another new member in North Carolina

**smaughazard** · 16th May 06, 11:03 PM

Hello, one and all. I just joined XMarks; got my first kilt about a year and a half ago, and still wear them primarily to Celtic and Scottish events. It's not that I have any hesitancy about wearing a kilt in public- it's just that I'm an avid motorcyclist, and can't figure out how to wear the kilt while riding! I'm located in Granite Falls (5 miles N of Hickory), and usually attend the Highland games at Grandfather, Loch Norman, and Greensboro plus a few others each year. I may ask a dumb question or two later, but I'm all in favor of more comfort- and breezes!

**bangkok kilt** · 17th May 06, 12:22 AM

Welcome aboard Hazard. I'm sure if there's one place to get advice on riding motorcycles in a kilt, it will be from someone here.

**Big Paul** · 17th May 06, 03:57 AM

Welocome to the forum!

**ByDand** · 17th May 06, 04:24 AM

Welcome aboard! Ask all the questions you want and we will come up with answers. May not be the right ones, but we'll come up with something

**Kiltedmusiclover** · 17th May 06, 04:43 AM

Well Hello Neighbor,

Well not quite but you do live within an hour of me.

Glad to have you on the forum.
We attend some of the same games so I am sure we will meet up with you
at one of the games.

**JBfromBS** · 17th May 06, 05:05 AM

Welcome from a little south of you. Glad to see more and more kilted bretheren in the Carolinas! (Maybe it should be "Kilted Karolinas!)

Joe

**mrpharr** · 17th May 06, 05:11 AM

good to have you!

**davedove** · 17th May 06, 05:12 AM

Originally Posted by smaughazard

I'm an avid motorcyclist, and can't figure out how to wear the kilt while riding!

You can wear a kilt while riding a motorcycle just as easily as you can wear shorts. Just be careful with fly-ups of the apron though.

I don't recommend it though, any more than I would shorts. There is a reason bikers wear all that leather, and it's not because it looks tough! After seeing one person slide his bike down the pavement (or experiencing it yourself!) you learn to wear plenty of protection.