Stigma attached to 1-piece leathers

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Zimbo, explain it to this - you'll get more sense.

https://www.math.toronto.edu/~drorbn/Gallery/Symmetry/Tilings/2S22/BrickWall.jpg

[MarJay]

some people like trackdays... in fact many people like them!
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[Barker-CBR 600]

In my opinion we should encourage him to remove the jacket as well and the helmet...
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[Zimbo]

[Jamie S]

[Barker-CBR 600]

Why spend money on jacket gloves lid etc... and then leave your nuts unprotected?

I had a nasty fall off a tiny little 50cc when i was 16, (no my nuts were fine thank you) my jacket and gloves protected me fine but my jeans totally ripped off and my legs both got totally skinned from about 12 inches accross the knee's. And that was only doing about 30.
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[cokker]

When i got my VFR400 me mum took me to the nearest bike dealer to get covered in leather.

I have a 2 piece zip up that i (will soon) wear on days out, going to the local shops i just put on me jacket.

I understand that safety is paramount but when i only pop out for some chocolate id rather not worry about changing trousers lol.
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[TheShaggyDA]

I'd maybe get a 1 piece if I intended to do a pile of track days. I don't, so I'll stick to textiles/2 piece.
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[Simple]

[Mudskipper]

[Walloper]

Coz they look Gehy.
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[The Tot]

2 Piece leathers for their practicality. I had hein gericke gear which fit me nicely - made me look very tonk and buff. . It sure as well did save me from a nasty skin graft on my thigh when i came off a year and a bit ago on tarmac, 20mph. I had a 5mph spill on jeans and that was enough to abrade through into my knee. Its the feeling of having that extra skin on you that'll save you months of pain and infection.

I now have a rather horrid scab on my right knee that reminds me "dude, don't wear jeans unless you want to be a nobend and face the consequences".

Oh and Jamie, not to diss your rather bizarre and naieve attitude, but there are things in the world called "other road users". Sure you're not going fast in your rockports and jackets, but BOOM into a side impact, where's your abrasion and impact protection going to come from?

[Phil_G]

2 Piece for me.

Why? I bought them when I wasn't 100% sure that biking would be for me, so whilst I wanted the protection from dedicated bike clothing, I wasnt prepared to fork out £#00's on a leather set up for me potentially to think "hell no- back to cars for me" 6 months down the line and have wasted a load of cash on leaters etc.

When they wear out/circumstances allow, I will trade up to leather, but again it will probs be 2 piece as I lke the convenience of being able to remove the jacket to cool off a bit when I stop.

I also think that I would look like even more of a moron than I usually do rattling along on my £400 banger, with a one piece race rep suit on

FAO: Jamie,

Dont take this wrong lad, but remember what happens to normal trousers/jeans when fall over by tripping on a kerb or something. They tear. Now, its said that the average human walks at approx 4mph.

Imagine coming off the bike due to some moronic dickwad pulling out on your dad and you slide down the road, on your arse in unlined fashion-over-function jeans. This is likely to happen at a speed 10 times or more faster than you walk.

You will lose a lot of skin.

If you dont, I will eat my hat.

You're right, It is your choice to wear jeans, but from one person who enjoys motorcycling to another, I urge you to think twice about it and perhaps pick up even some cheap trousers at Lidl or Aldis when they come on offer again soon. Cheap though they may be, they will offer a lot more protection than denim.
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[stinkwheel]

[Whosthedaddy]

[colin1]

generally, i use 2 piece textiles to commute as they are comfy to wear over office clothes, and dont crumple my shirt

i prefer a 1 piece, but only used to wear one when i was gonna go for a blast on country roads at lunch time.

not so easy to do that at my new work as im further away from country lanes

work colleagues did find my brightly coloured romper suite quite comical, including a bloke who used to ride and still does a bit in summer. By contrast, he only ever wears jeans and leather jacket, but also mentions the time he came off and the jacket rode up when he came off and so his back was a bloody mess.

For those who wear jeans and a jacket, it doesnt take much to sew a zip to the bottom of the jacket and top of the jeans to prevent that.

Ive got a few zips and keep meaning to fit a few to all the things i wear, but i use the zips on my textile 2 piece all the time.
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[Suzuki]

[DucatiEVO]

2-piece for work in the summer, 1-piece for trackdays or fast blasts at the weekend and textiles for the winter.
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[Zimbo]

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[Walloper]

[Andy C]

[Zimbo]