Fashion!

[Zed]

Websters Dictionary Definition
Fashion
3 a : a prevailing custom, usage, or style b (1) : the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time (2) : a garment in such a style <ALWAYS fashions> c : social standing or prominence especially as signalized by dress or conduct <MEN fashion>


So how much does 'fashion' influence you when it comes to motorcycles and riding gear? How much do you care what others think of how you look or what you own?? :cool:

[Gremlin]

Don't care two hoots. I like what I like, others like what they like.

Everyone is welcome to opinions, they may see a problem or advantage I miss.

[Katman]

I couldn't give a shit about fashion. I KNOW I look good on my bike - end of story.

[Badcat]

WHERE can i buy these garments?

[Big Dave]

Hell yeah - I didn't get to be where I am by looking like a dick on a bike.

BD Rules.
1. NEVER wear anything on a motorcycle that you couldn't wear on stage with Bon Jovi.
2. Black, Black or Black.
3. Black.

Leather vest and tattoos I've worn on outlaw rides too. Time and place.

[flash]

i fell proud thats youve made two sub threads from mine... thakns mate

[Zed]

Leather vest and tattoos I've worn on outlaw rides too. Time and place.Lol, you'd look the prat, oopps sorry, the 'part' with those Chips sunnies on BD, duuuude!!

[Zed]

i fell proud thats youve made two sub threads from mine... thakns mateGlad ya noticed! :spudguita

[Badcat]

you know, even understanding their practicality, chaps have always disturbed me.

[Big Dave]

Lol, you'd look the prat, oopps sorry, the 'part' with those Chips sunnies on BD, duuuude!!

I'm surprised you didn't pick up on the 'didn't get to be where I am' angle.
As soon as you do confirm where I've gotten too - please let me know.

[zadok]

I don't feel that I have to have the latest fashions, but I'm happy if I think it looks good and does the job. I tend to be conservative.

[Jackrat]

All my gear is bought with function foremost in mind.
Outside of that I couldn't care less.
Fashion bunnys give me the shits.
An I hear Bon jovi burns real well,I mean what a total wanker:lol:

[NhuanH]

...
BD Rules.
1. NEVER wear anything on a motorcycle that you couldn't wear on stage with Bon Jovi.
...
ooooooooooooooohhhhhhh, we're half way there! ooooooooooooooohhhhhhh...

[RiderInBlack]

I'm surprised you didn't pick up on the 'didn't get to be where I am' angle.
As soon as you do confirm where I've gotten too - please let me know.Ooh but those leather condoms:banana: have such pretty colours:love: . Got to wear something Darling to match your bike don't you know:msn-wink: :whistle: :dodge:

[Motu]

When I was younger there was no such thing as fashion in NZ,you wore what was in the shops....so I wore flares in the 70s because you couldn't buy straight legs,flares were a pain on a bike.A leather jacket was black and had a diagonal zip,but in the 70s they made some coloured ones....but you only wore those if you rode an RD350 - the Rhys Jones look.

These days I'm the old tramp you see fosiking in the bargin bins - the last couple of years it seems there is more orange in the clearance bins than other colours...so,I have orange trou,orange shirt and orange gloves,red boots and red white and blue helmet.If it's quality at a throw away price I'm in,fashion never rears it's ugly head.

[texmo]

Its not just a matter of what others think of you but if you are wearing something nice you feel good...

[DMNTD]

I don't give a toss about fashion...to a point.
Don't want to look like a total plonker on m'bike...wouldn't be cricket eh what! :blink:
As others have said it's all about the function...not out there to ride up and down Parnell Rd :nono:

[Unit]

I don't give a toss about fashion...to a point.
Don't want to look like a total plonker on m'bike...wouldn't be cricket eh what! :blink:
As others have said it's all about the function...not out there to ride up and down Parnell Rd :nono:
I totally agree, and Im a gurl! Safety first, but style rather than fashion is what interests me. Im interested the word style constantly comes up in the dictionary discription. To me, they have quite different meanings.

[avgas]

I look bright and fantastic.
But seriously folks, fashion affects 1 in every 4 people - do no judge these people, they dont know theyre dicks.

[texmo]

I look bright and fantastic.
But seriously folks, fashion affects 1 in every 4 people - do no judge these people, they dont know theyre dicks.
lol great bling bling:2thumbsup

[SPman]

......,but in the 70s they made some coloured ones....but you only wore those if you rode an RD350 - the Rhys Jones look.

Hey - I had a coloured leather jacket - and only rode an RD350 when the Kwaka was in the shop getting its 3000mile rebores.........

[heavenly.talker]

Safetyand comfort first!!!

Saying that I don't want to look like a complete norman either.

It's nice to look and feel good on the bike

[Hitcher]

So Ron Jeremy is diversifying into motorcycle clothing now? Anybody who wears leather like that needs to autofelate...

As for tassles...

[Lou Girardin]

Fashion over function = sprotbike.

[Paul in NZ]

Dosn't matter what I put on when going for a ride. I still look like a sack of loosely assembled spuds rescued from a coal mine after 100yds...

