I still ride in leathers when doing anything serious and textiles around town, its not that im against gear. Just that a suit doesn't make you any less likely to die when the causes are from impact or just an unlucky turn or twist.
... What would put a 20yo in the hospital for a week would put a 50yo in the morgue.
The main argument here seems to be if you're gonna die, gear won't help so why bother...
So what if you're in a crash that isn't life threatening? What percentage of your skin are you comfortable leaving on the road? I'd prefer to keep as much as I can and I dress accordingly.
. You're trying to tell me when you land being fully suited up isnt going to *Significatly* increase your chances of surviving?
Hitting a solid object head on or while sliding on the ground ( a car, light post, guard rail, curb, etc.........) is a completely different story.
In all fairness to GreyGhost, the harsh comments toward YN are well deserved. It was the second Daytona 675R that he'd written off with serious collisions in a year, both self inflicted.
I gathered the OP was wondering about fatalities correlating with squidery. Most motorcycle fatalities seem to be of the blunt-force trauma type: hitting something solid (like the side of an SUV) at speed, turning your insides and brains to Sloppy Joes. This is going to happen whether your wearing leather or not.
油井緋色;2518704 said:Sources: Crashed many times and I am stereotypical Asian that took too many sciences way back.