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Its good that you are okay. It is important to wear the right gear to avoid worse injury. I too live in a warm climate but always wear my gear. Some people I know do not and I cringe at the thought of what will happen one day.



A buddy of mine is a very experienced rider. He told me to wear a full face helmet and a mesh jacket in a hot climate. He said that a mesh jacket won't be as cool as no jacket at all, but it's a good compromise between safety and comfort. The helmet stays on and I'm glad I had it. Otherwise, my nose would have been broken and I would be missing a few teeth.

Sometimes I see Thais looking at me with my gear on and laugh because they ride all the time and they wear nothing. However, I've seen more fatal accidents in two years that I've lived here than in all my time in the States. I figure: let them laugh. It's not fun coming off a bike. There's nothing between you and the pavement when you go down. There's no airbag, there's no seat belt, there are no crumple zones. It's just you and the pavement. The least one can do is have a jacket, a helmet, gloves and boots.