Idiot Biker

[Apache]

No Im not referring to all bikers just one I saw yesterday. Lovely bike racer type going to fast to notice much more than that and the fact I couldnt belive what the guy was wearing. Yeah some probably guessed it t shirt and shorts. Had a skid lid on big wow. Muttered to myself for a while then forgot bout him. Later still saw same guy again except this time had girl on back dressed like most teenage girls I see round you know the ones top 3 sizes to small jeans. Dont reckon either would look to flash if they came off. Bet if they slid down the road they wouldnt be showing off skin for some time. Ahhhh dont ya just want to beat some sense into them????

Ahhh got that off my chest thanks for reading

[Mental Trousers]

Darwin is the guy to talk to about this - or would be were he still alive.

[Smorg]

Ahhhh dont ya just want to beat some sense into them????


Why not just let the road do it? :mellow:

[froggyfrenchman]

hmmmm, i wonder why our acc premiums are so high?

[gamgee]

yeah saw a guy riding some sort of big sportsbike in dunedin in shorts and a t-shirt and instantly thought of all those gory photos people post on here, i had a stupid oh shit moment myself last night though, had to put the bike in the garage, so didn't bother with my helmet or anything, anyway, went for a quick blat up the road to turn around, 'oh shit cat!!!' **brakes** just missed it lol, will wear a helmet next time

[MisterD]

I've just got back from the California where T-shirt and shorts seems to be the standard dress for riding sports bikes on the freeways....lane-splitting at 70mph+...at least the harley guys wear jeans and sleeveless leather jackets!

[Slingshot]

Ahhhh dont ya just want to beat some sense into them????

Nope...If they make the choice not to wear safety gear then they'll have to live (or die) with the consequences.

I'm assuming that you always wear full gear every time you get on a bike...and good on you for looking after yourself, but this is a free country (to a certain extent) that we live in and people can make their own decisions.

[Phenoix]

To get nominated for a Darwin award you must be dead.
But it would be interesting to hear some stories of other people on the site who have done dumb things, but lived.

[Mental Trousers]

But it would be interesting to hear some stories of other people on the site who have done dumb things, but lived.

I once forgot to get my (now ex) girlfriend a birthday present.

[RantyDave]

To get nominated for a Darwin award you must be dead.

No no no no no. Darwin awards are awarded for services to the gene pool - usually removing oneself from it. Therefore if you are dead, but have had children, you can't have a Darwin award. You can, however, receive one for removing yourself from the gene pool without necessarily being dead.

How exactly you go about doing this I'll leave for theimagination :)

Dave

[Apache]

Nope...If they make the choice not to wear safety gear then they'll have to live (or die) with the consequences.

I'm assuming that you always wear full gear every time you get on a bike...and good on you for looking after yourself, but this is a free country (to a certain extent) that we live in and people can make their own decisions.

Yeah I know its their problem but my thought is more with the people that are left to clean up the mess and the family and people who care bout them

[SlowHand]

Give 'em a nudge - that'll learn 'em.

It's called tough love. Saw a clip at a mates place, chick on the back of a sprotsbike, guy pops a wheelie, she goes down face first, wearing nothing but hot pants and a bikini top. Doubt she'd wear that anymore.

[zeRax]

no offence, but i wish people would stop crying about other peoples lack of safety gear, mankind has been learning from their mistakes for an obscene amount of years.

worlds got too many pussies in it as it is, people will never learn if you dont let them, besides all sorts of things factor into some peoples choice of to wear gear or not to wear

and it is _ their choice _

[froggyfrenchman]

no gear, no sympathy. Good luck to them, but if they come off be it on their own backs, and arms, legs, neck, head....

[White trash]

OMG!!!!!

Someone not wearing full leathers!! They're the scum of the earth, the reason inflation is so high, they're going to kill us all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


*yawn* haven't we been through this?

[justsomeguy]

OMG!!!!!

Someone not wearing full leathers!! They're the scum of the earth, the reason inflation is so high, they're going to kill us all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


*yawn* haven't we been through this?

It was you wasn't it:mellow:

[XTC]

But but but ....... he wasn't breaking the law with his dress code was he? Each to their own I say and that includes all you people who like to break the speed limit too. Good on ya's. Now don't get me wrong I personally like to wear all my gear all the time (well not in bed of course) but thats my choice and this bloke and blokess should be allowed their choice also.

[NordieBoy]

Saw someone today up town on a big BMW thingy and he had on a peanut-shell helmet, leather jacket, sneakers and shorts...

[Korea]

Over here, traffic law doesn't isn't followed all that often and the police are pretty lax. The general rule of thumb semms to be 'No harm, no foul'.
In particular the delivery guys who ride those poxy step-thru scooters are always blasting through red lights, ped' crossings; no helmet, no gloves, no jacket, even no shoes!

I meet guys in the street all the time who have a chronic limp - usually from a bike accident.

They have a saying over here: "Motorcycles make good widows".
I don't think that has to be the case, but if you ride like a plonker without gear, you will get hurt eventually...

[sunhuntin]

on occasion i like to ride in jeans and a t shirt with no gloves....just to enjoy the caress of the wind on my skin. heck, while i was in canada sometimes i didnt even wear that! [jeans and a bra at private parties] i trust my riding ability, and have no choice but the trust that of those around me. if i come off, so be it. it aint gonna be pretty, but its no ones problem but my own.

id prefer to have a choice to wear a pudding bowl helmet too.

[avgas]

All going well he will only make the mistake once.......and live to tell

[dveus]

Lovely bike racer type going to fast to notice much more than that and the fact I couldnt belive what the guy was wearing.

What makes him the bike racer type?

Nearly as bad as all young males in cars being boy racers. Number of times I was called a boy racer when i was driving. Kinda stupid really considering I had a hyundai excel. Real race machine that, 0-100km/h in about 3......weeks.
Funny now I have a van it doesn't happen anymore, though it probably should, nothing like a bit of drifting in the old L300.

[Badcat]

natural selection.

there is no life-guard at the gene pool.

harsh.

[ducatilover]

fuck i never ride without my dririder or leather jacket. i even put on my riding gear to go 2kms to fill the tank up.........

[Indoo]

If it didn't cost the tax payer anything when this knob fell off then I would have no problem letting darwin work his magic.

[inlinefour]

We all know that what you wear is just as important as what you ride. Maybe after some road rash they'll feel the same also? :done:

[Badcat]

We all know that what you wear is just as important as what you ride. Maybe after some road rash they'll feel the same also? :done:

that's exactly what i think when i see someone on a bike with no gear.
"that guy hasn' fallen off enough yet"