Fingerless gloves?

[vifferman]

If you wear fingerless gloves, don't you have to wear the crotchless pants to go with them?

Scumdog's kinda right about the gear. Up until I came to D'Auckland, I never used to wear all the gear. The first few years, I wore whatever the hell I felt like. I wrote off my first bike wearing an open-faced helmet, leather jacket, jeans, no gloves, and jandals. It was Xmas Day, so it was warm.
I never used to wear gloves unless it was cold.

Same with the second bike.

And the third.

I finally bought some leather pants when I had my fourth bike, and had to do some trips back'n'forth to Hawera (from Roundabouta, or Tauranga as it was formerly known).

I didn't have any armour until about seven years ago, when I bought my Teknic jacket. Maybe all the protection is why I've crashed more frequently than I ever used to.

Or maybe it's the wankers who attempt to drive around D'Auckland, even thought they're unfit to.

Or maybe I'm just old and doddery...

[sunhuntin]

Scumdog's kinda right about the gear. Up until I came to D'Auckland, I never used to wear all the gear. The first few years, I wore whatever the hell I felt like. I wrote off my first bike wearing an open-faced helmet, leather jacket, jeans, no gloves, and jandals. It was Xmas Day, so it was warm.
I never used to wear gloves unless it was cold.

and what, good sir, injuries did you sustain riding in such a small amount of gear? im guessing you arent dead from it.

[vifferman]

and what, good sir, injuries did you sustain riding in such a small amount of gear? im guessing you arent dead from it.

Lessee...
First couple of bins: minor grazes and bruising. The worst was when I hit a cyclist at about 50 km/h. Or maybe it was that time I was riding in The Swampe and got a bit of barbed wire wrapped around my ankle?
No, definitely the cyclist. Silly bitch.

Write-off: T-boned a car at about 55km/h, did a quadruple somersault, pike, half-twist, "dismount-like-a-hooked-fish" landing. Got some con-tu-sions and a-bra-sions to my feet, nine (9) stitches in my right knee, and scored 7.3 from the judges (lost points because there was insufficient blood and no screaming).

[sunhuntin]

so riding in jandals etc like in your first bin, and you didnt come away with anything worse than grazes? no broken bones etc? [just trying to make a small point... hehe]

[vifferman]

so riding in jandals etc like in your first bin, and you didnt come away with anything worse than grazes? no broken bones etc? [just trying to make a small point... hehe]

I dunno what the point is, but my worst accident was actually in the gargre at home, and nothing to do with bikes. I've also had a fractured cheekbone while spectating (yeah, I *know* it's not a real word) sports.
I think my worst injury may have been when I wrote off my VFR750 a few years ago. I suspect my left heelbone was fractured, but as they didn't x-ray it, my diagnosis is based on how sore it gets when the weather cahnges or I eat 'naughty' food (like the satay last night). I also had a squished leg (possible compartment syndrome) that took months to heal. Despite the injuries being minor, the pain was enough that I very nearly gave up motorcycling for good at that point.
What was I wearing? A fully-armoured leather/textile jacket, leather pants with knee armour, StylMartin Strada boots, gloves, helmet, etc. If I'd been wearing the same attire as my first write-off, I reckon my left leg would've been severely buggered.

[crashe]

If you wear fingerless gloves, don't you have to wear the crotchless pants to go with them?

Or maybe I'm just old and doddery...

Ohhhhhhh now that could be a tad breezy......


Nah you aint old at all..........


Have you noticed that sportbike riders don't wear fingerless gloves....
(ok I haven't spotted any to date)

It really is the cruiser look to sit back on the bike wearing jeans, t-shirt , maybe a leather jacket - with or without the tassles (depending on who you are) with the HD or Rebel boots with the bandana tied around the neck, the fingerless gloves and a helmet

Tis the rebel look......... and it is so cool to ride like that.......

[FROSTY:Me]

I wouldn't wear fingerless gloves myself. But I just has a big huck out at home of a bunch of my old race gloves. The ones I crashed in.
With only one exception the damage to them was on the palm of the glove

[sunhuntin]

It really is the cruiser look to sit back on the bike wearing jeans, t-shirt , maybe a leather jacket - with or without the tassles (depending on who you are) with the HD or Rebel boots with the bandana tied around the neck, the fingerless gloves and a helmet

Tis the rebel look......... and it is so cool to ride like that.......

and its even sweeter when youve got a pretty lady on the back.

[Ixion]

Ohhhhhhh now that could be a tad breezy......


Nah you aint old at all..........


Have you noticed that sportbike riders don't wear fingerless gloves....
(ok I haven't spotted any to date)

It really is the cruiser look to sit back on the bike wearing jeans, t-shirt , maybe a leather jacket - with or without the tassles (depending on who you are) with the HD or Rebel boots with the bandana tied around the neck, the fingerless gloves and a helmet

Tis the rebel look......... and it is so cool to ride like that.......

But that is a contradiction in terms. Being 'cool' is by definition doing what everybody else does. A rebel on the other hand does what no-one else does.

[Pwalo]

I wouldn't wear fingerless gloves myself. But I just has a big huck out at home of a bunch of my old race gloves. The ones I crashed in.
With only one exception the damage to them was on the palm of the glove

Guess it all depends on how you crash.

I've still got my little pinky on my right hand because I had a decent pair of gloves. I've still got my chin and nose attached because I was wearing a decent full face helmet as well. My right kneecap is in one piece, and my right shoulder was only bruised because I had armoured gear. And you should have seen my right boot.

If I want to be cool (as in colder) I'll open the vents in my jacket, and wear summer gloves. I'm just too much of a woose.

[Ixion]

I wonder if anyone uses gloveless fingers? Or do the manufacturers sell the surplus fingers as condoms?

[Big Dave]

and its even sweeter when youve got a pretty lady on the back.

The ultimate accessory for the look is a stripper who owns a pub.

[sunhuntin]

The ultimate accessory for the look is a stripper who owns a pub.

errrr. if ya say so. me, im happy with a nice girl who drinks a glass of wine with dinner.

[Number One]

Like wearing fingerless gloves with fingers!
But no thumbs.

Or riding a crusier in a 'PowerRanger' suit.

mental picture of a PowerRanger on a bike.

Originally Posted by Ixion
I wonder if anyone uses gloveless fingers? Or do the manufacturers sell the surplus fingers as condoms?

and surplus glove fingers as condoms

[Big Dave]

mental picture of a PowerRanger on a bike.

I can show you real pictures of a the Power Ranger on a bike.
Our very own Stretch at Kiwi Rider is the body inside the costumes.