Riding in shorts

I have just got back from a short ride, apart from my helmet I was
only wearing a tee shirt, short and trainers. I am sure that some here
will get all smug and think that this is irresponsible, dangerous and
stupid because it's so dangerous. The fact is that I often ride like
that when it's hot because I enjoy it.
I didn't crash and got home alive and well, obviously, had I had an
accident I would be well and truly fucked, I know that, and I decided
to take that risk and rode reasonably cautiously as a result. If I had
been in "proper" gear I probably would have taken more chances and
ridden faster. So, is it actually safer to ride in almost nothing,
because because of the awareness consequences of things going wrong,
or in loads of armour and stuff with a sense of invulnerability ?
I recon that statistically riders have far more accidents and offs in
leathers etc. than in shorts, I can't find any stats to support this,
but I wouldn't mind betting it's true.

Oh yeah, Is riding in shorts and tee shirts called squibing?

 

It really depends whether you had the several generous aperitifs before
you left, or after you got back.

 

You wild dare-devil, you.

Umm. No idea of the stats but I sure as hell ride more carefully when
wearing, say, thin trousers. I can't recall the last time I wore
shorts on a bike.

Jeans make me feel safer but of course don't really offer much
protection - I've had some nasty bloody grazes from falling off in
jeans, at least one of which was a push-bike accident.

 

So do I. Have done, this week, too. Not died.

"Perceived risk", innit? They did a test on car drivers on a mock road
circuit, with and without seatbelts. When driving without a belt,
almost all were better postioned, with many fewer minor faults - and
20% slower everywhere.

Dunno, but if it was it would surely be squibbing.

 

Trainers! Pah!
A real man would be riding in flip flops.
4 up With no helmet.

 

Yes, it probably would.

I have to add a footnote to the original post, I did actually suffer
an injury I wouldn't have if I was properly dressed. I burnt my leg on
the bloody exhaust pipe when I got off it at home.

 

Leather costs money.

Skin heals for free.

Chicks dig scars.

 

That's what I mean, if you had a bloody great spike on the steering
wheel it would make you take care, wouldn't it ?

 

You just want people to see your bell-end hanging out the leg of your
shorts.

 

<subject change>

What's with the SIRPip?

Is this a kind of SIRPop?

 

Pip Luscher took a blunt brush and painted...

He's in training to be the next Sir Tone.

 

No, its called taking a risk, but only if you fall off. Otherwise it
was the right thing to do... HTH...

 

I did similar today, took a bike[1] for a short test round town dressed
in button up short sleeved Kaswasaki shirt, lightweight jeans and
trainers, with the obligatory helmet.

WGAF what anyone thinks

[1] Only a brand new Ninja 250R, so not about to go street racing while
running in.

 

:

I have nothing agianst riding in shorts but wouldn't do so on the R-GS.
It's not uncommon for your shins to make contact with the sticky-out
cylinders when putting a foot down at a junction etc.

 

What are your impressions of the 250R ?
Modern 250s are rare beasts, is it any good ?.

 

It's not a modern 250.

 

What he said. The EX250 engine has been around since the late 80s, the
rest of it is very basic mechanicals wrapped up in modern looking
bodywork and produced cheaply in Thailand. Because of - or possibly in
spite of - this, it's a good seller.

 

I blame GC and IDR.

I committed a typo, see: Grimly picked it up and Ivan suggested
Senility In Retirement, so I'm wearing it for a while like a hair
shirt, in penance.

 

And riding in it, I hope.

 

Ouch.

Actually, this reminds me that riding my old TL in traffic on a hot
day while wearing thin combats was bleeding uncomfortable - the rear
subframe got very hot.