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I gotta go with Big Bill here: Skin grafting is such a long and painful process. Many years ago in a place far away a large group of Hells Angels wannabees came up over a steep metal bridge and found the roadway in front of them completely blocked by a multi vehicle accident across 4 lanes of asphalt.

They all looked so cool and tough with their leather vests and chromed German Coal Scuttle helmets and jeans. However the bare arms (to better show off their wannabee tats) and skimpy helmets and plain jeans did little to comfort them on their long skid on a rough asphalt roadway.

We had over 65 riders down at one time piled into a multi vehicle accident on Cross Bay Blvd in Queens NYC. The roadway was closed for over 7 hours as the Accident Investigation Teams did their work as we also had 4 fatalties amongst the wannabe bikers.

If you wanna look cool then be prepared to suffer the consequences if you skimp on protective gear.

I live and ride in Vegas. It gets really hot here. A cool vest (holds 3 quarts of water) under a mesh armored jacket, full helmet with face shield, kevlar riding jeans, gloves and decent footwear goes a long way to keep you cool and safe.