I won't be the one to preach since I don't wear a jacket quite a bit when I ride but I have seen enough accidents and I highly recommend one. I also started with a helmet and some gloves. Went to a jacket but its 90 degrees all day here in FL and its just way too hot especially when commuting to work. If I were riding in sub 80 degree temps a jacket would never leave my body.
This is just me, but if it’s too hot for me to wear my helmet, jacket, gauntlet gloves, Kevlar jeans and boots, I leave the bike in the garage and take the car.
What's obvious to some is unknown to others.
I'm only 30 miles from the Ga/Fl line and right on the coast so it's 80+ 8 months of the year so the jacket will be the hardest keep on every ride but I fo like my skin where it is
Less likely to be stuck under the bike, more likely to be flopping around as you slide or cartwheel. But yes, over the ankle boots are a good investment.
Ok see this is why I ask here among Busa owners, "studies show" that most motorcycle injuries are to the lower legs when the bike pins it to the pavement. I assume most of the reported injuries are from slow moving accidents with cruisers then. I'm just going by what I read online and trying to figure the next best step
Common sense isn't....common. Some people think jeans offer protection on a bike, some people don't wear seat belts in cars etc. What we take for granted as common knowledge or sense isn't necessarily known to everyone. Nothing wrong with asking questions to further one's knowledge.
There are some fantastic fully Vented Riding Jackets out there with Full CE Level 1 or 2 padding available. I am partial to Klim myself but there are myriad others. Same with Riding Pants. #ATGATT!
