Motorcycle Gear and work

How many of you use your bike to commute to and from work? I have about a 23 mile commute each way, and take my bike 5-6 days/week. I work 10.5 hour shifts so I have to bring all my food for lunch and between meals, as well as gym clothes to go to the gym afterwards..

I am wondering if all of you wear full gear to and from work, and if so, how this works? Personally down here, I would be drenched in sweat if I was to wear leather pants on that ride.

As of now, I wear my work boots which are leather and cover the ankle and steel toed. Blue jeans, jacket, gloves, and lid... Then in my tank bag I leave my gym clothes/shoes, and in my backpack I have all my food, hard hat, safety glasses, and other odds and ends.

Part of me would like to wear more gear, but it would honestly be even more of a hassle. I can't enter the yard without steel toe boots, so I would have to change in the parking lot, as well. Same with if I was to wear leather pants.

I know how hardcore so many of you are about gear gear gear. Rightfully so. I have came a long ways from the squid I was when I crashed my r6 back in '06 and ended up going to physical therapy for a week so they could continue to pull the gravel out of my side (I only had nursing scrubs on, yes I was an idiot, I lived in a small town, I wasn't a member of the board, I didn't know better. My MSF teacher even said helmets are only for open casket funerals )


So now I'm asking you guys, how many of you actually wear full leathers, boots, etc., to work every day and change out of it and then back into it at the end of the day?

Thanks for all the posts everyone. I have been wearing my work boots as my riding boots anyways, but I think when I get riding boots I'll just see if I can leave my work ones at work somewhere. Unfortunately, I am not able to get to my office without having to have steel toed boots on, maybe I can get around that if it's for the safety of the ride to and from work.

Azr6. I have a tank bag as well. I think I'll be putting all my gym clothes in the tank bag, and my work stuff in my backpack. Maybe I can just start renting a locker at the gym and leave a weeks worth of clothes in there. I hate cardio and don't break much of a sweat lifting




Does anyone know of any good steel toed motorcycle boots? I need new work boots probably more than I need motorcycle boots right now, but if I could have both that would be ideal. Too bad the ICON Chuka boots only look steel toed.

I wouldn't want to use steel toed boots while riding personally. I think it would be almost dangerous considering you would have zero feel for the shifter. Just my personal opinion. I wear riding boots, my jacket, gloves and helmet every day to work. I rock jeans though, not proud of that aspect but its only a 6 minute commute and I rarely hit 60km/hr.

yeah, i ride whenever i can and wear my leather jacket, full gloves, boots, and helmet. i'd feel naked without these.

Originally Posted by shmens

I wouldn't want to use steel toed boots while riding personally. I think it would be almost dangerous considering you would have zero feel for the shifter. Just my personal opinion. I wear riding boots, my jacket, gloves and helmet every day to work. I rock jeans though, not proud of that aspect but its only a 6 minute commute and I rarely hit 60km/hr.

What do you mean zero feel for the shifter? Maybe yours is way, way smoother than mine. Is it aftermarket? I have to put a bit of pressure on it to shift up or down..

^ I've looked and I think you're right. They're mostly Harley type boots