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What is your ATGATT minimum?

What's the minimum you will wear when riding a motorcycle?

  • Leather/textile suit w/ full armor, boots, gloves, hfull face helmet

    Votes: 55 28.4%
  • Full face helmet, gloves, boots, shin/knee/elbow armor

    Votes: 13 6.7%
  • Full face helmet, gloves, boots, leather/textile jacket

    Votes: 84 43.3%
  • Full face helmet, gloves, boots

    Votes: 17 8.8%
  • DOT approved helmet

    Votes: 14 7.2%
  • Non DOT (beanie) helmet

    Votes: 1 0.5%
  • Shorts, tank top, flip flops

    Votes: 10 5.2%

  • Total voters
    194

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I pretty much won't get on a bike without a full-face helmet, gloves, boots, knee & elbow guards (under jeans/jacket). That's my minimum. And I ride a Harley (yeah, I'm pretty much the only HD guy with gear on).

What's your minimum?
 
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Full Face, armored jacket.

My average is full face,armored jacket, boots, kevlar jeans, gloves.

My ride to work I will do full face, armored jacket and gloves, but wear my work pants and dress shoes.
 
I've done no helmet, gloves, jacket, or boots before. Something along the lines of t-shirt, shorts, and flip flops. But it was put-putting around the track paddock/pits. Some probably think that doesn't really count :toothless
 
Full face helmet everything else depends on the situation for me. :teeth
 
Helmet, gloves, boots - but I rode for thirty years without a helmet before the helmet law went into effect in 1992.
 
shoes and helmet?....when i'm planning on going for a ride, i put on my full body armor underneath, shin/knee guards and gloves...when i'm getting up and headed to work, i get kind of lazy and just grab my helmet and gloves a lot of times....don't even bother putting on the armor...i'm pretty much just going straight, but i'll split lanes in traffic...probably not a good excuse for not taking the time to wear the armor when i have it...i did order a motorcycle jacket (hope it fits)...gear shopping has been tough...not many stores carry a simple medium or they have very limited selection...and shopping online has been bad (returns)...hope the new jacket i ordered is okay...
 
Full face helmet, jacket, gloves, boots, sturdy pants, and a back protector.
 
Helmet, gloves, boots, leather/textile jacket, at least kevlar jeans if not moto jeans.:ride
 
my option isn't in the poll. My minimum is helmet jacket and gloves. Boots see to be a high priority for you, not so much for me.
 
Helmet, Boots, Gloves, Leather/Textile Jacket or Armored Shirt. (For example Alpinestars Bionic).
 
On the Deuce at the River Run it's Beanie, shorts and Aquasox because you can't wear sandals on a MC in Nevada. Shredding Ebbitts on the 690SM it's Arai, leathers, SMX's, BP and kangaroo gloves. Most rides fall somewhere in between. If you are really worried about crashing drive a Volvo or a Benz.
 
Aerostich Darien (DaVis top, black bottom) with elbow, knee, hip pads and back pad. Aerostich Combat Lite boots. Held gloves. Shoei helmet.
 
Pudding Bucket, shorts and Top Siders, I tended to always lose a flip flop when shifting. I only ride like that in Larkspur going to Woodland Market. Other than that it's full gear.
 
Well, I've done the Naked Ride and all I was wearing were boots with my drivers license stuck in them and a helmet. Sooo, I guess that's my minimum.
 
Full face, armored jacket, gloves, boots. Not sure why I have the illusion jeans are safe but my commute is 5 miles and only hit 40mph for about a mile. Everything else is twisty and 25mph..... And I always go the speed limit on the twisties that are my way to work.
 
What is it that is confusing about, "All The Gear, All The Time"?

There is no minimum, maximum, or other mum. It's either fully covered, or it's not ATGATT. It's like "kinda pregnant". Not possible.
 
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