Why is motobike gear all black?

[Radar]

Nowdays hi-vis is so common, it is everywhere, people are used to it, it has lost its effect.It is still more visible than non-fluoro, but the difference may be negligable.

Not sure where your Cave of Adullum is, but in the Wairarapa I have only seen one bright vest - on a guy riding a 50cc scooter (except for cops, etc).

So what I need is a big bike, white helmet, and green fluoro vest... ... then have fun watching traffic slow down and behave around me.

[Swoop]

It's like the little black dress that chicks wear, looks good on (almost) anything

This also gets noticed VERY quickly!!

[Hinny]

Mate, you need to turn that situation around - QUICKLY!

It's a male prerogative to ask seedy questions like that - and preferably to girls too young and innocent to fully comprehend the entailed dodginess!

She's young but far from innocent.
The moaning is actually imitative love moaning. Very suggestive and rather exciting!
... I'm sure she really loves my ass.

[moT]

black leathers add 50 extra horsepowers to your bike

[steveb64]

I intend on getting a fluoro vest for bad weather/long night rides, but I really dont agree there is no issue. I'll conceed there isn't an issue as soon as motorcyclists in black gear stop bitching about motorists not seeing them.

Worst case I ever had of a motorist not seeing me - I was wearing black - UNDER a BRIGHT YELLOW one piece wet weather overall, lights (90/100 watt) ON, and with a large red backpack sticking up, on the pack rack! Fucker still turned across the road, right in front of me! ...I was in a string/stream of traffic, he was on the other side waiting to turn, saw me as a gap, so off he went... Oddly - he lost all desire for a cup of coffee, and departed the carpark he was about to park in, as soon as he saw me arriving back... I had to settle for some verbal abuse shouted in his window , as he went past (looked like he was saying "SORRY SORRY" though!).

Main reason I wear black on a bike - 'cos it doesn't show the dirt (or the oil and grease marks )... ...and the bastards can't see ya anyway...

[Zookey]

Well for one i now wear leather,as do all Racing riders,and yes they are colored,but they are one hell of a price; but a cows skin is mostly black so hence the color.I have armored cordex colored and look like some stage show freak in it.perhaps im not girlie built is the reason.

[TOTO]

I wear my hi viz at night with the only reason that if I fall off for some reason I would like a car or a truck from behind me see what has happened and therefore not run me over.

[moT]

if you got a black bike with black leathers and its night all you have to do is switch your lights off and you turn invisible.. good way to hide from cops

[mark247]

if you got a black bike with black leathers and its night all you have to do is switch your lights off and you turn invisible.. good way to hide from cops

and you got caught because you had red leathers?

[Mekk]

I wear black because I like the colour.

I figure the chances of getting hit because I'm not seen are so much greater by the mere fact that I am on a motorcycle anyway. It matters little as to what colour my gear is.

[slick-kev]

would you wanna look like a fag in bright orange bike gears i think not

[toebug]

Want some colour? Grab some camo draggin jeans! Everyone else in tauranga's got them! mmmmmooooooooooooo

[Ripperjon]

I just wrote a big explanation of colour, shape, form, contrast, visibility etc.

Being colourblind, i've picked up a good bit of knowledge on vision over the years.

However, its late, im knackered and it was getting massive and confusing.

So, i'll just say that i dont think that any colour helps you get spotted in a car's mirror as they will either appear black or won't be noticed.

Hi-vis will work though if the car is behind you. Which most of you guys probably won't care about but might help us learners out when we're stuck at 70kmh looking for cops and have 100kmh trucks on our tails.

Having said that though, hi-vis stuff is gay as and i love my new black alpinestars jacket.

[discotex]

Having said that though, hi-vis stuff is gay as and i love my new black alpinestars jacket.

Yep.. I didn't spend thousands of dollars trying to look like a cool sprotsbiker to go an blow it with a high-vis vest

The white strips on the jacket do look fetching though and I honestly don't think it'll make sweet fuck all difference to whether I'm seen.

My headlight on during the day on the other hand...

[FastBikeGear]

Actually the research suggests that wearing hi-viz reduces your risk of being involved in an accident by 37%. For some reason people get upset when I mention it.

I stronlgy object to you using facts in a discussion such as this. This behaviour is morally unforgiveable.