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Aug 25, 2023 | 02:26 PM

#51

Las Vegas Jim

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From: Hendeson, NV

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Originally Posted by RK4ME

I'm not an ATGATT guy but I don't usually ride with people who ride "naked", for the simple reason that I don't want to have to deal with their injuries if they crash. Helmet, jacket, gloves, boots, and jeans is my normal riding gear.

I ride in jeans with fabric that better protects motorcycle riders and include knee and hip pockets for pads. Several on-line vendors sell them for just over $100 which is not much more than a pair of jeans these days.

Aug 25, 2023 | 02:33 PM

#52

Rains2much

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From: Florida

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Originally Posted by MiniWolf

The helmet/gear debate is always unending. It's usually a prime winter topic but comes up occasionally in the summer.

Same applies in other venues. I ski in the winter and the same things are debated, except its always debated in the summer on the ski forums. Helmet or no helmet? Hip pad or no hip pad ? What DIN to set your bindings so you don't tear your ACL but also don't pop out of the bindings? Which helmet won't give me a bobblehead? My personal opinion is always the same - whatever floats your boat.

Only time I jump is when someone is asking a legit question about safety gear or helmets and wants sincere advice or feedback related to the subject of gear/safety.

I wear in super hot weather mesh with elbow and shoulder, mesh gloves with sliders on the palms, leather half boots, regular jeans and always an ECE rated helmet usually 3/4 with goggles.

When it’s cooler I switch to leather coats all with padding add back all level 2 CEC Rated, jeans with Kevlar and knee hip pads and then I go full face for longer rides 3/4 for around town. So I am proactive to protect myself to some extent. Here in Florida I just flat don’t ride in June-August. Just too flipping hot.