:iagree:But most of the time I have on my Alter Ego overpants also which have atleast some knee, hip and kidney protection built in.

All gear all the time for me...I didn't used to think this way and rode for years in helmet...gloves...sometimes fingerless...jeans...T-shirt and tennis shoes.

I got hit by a car in 2001 and the weather was perfect...I wasn't speeding or under the influence of anything illegal...BUT a car didn't see me and BAM I went sailing through the air and bouncing down the street. :zowned:

I did have a leather jacket on that day BUT the tennis shoes allowed my foot and ankle to get pretty much destroyed...they wanted to amputate at the knee but luckily one orthopedic surgeon on duty "thought" he could save my foot that was hanging and blowing in the wind...not kidding either.:whistle:

Well after 4 surgeries and two skin graphs (that was fun:panic:) I still have MY foot...even though I have a slight limp. :idk: My femur bone also snapped and was poking through my jeans...oh that was :drool:...NOT. :rofl::rofl:

Just for the record I wasn't on a sportbike...I was on a BigDog Bulldog similar to this but different paint...

http://www.psndealer.com/dealersite/...25_bulldog.jpg

JMHO....but:
as far as the philosophy "I don't wear gear if I'm just coolin' it, or just going for a short hop".

3/4 of MC accidents are caused by other vehicles, and occur within a mile or so of home. 2/3 of those accidents occur within 10 minutes of the beginning of the trip.

http://www.clarity.net/~adam/hurt-report.html

If I knew when I was gonna be in an accident, THAT'S when I would wear my gear.....unfortunately.......

If you read the results of the report carefully, you may conclude that the shorter the ride with the more intersections and the lower the speeds, the more likely the case you would need your gear.......


.....and you'd be right.

I wear AGATT. The least protection that I'd have on is a pair of riding jeans from either AlpineStar or Cortech. I wear those if I were to toot around the neighborhood and not hitting the freeways and highways. Any further than that at least a textile pants would go on and I never carve the canyons with anything less than my heavy textile, but usually all leathers.

AGATT - full leather from the neck down, full face from the neck up.
Back protector at the track, even in the "slow" group.

All/most gear, all of the time is not there, but that's what I'd pick. When running small errands or something, I'd just rock jacket, boots, gloves, helmet and jeans. Other than that, it's 1-peice all the time.

Helmet,jacket,riding boots,gloves, Icon leg armor everytime!

When I started riding last spring it was just helmet and gloves with a shirt, jeans and basketball shoes. I finally started to realize how retarded that was and bought a mesh/leather jacket that Ive been wearing since. Now this summer Ill finally be getting higher end gloves, a leather jacket and some good boots this summer. Hopefully some leather pants over next winter so I can hit th track the following summer.

feel naked without my gear on when on the bike.