Should the colour of your gear match your bike?

[Jt87]

Should the colour of your leathers and helmet match the colour of your bike? What do people think? Is it ok for some colours for example you see a lot of red and blue mixed. Should leathers match but helmet doesn't matter or does it not matter at all. Technically I'm aware that it doesn't actually matter as such but what looks better?

[pinkyfloyd]

makes no odds to me.
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[Skudd]

I bet you are only 23yr and don't know better.
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[Paxovasa]

I voted that leathers are leathers and they dont need to match.

But I own a blue XT600 and a black bandit.

I have these leathers, you decide if the match

https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/product_images/rst_rift_textile_jacket_blue.jpg

My lid

https://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:lodS5GoFXAfzYM:https://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj200/atat_felix/IMG_3608.jpg


I am a power ranger
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[jdm]

As it happens my bike matches leathers but bought them before had bike so more coincidene than anything else, it's being on a bike that matters, not colour co-ordinating
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[ms51ves3]

Mine only matches by chance. I bought my blue and black jacket when I had a black bike, then I had a red one, now I happen to ride two blue ones. Same story with the boots.

Got blue and black trousers because they were cheaper than the camo ones.

Currently ride with a black helmet but have a fluorescent orange one on order so that won't match anything

[The Shaggy D.A.]

Last three bikes have been black, only ever had black leathers/textiles and helmets.
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[Spit-Fire]

were is the all black option.

black leathers, black lid..... you match no matter what colour your bike is and won't look like one of zordons ranger
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[Mark24]

I have a set of black, white and silver leathers, black gloves and a pair of black and red boots. Gonna be buying a new helmet soon, had my current one for too long.

I'm looking into buying a black and red XR 125, so my stuff won't all match

[Ariel Badger]

My bike is just polished aluminium, no way am I wearing a space man suit.
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[waffles]

My textiles are white and black, leathers are black and helmet is red with unicorns on it. I have a bright orange and purple bike and a yellow and black bike.

Any colour coordination is purely accidental! So no, gear doesn't have to match bike for me.
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[Mord]

I try to buy gear in 1-2 colours only. Main colour black, but can be with white bits. I can be a bit more flexible with helmet but not excessively and black and white would be still main colours.

Ok it's a bit boring.. but it fits any bike pretty much.

ALL BLACK would be my poll option.

[andyscooter]

no way

never had any gear that matched the bike

think i stand out better without
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[Dazbo666]

I've never purposely bought kit to match the bike, but it's just by coincidence that my current kit is black and blue, and so is the bike... although I have a grey/silver lid that doesn't match anything.

My previous combination was black and red kit, with a yellow/orange flame design helmet, but with a black bike.

[edit] Just to add, boots and gloves have always been plain black
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[ms51ves3]

Forgot to include my dazzle pink boots in my above post but I've not worn them on the bike yet

[Bendy]

You shouldn't match, but you shouldn't clash either.

Black goes with everything.

[dodsi]

Another one with plain black gear here...

[pinkyfloyd]

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[Inkognito]

I would go for the all black option.
They had no black helmets left when i bought one a few weeks ago so i had to settle for the yellow one to match my bike
It was either that or an orange one.

[hmmmnz]

if your bike is black then yes
if not then no,

what happens when you sell your bike?? do you buy all new gear to match, thats just gay, and something a woman would do,

i can't beleive you even asked this question, i feel soiled
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[G]

When racing I did try to - as I was occasionally trying to get sponsors and you are trying to present an 'image'.

Other times, it makes me feel bad if I notice my clothing matches the bike I'm riding - I don't like to give the impression that the image is more important to me than the riding.

Of course, whether the act of worrying about it (it hasn't stopped me, at least) is just as bad tartiness as worrying about leathers not matching is another matter .

[Benson_JV]

My bike is black & grey. My leathers are black & grey. My helmet is black and red.
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[FURBAR]

Red bike, red top .. go go power ranger !!

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[Digitalize]

Depends how long you're gonna be keeping the bike really.

My opinion is as long as its a similar colour (Red Orange Yellow, Blue Green Purple etc), or black/white/grey then its fine.
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