Re: 9 Things You Really Shouldn�t Wear While Riding a Motorcycle

While I agree with most points I don't think the clothing part is a must. Most motorcycles in our country are purely utilitarian i.e. to commute or to take some stuff or carry ones wife, family, etc inside the cities/towns so people wear the casual clothing mainly determined by the destination rather than for protection. And riding motorcycles in cities is actually safe due to slower speeds and shorter distances which doesn't warrant any special clothing. Bikes going on highways needs to have proper clothing to match the speeds and distances there, but our highways are different as said by others.

I never put anything in my ears while riding due to two reasons- I want to be able to hear the happenings around and on long rides I enjoy the passing visuals and find music a distraction. A good helmet is more than enough to dim the street noise.

Re: 9 Things You Really Shouldn�t Wear While Riding a Motorcycle

[MENTION=34574]sparky[/MENTION] - I disagree. I had an accident that put me out of commission for 3 months followed by 1 month of physiotherapy, I was just going to pick up my brother from the nearby market, a distance of 2-3 km from my home, at a speed of max 40 kmph. In another incident, A father with his son were driving in front of me at a very leisurely pace <40 kpmh, a pig ran out in front and he collided with it, he fainted, luckily his son was not hurt. But both had scrapes and minor bleeding on hands and legs.

Falls, skids, scrapes etc can happen to anyone. Riding safe, following rules, giving way to others etc is no guarantee that you will not be involved in an accident, Indian drivers/riders can be morons, there are also strays, pigs, cows etc that can come in front of you randomly, Maybe not everyone can buy or afford armored riding gear but having a basic windcheater type jacket also helps. I say you dress how you want to but have something on top that keeps your skin from the tarmac however minimal.

Btw Injuries, cuts, scrapes on moving parts like the knee, feet, palms etc take a looooong time to heal compared to if you had them like on your forearm or thighs for example, this is from my personal experience, my knee still curses me to this day for the beating it's taken

Awesome. Very useful information, thumbs up.