Is this a bad idea? I am trying to think forward to summertime in socal. If i had knee and shin pads would riding in shorts not be a bad idea?

 

Very bad idea. You'll still loose your skin.

 

I say a bad idea!

 

def not

 

i ride in shorts and a t shirt all the time. prolly bad idea for safety concern but it feels great and relaxing!! even after my spill i still ride in shorts. personal preferance but if your worried about skin loss n safety then yeah use jeans or riding suit pants

 

thinking about shorts already [&:]lol

 

Leather pants dude!

 

I agree it's a bad idea, but yes I have done it and took the chance. Not a wise decision, but no spills. I try to stay in jeans, but it gets pretty hot at times. I would try to get a perforated jacket with guards and at a minimum, jeans. IMO I do ok with my perforated Intake jacket, I just remove the inner lining and sometimes try to "bow" my arms so the air catches me and I get cooler. I also sometimes leave the jacket unzipped about 1/2 way but not all the way. It's just always best to be as covered as possible ............just in case............you know how crazy people are on the roads these days......COME ON SPRING!!!

 

Ya, imagine wearing heavy leathers during summer. That's me. No nifty textile jacket for me. It'd be nice, but hey.. What can ya do.

 

lol....shorts. ha ha ha ....man, where's NS at? He'd have a field day with this one.

dude. no shorts. Don't be a squid. If you are riding. and fall. Lets say on a bridge with those metal grates, would you rather slide across the grates in Shorts, lol, or kevlar reinforced pants?

ATGATT man.

In the summer. my Joe Rocket perf leather is not that bad to ride in.