Kilted Motorcycle Ride

[walkerk]

Thanks for the link. Interesting photos. Wouldn't you know they ended up at Zeitgeist. ( http://www.yelp.com/biz/zeitgeist-san-francisco )

[berserkbishop]

A wreck at that speed no clothing is going to protect those areas. At much slower speeds yes leather or balistic nylon might provide considerable abrasion resistence where as jeans won't. My biggest concern would be having wind catching the kilt causing a distraction to the rider who should be paying attention to all the other idiotic drivers out there (me included).

I am well aware of the consequences of hitting the pavement at high rates of speed, been there done that. Ballistic nylon and leather can save a considerable amount of skin. I agree that the kilt would be distracting, but it could be tied down or tucked in if that is all you are worried about whilst riding kilted.

I ride in full leathers with padded armor that has saved me from serious injury once already. I would hate to think about what my legs would have looked like after hitting the pavement in a kilt.

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[Dirk Skene]

Riding a motorcycle kilted could be tricky. I ride a Vespa. With the stepthrough frame & front panel it is easier.

[Nick the DSM]

i dont think it would be smart to do it.

[greenguzzi]

That does look cool. I'm tempted to say that I would do it. But a good friend of mine (a former cop, and a fellow motorcyclist) would lecture me for hours if he heard that I was thinking of doing such a thing.

One of my motorcycles is a maxi-scooter, which as Dirk pointed out is a bit more practical for kilted riding than a conventional motorcycle. If used with "modesty closures" the rider might even be able to remain modest!

I also have a motorcycle with sidecar. Which would probably be the only way I would actually ride whilst kilted. (If you come-off whilst riding a sidecar rig, then things have already gone very very bad, so you are probably going to die anyway.)

[sharpdressedscot]

Well, so no kilt on a bike.. there's still the tartan trews!

[Nick the DSM]

if they put trews to go on a horse then trews it is on a motorcycle.

[threebanger]

I walked into a local coffee shop with a friend today and saw that the man behind the counter was wearing a green Utilikilt. One of the ladies working with him mentioned that he wore them all the time.
That was slightly off topic...but that made me go to their website and the first thing I saw there was a video entitled, "Call Me" featuring a guy riding around town in his kilt. Check it out!! It made me laugh.

[glaztattoo]

the first weekend of may on the Kelt Old School Show ground - Kervignac near Lorient (Brittany-France) but no kilt to ride

breton bier, guinness is for the night


run to the beach


my long hair


walking


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[McMurdo]

I love the pics, makes me want to go for ride.