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How To Dress Sharp When A Motorcycle Is Your Primary Means Of Transportation - Motor Bike
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Hi. Iím Antonio Centeno, the founder of Real Men Real Style, and today Iím going to be
talking about riding a motorcycle and dressing sharp. Okay, if you havenít already, please
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Okay, this isnít going to really get into motorcycle gear a whole lot and Iím not really
aiming about how to look good on your motorcycle. The question that came in is a gentleman,
he rides his motorcycle all of the time and for him, it was about ìHow can I look sharp
when I get right off my bike?î Because he rides it to and from work, itís his only
means of transportation and heís not really wanting to wear all of the gear.
Heís been talking about that what kind of clothing that look sharp can he wear and serve
two purposes. And my quick answer to this is you can have it both ways. I think itís
a bad idea to try to wear anything but safety gear when youíre riding a motorcycle and
this comes from a motorcyclist years ago, actually, Iíve had three motorcycles over
the years. Iíve since donít really ride anymore now that Iíve had kids but itís
one of those thingsÖ they call them donor cycles for a reason and this comes from a
guy that loves motorcycles.
But every year, I would, on average, put on probably 40,000 miles, maybe 50,000 miles
on my motorcycle. I did the four corners. I donít know ifÖ and not just ñ I went
from Noviskosha to Victoria down to Rosarita and then over to Key West. I rode that thing.
Iíve hit 48 states. Alaska and Hawaii are on the list but I havenít made it yet so
I have a little bit of experience riding motorcycles.
In fact, when I got rid of my Triumph Sprint ST, that thing had well over 100,000 miles
on it. Great bike but one thing I learned is that itís not just about you and being
safe but eventually youíre going to hit something whether itíd be oil, whether itíd be water,
whether itíd be a crazy driver, someone is going to knock you off that bike if you put
on enough miles and you need to be dressed in a way that is going to ñ and you donít
know when this point is going to happen.
And so, always be wearing your helmet and thatís going to mess up your hair especially
if you have a lot of hair. So really, youíre going to right there, youíre going have to
go to a bathroom and probably fix up your hair. The other thing is you need to be wearing
leathers or synthetic motorcycle gear thatís padded and is going to prepare you for whenever
you go sliding down that road at 20 miles/hour.
So when it comes down to a lot of the stuff, it also needs to fit you properly. You canít
wear really loose gear. You need to wear gear thatís close-fitting to your body and I think
this is a plus because it allows you to keep extra clothing at work. I know some of you
guys donít have your own, perhaps, office. You donít have your own closet. ìWhere am
I going to store?î Well, talk with your manager and find a place where you can store your
clothing even if itís just a small trunk or box where you keep your clothes nicely
folded up that when you get there, you can change into them and when youíre leaving,
itís going to take an extra 5 ñ 10 minutes and at the end of the day, I think itís well
worth it.
Another upside is that if you actually get into this and you actually have the full gear.
I find that nothing attracted women like me dressed out in full leathers. Iíve got many
good stories of random women giving me their cards and phone numbers whenever I would ñ
gosh, there was this time in Iowa. I was talking with a buddy at a cafÈ, Tom Webster. He was
a lawyer there and ñ but just some random woman came up, gave me her number. Well, youíre
not going to hear the rest of my story because my wife maybe watching this but in any case
guys, what Iím getting at is there isnít a compromise here.
Take care of yourself. Be smart on a motorcycle and use it to your advantage. Get the full
leather gear. Look great when youíre riding that bike and look smart and be smart and
when you get off that bike, have the time and set yourself up for success so that you
can change in to the appropriate gear. When youíre carrying a helmet, youíre decked
out in full leathers, people understand the reason youíre doing it and you look a lot
smarter than those guys that are wearing t-shirts, jeans and no helmet because I can tell you,
you have an accident at 5 miles/hour, it could kill you and itís over really quick. This
is coming from a guy Iíve gone down on my bike probably five times, three of which,
if I wouldnít have the gear, it would have been a lot more serious of an injury.
Okay, thatís how you look sharp on your motorcycle. Take care; this has been Antonio Centeno with
Real Men Real Style. Iíll see you in the next video. Bye.