How true! I ride my R15 wearing a full face helmet (helmets are compulsory here), & a Probiker riding glove.. The helmet doesn't make people stare at me, but the combination of a riding glove & the R15 does. Initially, the stares people gave used to make me concious, but nowadays I don't even look around. People do keep passing comments, especially discussions between bike riders & their pillions.
But at the end of the day, we don't wear the riding gear for other road users, but for ourselves & because we understand & try to prepare ourselves for the kind of unforseen situations we as bike riders are prone to. So why bother about their stares or what they have to comment (in hush tones)..
