/fa/ - Fashion

>>14172323
what model is that bike? looks cool as fuck

>>14172364
Ducati Scrambler urban enduro
although he seems to have done a few small mods like the changing handle bars

>>14172323
so you're an absolute retard who afraid to look like a power ranger but not be afraid to wear gear ?
are you fucking idiot man ?

>>14172557
I'm sorry friend but im having a little trouble understanding that mess of words you call a sentence

>>14172323
A non neon armored jacket/pants with a non flamboyant helmet with boots.

>>14172323
Power rangers are cool but ok.
You need to at least wear a long sleeved jacket, helmet and gloves. Go for a jacket color that contrasts with your bike like a lightish brown and a non vibrant 1 color helmet that isn't sharp looking in shape (no visor maybe) and some dark or neutral jeans.

>>14172754
Not OP, but how much protection does that offer? I'm looking into learning to ride, but I don't want to prioritize looking effay over safety, especially seeing how it's not like I'll be hopping off my bike to go to a gala or something

>>14172754
Visorless helmets look goofy as fuck and you better hope that you don't catch any bugs to the face (or eyes), or have a car ahead of you shoot a pebble at you at 75 mph

>>14172323
According to IIHS, 40% of crashes are single vehicle, 60% are with another vehicle. The safest year were the mid-90s, and deaths have almost tripled since then. Most people dying now are older riders who tend to ride big, loud Harleys. I know a few, am related to a few, and they tend to be stupid as fuck. The bikes the almost died on are huge engine touring bikes and crotch rockets. Touring guy was drunk, mean, his eyes were bad due to age, and we wore minimal equipment. No helmet, jacket, boots and chaps. He got into a wreck and it fucked him up proper. Leather alone is shit. The other guy is fat, young, and zips around on the highway on this crotch rocket. Looks like a bald bear propelled by his own farts. He's not gotten into any accidents, but he's still a retard.
For the time of day, night fall to midnight are the worst times.

The human body is basically a series of tubes and joints. If you can shield the joints and extremities, you tend to be fine. So, you're going to need
>helmet
>kneepads
>gloves
>boots
>elbow pads

You can wear the elbow kit under the jacket if you're self concious about it, and store your knees on the bike. As long as your jacket and boots are leather, they tend to be good Go with full gloves, not that fingerless shit.

So go slow, be defensive - not offensive to others, don't drink, don't drive at night if you can held it, and don't be a fat old retard on a harley.

>>14172755
I'll just ask this here, what's a good starter bike that is inexpensive (because I expect to ding up my first bike), not ugly as shit, and operation is beginner friendly?

>>14172755
Thick leather jacket and workwear-esque pants is about as much protection as you can get on a bike. Obviously helmet and boots.

If you get hit by a car at any reasonable speed you’re still 50% fucked, but at least you’ll die cool as fuck.

>>14172759
ps - of the gear, if you're worried about gear as fashion, worry about boots. All of it just comes right off, but taking off your boots is dumb. Don't worry about the rest, because it's better to safe than dead. I was doing yard work only yesterday, and a thorn went right through my gloves. Leather might be scrape resistant to an extent, but it peirces all the same.

Check out saints moto gear, they've got some decent riding gear on their that's pretty good, think it's australian based.

>>14172710
Kek'd

>>14172755
just about none. his helmet has no faceshield. he's got no gloves, no knee pads, no elbow pads, .It looks good, but it's a fucking promotional photo, not the real world. shit, there's no fucking dirt on the bike and a leather strap is hanging out of nowhere.

>>14172323
T-shirt and jeans are fine unless you're a massive fag.

>>14172762
Dukes are easy af to ride but also third world core

>>14172762
In total honesty, a 50cc scooter. You're going to go only 30-40mph, but they're very cheap [$700], easy to use, your area may have relaxed moped laws, cheaper to insure, and they get better mileage than virtually any other vehicle. You probably aren't going to drop it, but if you do, walk backwards to lift it, and it'll probably be fine. If you don't like it, sell it, and upgrade. If you find bikes aren't for you, sell it and count it as a lesson.
plus, women fucking love them.

