Would you wear leathers for city driving?

So you guys wear leathers all the time or would ya be happy with jeans around a city where speeds aren't particularly high?

In Hanoi here and I've never seen them being worn.. Like today for example, I drive down the street about a kilometre to a restaurant, then back 500m to the cafe I'm in now and then back to the school after lunch. Too hot to walk and generally more dangerous.

I have crashed a moped at 60/70kph before and broke my collar bone but still wouldn't do leathers in a moped city..

Del2005

Kevlar jeans, or cordura. I find cordura cooler as it usually has vents but jeans look less obvious.

corkgsxr

wear gloves and jacket regardless.

full leathers for spins

KwackerJack

Yup always gloves and jacket....jeans OK for town but no way would I wear jeans on a full spin :eek:

bladespin

Lid, jacket and gloves is all I usually wear around town, never saw the need for more.

Cuddlesworth

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So you guys wear leathers all the time or would ya be happy with jeans around a city where speeds aren't particularly high?

In Hanoi here and I've never seen them being worn.. Like today for example, I drive down the street about a kilometre to a restaurant, then back 500m to the cafe I'm in now and then back to the school after lunch. Too hot to walk and generally more dangerous.

I have crashed a moped at 60/70kph before and broke my collar bone but still wouldn't do leathers in a moped city..

There is a huge difference in temp and humidity between Hanoi and Ireland and a huge difference in average road speeds. Which plays a huge part in justifying gear.

Hotblack Desiato

bladespin wrote: »

Lid, jacket and gloves is all I usually wear around town, never saw the need for more.

At least put a pair of underpants on FFS.

KamiKazi

Don't think I'd risk it, as according to some posters on here a kitten dies every time someone doesn't wear ATGATT

bladespin

ninja900 wrote: »

At least put a pair of underpants on FFS.

Jocks are for gurls, manys the time I've gone commando

Jmccoy1

How much do you value your skin ? That's the question you should ask yourself. Get yourself some Sarsto or Draggin jeans and always wear gloves, boots, helmet and jacket.

bladespin

Jmccoy1 wrote: »

How much do you value your skin ? That's the question you should ask yourself. Get yourself some Sarsto or Draggin jeans and always wear gloves, boots, helmet and jacket.

Doubt you'd loose much riding in city traffic. :rolleyes:

Jmccoy1

bladespin wrote: »

Doubt you'd loose much riding in city traffic. :rolleyes:

You should see my knee caps. Although admittedly my fault many moons ago.

bladespin

Jmccoy1 wrote: »

You should see my knee caps. Although admittedly my fault many moons ago.

How fast were you going that you slid?

Jmccoy1

bladespin wrote: »

How fast were you going that you slid?

Came through the traffic lights at Hassetts Cross in Limerick on to a hill at about 45mph (1st mistake), white van in front hard broke, I slapped on my brakes (2nd mistake) and the 125cc Yamaha Majesty that I was riding slipped out at the rear throwing me clear. Damn lucky I didn't loose my head to a car in the other lane. That spill was a wake up call to me.

Cuddlesworth

bladespin wrote: »

Doubt you'd loose much riding in city traffic. :rolleyes:

Depends on the accident. My mate who was dragged down the road under a truck would say he was doing 0kph at the time of the accident. Still lost most of the skin on his left leg. ****ed his Achilles tendon up and will never run again. Struggles to stand up most of the time.

Had he been wearing boots and leathers he would have been fine.

bladespin

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

Had he been wearing boots and leathers he would have been fine.

How can you be sure of that?

Cienciano

If you do come off and get scars it would be cool. When people ask you about it you can tell them you got them in when you were back in Nam, you don't want to talk about it.

Cuddlesworth

bladespin wrote: »

How can you be sure of that?

How can I be sure that he would have been fine? Might be due to the fact that motorbike boots and trousers are designed to protect from the exact injury's he acquired from the accident.

I don't mind bikers who are aware of what happens when you crash without gear and choose to do it regardless, but people who fools themselves into believing that good gear does nothing I just can't understand.

KamiKazi

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

How can I be sure that he would have been fine? Might be due to the fact that motorbike boots and trousers are designed to protect from the exact injury's he acquired from the accident.

I don't mind bikers who are aware of what happens when you crash without gear and choose to do it regardless, but people who fools themselves into believing that good gear does nothing I just can't understand.

I've come off bikes three times - only one of those times was I wearing protective pants & boots. Guess which resulted in a broken leg?

Biking is dangerous regardless of what you're wearing, gear is not the be all and end all of safe riding.

Cienciano

He didn't say wearing gear does nothing, just that you cant guarantee it will save you.
Obviously you're better off coming off with all the gear on, but it doesn't mean you will be ok.

bladespin

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

How can I be sure that he would have been fine? Might be due to the fact that motorbike boots and trousers are designed to protect from the exact injury's he acquired from the accident.

I don't mind bikers who are aware of what happens when you crash without gear and choose to do it regardless, but people who fools themselves into believing that good gear does nothing I just can't understand.

Good gear can save you a lot of pain, can doesn't mean will though, also coming off when not wearing gear doesn't mean instant death - tis all I'm saying, there are no guarantees in crashing, believeing otherwise is folly.

BTW I've crashed both with and without gear (pretty good quality too) guess which one I walked away from, guess which one I didn't :rolleyes: The crash without the gear was a lot faster and more spectacular too, wish I'd been watching it instead of in the middle of it lol.

anto9

I live currently in Chiang Mai Thailand .Around the town center the only protection i wear is a helmet .I dont even wear that in my outer suburb area where i live .Going on a long run here i wear full length jeans ,proper shoes ,and a light cord material motorcycle jacket with protection built in .( bought the jacket back in Ireland at Aldi ) .
I have been to Hanoi ,and like Thailand their 3 euro helmets are a joke ,just light plastic material with no lineing .

Cienciano

anto9 wrote: »

I live currently in Chiang Mai Thailand .Around the town center the only protection i wear is a helmet .I dont even wear that in my outer suburb area where i live .Going on a long run here i wear full length jeans ,proper shoes ,and a light cord material motorcycle jacket with protection built in .( bought the jacket back in Ireland at Aldi ) .
I have been to Hanoi ,and like Thailand their 3 euro helmets are a joke ,just light plastic material with no lineing .

Be careful you don't end up in the moat on the way back from bubbles

anto9

Cienciano wrote: »

Be careful you don't end up in the moat on the way back from bubbles

Ha ,HA , no i have a ball and chain at home ( the Thai wife ) .:D

Cienciano

anto9 wrote: »

Ha ,HA , no i have a ball and chain at home ( the Thai wife ) .:D

Ah right, no bubbles for you
I went up that big hill beside Chiang Mai on a rented bike. Lovely day going up, but lashed rain while up there. Basically a dirt track doing down, the bike was sliding down even when front and back brakes were locked!

Happy memories driving around from pub to pub with no helmet too
Bikes were small though, barely faster than a bicycle.