| How do you vote? Styling or protection?
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| | thick leather, with a sole that can flex
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| What do you need to consider about the
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| | with the foot but has a resistance to
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| type of clothing to wear when riding your
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| | crushing across the foot. Heard of steel
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| motorcycle? First and foremost, repeat,
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| | toe shoes? Well not a bad ideal for when
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| you need protection from injury. However,
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| | you are riding.
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| you can still be styling while riding
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| | The history of material normally used for
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| your bike!
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| | motorcycle protective clothing has been
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| There nothing like laying your bike down
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| | leather. The thick nylon and other
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| on asphalt, rapidly skidding down the
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| | synthetic materials will work well too.
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| black hell with visions of I am going to
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| | Look into Kevlar reinforced jeans which
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| die in your head, plus leaving lots of
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| | hold up much better than normal jeans
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| your skin on the street to get you to
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| | while skidding across asphalt at 70
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| think about wearing protective clothing
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| | m.p.h. Here is an interesting fact.
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| while riding your motorcycle. If you are
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| | According to the European standard
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| like most people, you think about
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| | abrasion test, normal jeans last 0.6
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| injuries from falling (impact) or
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| | seconds, while protective motorcycle
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| abrasions from skidding. Both of these
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| | pants will last 5 seconds or more. Think
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| types of injuries can be very painful
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| | about 5 seconds of protection versus
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| especially if you survive them. Good
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| | about 0.5 seconds. If you have to think
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| news, clothing can play an important part
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| | very hard, you have been riding your
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| in reducing the injury level in both
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| | motorcycle without a helmet again. Go
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| types of these injuries.
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| | with the Kevlar protected, re-enforced
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| Did you know that 30% (50% at night) of
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| | jeans.
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| drivers involved in accidents with
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| | You apply the same principles to jackets.
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| motorcycles claim they didn't see the
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| | You are looking for hard wearing jackets,
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| bike? I can't count the times I have had
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| | preferably thick leather not the fancy
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| to dodge cars who I know just didn't see
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| | thin fashion leather like some jackets.
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| me. If they had been watching for cars,
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| | Pay attention to the stitching which
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| it would not have been an issue. How many
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| | should be uniform with no dropped
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| times have you not seen a motorcyclist
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| | stitches. All your stress areas, your
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| and you are even more aware of them than
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| | elbows and shoulders should be
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| the average driver? Driving in your
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| | reinforced, ideally with some impact
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| neighborhood on your bike could be highly
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| | protection included. This means, not a
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| dangerous. Approximately 90% of urban
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| | bad ideal to have some protective padding
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| motorcycle accidents are caused the other
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| | in your jacket.
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| driver not by the motorcyclist. Riding
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| | Want to keep those fingers looking good
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| with your headlights on is very important
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| | and attached? You must have a decent pair
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| to being seen. Bright colors or
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| | of gloves. When you fall, you
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| reflective stripes can help a lot.
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| | instinctively put out your hands palm
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| For those of us who are into styling,
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| | side down to stop yourself in a slide, so
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| there are some great looking motorcycle
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| | the palms of your gloves should made of
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| clothing on the market these days.
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| | thick leather or knitted Kevlar and
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| However, not all of the motorcycle
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| | reinforced with patches. Knitted Kevlar
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| clothing offers as much protection as you
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| | is especially good for this kind of
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| think. Protective motorcycle clothing are
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| | abrasion resistance, but reinforced
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| not created equal. In Europe, they have a
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| | leather works well too.
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| standard for motorcycle clothing. For it
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| | That old saying it only hurt when I stop.
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| be lawfully sold as "safety" clothing, it
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| | Well, apply that saying to when you hit
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| has to pass a series of European
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| | the pavement. Impact protection can be
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| standards and bear the CE mark, which are
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| | bought separately like back protectors.
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| pretty lengthy. How does the clothing
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| | If you buy it, make sure you wear it.
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| performance hold up in abrasion, tearing
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| | Depending on your personality, it might
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| and impact tests. Once they pass the
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| | be best motorcycle protective clothing
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| test, then the manufacturer are allowed
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| | with a degree of impact protection
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| to sell the motorcycle protective
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| | included so that you know when you put on
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| clothing with the CE mark. Unfortunately,
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| | your jacket and pants, the protection is
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| USA has no such regulation is available
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| | there and you don't have to remember to
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| in the USA. Cheer up, all is not lost.
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| | put it on.
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| Just requires you to pay attention to
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| | I know this is a cliche but helmets
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| what you are buying.
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| | really do save lives. Your head is not as
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| Not many people realize that most
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| | hard as you think. Head injuries are not
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| motorcycle injuries occur below the belt.
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| | easy to recover from and in a motorcycle
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| You love your legs and feet but when you
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| | accident; they tend to be really severe.
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| are riding a motorcycle, the are
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| | A helmet may not stop the injury but it
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| extremely vulnerable to injuries. Make
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| | is very possible it might reduce the
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| sure you wear a decent pair of high boots
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| | impact of an injury.
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| and protective pants. Leather, thick
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| | If you are like most people, they try to
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| leather is a good choice. Check the pants
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| | avoid pain. Give some serious thought to
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| for reinforcement at the knees and hips.
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| | your protective motorcycle clothing the
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| The better safety pants should attach to
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| | next time you go shopping.
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| your jacket by a zipper. Boots should be
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