Leather, nakedness and commuting

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You're not going to like what I'm going to say.

Actually, I do like what you said and thanks for the links, although I'll wait to get home before reading the second, NSFW one. It's why I asked instead of just going out in jeans and a hoodie.

A motorbike is much heavier, holds caustic (fuel) liquids and, in addition, if you fall off things keep spinning (on a bicycle you'll probably screw up your wheel before it lops your arm off).  A motorbike is dramatically more dangerous to fall off than a bicycle.

This is exactly the sort of advice I was looking for.

Invest in that mesh jacket  stuff which contains the armour but you can see through.

I've not seen that stuff before. Does it contain protection against sliding along the road or just against bumps?