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PROPER RIDING GEAR
Whether you are just learning to ride or you're already an experienced biker, remember to always wear your safety gear. Have you ever fallen off a bicycle? Scraped skin from the road on your hands, knees, and elbows occurred at slow speed, but the speed of the motorcycle is going to multiply that pain thousand-fold.
Your essential safety riding gear should be at least:
- Helmet - Full, three-quarter, or half face helmet DOT Approved
- Gloves - full fingered leather gloves are the best
- Goggles or sunglasses - shatterproof
- Boots - shoes or boots should be over the ankle and of course leather is best
- Long pants - most riders wear jeans and that's fine. Just remember that jeans will only protect you to a point. Leather pants or leather chaps over the jeans will give better protection.
- Leather Jacket - a long sleeve shirt and leather coat are the basics. A long sleeve shirt will at least protect you from things like sunburn. A jacket equipped with body armor and padding, along with gloves that have armor and padding certainly are more protective.
For any GWRRA-sponsored rider education or competitive riding event, this gear is required. They do not apply to any "non-educational" or "non-competitive" riding activity,
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