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    Cool What Do You Wear?

    So let's say you are going on a few days trip. Basically four lane divided highway and speed limit around 55 - 65mph. The temps are going to be around 90 with full sunshine. What are you going to wear? Are you going with a full textile or mesh jacket or maybe just a long sleeve tee shirt? Or are you totally crazy and are willing to go with shorts and a short sleeve tee shirt???

    Of course you would be wearing a helmet as well.

    We were having a discussion tonight with a friend and I wanted to see what most others would be saying.

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    Being in the military I get to wear the full get-up no matter how hot it is. I usually just go with a long sleeve shirt, jeans, boots, gloves and full face helmet. Sometimes i'm thankful I have to wear it all, especially when bugs hit me at 70mph!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DJFaninTN View Post
    So let's say you are going on a few days trip. Basically four lane divided highway and speed limit around 55 - 65mph. The temps are going to be around 90 with full sunshine. What are you going to wear? Are you going with a full textile or mesh jacket or maybe just a long sleeve tee shirt? Or are you totally crazy and are willing to go with shorts and a short sleeve tee shirt???

    Of course you would be wearing a helmet as well.

    We were having a discussion tonight with a friend and I wanted to see what most others would be saying.

    Sunscreen...sorry, couldn't help it.

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    We would be in long sleeve T's good ryding pants solid lace on shoes or shorty boots and " heat away " under it all. Perhaps our water beaded kerchiefs...this will keep us cool. This is according to the roads mentioned...
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    Quote Originally Posted by DJFaninTN View Post
    So let's say you are going on a few days trip. Basically four lane divided highway and speed limit around 55 - 65mph. The temps are going to be around 90 with full sunshine. What are you going to wear? Are you going with a full textile or mesh jacket or maybe just a long sleeve tee shirt? Or are you totally crazy and are willing to go with shorts and a short sleeve tee shirt???

    Of course you would be wearing a helmet as well.

    We were having a discussion tonight with a friend and I wanted to see what most others would be saying.
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    Default What to wear down under

    Shorts, T and jangles.
    and of course my helmet.

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    Nolan N104 or HJC First Gear Mesh Pants & Jacket, mesh gloves Alpine Boots and a clear head! Don't have any skin or brains to spare!

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    All The Gear, All The Time!
    Boots, jeans, Aerostich jacket, coolvest, Shoei helmet, gloves.
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    I was new to the riding world when I bought my Spyder in 2011. I always remember reading on SL, "dress for the slide, not for the ride." You can't have too much protection...

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    ATGAT in summer it's mesh jacket and pants and riding boots. Never had an issue where it was to hot

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    Hi visibility mesh jacket
    Mesh riding pants with rain liner in. Zipped half way down if needed
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    Camel back filled with ice, worn inside the mesh jacket if temp.s are desert extreme

    oh yeah ATGATT

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    Either Joe Rocket or Can Am riding suit, Cruiserworks boots,riding gloves, and Scorpion modular helmet.

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    Helmet, long sleeve t shirt, high top boots, jeans, summer gloves, sun screen on face and back of neck,
    Jacket in the trunk, oh by the way helmet is full face

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    Nolan N44 helmet
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    Kevlar lined jeans (or mesh riding pants depending on my mood)
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    I have a buddy who teaches MSF & if he ever caught me not dressing for the "Crash", trike of no trike, he'd be very, very mad at me

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    [QUOTE=
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    Modular helmet
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    Shorts, tee shirt and tennis shoes.

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    i am more of jacket of some short kind of guy, jeans, boots, helmet. been wearing my high viz first gear kilimanjaro jacket most of the time. now since it is getting 90 that is warm.

    tried a mesh jacket from cycle gear and it was hotter than my first gear jacket . that one went back quickly. very poor airflow.

    i hate being around those big rigs and bugs come back and whack you pretty hard.


    if its a quick run to town to eat mexican than I might just go tee shirt, helmet and jeans.

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    1/2 Helmet
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    Jeans or shorts
    low top hiking boots.


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    We both have Aerostich R3's on order. Custom made to our, shall we say different shapes. It's their new military grade goretex suits. Both of us wear Neotec helmets; gloves; I wear Sidi Canyon boots, she wears hiking boots. Tom
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    Quote Originally Posted by DJFaninTN View Post
    i am more of jacket of some short kind of guy, jeans, boots, helmet. been wearing my high viz first gear kilimanjaro jacket most of the time. now since it is getting 90 that is warm.

    tried a mesh jacket from cycle gear and it was hotter than my first gear jacket . that one went back quickly. very poor airflow.

    i hate being around those big rigs and bugs come back and whack you pretty hard.


    if its a quick run to town to eat mexican than I might just go tee shirt, helmet and jeans.
    I have a mesh jacket from Tourmaster. It has a zip out liner that is real good. The jacket is a very nice jacket. Lots of zippers, Velcro adjustments, etc. And the zip out liner is pretty warm on a chilly day--not perfect for cold weather--but when the temps get into the high 60's it works just fine.

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    Under armor long sleeve t under a pocket tee, maybe my can am summer wind breaker, and I always wear denim jeans, ankle high hiking style shoes or military style, either 3/4 helmet or doo rag and sunglasses depending on my mood and sweat factor.

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    I have a mesh Jacket(wish I could find something cooler),full face helmet, mesh back leather gloves, Cowboy boots, Jeans if I'm going to work becaus all of this is required.

    everything above but the mesh jacket otherwise.

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    Golf Shorts & Shirt covered by full Mesh First Gear suit & Steel toes sneakers. 3/4 helmet with flip down sunshade ( Gmax 67) is what I and my bride wear together. If we are going to stop at the beach switch Bathing suit and Tee for golf wear.

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