Seated in heavenly places
You may loose slightly less skin if wearing jeans instead of shorts, but just think you could loose NO skin if wearing leather or cordura if you go for a low or high speed slide!Originally Posted by buellbabe
...but theres a BIG difference between THAT and wearing shorts or jandals don't ya fink?
tank slappa
ok Zed yr right but as Loose Bruce said, sometimes you just can't be farked and my choice to wear jeans on a hot summer day is just that- my choice. And I won't be blaming anyone but myself if I am unlucky enuf to lose some skin... c'est la vie!
Seated in heavenly places
Sure, and our personal choices can change over time and through different experiences. I recently bought a pair of leather riding pants and not only do they feel great to wear but even on hot summer days they can be cooler than jeans cos they have ventilation holes through them and you can feel the cool wind on your thighs!! :spudbn:ok Zed yr right but as Loose Bruce said, sometimes you just can't be farked and my choice to wear jeans on a hot summer day is just that- my choice. And I won't be blaming anyone but myself if I am unlucky enuf to lose some skin... c'est la vie!
tank slappa
Oooh! Where can I get me some like that? The main reason I don't wear my leather trou is that they are now too big for me and I've already had them altered twice!
Seated in heavenly places
Bought them thru one of our resident KB importers. Have sent u PM.
Jesus built my Gixxer
I used to wear Jeans all the time but after a lo-side that ground down half my leg I went straight to leather...no ifs, buts or maybe's
Flame on!!!!
Built for speed, not for comfort
Loud and Uncouth
How come most other bikers leathers SHRINK as time goes by and yours get bigger??
Winding up drongos, foil hat wearers and over sensitive KBers for over 14,000 posts...........
" Life is not a rehearsal, it's as happy or miserable as you want to make it"
tank slappa
point taken however I was in jeans when I slid down the road under my bike and smashed into the kerb breaking my femur in 3 places. The jeans were barely scuffed and aside from the broken bone i lost no skin... I really don't think leather would have made a difference...
but yeah I do take yr point and I know I'm risking it by riding in jeans...
Hardcore Biker
noter!
tank slappa
Really? my experience has been that they tend to get baggy and theres also the fact that I have shrunk abit...How come most other bikers leathers SHRINK as time goes by and yours get bigger??
Loud and Uncouth
I'm a firm believer that hanging clothes etc in dark places makes 'em shrink!
(well, works for me)
Winding up drongos, foil hat wearers and over sensitive KBers for over 14,000 posts...........
" Life is not a rehearsal, it's as happy or miserable as you want to make it"
tank slappa
water follwed by heat made them shrink but it didn't take long for them to get baggy again. Me thinks the leather may just be an unsuitable grade for bike trou but they were bought from a Motorcycle shop! I give up, anyway I'm gonna get some new ones so blah!I'm a firm believer that hanging clothes etc in dark places makes 'em shrink!
(well, works for me)
Queen of Chief and Victorious
i love my leather trou... altho technically they are overalls/dungerees rather than trou, but they have a few advantages over trou i reckon.water follwed by heat made them shrink but it didn't take long for them to get baggy again. Me thinks the leather may just be an unsuitable grade for bike trou but they were bought from a Motorcycle shop! I give up, anyway I'm gonna get some new ones so blah!
1. I shrunk and they shrunk with me cos of the nice stretchy stuff on the sides.
2. no need for race leathers (I was ever that way inclined!) as i can wear dungerees and jacket on track and be aye-okay!
Haven't noticed too much bagginess, altho 1 size smaller would probably be good for me... better yet, even some FEMALE shaped ones, you know with hips and suchlike ...yeah that'd be cool!
one day... when I'm rich
"Do not meddle in the affairs of Buells, for they are subtle and quick to wheelie!"
--J RR1000 Tolkien
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Forum whore
Motomail is the best place to get them they know how they should fit from new and will help you to choose the right size to stretch to your body shapewater follwed by heat made them shrink but it didn't take long for them to get baggy again. Me thinks the leather may just be an unsuitable grade for bike trou but they were bought from a Motorcycle shop! I give up, anyway I'm gonna get some new ones so blah!
Fair weather rider
Point taken my fried end,but actually some of us do give a shit,and if one person is saved the pain and indignity of having the back of his hand skin grafted to his arse for a couple of months as a result of a few like minded people jawing about the consequences of riding in cotton and jangles then I would consider that all this jawing was worthwhile.....who gives a shit what OTHER riders wear? if you were all so concerned you would wear a helmet while driving a car, full leathers while riding a pushbike, take the pill for anal, and steel caps for hopscotch....let people ride how they want, I ride my bike for fun, some ride for transport and some ride to look cool, each to their own, and if someone wants to ride in barefeet good on THEM, leave riders to their riding, and if some of you payed more attention to the road and less to what someone is wearing there might not be so many crashes in the first place....FFS get over IT!!!
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