Riding with shorts
Cruiser
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 108
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From: WI
I won't ride in shorts, and I won't let my wife ride in shorts. Jeans and boots, no matter how hot it is. They aren't armored riding pants, but I'm sure my Carhartt jeans will offer alot more protection than the hair on my legs! I like it that this thread was started because I always see those dickweeds riding in shorts and sandals. I sure wouldn't want my foot to slip holding up an 800lb motorcycle while wearing flip-flops, and those engines throw off an awefull lot of heat on a hot summer day... I'd hope that would be the worst that would happen to you.
Last week I stopped in and the local HD dealership, I noticed a nice Heritage parked outside with its headlights on. I walked inside and seen one of the sales ladies right away, I told her about it. She looked out at it, looked at this dude who just bought a t-shirt or something. She said to me, "Its that guy's bike, he's heading out anyway." I said, "It'd be a bitch to go out there and your battery is dead." She said, "He's wearing shorts and tennis shoes so, you know he must not ride much anyway...
" That woman rules 
She rides too, rides a Heritage, good looking too! She is... not talking about the bike...
Last week I stopped in and the local HD dealership, I noticed a nice Heritage parked outside with its headlights on. I walked inside and seen one of the sales ladies right away, I told her about it. She looked out at it, looked at this dude who just bought a t-shirt or something. She said to me, "Its that guy's bike, he's heading out anyway." I said, "It'd be a bitch to go out there and your battery is dead." She said, "He's wearing shorts and tennis shoes so, you know he must not ride much anyway...
" That woman rules She rides too, rides a Heritage, good looking too! She is... not talking about the bike...
Cruiser
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 169
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From: Tipp City Oh
I wear shorts all the time but not on the scoot. Bought a pair of jean chaps that look like jeans ( Rocky Top leather) serves the purpose not as hot as regular jeans but saves your legs from exhaust it works for me best of both worlds
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 16,125
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From: Linden New Jersey
LOL
Iam laughing because while I always ride with long pants (bluejeans). My mower is in front of my bike, in the garage.
Last year I came home, pulled the bike out, so I could cut the grass.
I decided to start the bike up and let it warm up before I put it back in the garage.
Well, I was in shorts and like you I got a tattoo, and now its a nice scar.
Iam laughing because while I always ride with long pants (bluejeans). My mower is in front of my bike, in the garage.
Last year I came home, pulled the bike out, so I could cut the grass.
I decided to start the bike up and let it warm up before I put it back in the garage.
Well, I was in shorts and like you I got a tattoo, and now its a nice scar.
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 318
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From: Central Texas
Yeah I got one of those just mine was a little longer and deeper and hurt like hell for about 2 weeks. But I was doing donuts on an old (well it wasn't old at the time)Kowie 750 in the backyard. Got my leg caught between the front wheel and the cylinder head, yeah right where the pipes come out. For the guy who said he didn't feel it, BS, not immediately but you do feel it within a few seconds. The thing is it hurt worse several days down the road then when it happened. But I still on occasion ride in shorts. Draw the line at flip flops cause they won't stay on my feet real well. In my younger days I have crashed and burned several times usually doing dumb stuff younger people do. Usually with only a t-shirt or jeans and on one occasion shorts. Yeah got road rash but what the heck. Now the key is don't freakin crash. If you do then it's your time. The ones that crack me up are the ones down here I meet wearing full leathers and full finger gloves and full face helmut in 105 deg. When you ask them why and how hot are they they always say "it's not bad when your moving" lol lol Figure they may be protected from the road but they gonna die of a heat stroke lol ......I ride to have fun and if you got to get suited up like a damn astronaut and then sweat your butt off where is the fun. If I go for a long ride I do wear jeans and boots, but then in Texas we where boots a lot lol lol....,,,Don't get me started on the guys wearing the florescent green or orange. They are so damn funny when they put on their best "I'm a bad azz" face while wearing their best green or orange. Now that's some funny stuff there lol lol
Tourer
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 331
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From: Glendale, AZ
BTW, that's a mighty fine Ultra you have there, how many miles you have on her?
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Joined: Mar 2012
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From: Socialist Republic of the USA
IMO you have to be a complete moron. YES, this applies to all that do. A week ago I was riding with a buddy and had a bee apparently wedge between my inner upper thigh and seat. Decided to insert stinger. This may have been a God send as I was going ape **** scratching, jumping up and down, whatever I could to alleviate the pain. Came around a corner slower than normal and came within 5 feet of hitting 2 deer. Divine intervention is my thought and getting stung but regardless, if you wear shorts, IMO you are an idiot. May as well wear flip flops as well. MORONS!!!!! I believe there is a consultation group called Idiots Are US that such riders should join. Bone Heads....
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2010
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Riding in shorts is a dumb thing to do. I always cringe when I see these young girls on the back of sport bikes in shorts, flip flops and tank tops. Any spills at all would leave serious marks and cause much pain.