I used to ride my 600cc motorcycle with helmet, jacket, and gloves minimum. Also had draggin jeans (sp? Kevlar lined so more protective) and eventually got proper boots and a full leather track suit.
One day after wrenching on it I was feeling lazy and took it for the test ride to make sure everything was good with just the helmet (and a hoodie and regular jeans). Just went around the block, but holy did I feel naked. Any issue or fall and I knew I’d be losing a bunch of skin, even at the low speeds I was doing in my suburban community.
Didn’t have any issues but never again… Minimum jacket, gloves, and helmet to ride.
I slid twice in the first few months learning to ride. I traveled 10 feet when making a long left turn at an intersection and running into gravel along the way. That jacket saved my shoulder from some nasty road rash.
thank god i havent slid yet, over 2k miles in. i cant afford kevlar or leathers so lets hope it stays that way. my biggest issue is assholes in huge vehicles turning in front of me or merging into me. the perk is i am even more aware of my surroundings when driving our car because i have to be so hyper vigilant on my ruckus.
I used to ride my 600cc motorcycle with helmet, jacket, and gloves minimum. Also had draggin jeans (sp? Kevlar lined so more protective) and eventually got proper boots and a full leather track suit.
One day after wrenching on it I was feeling lazy and took it for the test ride to make sure everything was good with just the helmet (and a hoodie and regular jeans). Just went around the block, but holy did I feel naked. Any issue or fall and I knew I’d be losing a bunch of skin, even at the low speeds I was doing in my suburban community.
Didn’t have any issues but never again… Minimum jacket, gloves, and helmet to ride.
Glad you lucked out, we are a lot more fragile than most of us realize.
I slid twice in the first few months learning to ride. I traveled 10 feet when making a long left turn at an intersection and running into gravel along the way. That jacket saved my shoulder from some nasty road rash.
thank god i havent slid yet, over 2k miles in. i cant afford kevlar or leathers so lets hope it stays that way. my biggest issue is assholes in huge vehicles turning in front of me or merging into me. the perk is i am even more aware of my surroundings when driving our car because i have to be so hyper vigilant on my ruckus.