Wear your gear

djalbin · Post by **djalbin** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:24 pm

Wear your gear; it's worth it. Encourage any SQUIDS you meet to start wearing gear and get their pillion girlfriends dressed with gear.

http://www.speedfreakinc.com/content/ar ... queen.html

Don

Post by **Hooligan** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:51 pm

a shame, but all too common. most squids just don't want to hear the "wear your gear" routine.

haunter · Post by **haunter** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 2:17 pm

No kidding, case in point right here! went down coming home from work thanks to someone crossing a double yellow, my avoidence almost left me rear ending a stopped car at 40 and I went down cuz I locked up the rear wheel braking

coat helmet gloves, and work slacks, the slacks got it as bad as t my coat

jacket
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my elbow

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my hip
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straygator · Post by **straygator** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:38 pm

Hey Don,

What happened to that poor girl? I've been down a couple of times at or near 100mph with only a leather jacket, jeans and gloves ... and a helmet of course and never had any road rash, or injuries at all. Granted I've always managed to crash on smooth roads, but what kind of road or what kind of speeds do that? Now I'm in S FL and ride in a t-shirt, shorts and flip-flops and still haven't got hurt in any of my accidents, maybe it time to upgrade my riding gear. The problems are not just cooking while riding, but when you stop to walk around the mall, marina or whatever you've got to wear or carry all that stuff. My worst injuries have been from bicycle accidents at 15mph or less, minor rash, wrist and shoulder injuries ... don't pedal anymore, too dangerous.

DAVE · Post by **DAVE** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:01 pm

straygator wrote: What happened to that poor girl? I've been down a couple of times at or near 100mph with only a leather jacket, jeans and gloves ...

.......felt a rush of wind hit my face like a brick and our bodies separated in an instant; my visor had come completely open. The force pulled on my face and helmet so hard that it sent my head up and backwards, ripping my entire body off the back seat with it........My eyes were closed as I finished my 522 foot tumble down highway 550......

Sounds like a bit more than 100mph.
Those burns sure were pretty bad.

Post by **FZRDude** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:20 pm

straygator wrote:...The problems are not just cooking while riding, but when you stop to walk around the mall, marina or whatever you've got to wear or carry all that stuff....

That's what tail packs or back packs are for.

straygator · Post by **straygator** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 12:37 am

Yeah I know, Tim, I've got a large tank bag and often ride with a huge backpack and fill em all up when I go shopping ... no room for jacket, pants and boots. I always carry gloves but seldom wear them except when it's cold out. I guess after 40 yrs of riding without I don't worry enough ... till I read about that poor girl. Winter's almost here, so I'll be wearing my leather jacket and gloves soon and not worry till March.

djalbin · Post by **djalbin** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:12 pm

straygator wrote:seldom wear them except when it's cold out.

I wear perforated and mesh gear when it's hot. Not as much protection as the solid fabric gear you can wear when it's cold but better than nothing. The summer gear here (southwest Arizona with low humidity) is comfortable to 90 degF. Once you get above 90 (like 95 - 100) it's not bad as long as you're moving.
Just don't get stuck at a traffic light.

Don