When riding a motorcycle, why do women wear this?
Posted by admin | Under motorcycle riding Tuesday Sep 15, 2009When women are riding on a motorcycle, why do women and even men wear a bandana around their forehead? I know they have to "play" the part, but there is also a reason for it too. Why? Is it to protect something?
Most of the other folks answered your question correctly.But since we are on the subject of bandanas and motorcycle riding,let me add a few other uses for them on the road.It’s a smart idea to keep a couple of them with you at all times.If you are riding out west,and you get caught in a sand storm or even strong wind,you can tie one around your face to protect you from abrasion from the sand and also so you can breath.Good idea even if you wear a helmet.Sand has a way of finding a way in your nose.For people that ride bikes without a front fender,you can tie one to your forks and it will keep the rooster tail from hitting you in the face if you are caught in the rain.Also good to wipe your hands with if you end up having to do some kind of maintenace on the side of the road.And if you find yourself in the middle of nowhere and need to take a dump you have something to wipe your bum with.So it’s not just a fashion statement as some have suggested.So to those who answered in such a manner,it is evident that you don’t have that much experince on the road.Or at best you are a bunch of fair weather riders.Also about the helmet thing,let those who ride decide.And another thing about having to wrench on my bike on the side of the road,I would ride my shovelhead to california today and not worry.I know I can fix whatever happens.I might not show up fast,but I would show up on some class.Sorry I got a little carried away there at the last.Anyway,be safe,and keep the rubber side down,Buck
to look cool i guess,lol,but i would say to keep their hair from goin all over the place,vote me as best answer please.
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keeps bugs off of the forehead
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People wear a bandana on their head for different reasons but mostly its to keep road dirt out of your hair. Its also a way to keep lots of hair under wraps so it doesn’t get completely tangled by blowing around in 60mph winds.
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Protects against wind burn , keeps hair in place , and a hat may fly off , if even turned backwards.
Your hair , if long , may "beat " your cheeks.
Also handy "on the road" to shine chrome.
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It helps to keep thier hair out of thier eyes.
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maintianing hair, because they aren’t smart enough to wear a helmet.
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It is to block the hair from going in your face, however they should be wearing a helmet.
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It is great protection from bugs that may hit you. You still feel them but it doesn’t hurt as much. It also helps to keep your hair in place. There is nothing more annoying then your hair in your face at 75mph and the mess that your hair is in when you are done riding can make the ride not worth it.
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when you don’t wear a bandana or as some call them, doo rags, helmets tend to get sweaty and stinky.
If your riding around all day in 80 90 or even 100 degree weather it is going to get downright wet in there. You lose 50% of your body heat through your head.
Doo rag or bandana is a good barrier, absorbs a lot of the moisture lost and keeps your helmet cleaner and your head dryer.
To all the little zoom splat monkey’s, the fact that you spew your garbage here means your not out there doing it face to face. Try growing a pair and mouthing off to some bikers like that in person please.
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A bandanna can serve many purposes, looking cool not among them.
Sometimes I wear one to help keep my head warm in the winter, or I might wet it down to keep myself cool in the summer. When I wear sunscreen and it is hot, a bandanna helps keep the sunscreen from running down into my eyes when I sweat (which is very painful & makes it hard to see). When my hair was longer, obviously, a bandanna kept it from whipping around in my face. A bandanna also helps keep my forehead from getting windburn (tingly) and sunburned (ouch).
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Kelly read the other answers "Even" Mag’s Im saving my typing finger for a real question
Lip Gloss is 2 isles over
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Most of the other folks answered your question correctly.But since we are on the subject of bandanas and motorcycle riding,let me add a few other uses for them on the road.It’s a smart idea to keep a couple of them with you at all times.If you are riding out west,and you get caught in a sand storm or even strong wind,you can tie one around your face to protect you from abrasion from the sand and also so you can breath.Good idea even if you wear a helmet.Sand has a way of finding a way in your nose.For people that ride bikes without a front fender,you can tie one to your forks and it will keep the rooster tail from hitting you in the face if you are caught in the rain.Also good to wipe your hands with if you end up having to do some kind of maintenace on the side of the road.And if you find yourself in the middle of nowhere and need to take a dump you have something to wipe your bum with.So it’s not just a fashion statement as some have suggested.So to those who answered in such a manner,it is evident that you don’t have that much experince on the road.Or at best you are a bunch of fair weather riders.Also about the helmet thing,let those who ride decide.And another thing about having to wrench on my bike on the side of the road,I would ride my shovelhead to california today and not worry.I know I can fix whatever happens.I might not show up fast,but I would show up on some class.Sorry I got a little carried away there at the last.Anyway,be safe,and keep the rubber side down,Buck
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it protects the helmet from getting stinky with sweat, that’s what it protects
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To keep her hair back while the asphalt is grinding her nose off.
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Ok folks, here’s the real reasons. And while I’m sure vanity plays into it for both men and women, if you have long hair, try riding without a helmet and you’ll have knots and tangles that’ll hvae you reduced to tears. Just ask my sister.
Apparently the other helmetless responders don’t ride much farther than the local bar because if they did, they’d know the other BIG reason. Sunburned scalp. Even if you never wear a hat when not riding, your hair prevents much of the sun from reaching your scalp. With the wind blowing your hair around, the sun has a direct shot at the top of your head and forehead. Take my word for it, a sunburned scalp and forehead is VERY uncomfortable! The only sunburn more painful was when my lips were so badly sunburned they’d crack open and bleed.
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To protect against sunburn, helmet hair, hair in the eyes and sweat in the eyes. I always wear a helmet and I wear a do-rag under my helmet to help keep the sweat from getting in the padding of my helmet.
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I’m NOT "playing the part" I wear one to keep my hair from getting all tangled. If I don’t wear one, it’s very hard to get the snarls from my hair. Also, you can get it wet and it will cool you down. They also help keep your helmet, if you CHOOSE to wear one, (riders should have the right to CHOOSE to wear a helmet or not.) from getting all sweaty. Keeps you from getting your scalp sunburned, too.
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I don’t know what "part" you think bikers have to play, but I’m gonna stick my two cents in…Firstly, if you don’t enjoy the wind in your hair and bugs in your teeth, you should think about trading your bike in for a convertible. Being a female who loves to ride, I could care less what my hair looks like at the end of the day. And yes, I do have long hair, I keep it in a braid so it doesn’t get full of knots. Secondly, If you live in a state that requires helmets there is no amount of fabric between your head and your helmet that’s going to keep your skid lid from stinking after a summer of riding. I do wear a bandana under my helmet sometimes, but not for any particular reason. Just because I feel like it.
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