I have worn my kilt to ride, it's not safe or easy but I've done it. I can't recomend it but if your going to find out for yourself at least be really careful. You want to keep all those intimate parts you were born with functioning well. I wear a pair of tour master pants over the top of my kilt when I want to ride somewhere kilted and I don't want to have to change when I get there. The Tourmaster pants have a full length zipper up the leg which allows me to tug down the kilt to keep the pleats from bunching up and I get one size larger than I would wear over jeans in order to have enough room in the thighs and seat. This works best with a P-V kilt or a Utilikilt original, it's almost impossible with a Utilikilt Workman and I wouldn't want to see what it would do to a wool tank.
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[Regarding Jeans - no offence to anyone but riding in jeans is not ever likely to help any one. It's better than shorts by about 5 feet when sliding on concrete. They might protect your skin if you bail going around a corner at 30KPH .. but that's about it. If you don't like wearing leathers (and I admit they can be cumbersome), google up a pair of Draggin Jeans. They're jeans with kevlar woven in and some padding in the joints. They look and wear like jeans but will still offer decent protection in a crash.
Actually, tests have shown that a new pair of denim jeans have an amazingly good abrasion resistance but they lose it as they are washed and become softer. The Draggin Jeans are an awsome product. They look kind of like carpenter jeans with double thickness at knees and seat but without all the utility loops and pockets. Harley-Davidson just came out with their own version but the sizing is a bit weird so if the Draggin Jeans don't fit you quite right check your local H-D dealer.

Jamie