ATGATT or NOT?

[moloprintz]

TN, NC and GA make us a helmet.
When I ride in KY or SC I go without. Weather permitting.
Recently in SC I saw one guy on a Harley wearing $600 worth of leather and no helmet.
I saw another guy on a crotch rocket wearing sandals, shorts, no shirt and a $600 helmet.
I've got no rules and my daughter is the only person I know who can drink me under the table.
Usually keep it to one beer when I'm out riding.

[cnc]

The right gear is simply insurance. Maybe not perfect insurance, but it sure can improve your odds. Funny how most people will insure their house, car, motorcycle, even their health and life. Without it many of us or our families would be in financial trouble if something were to happen, yet on a personable level some of those same people put little value on them selves when they hop on a bike without gear.

[aldridgekennedy]

irrespective of the temperature:

full face helmet
"draggin" kevlar jeans
full leather gloves
1st gear jacket (with liner in winter and mesh with armor in summer)
my governemnt issue combat boots

I've seen too many folks lose flesh and i don't heal as quickly as i used to.

[Top Cat]

Originally Posted by cnc

The right gear is simply insurance. Maybe not perfect insurance, but it sure can improve your odds. Funny how most people will insure their house, car, motorcycle, even their health and life. Without it many of us or our families would be in financial trouble if something were to happen, yet on a personable level some of those same people put little value on them selves when they hop on a bike without gear.

Well said Norm.
Translated to TC speak "some people are real dumb asses"

[jandreu]

Hay watch it! I resemble that remark!

[anchornomad]

My answers are very similar to Mr. Wilson! Used his format.!!

Helmet = 100% Full face most of the time, with visor. Built in sun visor.
Pants = Jeans 100% (but considering other types - kevlar type?)
Chaps = 100%
Shirt = 75% Long sleeve / 25% Short sleeve
Jacket = 100% (not armored, but considering that)
Eye Protection = 100% prescription glasses
Boots = 100% high-top leather-tie boots with Vibram grip sole
Gloves = 100% full-hand (Kevlar lined are my favorite, light, safe and cooler)

As far as the gloves go, does anyone else wear the Kevlar lined leather gloves that I use? They are a little lighter leather but fully lined with Kevlar similar to the Police style safety gloves. The gloves feel exceptionally comfortable, seem to breathe, your hands do not sweat instantaneously as some gloves that I have been trying to use. Price is comparable or better than those from dealers or bike stores. Just curious if anyone else uses these or has tried them? Dennis

[cnc]

happen to have a link to those gloves Dennis?

[redjay]

Full faced helmet all the time.
Boots all the time.
Arms covered all the time.
Long pants all the time.
Gloves all the time, sometimes half gloves.

[anchornomad]

Norm, It is even a Canadian company called 911Supply.ca out of Calgary, Alberta. They always have been very good to deal with in the past. The following link should get you to the Hatch Gloves. If not go to the 911Supply.ca on google, then go scroll down to Gloves, then go to Hatch. Will bring up all the Kevlar lined gloves and some have even got hard knuckles etc. This is the link on the page with about 15 different gloves. What I find is they are 1) Comfortable 2) Reasonably Cool to wear. Ad states -Wicking properties of KEVLAR®/NOMEX® pull moisture away from the hands to keep them cool in hot environment 3) Flexible enough to pick up or do anything you want with them 4) I think they would provide very decent protection if required. Certainly for those in really warm temperatures they would work well, I use them in some cooler temperatures and they are OK. The one pair of gloves I bought, I find they instantly cause perspiration and then the fun of getting them off. Let me know how you make out or if they are what you thought for a riding glove. Dennis

https://911supply.ca/component/optio...d,55/Itemid,1/

[ray2]

Full face or 3/4 helmet,gloves,over ankle boots and Bohn Armor pants and shirt. the Bohn Armor is the kind you whear under your street clothes.
http://www.bohnarmor.com/catalog/sea...text=Bodyguard

[waterman]

Let's see,

Full Face helmet 95%
1/2 helmet 4.9% (ride a couple times to town without)
Jacket (amored) good til somewhere over 90 then I'm sorry, its just hot.
Jeans all the time
Shirt long or short it doesn't matter. It will be gone in 1/100th of a second in a nice slide.
Boots all the time
Chaps same jacket.
Gloves - Full fingered 90% and do have some cut off.

