Gloves worked pretty good on the way home. I'll stick with them for a while.

Hello everyone, I just started wearing some Safty Green gloves....it seems to work great. J.R.

I feel naked if I don't wear gloves

I'm bad, but it has just been too damn hot lately.

I need to make it more convenient so I am more motivated.

They also produce weird tan lines.

DuggleBogey

You read my post today about braking and turning. I'm brandy new at this sport; however I've never been shy about safety. Here in FL, since 2008, you are required to take a MSF course to get your license. The course requires a helmet, gloves, shoes that cover the ankles, and long sleeves. I bought a pair of Power Trip gloves at the Honda dealer when I bought my helmet. I have since order a pair of Scorpion EXO gloves. They are mesh and very cool, it was those I was wearing when I feel. My hands are fine. I've purchased a pair of Icon Tarmac boots, these also are mesh and don't seem to be any warmer than my regular sneakers. These items I ordered from Motorcycle Superstore. I've purchased a Jacket and pants from Olympia Moto Sports. I did not have the pants on when I fell and today discovered I have a bruise on my hip, otherwise my shoulder is a little sore. If I weren't wearing these when I fell, my hands would be pretty scraped up, I'm sure my shoulder would be much more than just sore, and even my thick Irish skull would be giving me problems. (If I had the pants on, I most likely wouldn't have a bruised hip.) Temps here are running mid 90's with the heat index between 105 - 110. Some stuff is easily replaced, I'm not. (Besides, I'm a wimp and don't like pain.)

Tan Lines????

I've found a pair of fingerless gloves that I like and I've worn them almost every time I've ridden since I bought them. They match my Victory helmet.

I'm glad you're into AGATT Bill and that's great for you. It sounds like you've spent about as much on gear as you have on your scoot.

I do not follow AGATT. Sometimes I wear high top Nikes, sometimes even less. Usually I wear a denim jacket when riding, sometimes I don't. My favorite two helmets are half helmets.

It's a personal choice. On most forums people will try to ridicule you into wearing more gear by calling you stupid. I'm not sure how effective it is to ridicule someone into seeing things your way. Not very I'd imagine.

Others like to show pictures of people with injuries. Still doesn't work for me.

Why? Because if you really want to be safe, stay home. You're not even safe in your car. Better stay on the couch. There has to be a balance between safety and risk. You have your comfortable place, which believe me will change over time, and I have mine. I am willing to deal with the risk.

Fingerless glove? arn't they called Mittens?

Over here, mittens are gloves where all the fingers go together in one bit and the thumb in its own bit.

Fingerless gloves are a misnomer. The gloves do have fingers, they are just cut short so that your fingers project out of little glove finger stumps.

Very popular in the body builder / Harley Davidson / bicyclist crowd. Wow is that ever a diverse collection - hard to imagine what else they may have in common hobby wise.

I like them because I can work my MP3 player, GPS, Trip Odometer, etc. easier with my fingers. Plus the reflective orange mesh on the back matches my Victory helmet.

Yes however, they should be called finger-tip less gloves instead of fingerless. Alas, I didn't name them.

Mittens are really only good for making snowballs!

I wear gloves all year round. The type depends on the season.

Years ago my wife was walking back from work and tripped. As most people would she put her hand out to arrest her fall. The result was ugly and resulted in much loss of skin and a huge amount of pain. Later on she discovered she needed surgery to remedy a problem which was caused by the fall.

So my thinking is simply if that amount of damage occured as a result of walking pace, what would happen at 10, 20, 30 or higher speeds?

My summer gloves are armoured, as are my wet weather and dry winter gloves. I tend to ride with a spare pair under the seat all the time. Takes moments to change them and I get to keep the skin covering my bones and not adoring the tarmac.

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I recognize that sound. Not sure what its got to do with the thread, I thought it was big hands and big feet. Big Fish are cool too.

Probably local humour.(OZ)
It means hook, line and sinker.

I knew there would be a chance at a dig when I posted about mittens, but at first I just couldn't put my finger on it.

He's got gloves,protecting his big hands.('')

I always wear gloves ,hands are the hardest place for skin to repair after road rash .T shirt and gloves . It looks stupid but if you go down it is a natural reaction to try to protect your self with your hands .I wear all of the gear most of the time .Including draggin jeans .

I'm 6 feet 4 , 280 lb. I always wear gloves, some type of protective jacket (I have 3 jackets all made by Bering, one is for winter, one is mesh and for summer, and one is for cool but not so cold weather.) , I have FirstGear overpants that fit on any type of pants or shorts, and I always wear them in winter, fall and spring, but can't wear them in summer because it's too hot, and I have never ever ridden without a helmet since the police would stop you in 5 minutes if you ride without a helmet in London, and I got so used to this fact that I always wear it in Turkey as well. I had a major accident in January '10 where I fell off my bike on very rainy weather on the highway where I was doing about 50 mph, and miraculously nothing happened except a sprained left elbow (which I fell on) the asphalt was wet so I slid on my back for about 300 metres in the middle lane and stopped. I still am not sure why I fell, but it seems the back wheel of the bike got out of line compared to the front wheel due to some slight cracking on the road which caught my front wheel.. <-- not sure if this even makes sense. the bike started shaking, I tried to hold on but then fell on the left side as the bike leaned too much and started sliding.. I had full cover so my insurance paid Honda to repair the bike and I got back on it in no time. If I had not had my protective gear on, I'm sure I'd have broken a few things starting from my elbow, and it'd have been terrible, so please make sure you gear up whatever the weather conditions and however short your ride will be, it's always better than walking with a cast or worse

As some experienced people say : a skin is sufficient for 0.5m, the meat - for 1.5m and later - only bones, but not for a long way

I try to use protective clothes even it is hot, also gloves (but the S size )