Buying a motorcycle isn’t cheap. You can pay upwards of $200,000 dollars for a new bike. The last thing you want to do is spend tens of thousands of dollars, or more, on a motorcycle, and not feel your best when riding it!
If style is something you’re passionate about, you will probably feel like you can’t look the way you want when you’re riding, at least at first. From tangled hair to plain, bulky jackets and oversized pants, fashion is often an afterthought in motorcycle fashion, especially if you’re a female rider.
If you love your bike, but want to look great while riding, follow these tips and you can make motorcycle fashion all your own.
Get a Helmet You Love
One of the quickest and easiest ways to elevate your style when riding a motorcycle is to choose a helmet that you love. Many manufacturers recognize that the best way to get more riders to wear helmets—and buy them!—is to make them look cool.
You can find helmets in a wide variety of colors that feature fun patterns. You can find helmets with ears, helmets that look like movie characters, and even furry helmets. Bluetooth motorcycle helmets are popular with riders, as are smooth, classy black helmets.
No matter what style of helmet you choose, just make sure you pick one that provides you with adequate protection and fits properly. There’s no use in getting a helmet that looks great if it doesn’t do its job!
Know How to Style Your Hair
No matter how you cut it, trying to have stylish hair when riding a motorcycle is nearly impossible. Helmet hair is a real thing that can destroy your look when you arrive at your destination and take off your helmet, but not wearing one isn’t a good solution either. Wind-whipped hair is even less stylish than helmet hair!
Many of the tips for fixing your hair after taking off a bike helmet are the same when taking off a motorcycle helmet. The best thing you can do is embrace messy-beautiful hair. That means doing things like using beach spray or style your hair in a low, messy knot.
If you want to keep your hair tame during the ride, try tying it back with a thin scarf before putting on your helmet. Make sure you bring along dry shampoo if your hair tends to get sweaty and greasy, and always bring a hair tie. That way, you can put it in a pony tail if nothing else seems to work.
Know How to Do Your Makeup
You can’t have over-styled hair when riding a motorcycle, and you shouldn’t wear too much makeup either!
Heavy foundation and bright lipstick are just going to melt or smear as you’re riding. Instead, go with a less is more approach. Skip the foundation and use a tinted moisturizer, make sure you use a waterproof mascara, and opt for a tinted lip gloss instead of heavy lipstick while you’re riding. You can always apply a little extra makeup when you get to your destination.
Accessorize
Motorcycle fashion isn’t for everyone, and that’s because motorcycle accessories seem to be styled the same way! However, just because you don’t like the look of bulky jackets, pants, and boots doesn’t mean you shouldn’t wear them. They are important for your safety. However, there are plenty of ways you can accessorize to create a unique style you love.
A few accessories to consider include:
- Fashionable scarf tied under your helmet or around your neck
- Sparkly stud earrings
- Funky socks
- Stylish sunglasses
- Colorful belt or oversized belt buckle
Decorate What You’ve Got
Just because that heavy, black motorcycle jacket doesn’t look that fashionable when you buy it doesn’t mean it can’t look fashionable with a little creativity!
There are many ways to decorate the accessories you’ve got. For example, you can sew a patch on a jacket or add stickers to your motorcycle helmet. If you’re artistic, you can use fabric paint to create a piece of artwork on your jacket or the back pockets of your pants.
Don’t forget your bike! You can look even cooler when you ride if repaint your bike, add custom lighting, or have the chrome on your bike engraved with a favorite saying.
Your look isn’t doomed if you don’t like the bulky, plain style of traditional motorcycle clothing and accessories! Use the tips on this list to look and feel your best every time you ride.
