what to wear??!!

[ThAzKat]

Do you wear your leathers everytime you go riding?

Do you have a textile set you wear?

What do you wear and why?

[woobie]

Full leathers unless it's raining. Then I wear my Textile jacket and leather pants since I find it better in the rain/cold weather.

I've found if I wear full gear all the time I get used to it early in the season and the heat that goes with it come summer. Personally I find my textile jacket just as hot as leather when in stop and go traffic. But once moving the textile tends to "Billow" more than the form fitting leather and I feel like it's dragging at highway speeds.

All that said I believe it's up to each person to decide what they wear, althought I still cringe when I see a sport bike blast by and the guys T-shirt is flapping halfway up his back in the wind.

[wilson1]

Usually have my jacket on, sometimes I don't in the city limits being there is no "heavy" traffic in my little town. On the hiway I have it on 90% of the time tho. ALWAYS my gloves, jeans, helmet, shoes.

I wish could say I wear more, but don't have the money right now to get some good pants and shoes. Funny thing around here tho is that if you have Gloves, Helmet, and a Jacket, everyone pretty much considers you "fully" geared. Several of my friends have some nasty road rash scars tho that I would prefer NOT to have haha.

[Anonymous]

I have a winter set (textile jacket and pants) and a summer set (perfed leather jacket and textile pants)

obviously gloves, boots, and helmet all the time.

[Black_peter]

I wear my leather jacket, gloves and boots every time.. Chaps if it is cool enough.

I keep a pair of sneakers at work and change shoes when I get to work..

I need a hot weather jacket..
SOON!!

[ThAzKat]

I wear my leather jacket, gloves and boots every time.. Chaps if it is cool enough.

I keep a pair of sneakers at work and change shoes when I get to work..

I need a hot weather jacket..
SOON!!

that is what I am looking for right now due to the 110 heat index at 94 degrees today LOL

[crazyaussie]

I wear my leather jacket, gloves and boots every time.. Chaps if it is cool enough.

I keep a pair of sneakers at work and change shoes when I get to work..

I need a hot weather jacket..
SOON!!

Go to www.motoxoutlet.com
That's where I got my Joe Rocket Phoenix Jacket from. Closeout special for 60 bucks. Also, www.newenough.com has a closeout special on the Joe Rocket Reactor jacket, but you have to be a very small or very big guy...unfortunately, they don't have any in-between sizes. If you find one that fits its only $50 though. Both these jackets are mesh and keep you nice and cool...well, as cool as we can get in the Texas heat.

[Black_peter]

I have thought long and hard on it and have decided that I can not rationalize wearing anthing other than leather.
I am not judging anyone elses decisions!!
This is just my own personal one.

I have found a dirt cheap leather/kevlar jacket
online that a friend personally looked at/felt etc.
It is leather with kevlar panels in the non-abrasion zones... (I'm not telling you anymore than that!
I can't afford it yet and I don't want anyone buying it out from under me

I'd like to get some Kevlar and have my wife stitch it into some jeans. I still need to research the exact type of kevlar used.. I figure I can make three
pairs of kevlar re-enforced Old navy jeans for the same price as one pair of "draggin' jeans".
Tha info I'll share as soon as I have it

[wilson1]

I'd like to get some Kevlar and have my wife stitch it into some jeans. I still need to research the exact type of kevlar used.. I figure I can make three
pairs of kevlar re-enforced Old navy jeans for the same price as one pair of "draggin' jeans".
Tha info I'll share as soon as I have it

That sounds like a pretty good idea really. I may try this also. Keep me/us informed on the kevlar, or where you got it. Maybe I can do something like this until I find a good pair of pants :-k .

[Black_peter]

will do..
I figured Kevlar was Kevlar until I actually went to buy it.. Turns out there are a ton of mixes and weaves..

Oh and Kevlar thread needs to be used of course!

[CrazyMedic]

I wear my Timax textile jacket (great on windy days, excellent air flow) riding pants (Icon jeans- very comfy, Timax pants when just riding- also excellent air flow) and Timax gloves. The Timax stuff is supposed to be like leather and slide but hopefully I wont find out. All of it very comfortable, but have never tried leathers so I cant compair. For shoes I wear my Oakley Assult boots for school, and Sidi boots for riding.
Nik

[ThAzKat]

I have thought long and hard on it and have decided that I can not rationalize wearing anthing other than leather.
I am not judging anyone elses decisions!!
This is just my own personal one.

I have found a dirt cheap leather/kevlar jacket
online that a friend personally looked at/felt etc.
It is leather with kevlar panels in the non-abrasion zones... (I'm not telling you anymore than that!
I can't afford it yet and I don't want anyone buying it out from under me

I'd like to get some Kevlar and have my wife stitch it into some jeans. I still need to research the exact type of kevlar used.. I figure I can make three
pairs of kevlar re-enforced Old navy jeans for the same price as one pair of "draggin' jeans".
Tha info I'll share as soon as I have it

you can buy the inserts for Joe Rocket pants and stitch in knee pucks.

[Zukiman]

Summer: Joe Rocket Phoenix jacket and gloves, Blaster ventilated pants and Nitro boots.
Winter/Rain: Joe Rocket Ballistic pants, gloves and jacket, waterproof jump boots.
And always a helmet.

[KatDan]

if i'm just out for a cruise or if it's real hot, JR Reactor jacket,JR leather gloves,AStars boots, jeans, helmet. if i think i'll be riding hard, full leathers. this reminds me, i need to order some draggin jeans...

[BISQ]

Full leathers all the time.

I have ridden short hops here and there (meaning several times total over the 5 most recent years) in jeans, leather jacket, helmet gloves and boots, but it's nearly always full gear for me.