What's the purpose?
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From: Maryland
For all you guys that wear gloves in this unbearable heat? Or any other time except when the cold season arrives. I've never figured out what other purpose they serve. I like to feel the soul of my bike when I ride, and dread to have to put them on in the late fall. I could maybe understand protection from a fall, but most of the guys I see wearing them are helmetless, so that doesn't really make much sense. So just wondering ( not a slam) why you wear them?
Protection? Yes, OK that's what I thought most of you would say. Fair enough. But they must offer some type of protection for holding beer bottles or protect your finger tips from worn out juke box buttons too? No, I think I'll just stick to my theory about image for most guys. By the way, I'm no Newby, just getting aggravated a bit more in my old age.
DewMe, just like some other people on here, you lack a little in the area of comprehension as well as sarcasm. I originally wanted to know seriously why those who wore them, did. And, yes, I figured it was mainly for protection, as I said in my post. Why do you think I don't get it? You missed that as well as my sarcasm about the guys wearing them all over the place when they're not riding. I personally think they look a little ridiculous. Wait, let me think, maybe they just don't have a place to put them? Yup, that's it, won't tuck anywhere on the bike or maybe it's just that their bags are full to the brim. In any event, thanks for everyone's input, maybe I myself should give a little more attention to safety gear.
Or maybe your first three sentences were not about riding at all? This is a forum about riding so your audience will assume you are talking about riding. Your 4th sentance talks about the "soul of my bike when I ride", which (no matter how stupid sounding) reinforces that we are talking about riding. Again challenged with articulation?
2nd post you said something about beer bottles and jukeboxes. It was kinda out of nowhere. Not sure anybody knew what to do with the info since you didn't explain it. So we were supposed to assume you were now wondering about people wearing gloves while not riding? You could have actually posed the question about people wearing gloves while not riding to help us change gears and know you were completely changing course from the original thread question. It isn't till this last (3rd) post that you actually mention anything about not riding. Articulation.
Also in the 2nd post you say you are sticking to a theory about image that you never actually shared with us. If there is to be a theory discussed then you must ARTICULATE the theory. We have yet to hear anything about a theory other than that you are sticking to it.
Why don't I think you get it? Because in the second post you said you would "stick to my theory about image for most guys". If you are sticking to a theory then that means that nothing that has been said changed your mind. Which means there was no reason for 54 people to have posted. Which means you disagree with the opinions of 54 fellow riders and fellow forum members. Which means you don't get it. OR that NONE of us get it, which would be YOUR failure. Again, articulation.
At this point it seems that you have failed to articulate your thoughts from the very beginning of this thread straight to the end. Since you are not able to admit fault you have decided to accuse me of being challenged in comprehension and sarcasm.
If you want to know why guys wear gloves, in warm weather, while not riding, then I suggest you start such a thread, and ARTICULATE yourself in such a way that the audience knows you want to know about guys wearing gloves, in warm weather, while NOT RIDING.
So to conclude I have not failed to comprehend or detect sarcasm. Instead, YOU have failed to articulate. Look it up. You also owe all of us an apology for wasting our time and making us answer questions that you likely were never actually asking.
Tourer
Joined: Apr 2012
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From: Syracuse
For all you guys that wear gloves in this unbearable heat? Or any other time except when the cold season arrives. I've never figured out what other purpose they serve. I like to feel the soul of my bike when I ride, and dread to have to put them on in the late fall. I could maybe understand protection from a fall, but most of the guys I see wearing them are helmetless, so that doesn't really make much sense. So just wondering ( not a slam) why you wear them?
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From: Wisconsin, USA
OK, I got all 3 of your posts cut/pasted here. I'm very well versed in both comprehension and sarcasm. I'm reading through all of them right now trying to figure out where I've failed to comprehend and failed to recognize sarcasm. As well as the other 70-some people who all apparently missed it as well. Maybe you can read along at home and help out. First post is only about riding but does mention helmetless. I took helmetless to mean riding without a helmet. Guys riding without a helmet while at the same time wearing gloves. Was helmetless supposed to mean they were not riding at all? If so you should have said something like, "when not riding" instead of saying helmetless. Lots of people ride without helmets, hence helmetless would refer to riding. Nobody ever wears a helmet when not riding (maybe you should?) so there would be no reason to mention a helmet if the subject is not riding. Are you having trouble articulating?
Or maybe your first three sentences were not about riding at all? This is a forum about riding so your audience will assume you are talking about riding. Your 4th sentance talks about the "soul of my bike when I ride", which (no matter how stupid sounding) reinforces that we are talking about riding. Again challenged with articulation?
2nd post you said something about beer bottles and jukeboxes. It was kinda out of nowhere. Not sure anybody knew what to do with the info since you didn't explain it. So we were supposed to assume you were now wondering about people wearing gloves while not riding? You could have actually posed the question about people wearing gloves while not riding to help us change gears and know you were completely changing course from the original thread question. It isn't till this last (3rd) post that you actually mention anything about not riding. Articulation.
