Anyone wear a business suit for work yet still ride their motorbike in?

[khabel]

My new job requires me to wear a business suit which makes it difficult to ride the bike in so I've been having to use the car :(

Does anyone have any tricks so I can go back to riding the bike and carry on wearing a business suit?

[Genie]

leave a suit at the office or just the trousers.

Men in suits.....:yes:

[Ender EnZed]

Take it with you and get changed at work.

EDIT: Or just wear it on your ride in. I'm sure that'd work fine too.

[rustyrobot]

I have a pair of wet weather over-trou (dri-rider) that I wear over my suit pants. Jacket could be in a bag or left at work. Not as much protection as proper bike pants but I only have a 10 minute commute at most. Famous last words I'm sure. The great thing is I'm totally dry whatever the weather.

[Grant`]

I just iron shirt and then fold it in a way that it ends up with minimal creases at the other end, has worked well for the last 16 years of doing it :-)

Shoes I tend to leave at work and Trousers also depending on whether I am wearing them for another day so I am not carrying them around all the time.

Easy enough to do!

[NordieBoy]

My new job requires me to wear a business suit which makes it difficult to ride the bike in so I've been having to use the car :(

Does anyone have any tricks so I can go back to riding the bike and carry on wearing a business suit?

Silk shirt and tie at all times...
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The armour even fits underneath.

[patarch]

I leave my jacket and shoes at work and ride in wearing trousers and shirt underneath my bike gears.

can get extra warm some times but that's where the removable liners come in.

[Milts]

Revzilla seem to have solved this long ago.

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[Marmoot]

If you carry the jacket in your bag, roll it instead of folding it. Reduces the creases.

[yachtie10]

ive done it for yhears but not suit jacket i would leave that at work

Know some guys who use these suits and swear buy them
They have zips right down the legs so can go over your clothing easily

http://www.gore-tex.com/remote/Satellite/men/outerwear/performance-shell/full-suits/1202437129750

[Mom]

but I am a girl that wears nice, smart, business type clothes at work. I have shoes/boots at work, also a couple of skirts etc. If I am wearing trousers I usually put my bike gear over what I am wearing, mayby drop a thermal on if it is really cold. When I get to work all I have to do is lose the bike gear and change my footwear. Easy peasey.

[Kendog]

I leave my jacket and shoes at work and ride in wearing trousers and shirt underneath my bike gears.

can get extra warm some times but that's where the removable liners come in.
That's what I do, works well.

[Hawkeye]

I'm spoilt rotton. Locker and showers in work. Clean shirt in the morning under the bike gear. Couple of changes of clothes in the locker. Jacket stays on the coat rack in the office as it only gets worn when meeting vendors. Suit pants stay in locker. Commuter bike has a large box so rotation of clothes becomes easy. Also lucky in that the company supplies corporate casual dress. Got to love big corporate companies that look after their staff. Yeah! :yes:

[pritch]

My commute is only 8ks but like others I leave the jacket and a selection of ties at the office. I used to also leave a pair of shoes but these days have some dress boots that will do a turn on the bike. Any shoes are OK on the scooter. A bike jacket is worn for protection against more than just the weather, and a pair of nylon overtrou if it's raining when I leave.

Then again on days like today all that goes out the window, I got caught in a downpour without the overtrou and had to go home and start again...

[cbfb]

I roll my shirt and trousers up and stick them in a waterproof rucksack (which is handy coz I'm too much of a pussy to ride in the rain) and stick shoes in a plastic bag in the sack. I just leave them at work if they don't need washing and wear them the next day. If people start to complain or avoid me at smoko I tend to change them. Doesn't come out too creased, I just get changed in the meeting room at work. As for your jacket just leave it at work, not like it needs washing that often. :scooter:

[MD]

Good question but I don't think there is a good answer though.
Suits don't take kindly to being crumpelled under rain jackets/trousers and even worse they don't like getting caught out in a sudden downpour - been there, done that and still repeat the same mistake. Look out window and see clear sky, check the forecast - fine, get half way along m/way and it starts raining!

Even when I had a company car and car park I would prefer to commute by bike to beat the congestion, if I didn't need the car that day for work. I'd rather do 14 minutes by bike than 35 to 45 by car. Some say leave earlier. I say, get stuffed. I enjoy the comfort of my warm bed and sleeping in to the last minute.

I can take the cold for a short trip but I hate getting wet and having to spend the rest of the day in damp shoes and clothes.

I wear a motorbike rain jacket over my business suit jacket and, as said, there are boots that double as tidy shoes. Unfortunately It has to be a thin/light rain coat that provide bugger all warmth. You can't wear bulky textile over a business suit. Another of my pet hates is having to put on rain pants over trousers. So I usually gamble on making the 14 minute trip in dry conditions. I can see the appeal of scooters for commuting with better leg & feet cover from the rain.

Good luck finding the perfect solution. I've heard it's in the same location where you find the perfect woman.

