Someone once told me if you dont think gloves are important when riding a motorcycle try taking a piss with your hands behind your back. For many this is irrellevent but for the collective its meant $ in ACC. Interestingly its not often I see off roaders (real trail bikers I mean) not wearing the gear (all of it). Gloves, helmet and jacket are my minimums, past that I have applied the consequence/liklihood calculation, maybe we should all re calculate that?