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Yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay, I love my chaps.

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I must have the most schizo gear known to scooterland.
You know there are several fashion paths-
1. Safety last: flipflops and shorts or spike heels and miniskirt business suit. No or half helmet. Audrey Hepburn or any taiwainese woman in a bubu ad.
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I'd love to, but I can't do this. I've already gotten hurt wearing full gear.

2. Mod scooterist: Corazzo 5.0 jacket, pegged jeans, hiking boots and a fighter helmet. Non-armored leather driving gloves.
I have the jacket. I have the boots. I remember the '80's. Can't do the messenger bag, and don't ride a vintage.
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3. Sport aka Go Go PowerRangers:
This has a lot going for it. Super comfort summer mesh jackets. Armored leather jackets for winter in hot colors. Space age FF helmets. Over-engineered boots. Armored gloves that you can take to a street fight- or the moon.
I have the mesh jacket, the leather jacket, the helmet, the gloves...
But my legs were FREEZING, and I didn't want to spend 200 bucks on a pair of pink leather pants to match my leather jacket. Nor do I like the idea of looking so outre, mais non? Especially on a buddy.
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which brings us to
4. cruiser pirate.
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OK. The black jacket is nice thick leather, but it's anti-visible and it has no armor. And it really makes me look mean and butch- not a look I'm going for. Novelty helmets? No. But I must admit the harness boots are safer than lace-up's. And now- I just got a fab pair of black leather chaps with a quilted lining. These babies are WARM, and I can wear regular pants underneath.
http://www.jaminleather.net/prodinfo.asp?number=C7122Q
And they were only 90 bucks. The quality is incredible.
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Post by louie »

shouldn't you be in bed?

nice lay up to the new chaps. they do make sense.
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My gear from head to toe

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Oh and I have a kidney belt for long rides :P

I really like buying gear ;)
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I vote for the style worn by the girl sitting on the scooter in the first photo. :roll: :shock: :wha: :bat:
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I thought it was going to be the guy in the pink chaps when I looked. Interesting though.

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k1dude wrote:I vote for the style worn by the girl sitting on the scooter in the first photo. :roll: :shock: :wha: :bat:
Nice to know you care more about our legs than our physical well being :roll:
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Becktastic wrote:
k1dude wrote:I vote for the style worn by the girl sitting on the scooter in the first photo. :roll: :shock: :wha: :bat:
Nice to know you care more about our legs than our physical well being :roll:
One's got to have his priorities in order. I know a priority when I see one. :wink:
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