Safety Gear Survey

[BMWprofessor]

I thought I would survey what safety gear us LT riders are wearing. In order to tally the results and report stats, please respond using the following method:

I am asking for a 5 digit number made up of "1s" and "0s" (binary code). Your responses are: YES = 1, NO = 0 I have listed the gear in a specific order (for obvious reasons):

GEAR: GLOVES, BOOTS, JACKET, PANTS, HELMET (please remember to use this order in your response!) Here are some examples:

1) If you wear a helmet, jacket and pants but not gloves or boots your response would be: 00111

2) If you wear gloves, jacket and helmet but not boots or pants your response would be: 10101

I realize that not everyone may wear all their gear all the time, but please respond for what you usually wear most of the time.

Thanks!

[Ted]

11111

[LT_Pilot]

11111

[LT_Pilot]

Reflective vest?

[gglove]

11111

[BMWprofessor]

Forgot to post my own response!
11111

[Lee510]

11111

[eljeffe]

11111

[Dick]

11101

[DaveDragon]

50/50 between

11101
11111

[LTExfisher]

11111
Atgatt = All The Gear All The Time

[chang-man]

:dance: 11111

[SLTex]

11111

[rkimmel2]

00101

[shuster]

11111

[AlaskaFish]

11111

One torn knee from just wearing my Levis was enough. I don't care if it's 115' out, I'll have my mesh pants on along with all the rest.

John

[wvandennoort]

11111

[LFranz]

11101

Haven't crashed yet , so I'm still wearing jeans :cool:

And a half helmet sometimes :)

[hschisler]

11111

[PMitchell]

11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:wave
Never was very good at math! :D

[Bighopper]

One fall at 50mph on a gravel road in the middle of Turkey wearing ALL Belstaf gear was enough to convine me.

111111

[GolfGuy]

All 11111's. But not till this year. Started wearing all the gear so my Wife would feel safer. It worked! Said she felt much safer. That made her really relax and enjoy the moment. ;)

Going to CCR in Midway was my Wifes' first long distance trip....EVER!
I am really proud of her...we put in a couple 10 hr. days.
She was a trooper! :dance:

[kbikerider]

11111 and 11101

[sonnata]

11111

By pants, I'm assuming you mean some sort of riding pant. IMNSHO, jeans are not suitable for riding pants.

When a paramedic friend told me most of her motorcycle accident victims had their jeans ripped almost totally off and those who were wearing shoes were usually found barefoot, I decided I had better go ATTGATT. Sometimes it is a little hotter in the summer, but a $100 phase change vest makes the difference between riding or not on hot summer days.

[Buchnerb]

11111

[Agent86]

11101 In town
11111 On road

[rickym]

01101

[Wolfgang]

11111

[tobiwan]

me 11111
SO 11111

[jgolfer46]

11111 and my SO 11111

[DanDiver]

11111

[tomt]

11111
Catch allot of flack from the Pirates, it's my hide and my ride!

[walilisseu]

11101

[okiebandit1]

11111 most of the time.

[bigpapa]

10001

[JerryH]

11111

[sparky_k1200lt]

11111

[hallzee]

11111

[kmurphy165]

11111

I was stunned to discover when I fell on the ice at 30 mph that the ice wore through my snow mobile overpants and jeans in a couple of spots and scuffed the elbow of my heavy HJC leather jacket. Since then, I now have armored mesh pants with liner and armored mesh jacket with liner and layers for cold weather.

Hopalong Karl

[2ndChance]

Like LTExFisher said: ATGATT 11111 :bmw: That's the ticket.

[niel_petersen]

11111 or rarely 11101. SO is 11101
nrpetersen

[pozo_izquierdo]

11111

[johkar]

11111

[axamax]

11111

I like my skin to stay part of me not part of the road

[SurfMan]

11111

[speedtripleor]

11101 and 11111

[shadowofshoe]

11101

[rattler50]

I haven't bought any of those fancy ridin' britches..........

11101

[katnapinn]

ME 11111

SO 11111
:wave

[pkpr1998]

11111

[NCrider]

11101.

When I find some britches that don't make me look like I'm going out in Arctic conditions, I'll get em. I know they exist now (as opposed to the pair I bought back back in 2000), just haven't looked real hard.

[manoman14]

11101

[JATownsend]

11111

I suspect with only 51 responses, many who don't ride ATGATT are simply avoiding the question altogether. Only the relatively faithful reply.

[Tom1200]

11101

[daddo50]

11101

[captain76]

11111

[DarkMeister]

11111

I suspect with only 51 responses, many who don't ride ATGATT are simply avoiding the question altogether. Only the relatively faithful reply.

Correct! :o

[Lynn_Keen]

25/75 between 11101 and 11111

[JetflyerJ]

11101

[joegottberg]

11101

Always Long Pants, Dont' own "armored pants" (Yet ;) )

[motorman587]

11111

[gr8fulfred]

11111 most of the time
11101 when it gets too hot for the Aerostich

[tonygret]

Depending on things like temerature which easily gets to 100+ here, I try and wear everything at all times. So this is a 80% score.

