| How are you voting? Styling or safeguard? Why | | | | repeat, substantial leather is the best |
| do you need to think over over again about | | | | choice. The pants should have reinforcement |
| the type of garments to wear when riding your | | | | for the knees and hips. The upper price range |
| motorcycle? First and primary, say again, you | | | | safety pants should connect to your jacket by |
| require protection from injury. Fortunately, | | | | a zipper. Boots should be thick leather, with |
| you can still ride with style and safety! | | | | a sole that can flex with the foot but and |
| Remember the adrenaline rush when laying your | | | | possibly a steel-toe tip. Well that is not a |
| bike down on asphalt, rapidly skidding down | | | | bad ideal for when you are riding. Leather |
| the black agony of asphalt with thoughts of I | | | | material has normally been used for |
| am going to die in addition leaving most of | | | | motorcycle protective clothing for years. You |
| your skin on the street to because you | | | | can find thick nylon and other synthetic |
| weren't wearing self-protective clothing | | | | materials will work as well. Look into Kevlar |
| while riding your motorcycle. If you are like | | | | toughened jeans which hold up much better |
| most people, after the injuries from falling | | | | than normal jeans while skidding across |
| (impact) or abrasions from skidding you will | | | | asphalt at 70 m.p.h. Don't wear blue jeans. |
| take action to purchase protective clothing. | | | | Blue jeans are made out of cotton. Cotton |
| These types of injuries can be very agonizing | | | | doesn't hold up too well when sliding across |
| especially if you survive them. I got good | | | | black tar. Go with the Kevlar protected, |
| news; protective motorcycle clothing can play | | | | re-enforced jeans. Similar principles apply |
| a vital part in reducing the injury level and | | | | to motorcycle jackets. Remember to look for |
| leaving less skin on the streets. I know you | | | | thick leather not the fancy thin fashion |
| aren't surprised that 30% (50% at night) of | | | | leather like some jackets. Pay attention to |
| car drivers involved in accidents with | | | | the stitching which should be identical with |
| motorcycles claim they didn't see the biker? | | | | no dropped stitches. The elbows and shoulders |
| I wish I had a nickel for every time I have | | | | should be reinforced, preferably with some |
| had to dart cars who I know just didn't see | | | | impact protection included. Remember it is |
| me. If they had been watching for cars, it | | | | not a bad ideal to have some protective |
| would not have been an issue. How many times | | | | padding in the jacket. Don't overlook your |
| have you not seen a motorcyclist and you are | | | | fingers! You will want them to keep those |
| even more aware of them than the average | | | | fingers looking good and attached? You must |
| driver? Driving in your neighborhood on your | | | | have a good pair of leather gloves. When you |
| bike can be highly dangerous. Approximately | | | | fall, you on impulse put out your hands palm |
| 90% of city motorcycle accidents are caused | | | | side down to slop and stop yourself in a |
| by the car driver not seeing the | | | | slide. The palms of your gloves should made |
| motorcyclist. It becomes important to be seen | | | | of thick leather or even knitted Kevlar but |
| and not just heard. Riding with your | | | | reinforced with patches. Knitted Kevlar is |
| headlights on is very important and easy way | | | | particularly good for this kind of abrasion |
| to being seen. Intense colors or reflective | | | | resistance, but reinforced leather works well |
| stripes can lend a hand a lot. This is where | | | | too. |
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