Saw a rider on the Queensway2day, full leather jacket, gauntlets, full
face helmet and shorts. Guess he cares not for his legs or he's buying gear
on installments. Oh well........
--
John
1987 Honda Hurricane
Well, I did that too a few times while going to work... What's the
difference anyway between that, or, the popular kit: jeans, leather jacket,
leather gloves, fullface helmet? Next to nothing. Safetywise, jeans = shorts
(except for the wind and bugs).
Go down once in jeans and you'll be convinced... At low speed your knee is
most probably the first thing touching the ground, and instantly creates a
bloody hole in your jeans (that happent to me); and at high speed, I don't
know if they melt or tear apart or both (I guess both), but either way, I
don't wanna think about what happens to the legs inside them.
I personnally do wear the "popular kit" with the jeans... for some reason
they make me _feel_ safer than just shorts. But they aren't.
My opinion.
--
Chris
'93 ZX-6
"grundig" <jramsey@no-spam> wrote in message
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> Saw a rider on the Queensway2day, full leather jacket, gauntlets, full
> face helmet and shorts. Guess he cares not for his legs or he's buying
gear
> on installments. Oh well........
>
> --
> John
> 1987 Honda Hurricane
>
>
<shrug> His skin. His choice.
Atrate
"grundig" <jramsey@no-spam> wrote in message
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> Saw a rider on the Queensway2day, full leather jacket, gauntlets, full
> face helmet and shorts. Guess he cares not for his legs or he's buying
gear
> on installments. Oh well........
>
> --
> John
> 1987 Honda Hurricane
>
>
Nuts maybe but a mighty fine one I might add....welcome to the trail mix ;-)
--
Johanne
2003 Suzuki Volusia VL800 Special Edition
"Midnight Hugger"
To contact me directly, you'll have to remove the garbage that I put in my
address....I'm sooooooooo sick of spam.
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"zeek" <zeek_97xx@no-spam> wrote in message
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> Here, here, I second that motion. I've been down in jeans. Not as
> bad - or a great as the two polar regions would have you believe.
> Trick seems to be avoiding the big 'slide'. Straight ups and downs
> won't wear holes in yer jeans and hurt as much in full leathers.
>
> I sometimes feel like I'm talking out of both sides of my mouth
> between helmets and equipment from the neck down as you wont ever
> catch me riding without a full face bucket. But like several others
> keep pointing out, it's choice and risk assessment of a personal
> nature. I still ride with jeans, and sometimes chaps despite my
> previous close encounters with asphalt.
>
> Am I nuts? Maybe. At least my head will still be intact enough to
> ensure I feel all of the pain my legs might endure.
>
> Zeek
>
> "Atrate" <atrate61@no-spam> wrote in message
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> > <shrug> His skin. His choice.
> >
> > Atrate
> >
> >
> > "grundig" <jramsey@no-spam> wrote in message
> > news:BI3Ma.12355$U02.272099@no-spam
> > > Saw a rider on the Queensway2day, full leather jacket, gauntlets,
full
> > > face helmet and shorts. Guess he cares not for his legs or he's buying
> > gear
> > > on installments. Oh well........
> > >
> > > --
> > > John
> > > 1987 Honda Hurricane
> > >
> > >
LOL!!!! Nah, zeek. It comes down to personal choice. For instance, you
said in your post you're not comfortable riding without a full face lid.
I've GOT a full face lid and the first 2 times I rode in it....very bad. I
felt claustrophobic, couldn't get the same peripheral vision I had with my
half hat, could NOT close the visor fully....and rode like SH*T as a result.
Was prolly a hazard those two times on the road. Other, more seasoned
riders who do wear a full-face have advised me it does take some getting
used to. It sure DOES!!!
Maybe when it gets colder, I'll be able to manage the full-face. I know
that with the half hat (and yes, I wear all the gear, but I will wear jeans
only on a hot day), I'm taking a risk.
My choice. And if I go down....I'll be the one that suffers the
consequences ;)
I'll accept that responsibility.
Atrate
"zeek" <zeek_97xx@no-spam> wrote in message
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>Am I nuts? Maybe. At least my head will still be intact enough to
> ensure I feel all of the pain my legs might endure.
>
> Zeek