Had a big camping trip coming up so I was getting the camper ready. I noticed a grease fitting missing from the axle. So off to the local autosupply, I went. Well it was very hot that day and I had been on the  bike all day. I thought right before I got on the bike do I really need my jacket with armor. Well a little voice inside me said yeah you better take it.

I was leaving the parts store coming out on to a four lane highway. A vehicle was pulled in the middle turn lane preparing to turn into the parts store. I had a clear opening to pull out going across all lanes of traffic while going behind the vehicle. So I did well as I pulled out and went to turn left I leaned a little too far causing the peg to grab asphalt, and the rear wheel to lose traction. Yup I laid it down rookie mistake. My fault I have scraped the pegs on this bike several times and was still learning that I could not lean it like a standard bike. I found the threshold for how far I could push it and learned my lesson.
So I did a quick assessment of the bike and deemed it rideable and non-reportable as far as an accident goes. I rode the bike home without any problems. The only damage was a bent peg, and scraped end cap on handlebar.

I however had no damage  the armor in the elbows and shoulders saved me from any injury including a bruise or scratch. My jeans saved my legs, and my gloves my hands. I was a little sore on my left side but the gear did its job. Had I ridden without my jacket I would have suffered some road rash.

A week later a friend of mine works an accident where the rider was wearing shorts and a t shirt. Not that bad of an accident, in all actuallity. The rider had muscle showing in the areas that were unprotected. He looked like he had been against a grater, Nasty....

Silly Ogre, glad to hear you and your bike are ok.
Nice your jacket did the job and your skin is all intact..
I am 100% ATGATT rider as well..
This past weekend, highest temps in months.
Lots of riders out, several had tank tops, no
jackets, lil 1/2 helmets.  
Guess if you don't have many brains, no reason
to cover them.. kim

Thumbs up! ATGATT...Live it, Believe it, Do it!

I tried ATTGAT once but after I had three helmets on (one on my head and one on each knee I didn't know where to put the rest of them and the third riding jacket was very hard to get over the first two.

Glad you're ok SO.

I just shake my head and a lot of the people I see around here on bikes. They wear no helmet, no gloves, no glasses/goggles,  they have on shorts, tanks tops (or no shirt at all for the guys) and SANDALS!!!   The chicks on the back will have on flip flops. I am guilty of not wearing a jacket and only wearing a tank top for my shirt on hot days. Luckily for me the worst I have gotten is a few bee stings in places you don't want to have bee stings.   I ALWAYS wear my helmet, gloves, glasses, jeans and boots. Oh, there are a lot of people who wear the little skull cap helmets if they do wear helmets. I want to ask them if they really think that little thin thing is going to help them if they crash.   Glad you are ok and you only bruised your pride a bit.

Met a friend for a cold one after work yesterday at a local watering hole. He said I looked like winter with my long sleeves, dungarees, and boots. As we were sitting there we heard a loud noise and turned to see a guy on a long chopper pick himself off the street. Shorts, tee shirt, and sandals. Typical South Florida attire. He didn’t quite make the turn at the light.

My buddy looked at me and then looked at the other guy in the street and I could see it all clicked in his head. Later when we were leaving he asked if I ever dropped a bike. I told him sure, but I walked away with nothing more than a busted bike. Sticks and stones will break your bones and road rash really hurts me.

I'm 90% ATGATT.  Never ride without armor jacket that is yellow in color and my red helmet ( to be seen - I don't get wearing black clothing), gloves, and jeans.

However, I'm not into the boots.  Probably won't get killed from a broken foot or ankle, although I know that boots add a little protection.  I don't like the lack of pressure sensation when shifting or braking that you get with boots.  Back 45 years ago, when I did some amatuer car racing, we wore bowling shoes with driving suits.  The thin shoe soles made it a lot easier to sense pressure on throttle and clutch pedals.

Dat's da' scariest bumble bee I ever saw!... ...

...definitely ATGATT though... ...