Post: #1

My commuter to work is a cruiser, and I found out that dressing up and ride is a good way to destroy a suit. Luckily Big Corp allows a more relaxed dress code, and I found a style more practical for commuting: jeans, boots, polo shirt or dress shirt and a brown leather jacket. Later I found out this is a style favored by Daniel Craig, which I was totally ok with (down to the rolled up jeans).

But lately I want to up my game a notch. Any ideas on a good wardrobe for work that can endure a commute by motorcycle? I don't have, by the way, a gym near work nor a place there to keep the suit or the jacket. I'm just a cog there, so the most storage I get is an empty drawer that can't get a jacket without wrinkling it (I tried).

Post: #2

As I motorcycle commuter for well over five years, I feel your pain. I ride with full kit - armored everything except for trousers. I've had several contract gigs over the years where jeans were not allowed. So, I kept my business clothes (except the shirt) at the office and changed when I got to work. However, the jacket part I didn't have to deal with. Perhaps you might do a search for "how to fold/roll and business jacket with wrinkling it."

Post: #3

Nice, thanks. Maybe I could leave a more formal pants in my drawer and figure what to do with the jacket. Any opinions on dress boots?

Post: #4

Can you stick a screwhook in under your desk and use that to hang your jacket? Best to tip the cleaner not to accidentally suck the sleeve up the hoover also.

Post: #5

Leave your jacket at work.

Wear kevlar jeans over your work slacks while riding, and take them off when you get to work.

Problem solved.

Post: #6

I think the biggest problem I encountered is smelling like outside. I know it sounds odd but being in the wind for 30 minutes creates a funk.

Post: #7

Can't you leave your jacket on the back of your chair?

Post: #8

Fortunately my dresscode at work is pretty lax and I have a short ride to work so I normally just wear some khalkis a button up and my leather jacket and a pair of boots. Id be scared of ruining all my suites if I had to ride to work. I used to love to ride to work but sitting in morning rush hour its not even fun to ride to work sitting in traffic goign clutch break clutch break for a half hour, plus I can't enjoy my morning coffee and a smoke on my way to work. I do ride to work occasionally and enjoy some fun and freedom before going into the office but these days I drive to work more and go for rides after work.

Post: #9

Why don't you just filter, is it illegal where you are?

I took my bike into London the other day. Played it safe until the third kid on a scooter overtook me as I was filtering and cut across three lanes of traffic. What the hell I thought, when in Rome....It was a hell of a rush, but I reckon I'd be dead if I tried it every day.

Motorbike beats a car any day, any weather for me.

Post: #10

roberto the screwhook is a great idea, I think I can manage to set up one under the desk. I can't leave at the chair, like nmmooreland20 suggested, because that became the code to "sup, I'm here at full gas" and the phone would start ringing.

For now I have the formal pants at work and my leather jacket. The smell of exhaust doesnt bother people too much, since many are smokers.