Jeans or regular moto Trousers?

[Martin Slovakia]

I would like to find out, who prefers Jeans and who regular moto Trousers?
Is anyone rYding just in shorts or normal jeans?

Here is the story of the Jeans I do wear and why i consider them as a TOP on the market.

https://youtu.be/7ClFZ6pxx6A

[lstayner]

I guess I am confused. Just because you ride a Spyder, you don't need the hip and knee protection? I am not understanding your logic at all. A kevlar liner doesn't offer any protection from the impact with the road. Crashing sucks and you want all the protection you can get.

[Bob Denman]

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ATGATT! :thumbup:

But not those riding pants: I have my own preferred choice...

[Pirate looks at --]

I wear riding pants that do in deed have armor in them. They are abrasion resistant, but, I wear them because they are warmer than jeans in the winter and cooler than jeans in the summer. Just give it a try it is true.

[r!ot]

i ride a spyder and stryker, and wear BOHN body armor,boots, helmet and gloves

[bscofield84]

I have riding jeans with Kevlar and pockets for armor.

[lstayner]

i ride a spyder and stryker, and wear BOHN body armor,boots, helmet and gloves

How does the Bohn hold up? They have always intrigues me. I currently wear Motoport mesh riding pants with full armor.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

I guess I am confused. Just because you ride a Spyder, you don't need the hip and knee protection? I am not understanding your logic at all. A kevlar liner doesn't offer any protection from the impact with the road. Crashing sucks and you want all the protection you can get.

When you really think about being in danger while driving …..EVERYONE should be outfitted like the NASCAR drivers ….anything less is foolhardy ….. PS I wear normal attire when I operate my Spyder ….. but that's just me ….. all the best ….. Mike :ohyea:

[asp125]

Depends. If I'm riding hard on the sport bike - leathers. General riding around - riding jeans with armor or Carhartts. Spyder - Carhartts or regular jeans. Touring - my 3 season ballistic mesh pants.

[dpetrick]

BohnArmor top and bottoms under kevlar jeans or leathers, depends on the weather. Jacket, pants, helmet, gloves and riding boots.

[Chupaca]

One can never have enough protection. I have full coverage, long sleeves, long pants, lace on footwear (unforutnately can not wear boots) helmet, gloves but not the best materials but better than short sleeves, short pants, toe sandals, do rag and bare knuckles....:roflblack: for sure. For the long haul I do have a armored Jacket :thumbup:

[Motorcycledave]

Hi All
Here is my take on this,
You must decide if you are welling to take a chance on having a CRASH and using
protective clothing or not, A Spyder is a machine you are sitting on NOT in you do not
have seat belts and lots of metal around you for protection,
In 2011 I was riding my Honda ST1100 and was stopped at a stop sign a car pulled up behind me
there was lots of cross traffic in front of me and I was the first vehicle in the row just behind the
cross walk.... While sitting there I saw to my left a green pickup heading at me on an angle, I knew I was
going to get hit... I for some crazy reason jumped off the bike and the truck hit the left side of it right where
I was sitting, I was on the ground and the bike was spinning it hit me and pushed me under the pickup trucks right rear wheel
at that point he ran over my upper body chest and arm, I was outfitted with an armor jacket by First Gear and
armor pants also First Gear along with modular helmet and gloves and riding boots.... I did not have any road rash
I did have a bunch of shoulder problems it was dislocated, my helmet was a mess from whatever under the truck hit it
the bike was totaled and I was close behind. The truck driver was blind drunk, it was a stolen truck with stolen lic. plates,
he had NO drivers lic., no Ins. and now the big one this was his 5th. DUI/DWI
All that being said I was not dead or horribly maimed. I have to thank First Gear for saving my bacon.
If you value your skin don't ride with out proper protection... All this from a guy who has been riding for 62 years.
Ride Safe
Dave

[ARtraveler]

Safety gear is all about personal choices. I am still a believer in ATGATT. You will NEVER catch me riding without a proper helmet, gloves, or boots. I have several other options for everything else. I usually let the weather conditions decide the rest. I have leather jackets, textile jackets, and mesh jackets. Also have textile riding pants with liners for the colder or rainy weather.

Most of the time it is KEVLAR lined jeans for me. If I want extra protection I add a pair of old fashioned leather riding chaps. I like the look and it does not matter if I am on my cruiser or the spyder.

