Scooter Safety Wear

[Street Gerbil]

Skin grafts suck big time. Full cordura for me.

[msm]

While I have proper bike gloves, armoured jacket and full face helmet, I don't have armoured pants or actual motorcycle boots. I do pull a pair of leathers over my jeans and wear thick padded leather boots that go about halfway up my calf, but neither were designed specifically for bike usage. I got the boots custom made because my feet and legs get really cold, and discovered they're great for scooting too.

To be honest, most bikers I see on the roads to and from work wear less safety gear than me. I look like an Oompa-loompa when I'm all dressed up. I have an armoured snowsuit for the REALLY bad days too.

[texmo]

I cant find the option for jandels and a half face or when im out on an open road ride its full leathers, full face, back protector, chest protector, motorcycle boots and motorcycle gloves.

[madmal64]

I cant find the option for jandels.

Damn! I knew I forgot something!

[The Wop]

This is sort of what I am running this poll for. Im looking to get a press release done to say how important it is to wear the right gear and the benefits there of.
I just want some real..ish polling stats that I can use for data.
I know that this is singing to the choir here but its a place to start.
Really appreciate the comments & feedback so far.

The problem is that you are not getting an accurate poll, by polling the folk that are most likely to wear safety gear. Due to this bias (for lack of a better word), you are not likely to get the result that you want to as most of the folk that don't wear gear are not going to vote.

I would almost suggest that you go onto a busy intersection and do a "manual" visual survey but in winter, I doubt that you will get meaningful results either.

[circuitR]

I ride a Street Magic every day to work. Rain or shine, so I have full armoured jacket, pants, boots,gloves and a full face helmet.
Although the other night some wanker on a ZXR was laughing at me across the intersection. I guess I must look funny or sumthin'
I can't understand these guys on bikes wearing only a helmet and gloves, no matter what size the bike, curbs and tarmac hurt.
Good on you guys for suiting up. It's worth it.
Blair

[Street Gerbil]

no matter what size the bike, curbs and tarmac hurt.
Blair

Amen to that, brother!

[willy_01]

wise words i hit the deck on a scooter (a yamaha cynus (sp) 180cc - good times!) well i actually got hit by a car then 'hit the deck'. I was wearing one of those old STAR open face helmets and my school uniform (t-shirt and shorts). Man have I learnt my lesson now I wear jeans and a jersy, well track pants some times. In all seriousness i would recomend a chrash like mine (i didnt break any bones just got a road rashed bum) as it slows me down now i ride something with more power.

[Warren]

Full face helmet, codura jacket with armour and gloves but normally wth jeans. When i get to my destination the helmet goes in the topbox and jacket and gloves in the underseat storage. When it is raining or snowing I wear my codura pants and boots, but normally I don't wear them as I would have to wear them around with me.

I have noticed a lot of people with bikes 10x bigger than mine wearing only tee shirts and shorts but if you come off at 60 or 100 km/h it feels the samr no matter what bike you were on.

[Mr. Peanut]

Has your SJ fallen apart yet?

[Warren]

It has had more than enough problems and sounds like it is shaking itself to pieces again, but luckily I have a spare road legal bike to use when it has problems.

[texmo]

I have noticed a lot of people with bikes 10x bigger than mine wearing only tee shirts and shorts but if you come off at 60 or 100 km/h it feels the samr no matter what bike you were on.

Nah falling off a 40kg scooter at 40 wouldnt be the same as falling off a 200kg harley with it landing on you im sure.