Yes i bought ski pants from Academy and a very warm jacket from my police store. Found out if it doesn't have a motorcycle brand attached its half price but just as good or better.
TOO FUNNY!!! As a former long-time BMW rider, I might mention the Schuberth helmet. Still wear mine (yes, it's silver with a Sena Bluetooth com system) and a never used (custom design) Shoei in the closet as backup. Don't forget he BMW Motorrad line of clothing. Coats and jackets routinely going for over $1K. Ouch.Klim and an Arai or Shoei silver helmet are the BMW uniform. BMW gear if you are tall and slender enough. Harley peeps its black helmets, leather jackets and chaps. Goldwingers seem to be more gear diverse. Well, unless you are a GWRRA member. Then you and you passenger have to have matching shirts and vest with tons of patches/pins on them.
What about abrasion and impact protection?
Remember this old quote from the Sixties??: "Five dollar helmet for a five dollar head" Somehow still echoes true today.
Agreed. There is NO excuse not to go ATG ATT. Living in Florida (a "no helmet required" State), and riding year round you see it all. Teens and clueless seniors on Chinese scooters weaving in and out of traffic wearing only shorts, tank-tops, and sandals. Hog riders with leather boots, and little else on aside from the requisite jeans, black tee shirt, chain wallet, tattoos, and snarl. We fondly refer to these folks as organ donors. Sadly, many are friends, so we all pray nothing goes awry. Cannot save the bones, but at least save your skin.
Hilarious, and so, so true. Amazing how many ADV riders equate hard packed sand to sub-Saharan Morocco. Copied the hyperlink. Watch for it. Coming soon to a BMW MOA website near you.
are they safety Nazis or are they being realistic? I have seen some studies that show that a major injury can cost close to a million dollars(from ambulance ride to home and everything in between). Also the states with no helmet laws have around 5x head injuries and death than those with helmet laws. So you say Nazis, I say common sense and good riding practice. I have seen many injuries and taken care of them.......going too fast, intoxicated, not wearing proper clothing and others all contribute to injuries. Some say they do not want to wear a helmet because they do not want to be paralyzed.......the studies show that is not the case....in fact, the opposite. So, call me a Nazi....which would be incorrect.....I am a retired Ortho with years of seeing what can happen.....to the original post...I get my things after careful shopping.....I will wear a proper helmet, jacket with armor, pants with protection, boots and gloves. They do not have to be a name brand. I wont drink while on the bike......I've even taught a course on what to do before the ambulance arrives......
Really? If you took the time to go into the Motor Clothes section of any Harley Davidson Dealership, you would find some of the best quality safety riding gear on the planet. The difference is: When you see a guy on a Jap bike wearing lousy attire, you say " He's an idiot". The same guy dressed the same way on a Harley, you say, "Typical Harley Rider". It has nothing to do with the brand - it's the individual rider who makes the decision on what to wear. If you want to see costumes, look at sport bike riders, metric cruiser riders, scooter riders, bicyclists, and some Wingers - then tell me it's all Harley Davidson's fault. If you want to go through the useless exercise of picking a particular demographic, I suggest you pick touring riders in general. That demographic is much more likely to satisfy your insistence that people dress as you like. One little problem - you'll find people wearing flip flops and shorts on Goldwings, too. You will also see well outfitted riders on Soortsters, Ninjas, Gixers, and CBRs. So how do you equate what you ride with what you wear?
