Most of the riders that are here have sport bikes, now my question is towards the "gear *****."

If/when you no longer can ride leaned over, and need to switch to the cruiser, will you continue to ALWAYS wear your jacket? Also will you still wear a full helmet?

 

I honestly would on both accounts. Black leather jacket and some sort of matte or flatte black helmet. I'd hate to damage my Ben Afflecky good looks

Brian

 

good looks - hahahahaha too funny.

 

Yes, because drivers dont decide "hey its a cruiser i guess i wont slam into it" i dont think they care what you ride, at least i hope they dont. But either way ive seen what road rash looks like at 40 mph, which is why i wear my gear all the time.

 

You can always ride leaned over no matter what age, there is just a point where you can't get off the bike as much

I know plenty of guys in there 60's and older riding sport bikes.

If I ever go cruiser or sport tourer I might move to textiles and I'm sure I'll continue to wear my full face helmet.

That's a long way away though and lately I've been thinking more about a naked bike then a cruiser.

 

I've been debating getting a cruiser (second bike) for when my wife starts riding 2 up with me so I've kinda thought about this. I can't see myself in a condom cap and leather vest, even when I'm older, so it's likely I'd go leather and full face w/o graphics when my gear isn't doing double duty.

 

at the end of next season I'm wanting a cruiser as well - I'm lookin at the VROD

 

man you guys must be real old

 

why old?

the VROD is awseome, fun bike to ride.

The reason i ask is i rode my friends this past week - and had his german style helmet on with sunglasses. Mind you this was just around a neighborhood, but it was exhilirating.

its a lot more comfortable to ride around .. my feet kicked back, was a comfortable ride.

and I'm only 22 .. just turned 6 days ago

 

I rode my first standard in Alaska (Harley 883) and I couldn't believe how comfortable it was.

I mean how cool would it be to have one of these too?

 

I deffly would want both a crotch rocket and a cruiser.

they are two totally different bikes but both great in their own ways.

 

Ive got buddies that are 55 and still tearing it up in the twisties and track. A full face helmet is just more comfortable to me. Dont think you can really get too old to wear a jacket

 

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Don't get too cocky Daredevil, it was only a prepubecent 2nd grader that thought you looked like him.

 

i'll always continue to wear my leather jacket and full faced helmet. I may be too stubborn to admit later in life that it's too uncomfortable to ride a sportbike and just stick with it. But, i do love all bikes. I would still wear a leather jacket and full faced helmet on a cruise as well.

 

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A high school chick was all about my car this past weekend... true story.

Shame I drove a '94 Sentra when I was in HS.

 

Do guys on cruisers ever crash anyways?

 

Last guy that died on bike in Loudoun was on a cruiser.

 

Why wouldnt you keep wearing a helmet and wearing a jacket? Thats like getting older and just deciding to remove the seat belts from your car and unbolting the seats.

 

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I see a lot of people that ride cruisers wearing t-shirts and those half helmets... I think he was asking if we would start doing that if we move to riding one.

 

correct - because I would comfortably say that 90% of cruisers are jeans/shirt/german helmet

 

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I've had two other women tell me the same thing!

Brian

 

Your mom and your sister don't count d00d.

 

Ha! Don't have a sister!

Brian

 

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****.... I guess that girl lied to me then. Oh well, she was hot.... enough.