Rocket is not a motorcycle one can ride in shorts

[steve59]

I met a rider at a local bike shop, fellow SDR riders might be fewer and further between than R3 riders, anyhow, I'd gotten my left lower leg & foot crushed when a jeep hit me and he gotten a flat on the hwy and got tossed off the bike going 65. I saw the pics of his road rash and listened to how every night changing the dressing would peel off the new skin and after looking at all the scars he had a year later I walked away kinda relieved i only had dozens of screws, plates, a rod & 4 surgeries to be put back together.

Ride how you want, but sometimes we survive the accident and those times are when you'll be glad you dressed for the occasion. Yea the dude was still riding in a tee shirt & jeans no protective gear and thats his business, but when I see guys riding in flip flops and shorts i cringe. stepping down now.

 

[GPMAZ]

I met a rider at a local bike shop, fellow SDR riders might be fewer and further between than R3 riders, anyhow, I'd gotten my left lower leg & foot crushed when a jeep hit me and he gotten a flat on the hwy and got tossed off the bike going 65. I saw the pics of his road rash and listened to how every night changing the dressing would peel off the new skin and after looking at all the scars he had a year later I walked away kinda relieved i only had dozens of screws, plates, a rod & 4 surgeries to be put back together.

Ride how you want, but sometimes we survive the accident and those times are when you'll be glad you dressed for the occasion. Yea the dude was still riding in a tee shirt & jeans no protective gear and thats his business, but when I see guys riding in flip flops and shorts i cringe. stepping down now.

Pulled over at the scene of an accident years ago in Phoenix. Rider had low sided the bike when a car had turned in front of him at an intersection. He was wearing shorts, a tee shirt and flipflops and no helmet. Cop said he'd have probably walked away but instead ended up with a nasty bump on the head, serious asphalt abrasions, and third degree burns from laying on the pavement in 115+ degree heat. As I got older I quit riding in 110+ weather as the gear was just too uncomfortable. Sometimes we get away with bad choices and sometimes we don't.

 

[rick danger]

Pulled over at the scene of an accident years ago in Phoenix. Rider had low sided the bike when a car had turned in front of him at an intersection. He was wearing shorts, a tee shirt and flipflops and no helmet. Cop said he'd have probably walked away but instead ended up with a nasty bump on the head, serious asphalt abrasions, and third degree burns from laying on the pavement in 115+ degree heat. As I got older I quit riding in 110+ weather as the gear was just too uncomfortable. Sometimes we get away with bad choices and sometimes we don't.

I was a firefighter in Yonkers NY for 20 years. We went to accidents a lot. Saw some gruesome stuff... ATGATT for me.

 

[pica]

I bet you don't live in Florida.

I do... and still never ride in shorts. I prefer to always dress for the fall.

 

[Mighty Mouse]

As far as shorts are concerned I did it a few times in the early 80’s as a young man. I wouldn’t do it now. I also went without a helmet a few times riding locally as a youngster. I wouldn’t do that again either. I refuse to dress like a Power Ranger but Kudos to the people that do. I also refuse to tell other people how to ride and what to wear. That said it makes sense to me to wear a helmet with armored jackets along with boots and long pants. That’s just me and my opinion though. Ride how you like. Cheers!

 

[Tripps]

I promise, no flip flops