NewEnglandNinja
Wannabie Member
Alright everybody I've got a question thats been plaguing me ever since I put the bike away for the winter. I intend on commuting to and from school once the weather is nicer but I don't want to look like a power ranger walking around campus :lol: My dads answer to this, well put your riding pants in your saddle bags. He knows of course that I ride a Ninja 250 and don't have any saddle bags, and he loves to bring that up as much as possible :roll:
Now I don't mind wearing/carrying my jacket around since it seems like an ordinary jacket until you touch the elbows or back. I'm also happy to throw my gloves in my backpack. So I started looking around the internet on solutions for non-power ranger pants. Now there are kevlar reinforced riding jeans which I like, but most don't have protection below the knees and Very few also have any kind of hip padding. I also came across a kevlar lines that you wear under normal jeans, but I'd rather not wear 2 layers of pants when its 90 degrees out. My solution thus far is to go with with kevlar reinforced jeans, padded shorts, and knee/shin armor which I linked below. Now I'm more than happy to ride around like that because its a ton better than standard jeans. I was wondering what you all thought about the idea, and any additions, or possibly subtractions :lol: you'd make. My main concern is how comfortable the shots would be and if I could wear them the whole day, if not than it essentially defeats the purpose cause I'd have to change anyways :roll:
Pants
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/ ... Jeans.aspx
Shorts
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/ ... horts.aspx
Knee Armor
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/ ... uards.aspx
Thanks!
-Jeff
Now I don't mind wearing/carrying my jacket around since it seems like an ordinary jacket until you touch the elbows or back. I'm also happy to throw my gloves in my backpack. So I started looking around the internet on solutions for non-power ranger pants. Now there are kevlar reinforced riding jeans which I like, but most don't have protection below the knees and Very few also have any kind of hip padding. I also came across a kevlar lines that you wear under normal jeans, but I'd rather not wear 2 layers of pants when its 90 degrees out. My solution thus far is to go with with kevlar reinforced jeans, padded shorts, and knee/shin armor which I linked below. Now I'm more than happy to ride around like that because its a ton better than standard jeans. I was wondering what you all thought about the idea, and any additions, or possibly subtractions :lol: you'd make. My main concern is how comfortable the shots would be and if I could wear them the whole day, if not than it essentially defeats the purpose cause I'd have to change anyways :roll:
Pants
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/ ... Jeans.aspx
Shorts
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/ ... horts.aspx
Knee Armor
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/ ... uards.aspx
Thanks!
-Jeff