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Two Smoker
5th May 2006, 13:14
Hey everyone,

I dont really consider it a ritual, but whenever i get new gear (gloves, leathers, boots, etc) i scuff them up purposely on the track, driveway or road (not by crashing)... I do it even though it doesnt stop me crashing... Fark im some sort of weirdo...

Who else does this??? Who does similar things (like taking away the magnitism between the bikes fairings and earth)??? Or am i the only weirdo like Winja???

Str8 Jacket
5th May 2006, 13:17
Dont do it with my riding gear, though that could be debated after my barrier pole incident :o But I do it with all my new shoes. I hate having people comment on "my new shoes" I find it embarrasing.

Fishy
5th May 2006, 13:19
Yeah I bounce my helmet off the driveway a couple of times before I wear it....

emaN
5th May 2006, 13:21
i scuff them up purposely on the track, driveway or road

lol
exactly how does one go about doing this?

do you put it all on and go 'roly poly' down the street?!?
:lol: :lol:

bugjuice
5th May 2006, 13:22
i try not to have anything to do with superstition etc. Don't believe in it. But for some reason, I have to scuff something. When I wore my leathers for the first time, I walked near a wall with my elbow out an inch more than I needed, just to catch the wall. Then thought, wtf?!?!
dunno why.. I guess if there is ever such a thing, I don't want to find out at 200kph.. walking under a ladder tho, or 3 drain covers etc.. bring it on
go figure

FzerozeroT
5th May 2006, 13:22
haha, I can just imagine.....

"ooh, you had a pretty nasty fall there didn't you?"

"nope, just went outside and started dragging myself up and down the driveway."

R6_kid
5th May 2006, 13:24
lol, i've done the helmet thing a few too many times.

Two Smoker
5th May 2006, 13:26
lol
exactly how does one go about doing this?

do you put it all on and go 'roly poly' down the street?!?
:lol: :lol:

ssshhhhhhh :o

Nah i dont do that, i just put on my gear, then roly pol.... ah shit :o ....

I put my gloves on then rub my palms on concrete etc...

Two Smoker
5th May 2006, 13:27
lol, i've done the helmet thing a few too many times.

That would explain alot :bleh: hehehe

onearmedbandit
5th May 2006, 13:27
No, don't believe in superstitions. All new gear after my accident, been back riding for 5yrs and no accidents.

Squeak the Rat
5th May 2006, 13:28
ssshhhhhhh :o

Nah i dont do that, i just put on my gear, then roly pol.... ah shit :o ....

I put my gloves on then rub my palms on concrete etc...
:rofl: Aaahhhahahahahahahaaaaa

Kornholio
5th May 2006, 13:30
I put petrol in the tank......

kickingzebra
5th May 2006, 13:31
No dude, you are mad. The only breaking in my new gear gets is exploded bug guts. I spend the entire time I am riding trying to keep the leather etc away from concrete/tar seal!!

beyond
5th May 2006, 14:58
:)

Just picturing in my mind, all these riders heading home with their new leathers, racing inside to stick them on, getting all excited and racing out of their house, jumping high in the air to do a swan dive onto the concrete where they proceed to thrash about like someone having an epileptic fit.

Good stuff. Me, like to keep things looking good for as long as possible.
On a naked bike they get crappy pretty quickly, with cow shit, bug guts and riders in front with sticky tyres.

svs
5th May 2006, 15:12
first time out in my new leathers, i came off at over 140kph and slid for a couple of hundred yards. Is that the kind of scuffing you had in mind? Made me look like a hardened racer in minutes :yes:

ZeroIndex
5th May 2006, 15:27
first time out in my new leathers, i came off at over 140kph and slid for a couple of hundred yards. Is that the kind of scuffing you had in mind? Made me look like a hardened racer in minutes :yes:
..hardened or a n00b? I know I'm not one to speak, considering I can almost afford leathers, but I won't want to get them messed up.. (like my 2nd accident, Pyes Pa, Tauranga, going to get petrol, I was originally wearing trackpants, and some black pinstripe pants over them, and then decided not to, as "if i came off, i might ruin them")

Dont_die_wondering
5th May 2006, 15:41
:)

Just picturing in my mind, all these riders heading home with their new leathers, racing inside to stick them on, getting all excited and racing out of their house, jumping high in the air to do a swan dive onto the concrete where they proceed to thrash about like someone having an epileptic fit.

. :lol: Hahahahahaahaha

Two Smoker
5th May 2006, 15:51
I dont scuff them up hard out, i just give them a little scuff... Scuff one of my brand new knee sliders when i was riding too...

ZeroIndex
5th May 2006, 16:05
I dont scuff them up hard out, i just give them a little scuff... Scuff one of my brand new knee sliders when i was riding too...

