Gloves on, cant ride a bike without skin on your hands.

after prang last year...gloves on...no doubt saved my hands heaps.

Can understand not wearing jacket when stinking hot, but hard to see how gloves are uncomfortable to wear? Even in north qld summers, I can't say that wearing gloves makes me uncomfortable.

Gloves and jacket always. In hot weather I remove the jacket liner and open the front, arm and back vents. Still hot though, but I'd rather be hot than have skin missing....

 Grew up riding dirt bikes without gloves or helmet (open paddocks, not tracks) and I know how dirt grass and scrub can take skin. Gloves, jacket, boots, kevlar jeans and helmet on the road ALWAYS for me, short or long ride.

gloves on, rain hail or shine, just need different types for different conditions, and no worries