What surprises me most is the dude with the sunglasses on his head. I mean it looks like a nice day and all so why isn't he wearing them?
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
What surprises me most is the dude with the sunglasses on his head. I mean it looks like a nice day and all so why isn't he wearing them?
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
Nana
Maybe he couldn't find them?Originally Posted by F5 Dave
Maybe his future is not so bright?
Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.
Forum whore
Probably just trying to save his swede from getting sunburnt.
Born to be mild
Having just returned from 8 days of riding a scooter around Rarotonga without lid, gloves and in sandals I cannot really comment on this thread. Actually walked through customs behind a guy who had binned his scooter too. Bandaged ankle, knee and elbow. They finished up getting him a wheelchair to speed the queue up a bit.
Grow older but never grow up
salty dog
Grew up riding without any gear or helmet
only came off a few times at lower speeds
Living was never meant to be risk free.....
that would be boring
Opinions are like arseholes: Everybody has got one, but that doesn't mean you got to air it in public all the time....
Anarchic Wild Child
You're right - a Harley rider would miss the FIRST corner .. never get to the second one ..
"So if you meet me, have some sympathy, have some courtesy, have some taste ..."
Loud and Uncouth
You might have a point - bonus points for crashing on a second corner!
Winding up drongos, foil hat wearers and over sensitive KBers for over 14,000 posts...........
" Life is not a rehearsal, it's as happy or miserable as you want to make it"
Come warm yourself by the fire
After a 15 minute test you got your full license here - so I can't imagine they can check for intelligence in that period of time. Not even SETI is that good.
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Forum whore
A bit of a thread dredge but an ongoing topic.
Heading down to Hampton Downs yesterday for the Legends of Speed festival, I noted a bike headlight coming up from behind. He was riding faster than the limit but seemed a bit hesitant to split at times. As he wound his way through the traffic it became clear that he was a tough hairy biker wearing shorts and sneakers with open face black helmet, sunnies and a scarf on his modded Harley.
Shaking my head at his carefree attitude I watched him split left and pull a bit ahead. At the next off-ramp, a dimwit in a Corolla realized he was about to overshoot the exit from the middle lane and suddenly swerved left in front of the biker. Fortunately it was also the biker's exit and he had already slowed and veered left. Had he been carrying on straight ahead it would have been very nasty as the Corolla missed the bike by inches!
Now the biker wasn't riding dangerously, just cruising along minding his own business and would have been doing no more than about 75km/h. I hope he took a lesson from it and reconciders his attitude to safety gear.
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
Forum whore
Why? Would the Corolla have given him a wider berth? No. Would his injuries have been less severe? No.
ATGATT only matters when you fall off or get knocked off. He did neither.
Forum whore
Why do people voice their own opinions as fact? IMHO, sneakers, shorts and an open faced helmet would lead to more severe injuries than proper safety gear. So there!
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
Forum whore
PS. The fact that he did not get bowled is sheer fluke. My point was that one never knows when or where it can happen and had he not been turning off it would certainly have resulted in pain and suffering or worse.
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
Forum whore
Chaps the right way.
Just another leather clad Tinkerbell.
The Wanker on the Fucking Harley is going for a ride!
Hardcore Biker
This sort of thing is the reason why I ALWAYS wear ATGATT these days:
Warning, it's gory, please do not click if you have a weak stomach:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2b1_1427326047
But it's a good lesson for those who think they are invincible.
I had a pillion crash when I was 15 and I wasn't wearing gloves. I was in hospital for a month with both my hands stripped to the muscle underneath like when you strip a rabbit. They're still not properly healed over 2 decades later and never will be... The injury takes a few seconds to happen, but the harm can last a lifetime.
Forum whore
That type of injury can also be avoided by not smashing into the back of a stationery car at 150km/h.
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