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Originally Posted by menikmati
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.
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Exactly. My mention was due to something similar - somebody turned left in front of me while on a damp road on my way to work years back, and when I grabbed the brakes my front wheel slipped and I went down. Wearing boots, gloves, jacket and helmet. I was an hour late to work, because I pushed the broken motorcycle the last mile and a half. Bangs and bruises, but no split skull, no skin grafts, etc.
The problem was just as much my fault - I should've considered not being seen, and slowed down while covering the brakes. I was just lollygagging and when a panic stop happened, my hands weren't ready so they lunged for the lever, which resulted in the poor brake modulation and a front wheel lockup.
She caused the incident, but it taught me:
1 - to be more mindful
2 - that most accidents happen at lower speeds (not all fireballs on the interstate).
3 - how great proper gear can be.