kilted motorcycle?

**bikercelt1** · 27th March 07, 01:14 PM

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.

Originally Posted by Canadian_Kilt

[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

**Matthew J. Greene** · 27th March 07, 04:11 PM

I always wear jeans or work pants with boots when riding. I bought a pair of chaps last week for longer rides and cooler weather.

I also have two jackets that I wear. One is a mesh model from "Joe Rocket". It has shoulder, back, and forearm/elbow armor. My other is a heavy lether for cooler weather. I do occasionally ride with a denim shirt over my tshirt instead of a jacket.

I almost always wear gloves for protection. Nothing hurts worse than a big ol' grasshopper slamming into your hand at 65 MPH.

I would not wear a kilt, or shorts while riding a bike.

The reason: Whether it is due to your own fault or someone elses fault, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO HIT THE PAVEMENT!!!!

I am pro choice on helmet laws, even though I personally recommend and always wear a helmet with a full face shield (that grasshopper thing again)

**Matthew J. Greene** · 27th March 07, 04:24 PM

Agreed! Denim provides little protection but is better than nothing.

The Draggin Jeans are a good product.

**Fearnest** · 27th March 07, 04:29 PM

I've been considering the draggin' jeans (as the weather warms up). Till I find some spare cash (read: not devoted to buying a kilt or accessories) I'll just suffer through with my chaps.

Thanks for the review of the draggin' jeans!

**bikercelt1** · 27th March 07, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by Fearnest

I've been considering the draggin' jeans (as the weather warms up). Till I find some spare cash (read: not devoted to buying a kilt or accessories) I'll just suffer through with my chaps.

Thanks for the review of the draggin' jeans!

Not to belabor the point, but, chaps lack protection in the place most you're likely to need it in case of a high-speed slide. We sell a lot of chaps and they're great for comfort but full "over-pants" are more functional and if you look into some of the abrasion-resistant fabrics can be quite affordable.

Jamie

**Dreadbelly** · 27th March 07, 04:42 PM

Just wait till a nurse takes a bristle brush and iodine and scrubs gravel, glass, bits of plastic, and assorted junk out of your backside.

Next time somebody talks about chaps you'll them exactly where they can stick them.

Oh, and about grasshoppers hitting your knuckles... Those hurt, but stones or road debris kicked up by trucks and cars slamming in to your fingers will shatter them like glass.

Ouch. >_<

**morrison** · 27th March 07, 04:44 PM

If one is an experienced, skilled, careful motorcyclist, the risk to self is diminished. Ride at your own skill level. Always assume that every vehicle on your road is intending to knock you down and drive on top of you. ( click on my signature photo links)

**Fearnest** · 27th March 07, 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by bikercelt1

Not to belabor the point, but, chaps lack protection in the place most you're likely to need it in case of a high-speed slide. We sell a lot of chaps and they're great for comfort but full "over-pants" are more functional and if you look into some of the abrasion-resistant fabrics can be quite affordable.

Jamie

Originally Posted by Dreadbelly

Just wait till a nurse takes a bristle brush and iodine and scrubs gravel, glass, bits of plastic, and assorted junk out of your backside.

Next time somebody talks about chaps you'll them exactly where they can stick them.

Oh, and about grasshoppers hitting your knuckles... Those hurt, but stones or road debris kicked up by trucks and cars slamming in to your fingers will shatter them like glass.

Ouch. >_<

You know, once upon a time I was a first responder (back in the days of the Caddy wagon ambulances)... funny how you forget things like really deeply impacted gravel and glass (unless they're coming out of you). Thanks for the reminders!

Guess I'll change the order of my next purchase - riding pants before the next kilt!

**Matthew J. Greene** · 27th March 07, 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by bikercelt1

Not to belabor the point, but, chaps lack protection in the place most you're likely to need it in case of a high-speed slide. We sell a lot of chaps and they're great for comfort but full "over-pants" are more functional and if you look into some of the abrasion-resistant fabrics can be quite affordable.

Jamie

I will agree with that. Full leather pants are almost prohibitively expensive. I have been checking out some of the armored mesh pants made by Joe Rocket.

I bought the chaps for the knee protection and cooler weather riding.

**Matthew J. Greene** · 27th March 07, 04:54 PM

Originally Posted by Dreadbelly

Oh, and about grasshoppers hitting your knuckles... Those hurt, but stones or road debris kicked up by trucks and cars slamming in to your fingers will shatter them like glass.

Ouch. >_<

A friend of mine has been trying to sell me his wind shield to put on my bike. That is sounding like a good idea all of a sudden.

Actually, I did take a pretty good chunk of gravel in the helmet this past summer. It sounded like a firecracker went off inside the helmet. Surprising ly no damage to the helmet except for a little paint scraped off.