[Martin Slovakia]

I guess I am confused. Just because you ride a Spyder, you don't need the hip and knee protection? I am not understanding your logic at all. A kevlar liner doesn't offer any protection from the impact with the road. Crashing sucks and you want all the protection you can get.

Hi there.. exactly, i dont need it �� if i will felt down the scraches will be last thing i will be worrying about. This way i feel 100times more comfy... i dont think anybody has ever felt down from spyder,,, sooo only option is crash

[Bob Denman]

Hi there.. exactly, i dont need it �� if i will felt down the scraches will be last thing i will be worrying about. This way i feel 100times more comfy... i dont think anybody has ever felt down from spyder,,, sooo only option is crash

Scratches???

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IrKUStWl24

[lstayner]

That is a hard lesson to learn. Dress for the crash.

[Peteoz]

Thanks for the video, Martin. Those jeans look great. Yes, you obviously have style and cool in great abundance. In fact, if I wasn’t married, I’d probably ask you out :D :D ....... and NO, that is NOT my “wife” in my profile photo :yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes:

Like you, I prefer riding jeans to moto trousers. I have two pairs of Draggin jeans. One with Kevlar in the seat and knees for summer and one fully lined with Kevlar for winter. They do not have stretch panels in the crotch and knees however. But having said that, my go to riding pants are actually stretch Kevlar jeans from MotoPort. They make them using your favourite pair of casual jeans as a pattern, and they are unbelievably soft yet strong, as well as being water resistant. They are cool in summer and warm in winter. When I say stretch, I do not mean they fit tight to your body. They are the same dimensions as your jeans, but they flex a bit when you bend your knees (and other parts).
Like you, comfort when riding, walking and sitting in cafes is my prime driver, so I also do not wear knee pads. If you are not comfortable when riding, I don’t believe you are able to fully concentrate.
Of course, I do not look anywhere near as good in my jeans as you do in yours, as it is impossible to meet the high standards of style and cool that you display. That is why I did not bother posting a photo.:2thumbs:

Pete

[LeftCoast]

I’ve been wanting to get riding jeans but they are all 6 inches too long for my expanded waist size so right now it’s my riding pants with knee and hip armor with some shorts underneath in summer so I can peel down when I stop.

[RICZ]

+ Full helmet - prefer my white (for visibility) Shoei Neotech modular.
+ Ballistic nylon riding jacket with armor and zip out lining. Blue and white for visibility.
+ Kevlar lined riding jeans with knee armor.
+ Weather appropriate underliner under the jeans, helps insulate from heat or cold.
+ 11" riding boots with thick traction soles.
There's an irony here; an inverse proportion. When you are young and have several decades ahead to live, you take foolish chances which can snuff that out in an instant. But when you are nearing the possible end of life, you take every measure you can to preserve what little is left.

[lstayner]

I’ve been wanting to get riding jeans but they are all 6 inches too long for my expanded waist size so right now it’s my riding pants with knee and hip armor with some shorts underneath in summer so I can peel down when I stop.

Take a look at Motoport. They custom make them to fit correctly. Yes, they are a bit more expensive than an off the shelf pair but they have a 7 year warranty. This past year I had lost enough weight that I needed to have them resized. Sent a pair of jeans in with the pants and 3 weeks later I got the pants back and the fit was perfect.

[Eckhard]

+
+ Kevlar lined riding jeans with knee armor.


What brand of Jeans are you wearing?
Thanks

[jbim]

I'm for protection unless it's a very short ride. But even if I wear regular jeans, I use armored knee pads. So it's either my full suit Aerostich, BMW moto summer pants, jeans with knee pads. I always wear a jacket with protection and last year I bought a vest that inflates on impact to protect the ribs, shoulder and neck

https://helite.com/airbag-motorcycle-vest-turtle-black

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

I'm for protection unless it's a very short ride. But even if I wear regular jeans, I use armored knee pads. So it's either my full suit Aerostich, BMW moto summer pants, jeans with knee pads. I always wear a jacket with protection and last year I bought a vest that inflates on impact to protect the ribs, shoulder and neck

https://helite.com/airbag-motorcycle-vest-turtle-black

I believe about 75 % of vehicle accidents occur within 15 miles of your residence …….. if this is true ATGATT makes more sense for a spin around the block ….just sayin …. Mike

[jbim]

I believe about 75 % of vehicle accidents occur within 15 miles of your residence …….. if this is true ATGATT makes more sense for a spin around the block ….just sayin …. Mike

I agree. I do wear my armored jacket and Helite vest ATT. It's just the jeans with knee pads that I may wear for short rides, specially when that is what I am already wearing.

