BIKER GEAR vs STORAGE

[kjc2010]

Hello, I have a question for every biker.

When you go to your school/work/going somewhere else Where do you
put your helmet, jacket, pants and all the rest of the gear?!
I find it hard to think of a place where most people would put their clothing
and other gears.

I do understand some people have lockers otherwise have like a box on
their motorbike to store somethings in there but what about when you
go to a mall or to the movies?! Would you go there while wearing your
gear?! I guess it will be ok if it is short period of time (under 30min)
but if it will be longer...what do you?!
For those reasons question which sparked up my mind was "Do all bikers also have cars too?"
so depending on the occasion you take different transportation?!
Another question is when it's raining (pouring down) do you still ride your bike?

[FJRider]

Welcome to the joys and mysterys of motorcycling. I have panniers, some just a top box. Some do have a car(and bike).
I know many (ok, a few) who DON'T have a car. They make do. SO CAN YOU !!!
As for riding in the rain...if you have to, you will. The degree of urgency is up to YOU.

[Disco Dan]

At work - I put all my gear where everyone can see it, and it gets in as many peoples way as possible.

Shops - wear it, grrr 'well ard' biker coming through!

parents/friends etc - dining room table usually does the trick

Movies? i'll use up to two seats next to me to store it all

I do not have another form of transport - bike is it. Even grocery shopping, I'll walk around in full bike gear, helmet in the trolley!

Why would ANYONE want to have another form of transport? *mind boggles* I have to drive the work cars at least once a shift, and it's actually frustrating driving a cage.. I hate it... put your foot down... *nothing* ...10 mins... *oaahp, next gear* etc etc

[swbarnett]

Why would ANYONE want to have another form of transport? *mind boggles*

Hard to put a 5m sea kayak on the bike.

[Disco Dan]

Hard to put a 5m sea kayak on the bike.

Hard? Yeah, probably... but i'd give it a darn good go!

[swbarnett]

At work I have a coat rack by my desk for jacket and pants and the rest just goes on the desk (boots under).

As for shopping, I do most of it on the bike (only take the car for things too big for the bike. I take all my gear with me. Nothing like walking through a crowd in full m/cycle gear.

As I've said above we use the car for the sea kayaks (which includes some weekends away) but that's about it.

[FJRider]

Hard to put a 5m sea kayak on the bike.

TRAILER ???

[swbarnett]

TRAILER ???

True. Would be twice the length of the bike though.

[FJRider]

so ?????????

[Taz]

True. Would be twice the length of the bike though.

not if you put the kayak on vertically.

[SlashWylde]

Hard to put a 5m sea kayak on the bike.

Not to mention a couple of guitars and an amplifier, cables, FX pedals....

[Disco Dan]

You know I once transported a solid steel (read flipping heavy) Safe on the back of a bike once....

As for kids, as soon as their old enough to hold their heads up - stick em on the bitch pad.

[swbarnett]

so ?????????

Would cramp your style a bit in the twisties. It is food for thought though. Maybe when I get something big enough I'll revisit the idea.

[swbarnett]

As for kids, as soon as their old enough to hold their heads up - stick em on the bitch pad.

That's one thing I don't have to worry about - no kids.

[Reido]

i only have a bike, and no plans to change that anytime soon.
so far;
at the mall i just wear all my gear. jacket over the shoulder and helmet in hand.
movies, just took it all in with me and shoved it on friends laps lol
at school, in a friends car =]