Leather, nakedness and commuting

[VNA]

If you are that safety and life conscious, why do you ride motorcycle in the first place? Do you know it makes you about 20 times more likely to get injured or killed than driving a car?

Exactly!

I was just about to say the same.  I'm reading these endless comments about what gear you must wear every time you go out on your bike, and I'm thinking, why are you dudes riding bikes.  If you are that worried stop it, stop it now, cos I've got news for you, riding a motorcycle is an inherently risky business.  And all the fancy gear in the world won't do foc all if you head but a lamp post or get run over by an articulated truck coming the other way.

I'm all for folks wearing protective gear, but it's a choice and nor do we want silly talk from riders themselves leading to legislation, which as we know is a constant threat.

I'm like others here, when I started riding, it was a crappy leather jacket with a bit of foam here and there (no back protection), a hat and jeans. 

It's getting warm again up here in sunny Ayrshire.  I have to admit I'm not one for warm summer weather.  I was riding home after work this evening, full leathers, but the jeans were sticking to me and it was rather annoying an uncomfortable .  Tomorrow it'll be back to leather jacket and jeans.  It's either I am comfortable on the bike or I don't ride it.

Example:  So you decide to take up mountain climbing.

Whenever I can find some time and the weather is OK, I'm off walking, mainly hills or often into remote areas for the day.  I do it all year round, oh and last winter was great by the way, and I generally head off by myself.  And guess what, the same sort of safety police types keep taking me to task about it.  Apparently it's dangerous to out for a walk by yourself!  You shouldn't apparently walk up a hill in winter, and you definitely shouldn't go by yourself in winter.  Some folks even said me to me last winter (after a number of hill accidents) that winter hill walking should be banned!

OK, so there are risks, but like riding a bike one tries to manage the risk and attempt to choose how much to take on.  Riding a bike and walking in the hills keeps me happy and almost sane.  I'm at my most happy alone and on top of some remote peak in the Highlands.

Buachaille Etive Beag in winter during the week and I'm the only one up there!





It was a shorts and T-shirt day too  :pokefun