[leed]

Originally Posted by MattDamnit

For sure

Do any of you ride to work, and if so what do you do with all the extra <del>****</del>? I know gloves/jacket and helmet are easy to store somewhere but shoes and pants not so much..

Depends where you work, really. If you have a desk/cube/etc you should have no trouble finding a place for your riding gear. I usually tucked my boots and helmet under my desk and put my gloves and pants into my backpack underneath my desk as well. Jacket I just put on the back of my chair. But I didn't spend much time (maybe 30 minutes) at my designated desk. Most of my time was spent on the floor or at a CAD station.

[zoink (Banned)]

good god that is a sexy bike

[cynicalrider]

I always ride with a minimum boots/helmet/gloves. It's rare i ride without a jacket unless it's really really ****ing hot and I'm just taking it to the store.

[paintballblk13]

I'm buying a jacket here in the next couple days, I like the Icon Sb1. Its not leather, I cant afford the leather ones, Does Icon make good gear?

[UglyDuckGizmo]

Originally Posted by paintballblk13

Those RS Taichis are 170 bucks!!!!

If you can't spend 170 dollars to protect your HANDS, sell your motorcycle. A good set of gloves will easily cost that much.

Should have budgeted out 500-1000 dollars for this stuff before buying the bike, honestly.

Originally Posted by NoelyDeezNutz

I don't wear gloves unless it's to keep my hands warm... I'm aware of the risks I take when riding my bike, I choose to wear very little protective gear (jacket) My half helmet isn't DOT approved, it's just there to keep the cops from pulling me over (although I don't think a DOT approved half helmet will do much more)
My pants are normally jeans or my work pants.
Shoes are either sneakers or dress shoes, depending on where I am going.

I'm very conscious of my surroundings at ALL times on the bike, I anticipate just about everything I can when I ride, I ride fast when I can (fast for my 250 at least... lol... 80mph?) and I am ok with scraping my pegs on a turn I am comfy with.

I'm comfortable on my bike and how it handles... I wont do most of what I do on someone elses bike simply because I'm not used to how it handles.

None of that makes my choice to wear the gear I wear (or not wear) any more (or less) justified... But... in the end... It's my choice.

When I started riding, I wore it all... I spent a ton of money on gear... and slowly, as I got more comfy, took stuff off. Hell, when I started riding, I told everyone that "Those guys who wear the half helmets are ****ing retarded, if they screw up, they're dead... I would NEVER do that ****..."
1 year later and here I am, one of the people I said was retarded...

Crashing is going to be a hard, painful lesson for you. IF you live, wearing a helmet like that.

Oh and if you don't have good medical insurance you can go **** yourself, just sayin.
I ride with a bare minimum of boots, gloves, and helmet from time to time too but it's very rare. Stupid hurts.

Originally Posted by MattDamnit

So what anti-theft devices can I install or do bikes usually have them? I mean something to like track it if someone just loads it into a ****ing pickup.

As for helmets, say you go to walmart, is there a way to lock said helmet to a motorcycle so it's safe or no?

I carry my helmet with me. It's the nicest piece of gear I own, I'm not letting some scooter riding hobo make off with it.

As for anti-theft stuff, give this a read.
http://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/..._operator_ama/

Should actually put that in post #1. Motorcycle theft is huge around here. Lock your **** up, especially you supersport riding squids

[cynicalrider]

I used to lock the helmet to my bike with a steel braided line and a padlock. And do anything you can to protect against motorcycle theft. As a victim of it, I know how much it sucks.

[bryan j]

my ride, 07 r6. soon to be track only

[binaryterror]

If you can't spend 170 dollars to protect your HANDS, sell your motorcycle. A good set of gloves will easily cost that much.

Should have budgeted out 500-1000 dollars for this stuff before buying the bike, honestly.

that seems a bit extreme considering i bought a pair of $75 a* gloves and have crashed in them 3 times before they started tearing seams. i personally will probably never spend that much on gloves and i dont even ride on the street anymore. you can get a perfectly good pair of gloves for under $100 easy

bryan j: nice choice. i have the same bike (but 06). enjoy the track

[xXinpayneXx]

I've learned the cheap stuff will usually protect you, but no where near the comfort. Not having to think about your gear is so nice.

[binaryterror]

yeah i mean as long as you don't buy some chinese off-brand he will be fine with anything. just stick with the bigger brands and you'll be good.

[UglyDuckGizmo]

I won't buy alpinestars gloves again. They don't last and there's nothing really special about them.

I've learned the cheap stuff might protect you or it might not. I generally won't wear gloves that do not have hard sliders on the scaphoid/palm.
There is a good bit of plastic missing on the sliders on my rs taichis. I would probably have some damage if I were wearing something cheap.
I'm not saying the cost isn't a rule in determining whether or not it's quality stuff that works, I'm just saying my hands are worth it.
Oh, the gloves I crashed in and ended up with this?



Alpinstars SP-1's (or 2s? Cant remember).

Would better gloves have changed the outcome? Maybe, maybe not. What I can say is, judging by the way I crashed/impacted and the bones that I broke, it would have bettered my odds.

Wear the best **** you can possibly get.

[bryan j]

held phantoms ftw as far as gloves go. for A* i wont be buying anymore of there boots or gloves. im disapoint in the quality of my smxplus boots and gp pro gloves, but my mx1 suit is straight for the deal i got on it

[UglyDuckGizmo]

held is so agg

[Flyersfan707]

Originally Posted by MattDamnit

Getting this Tuesday or wed. Giving 3400 and a mossberg. 05 zx6r 600 with 22k on it, new tires and exhaust.

Slick... just dont loop it squidding away from a stop light lol

Originally Posted by zoink

good god that is a sexy bike

That was sexy, good thing they ruined the video with dub step though...

[MattDamnit]

I'm getting pumped. I've seen some people out on theirs today and damn they look so fun...

[MattDamnit]

I just hope I fit fine on said bike, 6'1 250, I'm not a skinny ****.

[UglyDuckGizmo]

the least of your worries

[bryan j]

Originally Posted by UglyDuckGizmo

held is so agg

lol havent heard agg in forever. havent played pb in years


i miss the icon

[paintballblk13]

Originally Posted by MattDamnit

I just hope I fit fine on said bike, 6'1 250, I'm not a skinny ****.

I'm 6'5" 170, and I'm actually pretty comfortable on mine.

[bryan j]

Originally Posted by MattDamnit

I just hope I fit fine on said bike, 6'1 250, I'm not a skinny ****.

youll be fine.

[UglyDuckGizmo]

Originally Posted by bryan j

lol havent heard agg in forever. havent played pb in years


i miss the icon

i just said it because i saw it on your swingarm