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Originally Posted by CatDaddysBBQ
5: Have fun, and be careful. Wear a helmet. Wear gloves. Wear boots. No shorts. Even a small "off" at 28mph is enough to lose skin and crack your head open. Proper gear goes a long long way.
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Please do this, I ride and wear all my gear even if I was just going for a couple of miles. I've crashed going approximately 30MPH into a guardrail and managed to walk away with no injuries or abrasions, and I thank all my gear for that. I had a full race suit with back protector, full gauntlet gloves and boots on and the aluminum insert on the shoulder was dented in. I couldn't imagine how it would've turned out if I wasn't wearing my gear.
If you have large fluctuations in the weather, you can buy gear that's designed specifically for the weather conditions. Hell, I rode in black leather during the summer and I felt cool as long as I was moving.