Power ranger suit on a 125!

[ROB_NSR]

What does everyone with a 125 wear on the road (or did you wear)?

I've got an akito 1 piece leather suit and gloves that I'm not ashamed to wear on my little nsr125, even the colours dont match! (red and white leathers and black and green bike, but it is getting resprayed!)

My mates are all going on saying I'm gonna look daft and they are only going to wear maybe a leather jacket and jeans when they get off their arses and do their cbt

What are your oppinions?

At the end of the day you only get one lot of skin!

Thanks
Rob
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If you get your bike resprayed to match your leathers then you /will/ look daft , up until then <shrugs>, some people will still think you look daft.

But then others will think your mates are daft for not wearing decent protection.

[tokarev]

When I'm riding around town or going to uni I just wear the leather jacket and gloves with jeans and trainers.

But when I am going further afield, like to Boxhill or a bike meet or just a ride that uses fast roads then I wear my leather trousers and alpinestar boots aswell.

[ROB_NSR]

The bike was originally red and white, but I got new pastics in better condition and I'm just putting it back to its original colour!

And I didn't get the leathers to match the bike either, I had the leathers before I got the bike!
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[ginguar]

I always find it amusing that people seem to think that coming off a 125 doing 50 will be less painful than coming off a bigger bike doing 50. I always used to wear full gear on my 125, but maybe that was because it took me 3 times as long to get anywhere so I got cold.

I'd love to see someone in full leathers on a scooter. That would make my day (I have an empty life).

[ROB_NSR]

Funny you should say that, I have a honda melody in the shed that I was going to tax and test and go to work with my leathers on just for kicks and giggles!!
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[ginguar]

I demand photos.

[ROB_NSR]

No problem! anything for a laugh!

Will be a few weeks tho, getting the nsr on the road is my main priority, then my merc needs a new brake hose, speedo cable and tax, then I'll sort the melody!
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[firefox]

what about textiles and sexy spidi boots on a ped

im sure just for you i could put it on and get a photo lol

not the same effect as leathers though, the skin tight ect

[ginguar]

[firefox]

im 6 ft 3 only 16 mind

[ginguar]

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Got many more look of interest than the Ducati riding next to me that cost 12x as much! ....

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[firefox]

4 words, a orange that rides

[phk6]

does it matter wot u look like, ull be the one laughing if you ever come off and just get up and walk away wont u.

hey i think i look daft in my 2 pice leathers on my cb500 but ill wear them if im going on any ride thats a decent distance, but i mainly wear jeans and a leather jacket coz it goes with the retro(ish) look of my bike but im not ashamed to wear leathers, i was even thinking of getting a one piece suit but id rather save the money for my next bike.
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[MRX Steve]

A one piece suit wouldn't look that bad, unless you are really tall and skinny
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[colin1]

i think a one piece makes sense on longer faster rides on twisty road.

On my 600, I dont go any faster than an nsr so i dont think the bike is any reason to wear less.

For popping to the shops, i dont mind using jeans and a jacket tho.

as for matching colour schemes, i suppose wd be nice, but not really worth the effort to make them match
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[Pete.]

Rob you won't look silly if you have a spill and get up without a scratch. F*ck what anyone thinks - like you said you only got one skin, but it's not only that, it's skin, flesh, bone - it all comes off at slower speeds than you would think.

[PsychoHippy]

Don't forget, once you get your confidence up you will be able to get your knee down with leathers on. I'm sure your mate won't have the guts to do that in jeans
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[firefox]

just make sure you dont wear tracksuit pants , they melt into your skin the second you hit the road , im happy i had shorts on under my pants sliding on my bum would of hurt if it made it all the way through

[ncrn]

if i could afford full leathers id wear them, but right now its textiles, their just as good just less impact protection and i think they would only survive one high speed down the road, but im sure you'd want to replace leathers after that anyway.

but if im just going to college, i may be tempted jacket and jeans, more comfert around school, but always boots, and gloves, feet and hands are important to protect

[JonB]

Coming off at 60 on a 125 is exactly the same as on a 1000cc bike.
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[Serendipity]

Put on a pair of jeans, find a nice quiet bit of road, run as fast as you can, jump high and land on one knee. Hurt a bit? That’s a bit like crashing at less than 20mph.

I’ve come off twice while wearing jeans, both times at under 30mph, and still put some rather juicy holes in my knees. Size of bike is irrelevant.

You will still see me riding in jeans sometimes, but I will happily wear my leathers on my little RXS100 and I would never laugh at anyone else who did so. In fact if I saw someone in full power ranger garb, on a tiny bike, I would simply assume they have something more substantial in the garage.
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[firefox]

[Annabella]

Full leathers, but then I'm a scaredy cat and the bike looked bigger than a 125 with me riding it anyway.
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