Oh well...

[texmo]

Fashion over function = sprotbike.
But sprotbikes are faster handel better ect...

[heavenly.talker]

Dosn't matter what I put on when going for a ride. I still look like a sack of loosely assembled spuds rescued from a coal mine after 100yds...

Oh well...


You so crack me up...and I can soo visualise that!
:lol: :lol: :lol:

[heavenly.talker]

Fashion over function = sprotbike.


What's a sprotbike? *twirling hair around finger*

[Zapf]

the song of the kid screaming "SPACEMAN" comes to mind.

[TraD_MaN]

i know i look like a tard on my bike,ive had a group of boy races n there stupid looking cages doing the whole L on the forehead thing but who cares they r a bunch of tossers :bash: arrrg i wana look good thoe, need more money@ :thud:

[scumdog]

I agree with Big Dave - lots of leather, lots of black - AND lots of skulls = pure class, can't be beaten eh!:2thumbsup :rockon:

[texmo]

Isnt it best to wear a fluro vest though?

[scumdog]

Isnt it best to wear a fluro vest though?

Yeah - when you're logging or something like that....

Or at a gay bar and wearing a spandex G-string:blip:

[thehollowmen]

Yeah - when you're logging or something like that....

Or at a gay bar and wearing a spandex G-string:blip:
pics pls
k thx bye

[Zed]

I believe most people are swayed by fashion to a degree, even if they won't admit it. If you are put in a position to upgrade or replace *new* gears it is hard to purposely find anything that isn't 'fashionable' in the eyes of the motorcycling world.

Fashion is an interesting subject that often grips the buyer with a sense of conformity to what is popular in the biking scene. Some who do not conform can end up purposely buying old second hand gears & bikes so they can quench the thought that any motivation they have to buy these things is to gain approval of other people.

As for me, sometimes I recognise that I am being influenced by fashion and go with the flow, other times I choose to be conservative and couldn't give a hoot what anyone else thinks.

I would like a new R6 (http://www2.yamaha-motor.fr/actu/IMG/jpg/06_yzf-r6_1024-1.jpg) though...and yes, it's very fashionable isn't it!

[scumdog]

To me 'fashion' tends to mean something that is in a fleeting span of popularity

I don't wear 'fashionable' clothing etc.

What I DO wear is my choice that is not influenced by media, advertising or what popular celebrities are wearing etc.

[Zapf]

I would like a new R6 (http://www2.yamaha-motor.fr/actu/IMG/jpg/06_yzf-r6_1024-1.jpg) though...and yes, it's very fashionable isn't it!

wow... every year... bikes look more and more strange...

[Lou Girardin]

What's a sprotbike? *twirling hair around finger*

Vifferman?
Can you take this one?

[heavenly.talker]

Vifferman?
Can you take this one?

Not passing the buck by any chance are you Lou? :lol: :lol:

[Toast]

Fashion over function = sprotbike.

Always one who wants to start a forum scuffle (actually come to think of it there's always two: Lou and Winja). I suppose you're one of the types who 'wastifies' all of us sportsbikes types on the road, eh Lou? One day we shall meet :nono: ...just gimme time to get used to the new bike and get my fave Pilot Powers back on it :p

[inlinefour]

Websters Dictionary Definition
Fashion
3 a : a prevailing custom, usage, or style b (1) : the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time (2) : a garment in such a style <ALWAYS fashions> c : social standing or prominence especially as signalized by dress or conduct <MEN fashion>


So how much does 'fashion' influence you when it comes to motorcycles and riding gear? How much do you care what others think of how you look or what you own?? :cool:

When riding I'm more into comfort and safety. Fortunately for me, the gear looks OK and the skidlid looks awesome with the graphics on it. Ive never been one for being fashionable and its more thanks to the better half that I looks half decient at times. I allways had older bikes until reciently and to be honest, used to ride with a swanny, jeans, MX gloves, lid and gumboots. Clearly I was not concirned with what others thought. However after a nasty bin thanks to a cager, I wear the protection.:blink:

[Lou Girardin]

Always one who wants to start a forum scuffle (actually come to think of it there's always two: Lou and Winja). I suppose you're one of the types who 'wastifies' all of us sportsbikes types on the road, eh Lou? One day we shall meet :nono: ...just gimme time to get used to the new bike and get my fave Pilot Powers back on it :p

Wait till you learn to ride first. Take all the time you need.:2thumbsup

[Karma]

I don't wear 'fashionable' clothing etc.


Well the coppers just ain't very fashonable these days are they. Not like when the YMCA track came out... and all the Coppers, Red Indians, Phone Repair Men and Homosexuals were all sexy and hip.

[Wolf]

So how much does 'fashion' influence you when it comes to motorcycles and riding gear? How much do you care what others think of how you look or what you own?? :cool:
That pic! Oh mein eyes! A fat, gay male model with a fake goatee and I-use-Dove-and-Oil-of-Ulan-on-my-skin complexion (or "Oil of Youngman", probably).

hard to tell what he's modelling - jackets, skin care or mirkins...

Argh!

