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