11111

[2Wheelroadtrip]

11111

I suspect with only 51 responses, many who don't ride ATGATT are simply avoiding the question altogether. Only the relatively faithful reply.

Here ya go.
01000

[wkclark]

11101

[simoncharles]

11111

[nocanpickem]

11101

[ferrasr]

11111

Randy Ferras
K1200LT, 05'

[JATownsend]

Here ya go.
01000
Heh, boots are a good start! At least you're not ALL zeros... ;)

[RiderRay]

11101

[Moonshine]

11111

[shadowofshoe]

11111

I suspect with only 51 responses, many who don't ride ATGATT are simply avoiding the question altogether. Only the relatively faithful reply.


I responded early this AM and was thinking the same thing as I rode to work.
In a way it's like polling voters what they say on the phone may not be what the say at the booth.

Mike

[BMWprofessor]

So regarding those nonresponders, you are saying:

1) that someone who rides, let's say, without a helmet doesn't care what others in is neighborhood or on the road thinks of this bevavior but they care about what their LT buddies on this site think? or

2) Someone dumb enough not to wear a helmet is too dumb to figure out how to respond? or

3) Those who don't wear safety gear couldn't be bothered to respond?

[skydiver]

11111

[larryschumer]

11001 (Guilty as charged)

[D.Kinsey]

Uhhh...this is hard ;)
Me 11111
SO 11111

[docedkin]

11111 80%
11101 20%
11111 100% So

[Tourdog]

11111

[Zeke]

11111

Zeke

[Jriverside]

11111 Jim

[EricSuz]

11111

[Florian]

11111


F

[STARFIGHTER]

11111

[Renzo]

11111

[yechave]

11111 + reflective vests, piping, decals, Motolights, & HID.

[little_jake]

11111
Little_Jake

[justlookin]

11111
Joe Rocket Jeans under Firstgear overpants..

[dutchshadow]

00001

[pushin9s]

11111

[RVB1019]

10101

[vano]

01101 50% of the time gloves pants only when cold weather.

VanO

[MattKas]

11111

[WildBil]

11101 in city and to work.
11111 traveling on the road

[bonafidebob]

111(.75)1 (Yeah, I need fuzzy logic.)

[PlaneGeek]

11111
All the gear, All the time :yeah:

[pmv55]

around home <5 miles = 10101
out on the road = 11111

[ArthurKnowles]

First I think this would have gone better as a poll since you would get a nice chart when finished.

As for myself it's ...

11111

[Boppa]

11111

[hornblower]

Around town = 11101
on a trip = 11111

[Gandhi27]

11111 Helmets are law here in the UK, plus, I have a piece of kneecap missing, from the one time I wore jeans, so, I never go out without armour!!

[jaskjb]

11111

[AliMar]

11101 - short non-slab trips
11111 - otherwise

[rodneyinmaypearltx]

11101

[jers99lt]

11111
Helmet is full face

[itspossible]

10111

[Toolman]

11111

[TikTak]

00101

[wholland]

11101

[Lzyellodog]

11111

[taylorjn]

11111

[razman10]

10001

Ironically, I was just thinking about this a couple of days ago. Most BMW riders I see are always riding ATGATT so I was curious as to where I stood in the community. Obviously in the minority here!!! :wave

[ibbones]

11101

[tsBMWminer]

in town(Only in the hottest of days)
11101
Everywhere else:wave
11111
Safety vest durin fall and winter as I work nights and it makes the wife happy and me more visable:D

[SoberBiker]

11101 daily
but on trips for more than a day ride
11111

[blankshot]

11101

[coxm]

11101

[donn]

11101

[mconlogue]

11111

[zdgz]

01001

in the minority

[phydough]

11101 daily around home

11111 the rest of the time

[lnowell]

11101 hot
11111 cool to cold

[BennyBob]

11101 on rare days when I commute wearing blue jeans (yes kevlar denim is in my future)
11111 always on trips more than 15 miles and 80+ % of all short trips.

[davedionne]

11111

[Bmyrrh]

11101

[myk_edwards]

11111

[bemmerbiker]

11101

[asleeplessknight]

31

Okay okay okay

11111

All the Ones All the Time

[Pegasus]

11111

[BMWprofessor]

The response to this informal survey has been great! Thanks!
Attached is a graph of our responses to date. Look like we are heavilly weighted toward the ATGATT habit!

[Morley]

11111111111111

[dwfindley]

11101

[woodey]

The response to this informal survey has been great! Thanks!
Attached is a graph of our responses to date. Look like we are heavilly weighted toward the ATGATT habit!
Thanks for keeping and posting the stats....

as for me 10101
{but have the boots ordered} and will be working on the pants soon..

[jbm]

11111 all the time.

Full Tiger Angel Element pants and jacket, BMW gloves, jacket, boots and helmet.

