantly more protection than standard leather chaps). Any suggestions on an affordable, 3 season pant that can be worn over jeans (I'm vegan, so textile is a must, but all suggestions welcome)?
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You are not going to eat them lol

You are in Cinti. i suggest riding out to sport tour near tri county mall and looking at their rack of textile riding and over pants and see what appeals to you. You can try them on and they are as cheap as anywhere I think. Plus nice guys
 
redbirds_imp said:
The common summer riding gear for most cruiser riders in south Georgia are cut-off jeans, T-shirt or denim vest, novelty helmet and sneakers. Having had the unpleasant experience of sliding on asphalt it makes me cringe when I see one so clad on the road. I also admit that on extremely hot days I will wear a long sleeve shirt (not as abrasion protection but as a sun block) as the heat and humidity are too much to take with any riding jacket. Riding while wearing the shirt, I always feel uneasy and it's not something I often do. Anyway, riding with the gear or not is still more risk than many folks would be willing to take and non riders think we're all crazy for riding at all.

My younger brother recently gave up riding. He runs his own guitar repair business and has decided the risks are too great that he could be injured and not able to work. He recently tuned 60 and I fully understand his concerns.
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I saw a young couple at a gas station fueling up their bike other day here in LA. What I noticed, (besides her being easy on the eyes) was that the girl was very concerned with getting enough sunblock on her legs before they got back on the bike..... all she had on was a t-shirt, cowboy boots and hot pants!

I thought to myself that she won't have any skin left to worry about sunburning if she falls off that bike.

Oh, but she did have on a full face helmet! :rolleyes:
 
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