Riding a motorcycle wearing native wear is quite a common trend in many countries in the world. In Asian countries especially in South Asia, people often ride a motorcycle wearing most native clothing like Lungi, Panjabi, Sharee, Salwar, Kamiz, Shawl, etc. Hence this culture is vastly practiced in the rural and even in the urban; so question is that okay or something uneven in motorcycling culture? Let’s try to assess.

Riding A Motorcycle Wearing Native Wear

A motorcycle is a very common and frequently used vehicle around the world. People ride motorcycles in need of their daily commuting and also motorcycling is a global culture that is considered as a pleasure or adventure activity. According to the global culture, riding a motorcycle a rider requires quite a specific type of wear and also a set of safety gear.

But on the counter, in developing countries, the scenario is reversed in real practice. There the common peoples are far away from the global motorcycling manners, riding standards, and also the safety precautions. In most situations, people are quite habituated to ride a motorcycle wearing native clothing like Lungi, Panjabi, Sharee, Salwar, Kamiz, Shawl, etc.

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So the question comes is riding a motorcycle wearing native wear brings any benefit in any sense or it’s just malpractice?

In the practical assessment riding a motorcycle wearing native wear is just a habitual practice. People feel comfortable and relaxed wearing native clothing; hence they casually move or work wearing the same, and also ride a motorcycle in the same attire. So it’s just a habit to be or feel comfortable wearing casual attires, nothing else.

Now coming to the counter side issues of riding a motorcycle wearing native wear, it’s really just dangerous riding a motorcycle with those native typed attires. The native clothing like Lungi, Panjabi, Sharee, Salwar, Kamiz, Shawl, etc. have a number of loose ends which is just against the basics of motorcycling clothing.

Standard clothing for motorcycling is to omit any type of loose end from the clothing to avoid any type of accidental contact with the moving parts of the bike as well as with other vehicles passing beside on the road. But traditional clothing designs are the opposite of these motorcycling gear basics.

Hence the loose ends, laces, and unknotted clothing like Lungi, Panjabi, Sharee, Salwar, Kamiz, Shawl, Scarf, etc. increases the danger level of a motorcycle rider. Those hamper the riding concentration, increase the possibilities of accident, and literally affect the balance factor both for the rider and the ride.

So it should strictly avoid riding a motorcycle wearing native wears which contains unknotted clothing, loose ends like laces, long straps, or other things. It’s better to wear fully stitched clothing including a pair of finger-covered footwear and of course a safety helmet on the head; that’s it.