[Tonio]

11101

[mrbiker]

When on my sport bike (Kawasaki ZX-12R): 00001

OH, WAIT - that's almost everyone ELSE I see on a sport bike. :mad: :mad: :mad:

When on MY sport bike (Kawasaki ZX-12R): 11111
(All The Vanson, All The Time - Arai full face, Lee Parks gloves, Apinestars Touring boots). :cool: :cool: :cool:

When on my 2005 K1200LT: 11111
(All The Aerostitch All The Time - Arai full face, Lee Parks gloves, Sidi Vertigo Corsa boots) :D :D :D

If you can't afford the gear, how can you afford the hospital bills?

[Offwego]

11111

[Buck]

11111

[kmoto]

11111

[smahon]

10101 to work 3 miles each way
11101 all else

[RdcrzR]

11111 me
11101 wife

[hrob1217]

11111

Hr

[tahoe1]

11111. Always!!

[excellentjim]

11001 in Hot weather
11111 in Cooler weather

[Steve_R]

25/75 between 11101 and 11111.

[BMWprofessor]

Latest Data...

[azredline]

11111 Helmets are law here in the UK, plus, I have a piece of kneecap missing, from the one time I wore jeans, so, I never go out without armour!!

11101 90+ %

But now that I've read the quoted response I think I'll go order the tourmaster mesh overpants. Ouch.
BTW, do the kevlar denim count as safety gear or only the armored pants? Just curious.

[tvguy]

11111

Aerostitch Roadcrafter Suit makes it easy...

[billr]

11111

[Bruce]

11101

[JCarver]

01111

[ChasnRacin]

Rider - 11111
Pillion - 11111

[highroamer]

Rider 11111
Pillion 11111

[hdfan]

dress for the fall, not for the ride.

11111

[rlpngoff]

11111

[asleeplessknight]

11111

[bmwusmc]

11111

[c00k1e]

11111

[quickbeemer]

11111

[Carmen]

11101 in town
11111 on the rd

[TBob]

10001

[eotiii]

11101

[K1200KING]

11101 or 10101 local

[kdale]

11111

[bflemingor]

11001

[johnp3143]

11111

[wcarter]

11111

[wcarter]

11111

[ronsupin]

11101 and sometimes pants

[donsobeck]

11111

Don

[John_LT]

11111

John

[BMWprofessor]

Latest Results...

[UnderRider]

11111 Driver, 11111 Pillion

Age 16, crashed Suzuki 125cc in gear status "00000". Result: road rash to both arms and legs. Discomfort of wearing gear in warm weather not even close to the pain and mess of the "Road Rash Lesson" I carry with me thirty-seven years later. :o

[JCabranes]

11101

[NOGILLS2]

11101 around home.....25%

11111 on trips and when riding on the edge!!!!.....75%

zoom zoom zoom!!!!!!!

[dlbushey]

11111

[Shad4545]

01111

[zippy_gg]

11101 but I do wear Draggin Jeans so maybe it is 1 1 1 .5 1 :D

[Ddallison]

11111

[gpolakow]

11111

[SLIMSWITCH903]

11111

[motorhead]

The wife and I ride 99% of the time together .... So

11111
11111

:D

[ronk1200lt]

11111 and 11101

[kevincook]

11111


Only on this forum could anyone ask a question that requires a ridiculous binary answer and have it actually work. :histerica

We are definitely a special crowd or should that be 'special'.

Kevin

[asleeplessknight]

I struggle with believing the that the majority score is 31 and not 29. 11111 vs 11101.

ATGATT is in principle what I strive for especially when I am traveling any distance. However, as principled as I strive to be in this department, I still find myself riding to and from the grocery store, or other short distances... and 11101 applies... I tried going to lunch the other day from work... wore my street shoes...cuz I would only be going a couple miles... I had to pull over within the first 1/2 mile and put on my riding boots... I felt unsafe.... My riding pants on the other hand, I have not yet felt compelled to wear 100% of the time. I need to get over that and just put the damn things on.... it only takes one time to scar my ass for life.... okay...OKAY... the pants go on.

THanks for the therapy session.

[chuckle]

11101

[NascaLT]

11101

[mostlyirish]

Always 11111.
Wife always 11111.

[Goddard]

11111

[Sereman]

11111

:wave

[mtrevelino]

11101

[rspyder]

11101

[BMWprofessor]

Latest summary results as of October 19, 2008

[saddleman]

11111 plus 26 layer kevlar level 2 vest at night. I see a lot of deer on my way to work.

[RVB1019]

Are the deer packing heat?

[LTExfisher]

T boned at 19 years old with helmet and gloves. Crushed left foot by uninsured, illegal alien.
I limp into 11111 for the Freeway or 7/11

[michman]

11101

[rodgtc]

Me 11111 and SO 11111

It has saved us both.

[Fergie]

11111

[Palerider]

11111



Don't leave home with out it...............

B-Safe
Jim

[pnoftz]

11111

[middlewich]

11111

[ronk1200lt]

11111

[McAllister]

11111

[lhilsa]

11111

[free2ride]

11111

[REWDOC]

11111 98% of the time. 11101 2% of the time.

[Bayliner2052]

11101

[skydiver]

11111

[pjessen]

11111 80%

11101 20% in town

[knoticalone]

11111

[cyberphysicist]

11111

[jvfowler]

11101

[al2it]

11111

[CycoMoto]

11101 In town
11111 On road