Confused about vests
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From: SW Washington State
I suspect you have a motive behind your question? The uses for a vest are many. When not wearing a jacket, a vest protects your core from road debris and makes your shirt behave. Not many places to put stuff on a bike, the vest has pockets. Besides the tradition aspect, it provides a place to put patches and stuff if you want to participate in the biker world and make a statement about who you are and what your about, Or perhaps freek out the citizens.
Cruiser
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From: Land of Entrapment
I suspect you have a motive behind your question? The uses for a vest are many. When not wearing a jacket, a vest protects your core from road debris and makes your shirt behave. Not many places to put stuff on a bike, the vest has pockets. Besides the tradition aspect, it provides a place to put patches and stuff if you want to participate in the biker world and make a statement about who you are and what your about, Or perhaps freek out the citizens.
...Plus for those that have a CCP...
Road Master
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Pretty much what has already been said.
Good for core temp when a t-shirt is not enough, but too warm for a jacket.
Patches.
Keeps your shirt down, and for me hides my gun which I wear IWB in the 3:30-4:00 position. With just a t-shirt my gun is exposed when it blows up.
I have a summer (hemp) and a winter (leather) vest.
Good for core temp when a t-shirt is not enough, but too warm for a jacket.
Patches.
Keeps your shirt down, and for me hides my gun which I wear IWB in the 3:30-4:00 position. With just a t-shirt my gun is exposed when it blows up.
I have a summer (hemp) and a winter (leather) vest.
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Joe Kucinski
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Please help me out here - what's the attraction bikers have to vests? and no, I don't want to hear they are "cuts" or outlaw gang gear or anything like that. I see a ton of people wearing vests, wearing vests over warmer jackets, taking shorts off so they can wear their vests comfortably etc etc etc
There's gotta be something practical to it that I'm missing. My arms seem more exposed to the weather... I've been tempted to wear arm warmer, chaps, gloves, bandanas, stuff like that for warmth, but the vest seems to be the odd item of clothing. I must be missing it's practicality because just about everything else I've seen about "iconic biker clothing" has roots in real practical use.
There's gotta be something practical to it that I'm missing. My arms seem more exposed to the weather... I've been tempted to wear arm warmer, chaps, gloves, bandanas, stuff like that for warmth, but the vest seems to be the odd item of clothing. I must be missing it's practicality because just about everything else I've seen about "iconic biker clothing" has roots in real practical use.
