Full leathers...

[optiato]

Yep, I'm with the "everything.. except pants" crew.  I generally just wear jeans for pants, though with the weather getting colder and wetter I finally bought some textile armored pants, so I've been wearing those.

For me it's partially a cash flow problem but mostly it's a fitment problem.  It's hard to find pants that fit a short skinny guy.

[Capo]

used to have a kangaroo pelt in the house as a kid. kinda wierd fur, soft in one direction, prickly in the other. wonder how'd that feel if it were on the inside of the suit 

The fur should be on the outside 

[Spidey]

Yep, I'm with the "everything.. except pants" crew.  I generally just wear jeans for pants, though with the weather getting colder and wetter I finally bought some textile armored pants, so I've been wearing those.

For me it's partially a cash flow problem but mostly it's a fitment problem.  It's hard to find pants that fit a short skinny guy.

One cheap solution is to wear knee padding, like T-Pro or Alpinestars, underneath or on top of jeans.  They provide abrasion resistance to the covered areas when your jeans rip and a lot of impact protection.  For example, here's the T-Pro Forcefield MX. 

[Grampa]

^ not my legs

[optiato]

I've looked into things like that.. but it's a similar problem of finding some that fit well. :|

I'm not saying I can't find leathers, it's just that the companies that make the ones that fit... tend to be the very expensive ones.  My textile pants work for now, I guess.

[somegirl]

used to have a kangaroo pelt in the house as a kid. kinda wierd fur, soft in one direction, prickly in the other. wonder how'd that feel if it were on the inside of the suit 

I used to have one as a kid too (someone gave it as a gift to my dad).  Really soft fur.

[Grampa]

I have roo in my gloves and in my suit...... very soft leather

[arai_speed]

One cheap solution is to wear knee padding, like T-Pro or Alpinestars, underneath or on top of jeans.  They provide abrasion resistance to the covered areas when your jeans rip and a lot of impact protection.  For example, here's the T-Pro Forcefield MX. 

Those are some fugly feet!  They look like they belong to this guy:

[ROBsS4R]

I think a Back protector is as important as wearing a Helmet.

I always have one in my leather jacket no matter where I am going 

They are Cheap and can be very comfortable. I actually prefere the feel with one since it supports my back on rides.

[Porsche Monkey]

+1 on the back protector. I have a dainese that I put into my perf leather jacket. It helps with ventilation quite a bit as it keeps the jacket off my back and allows airflow. It flows almost as good as a cycle gear mesh jacket I have. I never wear the mesh jacket because it feels so flimsy.  I am comfortable in my leather one as long as I am moving even in the hottest of Texas days. 

[DoubleEagle]

Wearing full leather gear is for me like wearing my seatbelt in the car. I don't drive without my seatbelt on.

I wear an Armored , leather Jacket , either a BMW Back Protector or Dainese Wave V Safety jacket under the leather jacket . A pair of Dainese Pro Shorts under a pair of Dainese  SP perfed ( in warm weather ) leather pants or Dainese Firefly or Mekong leather pants , Racing Boots and Racing  long Gauntlet Gloves


Typicially my rides are 100-150 miles.  But evevn if I was just going for a 10 mile ride , I would wear the same gear. Accidents can happen at any time . That's why they are called ...accidents.   Dolph

[Henecton]

I wear some sort of protective pants when I ride 99.9% of the time and always wear a jacket(along with gloves and boots), For those concerned about the Joe Rocket mesh jacket holding up I can tell you at 35 mph in a slide it did it's thing as did my mesh pants. I always ask people when you fall where do you hit first, almost every time the answer is your hands, your knees, and your face. Motorcycles are a bit different but all the same when I went down that is where I sustained a lot of damage to my gear along with my right shoulder of the mesh jacket.  I preach the gospel of protective gear from experience but simply put wearing gear is a personal choice and you shouldn't judge a rider by how much or how little he elects to wear.

[That Nice Guy Beck!]

you really wear ALL that stuff just to ride say 2 miles to the gym and then 2 miles back?
I dont. sweats, t shirt, and helmet. if im going on a ride ride i wear boots jeans dainese jacket and helmet and gloves

[Popeye the Sailor]

you really wear ALL that stuff just to ride say 2 miles to the gym and then 2 miles back?
I dont. sweats, t shirt, and helmet. if im going on a ride ride i wear boots jeans dainese jacket and helmet and gloves

When was the last time you fell off?

[ROBsS4R]

you really wear ALL that stuff just to ride say 2 miles to the gym and then 2 miles back?
I dont. sweats, t shirt, and helmet. if im going on a ride ride i wear boots jeans dainese jacket and helmet and gloves

because accidents never happen 2 miles from the house