Warm weather, skin or leather?

[Osinjak]

We all make our own choices, he made his. Didn't turn out so good though - ouch.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=357_1406261157

[jasesapphy]

Bet that's smarts

[Jazoli]

Who gives a toss really, I ride in a T shirt and jeans sometimes, I also ride in full leathers, whatever, I can say with utmost certainty that hitting large insects at 150mph in a T shirt stings a bit.

[Mastodon2]

http://rideapart.com/2012/10/why-wearing-jeans-on-...

The scrape looks pretty bad, but that hole in his knee looks fking awful.

Still, wear what you want. My policy is wear leathers and don't preach about it, wear shorts and t shirt and don't cry about it, everyone is happy.

[LoonR1]

Ouchy

Who gives a fk though, we all make choices and we have to live with them.

[accident]

my personal safety nazi standpoint is
wear gloves you fools.
rest of the gear is optional.
this guys leg wound looks like it will give him some pain for a bit and might leave a nice scar.
but meh.
because of no gloves he cant wipe his own arse,then wash his hands and eat food,he cant put on a contraceptive and pleasure his buddy.
looks like he will be fielding for a while.
gloves always people

[TPS]

Where all the gear all the time,full leathers.

It may just save your life as well as all the assorted costs etc should you be hurt.

[black-k1]

TPS said:

Where all the gear all the time,full leathers.

It may just save your life as well as all the assorted costs etc should you be hurt.

Or kill you due to overheating!

[Jazoli]

accident said:

my personal safety nazi standpoint is
wear gloves you fools.

Yep, I always wear gloves, even when I'm riding naked.

[The_Burg]

The one thing that always hits the deck is hands. Wear gloves folks.
AS for protection, doesn't matter if you ride a Chinese 4 stroke moped or a twin turbo'ed No2 injected mega bike if you fall off at 30mph the damage will be the same.
Most accidents happen at low speeds. I've ridden super bikes in shorts and been kitted out on a 400. Not big or clever. Touch wood never crashed either, only accidents i've had have been at very low speed. Turned right over, YPVS. Pulled out on AR125 with a lot of tweaks,

MX worst was skinning my palms, gloves remained intact. Unlike the flappy skin. Fixed with super glue and no later issues.

Never so much as scratched a helmet.

Probably been lucky, perception is the key, know the road ahead, all other road users are tts. The only folk i know bar 1 didn't, rode like idiots, some are dead, some are maimed, not ,any are here.

[Vulgar LS2]

TPS said:

Where all the gear all the time,full leathers.

It may just save your life as well as all the assorted costs etc should you be hurt.

Erm...how does leather save your life then ? it might stop soft tissue damage , but save your life, I'm not so sure about.

[Osinjak]

It's funny, I've never ridden wearing shorts but plenty of times in a t shirt though. However I've never not worn gloves, just never fancied ending up with paws like the geezer in the vid.

[Hooli]

Vulgar LS2 said:

TPS said:

Where all the gear all the time,full leathers.

It may just save your life as well as all the assorted costs etc should you be hurt.

Erm...how does leather save your life then ? it might stop soft tissue damage , but save your life, I'm not so sure about.

Shock from the tissue loss due to road rash can kill.

Having said that I'm considering going full YMCA & getting a leather cutoff to wear in this evilly hot weather.

[The_Burg]

Osinjak said:

It's funny, I've never ridden wearing shorts but plenty of times in a t shirt though. However I've never not worn gloves, just never fancied ending up with paws like the geezer in the vid.

Same here. I've done 150+ in shorts but never ungloved even on a moped, yes i am an idiot!

[obscene]

Gloves and lid minimum here As said, first thing you put out when you fall are your hands.

[TPS]

Vulgar LS2 said:

TPS said:

Where all the gear all the time,full leathers.

It may just save your life as well as all the assorted costs etc should you be hurt.

Erm...how does leather save your life then ? it might stop soft tissue damage , but save your life, I'm not so sure about.

Blood loss for a start.
You come off at 40/50 mph let's say. It won't take long for the friction as you slide down the road to go through your skin and down to bone.
Then as mentioned there is shock as well.

Boots prevent some nasty injuries to your ankles.I have met a bloke who's ankle was so badly damaged from a bike crash in trainers that it was amputated in the end.

We all have a choice and at 30mph round town you may well be ok but above that I don't fancy my chances.

[TPS]

black-k1 said:

TPS said:

Where all the gear all the time,full leathers.

It may just save your life as well as all the assorted costs etc should you be hurt.

Or kill you due to overheating!

There is this problem too,to be fair.

I find it ok when I'm moving but the minute you stop it's not nice. :-)

[peteO]

black-k1 said:

Or kill you due to overheating!

if that happens you're not riding fast enough

but seriously, thats ste. we're all adults and know when were too hot. pull over and get a drink!

[peteO]

Vulgar LS2 said:

TPS said:

Where all the gear all the time,full leathers.

It may just save your life as well as all the assorted costs etc should you be hurt.

Erm...how does leather save your life then ? it might stop soft tissue damage , but save your life, I'm not so sure about.

arent they designed to make you skid? so you dont stop instantly and the resulting force of impact causes your organs to lunge forward and crush against your rib cage?

also, try and wipe your arse in full leathers, they are designed to stop your arms getting pulled behind your back (or so i was told)

[f1nn]

As an adult you can make your own choices, you don't need ask a bunch of strangers for advice.

Wearing full leathers is all well and good but does not make you invincible.

Wearing shorts and t shirt will feel great but a slide down the road is going to be un pleasant.

Assess the risks and act accordingly.