[cnc]

Thanks Dennis I will be looking at them closely.

[Sin City Stan]

All this All the time. If it's too hot to wear everything we don't ride.
Armored draft jacket (thermal lined in the winter)
Heavy boots
Full leather gloves
3/4 Helmet
Jeans (considering chaps)
Sit an hour for every bottle before back on the throttle. No exceptions.

Glad we had all of it on last August.

[Kedosto]

I'm an ATGATT guy, and survived a life altering wreck because of it.

I believe one doesn't dress for the ride, one dresses for the crash. If you think your gear can appropriately protect you at the level you plan to operate, then go for it. My level of protection needs don't change with the weather. Thankfully, I live at a time when comfortable, stylish gear is available for all weather types so I'm ATGATT regardless the temp.

We really aren't wearing the gear for ourselves anyway. We're wearing the gear to protect our loved ones from the risks WE take with our choice of hobby. No, ATGATT can't protect you for every conceivable accident, but if you've never seen the suffering the friends and families must endure after a loved one has wrecked then you'll never understand. I find ways to wear ATGATT for my wife and family, not for me.

I've got a range of gear from leather to mesh, wet to dry, hot to cold, heavy to light... you name it. Before I ride I figure out what will best meet my needs for the day/ride/trip (whatever) and I put it on and go. The market is deep with choices and highly competitive so -IMHO- any reason anybody can come up with for not wearing the gear is simply BS. C'mon, it's 2012 and the manufacturers have effectively covered every single objection known to man; fashion, fit, comfort, price, value, size, etc, etc, etc. In their effort to make a buck, they've worked around every excuse anyone has ever made or could ever dream up.

Before anyone thinks this is some kind of nagging lecture to wear gear, know this -- I don't give a shit about whether or not anybody else wears anything. I rode about 28 years before I actually needed ATGATT but now because of it I get to keep on riding. And that's a pretty good deal in my book.

Your mileage may vary.

Kevin

[schoeney]

Originally Posted by Kedosto

I'm an ATGATT guy, and survived a life altering wreck because of it.

I believe one doesn't dress for the ride, one dresses for the crash. If you think your gear can appropriately protect you at the level you plan to operate, then go for it. My level of protection needs don't change with the weather. Thankfully, I live at a time when comfortable, stylish gear is available for all weather types so I'm ATGATT regardless the temp.

We really aren't wearing the gear for ourselves anyway. We're wearing the gear to protect our loved ones from the risks WE take with our choice of hobby. No, ATGATT can't protect you for every conceivable accident, but if you've never seen the suffering the friends and families must endure after a loved one has wrecked then you'll never understand. I find ways to wear ATGATT for my wife and family, not for me.

I've got a range of gear from leather to mesh, wet to dry, hot to cold, heavy to light... you name it. Before I ride I figure out what will best meet my needs for the day/ride/trip (whatever) and I put it on and go. The market is deep with choices and highly competitive so -IMHO- any reason anybody can come up with for not wearing the gear is simply BS. C'mon, it's 2012 and the manufacturers have effectively covered every single objection known to man; fashion, fit, comfort, price, value, size, etc, etc, etc. In their effort to make a buck, they've worked around every excuse anyone has ever made or could ever dream up.

Before anyone thinks this is some kind of nagging lecture to wear gear, know this -- I don't give a shit about whether or not anybody else wears anything. I rode about 28 years before I actually needed ATGATT but now because of it I get to keep on riding. And that's a pretty good deal in my book.

Your mileage may vary.

Kevin

Sure sounded like a nagging lecture ;-)