Gloved or Not?
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Joined: May 2010
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From: SWMO
Why the frick would a sane rider not wear gloves on their hands every time they ride? Course, I have seen a guy that was about 5' 8" and way north of 3 bills pull up to convenience store on a fairly new Ultra sporting gym shorts and flip flops. That was it. No shirt, no headgear, gloves, glasses, etc. Just lot's of bare flesh for the grinder.
Couldn't be unseen.
Couldn't be unseen.
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Joined: Oct 2010
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From: SW FL-Jersey Shore Emigre
Craziness pure and simple NOT to wear gloves. Even here in hot and humid SW Florida, I've been tempted to ride without my FF helmet (haven't given in to it!) but always wear gloves. Perforated leather face with synthetic mesh dorsum are comfortable at any temperature and provide sun and vibration protection as well. Perforated full leather gauntlets for 60+ on the highway/track with the S1000RR or Fireblade. Full leather/Thinsulate with heated grips for Fall/Winter/Spring riding in NJ.
Last edited by shorelasHD; Jul 4, 2018 at 06:01 PM. Reason: typo
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 2,335
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From: Arizona
My fingers are my money makers. I always wear gloves, hot or cold. And not screw driver turning, or gardening gloves. Real motorcycle gloves, thick and perf'ed gloves. Damn hot in AZ. And save the fingerless gloves for Jazz Hands...
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Tourer
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 354
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From: Penna.
When you're on those long rides, that sun is tough also. After getting skin cancer on the exposed wrist of my hand from too many hours riding with shorty gloves, I'm never without a set of gauntlet gloves on.
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From: Bunola pa
Gloves always. If i still had the gloves from my getoff id post a picture. They were destroyed front and back from where my hand went under my body as i was sliding and my knuckles had an imprint from hitting the brake lever.