Gear in South Africa!

[dr.simon]

Here in South Africa, the only regulation is the wearing of helmets. All the rest of the gear is optional! Being a Forum moderator on our local SA Forum, we advocate using All The Gear All The Time (ATGATT). What that means, is every time one gets on a scooter or bike, all the gear is worn irrespective of distance to be travelled! The gear we talk about, consists of helmet, jacket, gloves, protective riding pants, and boots.

I would be interested to find out what other riders feel about safety!

[you you]

Here in South Africa, the only regulation is the wearing of helmets. All the rest of the gear is optional! Being a Forum moderator on our local SA Forum, we advocate using All The Gear All The Time (ATGATT). What that means, is every time one gets on a scooter or bike, all the gear is worn irrespective of distance to be travelled! The gear we talk about, consists of helmet, jacket, gloves, protective riding pants, and boots.

I would be interested to find out what other riders feel about safety!

Best not ride a bike?

[gn2]

IMO the best thing to wear is something comfortable which suits the weather conditions.
But never ever wear an open face lid.

[WhiteNoise]

To each his/her own with the gear that's my opinion. Every so often (esp. summer months) I wish I'd have the nerve to ride with some jeans or shorts, t-shirt, sneakers, 3/4 hat and light gloves. Can't find the nerve to do it! I feel that tap on my shoulder and voices enter my head...."Not today, best to wear all the gear!" Who's voice? But I listen. Yeah, I wear it all and all the time. One day, maybe I'll.......
shite, I won't

[Indyglow]

I'm an ATGATT. Full face helmet, jacket, gloves, boots, leather pants. Summer or winter. I have a pair of kevlar jeans but don't really like them because they feel like wearing sandpaper. I'd rather spend my time riding than healing.

[you you]

IMO the best thing to wear is something comfortable which suits the weather conditions.
But never ever wear an open face lid.

Too fugly?

[gn2]

Me, fugly?
Hell no, I'm a handsome old devil.

[maddiedog]

GN2's sexy and he knows it.

It gets hot enough here that I skimp on gear sometimes. Today, I rode in a full-face helmet, gloves, and riding jacket with heavy pants and boots. It's not uncommon for me to ride in the summer with just jeans (or even occasionally shorts), a t-shirt, tennis shoes, light gloves (if any) and a full-face. I occasionally wear a half-helmet at scooter rallies, it makes talking to people easier. I'd never wear a half-helmet on a long or dangerous ride though.

[you you]

GN2's sexy and he knows it.

We need photographic evidence...

[Marcs]

GN2's sexy and he knows it.

We need photographic evidence...

You want to expose some thing... not good

[WhiteNoise]

Welcome aboard Marcs! I don't think we're going to get photo exposure from gn2 so, no worries Like maddiedog said, (clearing my throat)
Wait for it....wait for it, ~~~~~~~ "He's sexy and He Knows it!"

[gn2]

I don't think we're going to get photo exposure from gn2 so, no worries

A picture of me has already appeared on this site...

[maddiedog]

^ That one?

[you you]

You can just make out his sporran

[gn2]

That isn't me, the picture of me has a top hat in it.

[Taz]

Naughty naughty, that looks like a white police helmet you are wearing. Shouldnt you have returned that when you left the force?

[maddiedog]

That isn't me, the picture of me has a top hat in it.

Twas a joke. I know the picture you're talking about, I figured if anyone wanted to see your mug badly enough, they'd click through your post history.

[WhiteNoise]

Really gn2? That photo is Really You in the tophat? Hippie days? I peeped around and found it under the Off Topic forum with thread titled "gangs." That's aaa lotta hair! You were One cool dude! Now, I'm trying to put my finger on who you resemble from that time period,...hmmmm...........

[WhiteNoise]

Okay forget it, I can't come up with who it is anyways......

[maddiedog]

Kinda reminds me of Ozzie Osbourne.