>>14172710
fuck off virgin I was drunk
ATGATT you stupid faggot

>>14172759
Based posted. Gear is your friend.

Anyways, I wear this. But then again I ride a beat up enduro and thats part of the look.

>>14172759
Rare quality post appears.

>>14172323
Just don’t wear one piece. Textile for summer leather for winter. You can get those Kevlar jeans made by Bilt and some pit boots like Icon Super Duties.

>>14172759
holy shit based

>>14172323
if you're a hipster just go with tobacco motorwear stuff - they based of CA a little pricey but their shit is legit and you only need like 1k for pair of enforced jeans/jacket/ankle boots+ gloves and about $500 for good shoei helmet


https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=SBEwuU9AsY4

>>14173724
If you can manade it, consider a leather vest under your jacket. Most of motorcycle injuries used to be head/neck based, but since the helmet laws started to spring up, those injuries have shifted to the lower body, and to a lesser extent ot the back and shoulders. Your feet and ankle bones are delicate as hell. Conchos, while they might make you look like a rhinestone cowboy, can be helpful of you get road contact. The metal created a distance between the pavement and your body. I think there's concho fitted straps which wrap around the ankle of a pre-existing boot. You could even make your own if you want to go that route.
Remember to get books that are tight, and lace, buckle or zip. No slip ons! Those are coming off the second you twist.
A leather vest can be save your spine. Your abdominal/oblique area isn't in so much danger due to the way the body is just reluctant to bend backward. The fat old retards will leave their vests open to show case where their abs used to be once upon a time, and that's stupid. Leather might be tough, but it folds, and if you give it a chance, it will flop over. Buckle, button or zip the vest closed.

Consider thrifting for a jacket. A friend got a Schoff bros. A2 repro for $8 a few years ago. Shit's goatskin and cozy.

Everything motorcycle related that isn’t driving a 125cc scooter in an urban area is for faggot larpers and middle aged crisis men

>>14173913
One more thing about boots; If you're looking for style, wear brown leather. Brown just goes with so much more than black, and doesn't look like some try-hard crap. If you simply cannot find boots that are in your budget, you might consider making a try to either a saddle/horse tack shop and seeing about concho straps, or spurs [with the tails cut off later], or to the hardware store, where a length of chain can act as a substitute ankle guard if rigged right. You can use leash clapse to hold the rig as one, then secure them with lok-lite, or possibly WB weld.

For style, you can clip a gremlin bell onto your jacket. But don't clip one you've purchased onto your bike, as that one must be given to you.

>>14172323

You wear the best, most protective gear you can get. Don't fuck around thinking you can be cute in a tit-high denim jacket, white tshirt with holes in it and skinny jeans. The road will eat you alive and spit your bones out the other end. Youmight not get your brains smeared across the tarmac, but you will definitely lose most of your skin and some of what's underneath.

Don't fuck around. Get the right gear.

>>14172857
Scooters are for fags and handle nothing like a bike

>>14172857
This but in 125cc, even better fuel consumption and cheaper to insure as they arent primarly used by 15 years old

>>14173913
I always liked the look of moto gear, especially mx/enduro stuff. You don’t really look like you can just walk in to a coffee shop but that’s not what it is about. The function of your gear should be the top priority. I always thought the futuristic/power ranger look was cool honestly

Posting motorcycle inspo.

>>14172759
Thank you friend.

A classic

This looks fa as fuck but I would never dare to ride without gear.

>>14172755
face is the most common contact zone on the head
wear a helmet with a face shield, no compromises

>>14174323
Yeah, too bad that every single fa picture of someone on a motorcycle is a person without a helmet.

However, not wearing a helmet on a motorcycle is in most countries illegal and a death wish.

