Kriswithak
Senior Member
@defyinertia: damn you make me jealous. i so want to ride there! louisiana only has flat roads! hard to find good ones that are close lol.
as far as the poll i wear the helmet (law here), joe rocket jacket and blue jeans. im trying to buy bots to wear them. i only wear jean pants and no gloves. i know the gloves are important but a cant feel the bike through them adn cant tell what she needs. drives me nuts!
Good expensive summer gloves shouldn't be an issue when you get used to them. They are generally just 1 layer of leather under your fingers with slightly more protection of your palms.
I'd never rid without my gloves, I hate riding without my draggings despite doing it rarely. If you come off with no gloves you won't need to worry about not 'feeling' the bike, because your not going to be feeling much with your hands for a long time except pain. Your fingers have the highest concentration of nerves or something like that.
I hate my winter gloves because they really dull the feeling of the bike, but the more I wear them in the better they get.