[Wolf]

Safety first, but style rather than fashion is what interests me. Im interested the word style constantly comes up in the dictionary discription. To me, they have quite different meanings.
Yep. There's a huge difference between style and fashion.

I dress mainly for function but in keeping (when practical) with my idea of style. Sometimes some fashionable things may match my personal style (one year the trousers may suit my style, three years later the shirts might) but for the most part I'm "terribly unfashionable" and I don't give a damn.

Like Motu, I remember when what was in the shops was what you got. Most of the time I wear what I can get or afford. When I can, I buy what I personally like the look of, uninfluenced by what the media reckons is "fashionable".

I'm sure I look dreadfully bohemian in my Dri-rider jacket and pants - basic black with just the red labels on the arms.

Clothing: as Henry Ford said - "Any color (sic) you like, as long as it's black." Durable, easy and comfortable are my main concerns, though.

[Biff]

I am a fashion concious style guru.

And bollox to anyone that says crimpoline suits and flannel shirts aren't in fashion. I am fashion.

V v v v vogue.

[scumdog]

I am a fashion concious style guru.

And bollox to anyone that says crimpoline suits and flannel shirts aren't in fashion. I am fashion.

V v v v vogue.

I s'pose you also wear flouro spandex G-strings too??

[Wolf]

I agree with Big Dave - lots of leather, lots of black - AND lots of skulls = pure class, can't be beaten eh!:2thumbsup :rockon:
Black, yep. Skulls, no. Wolves and dragons, however...

[Big Dave]

I am fashion.


*I* am the art director. you're cut. welcome to reality.

[Biff]

I s'pose you also wear flouro spandex G-strings too??

Yup - and I top it off with a porn star moustacho, skull mask and ride an HD. Shit I'm so kewl time actually goes backwards when I'm around.

[scumdog]

Yup - and I top it off with a porn star moustacho, skull mask and ride an HD. Shit I'm so kewl time actually goes backwards when I'm around.

Hah, that'll be the day, I'm the epitome of sartorial elegance - and YOU don't even get a look in, stick to your crimpolene suits sunshine, I think you've peaked there when it comes to fashion!!:lol:

[idb]

I'm on the inside looking out so I don't know what I look like..............
Still, chicks dig Italian bikes everyone knows that.

[Waylander]

Hell yeah - I didn't get to be where I am by looking like a dick on a bike.

BD Rules.
1. NEVER wear anything on a motorcycle that you couldn't wear on stage with Bon Jovi.
2. Black, Black or Black.
3. Black.

Leather vest and tattoos I've worn on outlaw rides too. Time and place.
Don't really agree wth rule one as think Bon Jovi is a twat band.

But two and three are a go.:2thumbsup

[dawnrazor]

BD Rules.
1. NEVER wear anything on a motorcycle that you couldn't wear on stage with Bon Jovi.


There is something deeply wrong about this statement, if fact theres something deeply wrong with name checking bon jovi 20 years past their prime, buteach to their own, rock on - just watch the corners, I hear they are slippery when wet!

[Big Dave]

Don't really agree wth rule one as think Bon Jovi is a twat band.



*Sigh* - It matters not the quality of the band, gwasshopper - observe the quality of the wimmen that congregate about them. Herein lies the path of satisfaction.
It's also time for you to get over ABBA.

[dawnrazor]

*Sigh* - It matters not the quality of the band, gwasshopper - observe the quality of the wimmen that congregate about them. Herein lies the path of satisfaction.
It's also time for you to get over ABBA.
'cus spandex is soooooo good in a lowside?

[Big Dave]

There is something deeply wrong about this statement, if fact theres something deeply wrong with name checking bon jovi 20 years past their prime, buteach to their own, rock on - just watch the corners, I hear they are slippery when wet!

All of a sudden I know how Indy feels when I persecute him.

[dawnrazor]

All of a sudden I know how Indy feels when I persecute him.
now your wanted dead or alive on the steel horse you ride!

[Waylander]

*Sigh* - It matters not the quality of the band, gwasshopper - observe the quality of the wimmen that congregate about them. Herein lies the path of satisfaction.
Never was anything more than a one woman man.

It's also time for you to get over ABBA.
Who the hell are they?

[Lou Girardin]

*Sigh* - It matters not the quality of the band, gwasshopper - observe the quality of the wimmen that congregate about them. Herein lies the path of satisfaction.
It's also time for you to get over ABBA.

Quality of the wimmin? Big hair, big teeth.
Geez Dave, forget the '80s. It was a crap decade, crap music, crap drugs, crap pollies.
(starting to sound like the naughties)

[Big Dave]

crap music,


UN-BELIEVER!!! UN-BELIEVER!!!
STONE HIM
STONE HIM

[Hitcher]

"Oil of Youngman", probably.
No, it's Cream of Sumyunguy...

[Toast]

Wait till you learn to ride first. Take all the time you need.:2thumbsup

Awwww, thanks mate :) So gracious of you...:)

[Wolf]

No, it's Cream of Sumyunguy...
That's what he'd been eating, I'm sure, but I was talking about his personal skin care...