[RICZ]

What brand of Jeans are you wearing?
Thanks
Good old Cycle Gear. I go there because I can try on before buying, there is a huge selection and their prices are decent. I call them the Harbor Freight of the MC accessory world. They stock many items with their house brand that are sold elsewhere with national brand names on them and for way less.
+ The underliners I wear are Cycle Gear's Heat-Out and Freeze-Out and THEY WORK!
+ I forgot to add gloves - always the gloves. Hitting the pavement without them has horrible results.
I buy on line only when I have to, I much prefer the old fashion eye-to-eye buyer-seller relationship. It's even better to go where everyone knows your name. (Some won't get that last bit.)

[Deanna777]

:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:

Deanna

[Peteoz]

Like many threads, this appears to have taken on a life of its own. Martin’s question was whether you prefer riding jeans to moto pants, and why, and it appears to have turned into a declaration of who believes they are the “safest” when they ride :dontknow:

Pete

[ARtraveler]

It could be deemed to be as you suggested.

However, the second line from the OP......"I anysone rYding just in shorts or normal jeans"?...does seem to open the subject for further discussion about some of the safety issues.

So far....IMO...a bit off, but not enough side bars to mess with the thread. There has been some interesting discussion. With all the new people on the site...some are seeing this type of information for the first time.

[Peteoz]

It could be deemed to be as you suggested.

However, the second line from the OP......"I anysone rYding just in shorts or normal jeans"?...does seem to open the subject for further discussion about some of the safety issues.

So far....IMO...a bit off, but not enough side bars to mess with the thread. There has been some interesting discussion. With all the new people on the site...some are seeing this type of information for the first time.

We’ll have to agree to disagree on this one, AK. There are a zillion (well, maybe a million :D ), threads on Spyderlovers regarding ATGATT for new and old members to look up. Martin’s thread is specifically looking at the differences people find between moto pants and riding jeans, and the reasons they have. Shorts and normal jeans are also in the mix. You would have to ask if some of the comments were made without even watching Martin’s video.

Speaking of which, I do indeed wear shorts on the F3. This is a calculated gamble, and occurs when I ride the 10km, all in a 50kph zone with no traffic lights, to my local beach for a surf. If I was riding two wheels I would not even consider it, as you never know when that patch of sand or oil might pop up, but on three wheels, and as a constantly aware driver/rider, the risks in my calculations are minimal. However, I NEVER wear normal denim jeans. If I am riding anywhere other than very local, it’s just as easy to pull on riding jeans as normal ones, and without knee guards, they are all day comfortable off the F3.
If I am off on a multi day trip, or on the freeway, then it’s the MotoPort Kevlar jeans with armour.

Pete

[ARtraveler]

We’ll have to agree to disagree on this one, AK. There are a zillion (well, maybe a million :D ), threads on Spyderlovers regarding ATGATT for new and old members to look up. Martin’s thread is specifically looking at the differences people find between moto pants and riding jeans, and the reasons they have. Shorts and normal jeans are also in the mix. You would have to ask if some of the comments were made without even watching Martin’s video.

Speaking of which, I do indeed wear shorts on the F3. This is a calculated gamble, and occurs when I ride the 10km, all in a 50kph zone with no traffic lights, to my local beach for a surf. If I was riding two wheels I would not even consider it, as you never know when that patch of sand or oil might pop up, but on three wheels, and as a constantly aware driver/rider, the risks in my calculations are minimal. However, I NEVER wear normal denim jeans. If I am riding anywhere other than very local, it’s just as easy to pull on riding jeans as normal ones, and without knee guards, they are all day comfortable off the F3.
If I am off on a multi day trip, or on the freeway, then it’s the MotoPort Kevlar jeans with armour.

Pete

No problem what so ever. If everyone agreed...this would not be fun at all. :bowdown:

[sledmaster]

Wear the best gear you can afford. Hitting the ground hurts.