Example, it's just not the same.

Anyways, last picture, hope you guys enjoyed.

>>14174307
live a little faggot

Riding around once in a while in a tshirt feels amazing

>>14174327
Wowzerz it's almost like glamshots don't accurately represent reality

comfy boots, biking jeans (important, most jeans wont stand up to skidding across the ground and you'll end up losing a lot of skin), a biking jacket, and a non-aerodynamic helmet.

>>14174120
>scooters are for fags
get doored, bitch.

>>14172762
Honda Rebels and Nighthawk are 250cc bikes that are often recommended for beginners. Not the most beautiful bikes and they're starting to show their age in terms of performance/design but the engine is reliable as hell and they sell for pretty cheap on Craigslist. Aside from that, Ninja 250 is the other meme bike for cheap. 250cc is p much the smallest you'd want in the US, can't get you on the highway but good bikes to learn on and resell pretty easily.

>>14174274
okee dokee

>>14174551
one bit i've heard of is pocket inserts. Notice the way your joints naturally move. The outside of your elbow, your knee caps, toes, hips, butt, shoulders, hands, upper back, outside of the ankles, are all going to be the first things to get hit by pavement.
These areas are tricky to protect;
>shoulders
>butt
>upper back
Alot of good bike jakets have padded shoulders. It can look neat with a shorter jacket.Sort of 80's Akira-esque. You can sew in, or even rivet in, some extra leather. [fabric stores, thrift store wallet, taxidermy places]
Your butt is really tricky. This is wherechaps fail 100% of the time due to no butt cover. Chaps were intended to fend off sage brush and thorns, not pavement. Bikes who wear chaps instead of knees guards are idiots [aka Harley's customer base]. So, chain belts, pocket plates, are known.
Your upper back is saved by a leather yoke in the jacket.

>>14174576
the smallest you'd ever want is a 50cc scooter - which is fine for cities and suburbs. You'd not want to go 30mph on a highway as a safety issue and because it's a dick thing to do to other drivers, but they're as practicle as anything. Most of the world used 125cc. Anything over 250cc is purely for the US market. America's bike world is weird in many ways. Right now in India they buy 10 bikes for each single car, and the Honda Activa is their best seller by far.

>>14174327
Whats a decent helmet?
im looking at the biltwell lanesplitter rn

im also eyeing the Bell Bullitt but its a tas bit too pricey for me

>>14174650
They're all about the same, provided the configuration is the same; eg. don't compare a shell type to a full helmet with a guard. The only thing that matters is DOT certification. Never get used, and change your shield out every 9 months to 1 year. Plastic goes through constant physical change, like bending copper. The it's used, the stiffer that coper is going to be. Eventually it snaps. If your shield gets chipped, nicked, cracked, or discolored, regardless if you just bought it - change it, it's functionally broken, and if you crash, it can/will blind you.

>>14174676
Im talking bout aesthetics my dude

which of the two look better

also, i never did realize the shield expires so quickly, thanks for the info!

>>14174826
...oh. It depends on your bike. Your want to match era to era. For the scooter design picturered here, go with the Bullitt. The retro look and bubbled visor compliment the round headlight, and overall profile that most people associate with France/Italy in the 60s, and Vespa.
If you've a standard bike, get take a hard look at the seat, light, and overall look. The scooter picturered here is very modern, and would compliment the lanesplitter.
If need be, you could paint the helmet to maych the bike, but that would be decorative. If need be, go with white or seafoam, not standard black. A white helmet goes with anything due to being stand alone elment, esp. a brown perfecto.

>>14174854
damnit. for the orange modern, go lanesplitter. for the blue retro, go bullitt.

>>14174856
who said anything bout a scooter

i have a ducati scrambler classic
mostly stock
im leaning towards the lanesplitter cause im thinking eventually ill upgrade

>>14174886
I was using the scooters as depictors of design within time periods. Have you considered a open-face with a brow rim? Pair it with goggles and a face cover [eg. scarf], and it would match the bike really well. You're not going to get the same protection, but if it's aesthetic you're chasing, that'll do it.

