Vital Statistics

-Sex - Male
-Height - 6'3"
-Chest - 46"
-Waist - 36"
-Hips - fuctifino
-Inside leg - 34"
-Weight - 100 Kg
-Age - 37

[Luckypants]

-Sex - Male
-Height - 5'8"
-Chest - 44"
-Waist - 36"
-Hips - caning me after boating
-Inside leg - 32"
-Weight - 14st 10lb
-Age - 45

[DarrenSV650S]

Originally Posted by Lozzo

I've cut your post short because I object to the words 'biker' and 'babe' being in the same sentence.

With absolutely no offence meant to any women I have never seen, all those I have seen who call themselves "something-babe" are completely and utterly minging, not just in looks but personality as well. Most are way over a size 20 and don't dress to kill, they dress like they've just killed...and eaten it raw.

Sorry, but that's the way I've seen it on every forum I've ever posted to.

You obviously haven't seen K then. And you haven't seen a "corsa babe" like the one that drives about here. She actually has it written on her car. But she is fit

Originally Posted by kitkat

great you know your getting old when people start comparing you to their mums

Originally Posted by Defender

.....but if ThEGr33k is 20yrs old and his mum had him at 20, then he's talking about people around 40yrs old. That's not old

depends on whether you are looking at a forty year old from the inside or the outside lol

[Lissa]

-Sex Female
-Height 4ft 10
-Chest 34A
-waist 25
-Hips 34
-Inside leg 26
-Weight 50kg

Originally Posted by K

Maybe this raises another, more psychological question - are biker babes/chicks/ladies/women/etc more comfortable with their physical appearance than your average fashionable/trendy/neurotic/bimbo ?

Let's face it, OK, so for the boys tight leathers abound. But there is a far more practical nature to biking gear than regular clothing - does this in itself help develop (or even attract) a mindset that cares more for this aspect than the pure looks of the thing?

Miss... can you repeat the question....?

Sorry K, you might need to put that into words of two syllables if I've got the wrong end of the stick.

I've understood the question as... Does the practical aspect of biking gear lead lady bikers to care about how well it does it's job, (ie: protection, comfort, warmth, keeping the rain out), more than they care about how they look in it. And would an average bimbo worry about appearance more or less than the experienced biker babe.

I don't think so, in fact from the opinions I have at my disposal just now, it's the opposite....

One of my cousins who's been on the bike once wearing my wifes gear represents the average bimbo. She was scared ****less despite a careful calm ride from me and hasn't plucked up the courage to go again (yet). By chance she's here tonight and she says "I can't even remember what the gear looks like, I just remember you doing up all the zips and stuff and being glad I was wearing it when on the bike." So the average bimbo wasn't image concious about the bike gear at all.

I've just asked my wife who is an experienced pillion her thoughts. "Well it's not the most flattering piece of clothing I've got, but I've got no choice on the bike, I've got to wear it. I still do think about the fact it looks crap though. I would look better in leathers and wouldn't worry about appearance so much" (She has a good size 8/10 figure and only has textiles - sacrilege!). So the biker babe, if we can use that term for a pillion, worries about the apperance.

Cousin replies "Well, yeah, if I was going to wear it regularly I'd worry about what it looked like."

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

You obviously haven't seen K then. And you haven't seen a "corsa babe" like the one that drives about here. She actually has it written on her car. But she is fit

K doesn't refer to herself as a "Babe" as far as I can tell, and I've seen her photo, she's really nice looking as well as apparently having a great personality. I did say I was on about the "Babes" I'd personally seen, and there's always the exception.

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

By chance she's here tonight and she says "I can't even remember what the gear looks like, I just remember you doing up all the zips and stuff and being glad I was wearing it when on the bike." So the average bimbo wasn't image concious about the bike gear at all.

I've just asked my wife who is an experienced pillion her thoughts. "Well it's not the most flattering piece of clothing I've got, but I've got no choice on the bike, I've got to wear it. I still do think about the fact it looks crap though. I would look better in leathers and wouldn't worry about appearance so much" (She has a good size 8/10 figure and only has textiles - sacrilege!). So the biker babe, if we can use that term for a pillion, worries about the apperance.

Cousin replies "Well, yeah, if I was going to wear it regularly I'd worry about what it looked like."

this is quite interesting, perhaps somebody shouild tell the manufacturers of womens clothing this and then perhaps they'll stop making the sodding pink pastelly flower girly looking stuff that drives Liz nuts when we walk into a bike shop.

I'm convinced they'd sell more to women if they made it look plainer or again to quote Liz in the same styles and colours as the mens stuff is.

As for me

-Sex - Male
-Height - 5ft 11
-Chest - 42 - 44
-waist - 34 - 36
-Hips - don't know
-Inside leg - don't know
-Weight - 14 stone ish

I had a nasty stomach upset a few weeks back and was down to 13 1/2 stone, but I suspect with all the chocolate I've been scoffing I suspect I've put it all back on again

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

this is quite interesting, perhaps somebody shouild tell the manufacturers of womens clothing this and then perhaps they'll stop making the sodding pink pastelly flower girly looking stuff that drives Liz nuts when we walk into a bike shop.

I'm convinced they'd sell more to women if they made it look plainer or again to quote Liz in the same styles and colours as the mens stuff is.

But the girly colours and designs sell, believe me - I sold clothing and helmets wholesale to bike dealers for years, so I should know. A girl who hasn't a clue about what bike kit is good or bad would pay 3 times the price of a good quality plain looking jacket just to get the right design or colour jacket made by a crap manufacturer.

Same can be said of some men and women who are suckered by the flashy designs of Alpinestars and Dainese kit. Here's the hard facts guys, it's typical designer crap - made in the same factories that make Akito, Frank Thomas and numerous others in China and Pakistan, and they use the same grades of leather and textiles. All you're paying three times the price for is badges and a whole lot of hype - it's nothing like the bespoke suits worn by the racers who are sponsored, nowhere near it. As far as safety goes, you'll never get a Dainese or A/stars leather suit through CE approval, not in a month of Sundays.

If you want good quality affordable leathers in nice designs off the shelf, look at Arlen Ness, Berik, Wolf and if you want even cheaper search out a Tecnik supplier.

If you want leathers that you know will fit and save your ar$e when you need them to, get made to measure stuff like MJK, BKS, Hideout etc. 9 times out of 10 they work out cheaper than a mid range off the peg Italian branded suit, and are far better in all respects.


Rant over

I have only ever bought female biker gear... i`m not a size 8/10 but I have 2 pairs of leather trousers, both in extra short and they`re still too long and a pair of textile trousers in extra short and they`re way too long as well! I`m an average female height of 5`4"...... where do the manufacturers get their sizing guides from??? out of my 4 jackets i`m only pleased with the fit of the Lewis Ladies jacket, the others are too long in the arms or the armour is so bulky that I look like michellin man! do the manufacturers use the same armour for both mens and ladies wear???? if so don`t they realise that ladies generally have smaller shoulders and arms