Do you wear gloves to ride?

[archenemy]

everyone knows that the driving centres require learner riders to wear gloves.

 

but how many of you actually wear gloves to ride after passing your practical exams?

[Sgbiker23]

At all time. not just glove oni but all my riding gear.

[Arcfire]

Originally posted by Sgbiker23@Apr 26 2005, 12:38 AM

At all time. not just glove oni but all my riding gear.

 

Wear proper gear all the time.....

[archenemy]

Originally posted by Sgbiker23@Apr 26 2005, 12:38 AM

At all time. not just glove oni but all my riding gear.

so what does that include? fireproof jacket? full face helmet? knee pads?

[Sgbiker23]

Originally posted by archenemy@Apr 26 2005, 12:49 AM

so what does that include? fireproof jacket? full face helmet? knee pads?

full face helmet, riding boots and hard armour jacket. wont wan to risk my life just to play safe.

[myxilplix]

I can't ride without gloves, doesn't feel natural. I even wear gloves when pillioning on my friend's bikes.

[katana777]

i only wear gloves when travelling in malaysia...duuno y...guess the accident rate is higher in malaysia

[Aalex82]

i wear gloves onli when i riding during very cold weather or very hot weather..

cos cold weather numb my fingers and i cannot feel the brake level..

hot weather make my palm sweaty and hav difficulty maintaining the grip..

[GRassCuTTeR]

i wear all the time, pillion also wear. safety 1st !!!!

[berukblue]

Its my minimum protection gear....wear it all times unless going really short distances.....like when going to park my bike when the parking auntie come

[WildCard]

i wear gloves coz of sweaty palms. also coz my TLR grips are a pretty smal and hard to grip without gloves.

Otherwise, I only use it sometimes...

[Guest Fragile]

sometimes.

when long distance or too cold at night.

[Precious]

be a safety rider

[Pauche]

Originally posted by Sgbiker23@Apr 26 2005, 12:56 AM

full face helmet, riding boots and hard armour jacket. wont wan to risk my life just to play safe.

and your CONDOM is always on rite?

[comics00]

for the first ~5yrs i dont wear 'cos felt too troublesome. then start wearing on n off for ~6yrs. then from 2002 i start getting use (took me 11yrs!) to glove n now i wear it like 99% of my rides unless very short ride like to kopi within 1km.

[EVOIIIGSR]

when i got my class 2b ... neber wear

 

when got my class 2a ... sometime wear

 

when got my class 2 ... always wear

 

when got my class 3 ... no need to wear

 

[Guest AngMohKia]

My signature tells all. I wear all the time. In Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand. Even my pillion does.

 

Have seen with my own eyes during my recent ride to Phuket Bike Week, One Phantom rider from Penang never wear during the ride, fell and ouch......painful man. We need our hands to ride, clutching in, braking controlling the bike...first priority hands i would say!!!

[C.S]

wa

i only wear when it rains

pain sia :giddy:

[archenemy]

Originally posted by cs_kup_oh@Apr 26 2005, 05:11 PM

wa

i only wear when it rains

pain sia :giddy:

pain? why?

[DM]

i'll get a pair of gloves when i get my zx 10

[C.S]

Originally posted by archenemy@Apr 27 2005, 02:49 AM

pain? why?

kaoz

the rain drop hit u so hard

not pain??????

 

F=MA

the "A" is not only from falling , but we r running too

damn pain sia

[AspMonK]

i think it Majority for Big bike.. I dont think Wave Riders will wear it alwayz except those really safe or previous bike was big bike...

 

but after readin so much i think when I got $$ i'll get one too ...

[archenemy]

seriously...what kind of protection the gloves offer if we *touch wood* fall?

 

if our hand is going to break, it will prevent scratches at the most...

 

or is it more for the grip?

[scooterer]

Originally posted by archenemy@Apr 28 2005, 01:24 PM

seriously...what kind of protection the gloves offer if we *touch wood* fall?

 

if our hand is going to break, it will prevent scratches at the most...

 

or is it more for the grip?

A lot.

 

Of course, that depends on what kind of gloves you wear. If you wear durian gloves, not much.

 

If you're wearing the Icon Timax with 13 titanium plates that's a whole different thing.

 

And if you only concentreate on break, you've obviously never felt the feeling of having half of your palm's skin stripped off..... It is far, far more painful than a clean bone break.

[Maven]

Originally posted by archenemy@Apr 28 2005, 01:24 PM

seriously...what kind of protection the gloves offer if we *touch wood* fall?

 

if our hand is going to break, it will prevent scratches at the most...

 

or is it more for the grip?

Can you imagine falling without gloves and your knuckles got hit? Can you imagine seeing the bones? Or even if you fall on your palm, with all the blood or the lack of skin thus causing pain, can you imagine yourself continue riding with that pair of hands straight after you fall? You'll need them to ride yourself home or clinic if it's not that serious. And with that injury, how you wash hands, eat or brush teeth? Maybe wipe backside also hard.. LOL

 

And yes, its for grip also...