If you want actually decent protection with gear that doesn't look blatantly armored I'd recommend Icon1000, I have a few things from them and they are pretty comfy, of course the day I went out in a tshirt was the day I wrecked hard, now I have pristine gear and no bike

http://www.icon1000.com/gear

>>14172323
you have the most soi possible bike m8

>>14175121
well your bike shits in a stall, so nerts to you.

>>14174327
>riding on dirt trail
>no front fender
what did he mean by this

>>14172763
You’re retarded. What do you think motoGP riders wear? Work pants? Fucking Mong

>>14172323
>flannel and chinos
>soi wings
to go with ur bike man

>>14174676
DOT certification means absolutely fuck all. SNELL and ECE certifications are what matters. And when buying a helmet, try and get one with MIPS or something similar, and emergency release cheek pads

>>14176559
>>riding on dirt trail
you know this how?

Are Urals effay?

>>14177291
yes
dont let anyone ever tell you otherwise

>>14172857
Walk backwards? Why not just fucking pick it up normally.

>>14172323
revzilla has loads of city riding jackets that don't look like motorcycle attire

>>14174307
>suicide shifter
Based

>>14178143
Nvm I’m fuckin blind

>>14172765
they make jackets out of australians??

If you're dumb enough to ride a motorcycle, and dumb enough to worry about being effay, you might as well not wear anything and let death take you when it does.

>>14172797
>be me based boomer
>rides with no gear cause no homo
>riding a cool 40mph though town
>get hit by a fiat after I flipped off a stop sign for the third time today
>traffic laws are for s o y bois
>gay eurotrash car kills me instantly
>I open my eyes
>I'm standing infront of the pearly gates with St.Peter
>wut.jpg
>"You died in a low speed collision. You might have lived, but you weren't wearing any gear, anon"
>Damn straight, gear's for faggots
>"Damn straight, anon, we don't let faggots in here"
>He lets me through
>Don't wear your gear, boys

>>14178917
based

>>14172762
tu250x

>>14177675
You stand less of a chance pulling a back muscle - which i've done - by standing at the side of the fallen bike, bending at the knees, taking the seat and handlebar, and walking backwards while rising up.
>>14178917
morbid joke - it's a close as one of those old shits is ever going to get to kissing jane mansfield.

>>14178605

This pic would be effay if that somalian pirate wasn't trying to steal dude's bike

>>14174576
You can def go on the highway with a 250...
I had a 250 hornet, could push it to a 160kmh easy, agreed not a fun ride for more than 20km but you can do it.
Here in Australia i ride a 300 honda, I go on the freeway , and overtake most cars.
It's limited to a 110kmh tho.

>>14172323
I would say a good leather jacket with pads, looks good and is pretty effective, ankle boots, full helmet, gloves, and you can wear a normal pair of jeans if you have kevlar leggings underneath.
But that's litteraly a minimum.

Honest question:
Am I too much of a faggot and should stay out of the scene if I want to get into bikes because of Akira?

>>14172754
I need a source on this jacket.

>>14179446
Nah. Just don't be a faggot. Asking in this thread is not a good start.

>>14179446
not at all. there are like niches within overall bike culture. They include;
- harley riders; retired, obese, sometimes lucked into money, chip on shoulder, dumb as a spool. They tend to join bike clubs.
- motor sports; younger, hardly anyone over 25. Not much for conversation.
- scooter people; probably the most knowledgable, calm.
- vintage riders; when motor sports people grow up but still have money.

We all get our feet wet somehow. Akira was like 1980 something, and horrifying. That's deeper than alot of rider's introductions get. Depending on your niche, or even if you have a niche at all or even seek a niche, you might not socialize with other riders that much. It's variable, but one thing you're not going to find useful is seeking other people's opinions about your thought process.