Do you think its weird

[Phil_D]

Do you think its weird if someone is dressed head to toe in triumph gear and rides a honda? The reason i,m asking this is that my girlfriends brother works for triumph and got me over 50% off a load of stuff (£600+ worth of stuff for just under £300!!). Im yet to pass my test but when i do i,m going to buy a honda cbr. The triumph stuff is rad, this is the jacket i've got:

https://www.blogtriumphchepassione.com/triumph/immagini/triumph-giubbotto-pelle-stockwell.jpg

what do you guys reckon?

[DEN MONKEY]

yes but for 300 bucks in my own pocket I don't think I would give a rats ass what anyone though and I'd know I had proper gear if I was to slide my ass down the road.
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[krebsy]

My colour combination is:

red silver and Black Shoei XR 1000 lid - (last years colours apparently and saved me £180 off list price as the shop wanted it off the shelves )

Black, white and Green (Kwak colour) leathers.

Silver Honda VFR.



The leathers make me visible and I guess went with the Silver ZZR (as a Kwak) but to be honest I don't care about being a co-ordinated Power-ranger...

Keeps me safe, fits right and makes me noticable (silver bikes seem to blend into the background far more than Black or any other colour...).

K.
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[c_dug]

Sounds a bit crazy to change bike just for the gear, but you could always look at triumph datona's for something similar to the CBR.

c_dug
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[Phil_D]

[mooserx]

In my eyes, it doesn't matter if your gear matches your bike, as long as your safe.
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[Phil_D]

[MarJay]

Its not weird. I have Triumph leathers and a Triumph paddock jacket, and in addition to my Speed Four I also have an MZ, and two Yamaha RD350s... Go figure!
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[Phil_D]

[Fizzmonkey]

Think of them as a clothing brand that makes bikes on the side if it puts your mind at rest

[Bendy]

[damz]

i see people who wear ducati and ferrari clothing yet own neither so think its ok for you to wear mismatched labels.
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[shellshock]

No, agree with Bendy probably a tad tacky to be all the same.

Nice jacket btw

[KevTM]

Jacket looks nice, a steal at half the price! I wouldn't be bothered about wearing miss-matched clothing to the bike! christ, it would be weird if you wore matching clothing to go with your bike

Sorry Gixxer boys

[yen_powell]

Come on, the answer is staring you in the face! Get some tippex and a magic marker and write 'Triumph' on the tank where it says Honda at the moment.
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[Tonka]

Good gear, is good gear!

If it's well made, safe, comfortable and you're happy in it ie. not fidgety or numb it's good. If you can buy it at a discount, even better!

I'd take a flier that the sort of person that will make a comment and mean it (not just take the p1ss) will not be worth you worrying about. It's how you ride not what you wear at the end of the day!
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[KevTM]

I think the only down side is when coming across old guys in the queue at the PO or something, they'll get all excited when they think you've got a Triumph, you tell them it's a Honda and it's all down hill from there