[george formby]

1 piece over suit. I had to dress proper for a job years ago with only a bike for transport & it worked perfectly. Never really sussed out the boots & shoes part though.

[cheesemethod]

Know some guys who use these suits and swear buy them
They have zips right down the legs so can go over your clothing easily

http://www.gore-tex.com/remote/Satellite/men/outerwear/performance-shell/full-suits/1202437129750

Does anybody know where to buy this or something similar in New Zealand? I've seen a couple of people with them but have never seen one in a shop.

[yachtie10]

Does anybody know where to buy this or something similar in New Zealand? I've seen a couple of people with them but have never seen one in a shop.

dont think you can ( I havnt found them )
order from here custom sized to you
http://www.aerostich.com/aerostich-suits

[Beren]

I leave my jacket and shoes at work and ride in wearing trousers and shirt underneath my bike gears.

can get extra warm some times but that's where the removable liners come in.

+1 Got damp for the first time this morning in the crotch department though... need some cheap plastic trousers.

[Trollkid]

I just leave suits, ties and shoes at work. Iron some shirts on the weekend and then drop in the weeks supply in the car. Then ride to work in what ever suits the weather.

[jaffaonajappa]

+1 Got damp for the first time this morning in the crotch department though... need some cheap plastic trousers.

Your certain it was from the weather?

[jaffaonajappa]

On occasion I have to wear a tidy jacket / pressed trousers combo at work too. If I didnt have a locker at work to store them in - id have to take the car.

Motorbike wet weathers 'can' be worn over the top of them......but what state of dress do you need at work? If its truely Smart dress, I havent come across any bike gears that wont crease your pressed and ironed clothing to some extent.

[HenryDorsetCase]

My new job requires me to wear a business suit which makes it difficult to ride the bike in so I've been having to use the car :(

Does anyone have any tricks so I can go back to riding the bike and carry on wearing a business suit?

I had (in my old, pre-quake) office a wardrobe. Once a week I would bring in five clean shirts in the car, and in that wardrobe lived suits, overcoat, work shoes and a change of clothes. plus deoderant and stuff.

Get to work, change clothes. done.

I havent worn a suit since 22 February and am unlikely to in the short term at least.

[NordieBoy]

I havent worn a suit since 22 February and am unlikely to in the short term at least.

Still in the wardrobe at (pre-quake) work?

[Chancebmx25]

I have a pair of wet weather over-trou (dri-rider) that I wear over my suit pants. Jacket could be in a bag or left at work. Not as much protection as proper bike pants but I only have a 10 minute commute at most. Famous last words I'm sure. The great thing is I'm totally dry whatever the weather.

so much could go so wrong in that 10 minutes. leathers on!

[Oakie]

I don't often wear a suit for work but when I do I just wear my bike gear over the top same as normal. Even did a job interview that way and got the job. I don't credit the suit with that though.

[cbfb]

+1 Got damp for the first time this morning in the crotch department though... need some cheap plastic trousers.

I just bought a pair of PVC overtrou from the Warehouse, $19 and totally wind/waterproof. Got them for fishing but they go up to XXL you could live in em let alone fit them over your leathers.

[tigertim20]

My new job requires me to wear a business suit which makes it difficult to ride the bike in so I've been having to use the car :(

Does anyone have any tricks so I can go back to riding the bike and carry on wearing a business suit?

I have done. easy peasy, corduras slightly too big fit right over the suit with no problems. if you have longer hair, some hair stuff under the pillion seat or in your pocket will see you arriving at work looking good with a big smile on the bike every day.

Leave your work shoes at your desk/locker, and wear your boots too and from, piece of cake!

[HenryDorsetCase]

Still in the wardrobe at (pre-quake) work?

nah, got them out one of the trips we had up to our old place. Weve only been in the new place since Monday, and I am still grovelling around pissing about with computers and printers and busting up cardboard boxes and dismantling shit. I'm wearing jeans until at least that is done.

and people in christchurch pretty much dont give a fuck about that now, or at least they dont seem to. I did quite a bit of business in late March, April, and I would go see clients, and turn up on the motorbike. They didnt care, just the novelty of getting shit done was the winner on the day:

TL;DR: suits are over rated.

[jaffaonajappa]

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TL;DR: suits are over rated.

Unless theyre Velvet ones....ala Mick J. Then theyre just magnets. (Yes, even 30 years on).

[BuzzardNZ]

got rear ended on my old GB400 on the way back from a job interview, bike was written off and insurance paid up, problem was the suit was totally fucked and cost more than what the insurance company paid up 4 the bike!

[Fatt Max]

In my last job, shirt and tie was expected. Tie, strides and shoes were left at the office and I rode in and changed into them. Only once did I forget to zip my jacket up all the way, it pissed with rain and the shirt was soaked by the time I got in. Never did that again.

There was a girl there that used to ride, her hair was always immaculate when she took her lid off, always wondered how she did that

[jaffaonajappa]

There was a girl there that used to ride, her hair was always immaculate when she took her lid off, always wondered how she did that

Special hair product?
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