To be honest, I am judgmental and snicker at the pirate uniform...... how stupid are those chaps huh?
When I take my helmet off, I put on my "Route 66" baseball cap on. What are those do-rags about?
I'll address the chaps first. Speaking from a Man who lives in an area that will often see 30 degree temp changes from morning to noon. And the fact that our winter weather is often not cold enough for anything more than jeans. That all changes when you ride in this weather. Chaps are an awesome way to keep the biting cold off your lower extremities and easily removed when you get where you are going.
That is the REAL reason for chaps and I own 2 pair of them.
I find it funny that people in this day and age will make a preconceived opinion about a man because of what he dresses like. I'll admit that some of what I wear, especially in the winter, looks just like what you "Just don't get". But so what, are these people offending you in some way? Maybe they get the same impression of an old fart on a goldwing dressed up in protective gear that should keep him safe in a 15,000 foot free-fall from an airplane with no parachute!
And even if these guys dress like "Pirates" just because they think it makes them "Look Cool", so what? I mean people don football jerseys war paint, ect to go to football games, ect. Does that mean they are stupid too?
If people spent more time enjoying riding then looking around and pointing fingers at people who don't dress and act like you, the motorcycling world would be a much nicer place.
Now on to the doo-rags. I wear em and I have quite a few of em. They do just what the name implies.
They allow me to stop for a break and remove my helmet without digging for a cap, ect, to cover my sweaty head. Or in some people case, it also serves to keep and ugly balding head cover without digging for a cap.
While you are in the trunk looking for your cap, I am already in line at the gas station paying for my drinks and fuel.