Also in the 2nd post you say you are sticking to a theory about image that you never actually shared with us. If there is to be a theory discussed then you must ARTICULATE the theory. We have yet to hear anything about a theory other than that you are sticking to it.
Why don't I think you get it? Because in the second post you said you would "stick to my theory about image for most guys". If you are sticking to a theory then that means that nothing that has been said changed your mind. Which means there was no reason for 54 people to have posted. Which means you disagree with the opinions of 54 fellow riders and fellow forum members. Which means you don't get it. OR that NONE of us get it, which would be YOUR failure. Again, articulation.
At this point it seems that you have failed to articulate your thoughts from the very beginning of this thread straight to the end. Since you are not able to admit fault you have decided to accuse me of being challenged in comprehension and sarcasm.
If you want to know why guys wear gloves, in warm weather, while not riding, then I suggest you start such a thread, and ARTICULATE yourself in such a way that the audience knows you want to know about guys wearing gloves, in warm weather, while NOT RIDING.
So to conclude I have not failed to comprehend or detect sarcasm. Instead, YOU have failed to articulate. Look it up. You also owe all of us an apology for wasting our time and making us answer questions that you likely were never actually asking.
Or maybe your first three sentences were not about riding at all? This is a forum about riding so your audience will assume you are talking about riding. Your 4th sentance talks about the "soul of my bike when I ride", which (no matter how stupid sounding) reinforces that we are talking about riding. Again challenged with articulation?
2nd post you said something about beer bottles and jukeboxes. It was kinda out of nowhere. Not sure anybody knew what to do with the info since you didn't explain it. So we were supposed to assume you were now wondering about people wearing gloves while not riding? You could have actually posed the question about people wearing gloves while not riding to help us change gears and know you were completely changing course from the original thread question. It isn't till this last (3rd) post that you actually mention anything about not riding. Articulation.
Also in the 2nd post you say you are sticking to a theory about image that you never actually shared with us. If there is to be a theory discussed then you must ARTICULATE the theory. We have yet to hear anything about a theory other than that you are sticking to it.
Why don't I think you get it? Because in the second post you said you would "stick to my theory about image for most guys". If you are sticking to a theory then that means that nothing that has been said changed your mind. Which means there was no reason for 54 people to have posted. Which means you disagree with the opinions of 54 fellow riders and fellow forum members. Which means you don't get it. OR that NONE of us get it, which would be YOUR failure. Again, articulation.
At this point it seems that you have failed to articulate your thoughts from the very beginning of this thread straight to the end. Since you are not able to admit fault you have decided to accuse me of being challenged in comprehension and sarcasm.
If you want to know why guys wear gloves, in warm weather, while not riding, then I suggest you start such a thread, and ARTICULATE yourself in such a way that the audience knows you want to know about guys wearing gloves, in warm weather, while NOT RIDING.
So to conclude I have not failed to comprehend or detect sarcasm. Instead, YOU have failed to articulate. Look it up. You also owe all of us an apology for wasting our time and making us answer questions that you likely were never actually asking.
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Battle Creek, MI
I wear QWI Nerve protector gloves to keep my hands from tingling severely. Perforated back in really hot weather, solid leather in medium and insulated winter for anything below 30 degrees. Comfort, sunburn, protection.
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From: anacoco, la
Lots of people recommend River Road Gear. Did a link below for their Tucson model. Looks exactly like a Harley glove (and might be). So far this is looking like my next glove.
http://www.riverroadgear.com/Gloves/TucsonGlove.html
http://www.riverroadgear.com/Gloves/TucsonGlove.html
25 bucks for one year for the river road, or 55 bucks for 2 years on the hd.....
keep in mind, this is la, i wear the 'summer' gloves for 8 months out of the year....
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I wear these in the warmer weather:
http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/fox-bomber-gloves?utm_keyword=fox-bomber-gloves&utm_campaign=Gloves&utm_medium=base&utm_sou rce=Google&adtype=pla&kw={keyword}&gclid=CKqpguOy-7ACFUMCQAodr2pWEg
I have a pair of Gore Bike Wear windstoppers, with gel palms for cooler weather.
http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/fox-bomber-gloves?utm_keyword=fox-bomber-gloves&utm_campaign=Gloves&utm_medium=base&utm_sou rce=Google&adtype=pla&kw={keyword}&gclid=CKqpguOy-7ACFUMCQAodr2pWEg
I have a pair of Gore Bike Wear windstoppers, with gel palms for cooler weather.
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From: OKC
Most wrecks involve hands getting torn up not heads . Go ahead do a lttle slide and leave a couple palms worth of skin on the road or better yet trade with gravel & blacktop ground in . Then after you get home and you'll all bandaged up try you luck at getting you old lady to wipe your *** for you cause you can't .
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Road Warrior
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From: Toledo, Ohio
DewMe, Still don't see how the OP was confusing. There were a lot of good posts, several followed my logic. After re-reading my second post, however, totally my bad! Wasn't worded the way it should have been, so you slamming me was justified. My apologies.