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Message started by ylwf3vr on 08/01/13 at 16:26:18

Title: Riding Gear
Post by ylwf3vr on 08/01/13 at 16:26:18

I believe this was already brought up here..? I'm not sure but just wondering what are your thought on this topic:

Like I've mentioned, I used to ride Triumph Daytona. So I still have my jacket and full face Scorpion helmet. Now that I have this bike, I don't know if I should take the "cruiser" look of half helmet and a vest?

I like to be safe and wear it all espeically the helmet (DOT/SNELL), but not sure if it'll look silly lol. 8-) I like my bones and my face.

(I was in a small crash before and if it wasn't for the jacket I would have had some serious scrapes)

Title: Re: Riding Gear
Post by Serowbot on 08/01/13 at 17:00:54

FF,... and I don't even like my face...
I just don't want to like it any less... :-?...

Don't want to look silly?... Why not?...
;D ;D ;D...
http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt82/serowbot/pizzaboy001.jpg

Title: Re: Riding Gear
Post by WD on 08/01/13 at 17:01:17

Use what you have and don't let us old guys who can't stand wearing helmets of any sort get under your skin. It is YOUR bike, YOUR gear, and YOUR decision.

Title: Re: Riding Gear
Post by ylwf3vr on 08/01/13 at 18:20:45

687E69746C79746F1B0 wrote:

My inspiration :D

Title: Re: Riding Gear
Post by Sheriff41 on 08/01/13 at 18:55:59

I ride with several guys from Hickam and all but one wears either FF or modular FF. Studies show we tend to lead with our chins.

Title: Re: Riding Gear
Post by runwyrlph on 08/01/13 at 19:09:56

If you wear a
FF, I wont give you a biker wave when we pass :)

Actually, it's kind of funny. I wear either a white FF (just like serowbot) about 90% of the time or else a red 3/4 helmet. I get waved to a lot more by "biker" types with the 3/4. I'll have to do a scientific poll sometime and see what the actual ratio is.

Title: Re: Riding Gear
Post by ZAR on 08/01/13 at 19:10:43

786B2F0 wrote:

Use what you have and don't let us old guys who can't stand wearing helmets of any sort get under your skin. It is YOUR bike, YOUR gear, and YOUR decision.

No question! Just as the first rule of riding with others is to "ride your own ride", when it comes to gear....wear what you are comfortable with. It's your choice how much or how little you wear. And never let anyone ridicule you. It's your ass on the line,not theirs!

Or as the sticker on the helmet I SOMETIMES wear reads.... "let those that ride decide!".

Title: Re: Riding Gear
Post by Greg on 08/01/13 at 19:38:05

I echo the others. As an adult only you can decide what you should wear. If you want the protection, wear it. Don't let style make your decision. I wear a full face in the winter to keep a bit warmer. It is a a Scorpion Transformer. I think it looks goofy but it servers its purpose. No one else has ever said anything to me.

Title: Re: Riding Gear
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/01/13 at 20:49:03

Ive totaled 3 bikes.
First one, a helmet woulda been the fulcrum between shoulder & neck that killed or paralyzed me, cracked 3 vertebrae anyway,,when I landed at almost 60 mph on grass on my right shoulder & side of my head, feet high, (think lawn dart)
Second, no helmet, managed to not hit my head on anything
3rd, P/u turned left as I was about to pass him, went into the left bedside just behind the wheel opening, slid down the bedside & pasted my face into the cab corner, denting it rather nicely, according to the witness,, IDK, cuz I was asleep. Chin protector on the HJC collapsed in enough to cause a 2 stitch split in the upper lip, I was still having trouble swallowing 3 weeks later, because the chin strap got shoved back so hard.

Ya pays your money & ya takes your chances.. but I wont ride w/o a full coverage helmet,.

Title: Re: Riding Gear
Post by Dane Allen on 08/02/13 at 13:51:43

FF Scorpion 400 and Tourmaster Flex Series 3. Working up to the Bohn armor and the good boots mentioned in another post. Getting injured in a crash will inhibit the pursuit of riding that I love so much so I'm not really looking to make new "fashion" friends, I am looking to walk away from a wreck ;)

Title: Re: Riding Gear
Post by jcstokes on 08/02/13 at 15:57:22

Open face equals insects, flying gravel and other small things from car/ truck tyres, stinging rain and hail, windburn. Plus potential increase in damage in an accident. Also increased fatigue on long trips. I would contemplate wearing one if I were riding a pre 'seventies bike

Title: Re: Riding Gear
Post by Greg on 08/02/13 at 17:49:30

727B6B6C77737D6B180 wrote:

A windshield would solve every one of these issues.

Title: Re: Riding Gear
Post by ToesNose on 08/02/13 at 19:15:40

ATGATT for me

But that decision is yours to make ;)

Title: Re: Riding Gear
Post by ylwf3vr on 08/02/13 at 19:34:18

7C474D5B66475B4D280 wrote:

ATGATT for me

But that decision is yours to make ;)

ATGATT?

Title: Re: Riding Gear
Post by WD on 08/02/13 at 19:43:18

All The Gear All The Time... ATGATT.

But not for me, at most a 3/4 shell and chaps/jacket/gauntlets in the winter.

Dixieland summer heat and humidity? Parked , or if I just can't stand not riding, sneakers, cut-offs and a half shell. A 3/4 or full faced helmet in 100 degree 100% humidity is a pressure cooker.

Title: Re: Riding Gear
Post by Borracho on 08/03/13 at 07:29:23

What is the point of the cruiser vest?

Title: Re: Riding Gear
Post by Greg on 08/03/13 at 08:02:28

464F4C5E531A1A1D2A0 wrote:

What is the point of the cruiser vest?

I wear a denim vest or a leather one made from an old biker jacket. The point to me is a place to put my stuff. I like to carry meds, ear plugs, mints, street glasses, etc. and all the pockets give me a place to do that without the added heat of a jacket. When it is over 90*F though, I typically don't wear the vest and just hope I don't need the stuff.

Title: Re: Riding Gear
Post by ylwf3vr on 08/03/13 at 09:56:56

0C05061419505057600 wrote:

What is the point of the cruiser vest?

Mine is the reflective one. :)

Title: Re: Riding Gear
Post by WD on 08/03/13 at 10:12:30

454C4F5D5019191E290 wrote:

What is the point of the cruiser vest?

Technically to protect your body's core from temperature fluctuations. In reality, just some place to put ride pins, patches and your pocket sized handgun. Well, my vest has an inner pocket that will hold one and some spare ammo... ::)