Fingerless gloves
Road Captain
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: South Central Pa.
I wear fingerless gloves in hot weather. For me, when I rode years ago that's what I wore so when I started riding again it was just sort of natural.
I don't give a rat's *** what anyone else thinks of what I wear when I ride... I wear what I wear for function and comfort. I remove it all when I reach my destination. In warm weather all the gear goes right into the saddlebags.
I assure you that the Village People have never made an appearance at my home.....
I don't give a rat's *** what anyone else thinks of what I wear when I ride... I wear what I wear for function and comfort. I remove it all when I reach my destination. In warm weather all the gear goes right into the saddlebags.
I assure you that the Village People have never made an appearance at my home.....
Road Master
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,014
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From: Ca
Wear what you like. Full face,3/4,1/2 on a helmet. Leather chaps wih or with out the ***,Denim jeans. Ankle boots,1/2,3/4,full. laced or pull on. Leather or Denim jacket with or with out padding. **** if you don't wear a helmet F the gloves fingerless or not what does it matter wear what you want. Only thing I think is dumb azz is shorts and sandals on a Bike Rider or Passenger.
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From: WACO
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2009
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I never had any but it seems like a good idea. On really hot days, you could protect most of your hand and still be comfortable, and having the fingertips free would make it easier to manage blinkers etc. All these people worrying about whether they look cool, or gay, or whatever, really need to get a life, imo.
Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Texas City, TX
We had one of the group go down because of a dog a few years ago. He was badly bruised and spend a couple of days in the hospital. He was wearing fingerless gloves and the ends of his fingers (all of them!) were pretty badly chewed, in addition to the other road rash he sustained in the accident. He was basically without the full use of his hands for several days until things healed up a bit. It wasn't pretty.
This might sound crazy but I'll go without a helmet (which I don't do either) before I'll ride without gloves. I've been down and sustained a bit of road rash before. Not as bad as the guy I mentioned above but bad enough at the time. My right glove had a crescent shaped cut all the way through the palm but my hand was untouched. If I lose a little skin on my arms or legs, it's an inconvenience but if my hands are Ok, I can still function. If I loose enough skin in the right places on my hands, I'm significantly impaired until it heals up. I mean, how many things do we do on a daily basis that "doesn't" require the use of our hands??
FWIW!
Ride Safe,
Steve R.
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Eastern NC
I wouldn't give wearing them a second thought on the highway on my REAL bike since I slid on my face and hands for about a hundred yards after a dink ran a stop sign one day on my way home from work. The deerskin Z Leathers gloves barely wore through the finger tips and palms but my hands and fingers were spared injury.
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From: Gloucester County, Southern NJ