Kilted on Scooter?

[Thom Davies]

A scooter skirt works well. A couple of weeks ago I completed the Mad Bastard Scooter Rally wearing a leather kilt from R-Kilt. The rally began at 4.15am and ended for me around midnight. We covered 750 plus kilometers mainly in the rain. I and the kilt were comfortable for the day.

I covered kilt with some poly tartan for the occasion and if I can find a picture I'll post it.

My theme song, which I played on concertina was "Fanny Power"

[CDNSushi]

I know a scooter is a slightly different riding position but I think a kilt is too short and too full to really allow you to wear it comfortably.

Just wear trousers on the scooter, and when get to your destination wrap your kilt around your waist and drop your pants. THAT will get some attention! (Just make sure you do it in that order.)

It's really all or nothing. The reason why I (and presumably most others around here) ride scooters is because it's a PITA to get around by car. Whitelining is legal here, so I can zip by long lines of traffic, and I can park next to the entrances of buildings, shopping centers, etc.

If I want to go to Tokyo, I jump into my car and drive for two hours. If I need to go to the post office, then the hardware store, then the grocery, then the mall, then to Starbucks for coffee, and finally stop to meet a friend, I hop on my scooter. There is NO WAY that I would remove and replace a kilt each time I got off and on.

That's why if I know ahead of time that I'll be doing this kind of running around, I won't wear a kilt in the first place. It really is a question of practicality more than safety (I am aware of the risks -- I also ride in a half-helmet, shorts and a t-shirt, but that's MY choice. I tend to be somewhat libertarian about such things); there have been plenty of occasions where I HAVE worn my kilts on the scooter and done just fine.

But I DO recommend practicing how to do it... Almost crashing, trying to keep things tucked is not good. Go out into a large, empty parking lot and develop a technique if you must.

[Mike_Oettle]

James Hood quoted Kenny Rogers: “You got to know whem to hold ’em,
know when to fold ’em.”

And that seems to be the long and the short of it.
Regards,
Mike