Knee sliders don't get scuffed.. they get used up, just like deodorant, or toothpaste.. and when they're all gone, you just replace them..

..thinking about it, they sell oil and petrol at petrol stations.. they should also stock knee sliders..

Two Smoker
5th May 2006, 16:27
Knee sliders don't get scuffed.. they get used up, just like deodorant, or toothpaste.. and when they're all gone, you just replace them..

..thinking about it, they sell oil and petrol at petrol stations.. they should also stock knee sliders..

I wish i could get my knee down...


But i do agree, stocks of knee sliders at petrol stations...

Motoracer
5th May 2006, 16:31
Who else does this??? Who does similar things (like taking away the magnitism between the bikes fairings and earth)??? Or am i the only weirdo like Winja???

You'r not alone mate. I scuff up new stuff as well.

iwilde
5th May 2006, 16:34
I scraped my boot going round a left hand sweeper, but not on purpose, does that count?

WINJA
5th May 2006, 16:36
You'r not alone mate. I scuff up new stuff as well.
SAME , I BOUGHT A NEW ARAI AND CRASHED WITHIN HOURS OF WEARING IT , LUCKY IT WERENT TOO BAD SO I BOGGED IT UP

kickingzebra
5th May 2006, 17:31
I have thought about grinding my sliders down a little bit, can't do it on the road, and I do have a perfectly good bench grinder sitting there.... hmm.
I hate the look of virgin sliders, that always pisses me off for some reason, but now I too have them. The problem is, if you take them off, you'll never knee down, but if you leave them on, you look like a goop until they are ground a little. Damn catch 22.

Two Smoker
5th May 2006, 17:36
I have thought about grinding my sliders down a little bit, can't do it on the road, and I do have a perfectly good bench grinder sitting there.... hmm.
I hate the look of virgin sliders, that always pisses me off for some reason, but now I too have them. The problem is, if you take them off, you'll never knee down, but if you leave them on, you look like a goop until they are ground a little. Damn catch 22.

ill swap you some old ones for some new ones...

RT527
5th May 2006, 17:50
I put my gloves on then rub my palms on concrete etc...


Ummmm so you spose to put your gloves on first.....Doh! knew i`d forgotten something the minute I felt excrutiating pain coming from the palms of my hands, Knew i should have read the whole post .
:doobey:

Zed
5th May 2006, 17:56
...LUCKY IT WERENT TOO BAD SO I BOGGED IT UPWhat a wonderful ensample you are to us all winja. :blink:

Chris, this scuffing business is a tad on the weird side, but we're all weirdos at times eh! Sounds like a bit of a habit you've got into and you don't really know why you do it?? If it's not superstition then maybe it's a *show* thing?

New gears have to be worn in so i'll rub snow seal type product into my leathers, boots, etc to soften them up, but i'm not into scuffing or marking my expensive apparel if I can help it!

Keep up the healing Matey! :woohoo:

Kickaha
5th May 2006, 18:12
No, doubt believe in superstitions.

Me neither

babyB
5th May 2006, 18:29
:)

Just picturing in my mind, all these riders heading home with their new leathers, racing inside to stick them on, getting all excited and racing out of their house, jumping high in the air to do a swan dive onto the concrete where they proceed to thrash about like someone having an epileptic fit......
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
anyone got a video of TooSmokes ritual?
any chance this guy was related to ya?:laugh:
Dancing Biker

im sure we all have our little quirks

Zapf
5th May 2006, 19:25
i scuff them up purposely on the track, driveway or road (not by crashing)...

Fetish for concrete :wait: :innocent: heheh

kickingzebra
5th May 2006, 19:34
ill swap you some old ones for some new ones...
Thanks for the kind offer, but I must decline, my mission is to grind my sliders, and I will succeed, I must!! Many trackdays await, I shall prevail!!

Motoracer
5th May 2006, 20:10
SAME , I BOUGHT A NEW ARAI AND CRASHED WITHIN HOURS OF WEARING IT , LUCKY IT WERENT TOO BAD SO I BOGGED IT UP

Same here as well. I bought a Suommy Gun or some shit a while back. Real happy with myself cause I scored it off Colemans at 50% off discount! Took out on my first race meet and I did more than write off the helmet. 160kmph high side and I landed on the head first. Nearly all of it had deep scratches.

I know someone else who bought an Aria RX7-RR for $1000 and crashed and put a huge crack on the forehead with a high speed smash in traffic on the motorway! That was almost instantly after buying the thing.. Then I also know of this other dude who did the exact same thing with his Aria RX7-RR...

When I bought my Spool 1 pc... I hadn't crashed on the road for years and years... Then on the first ride on the new suit, I come off while going at 50kmph on a straight line FFS!!! Both bike and suit were scuffed in after that..

I have some rather disturbing stories which are a little too weird to be just coincidence... So I just scuff up new stuff as soon as I buy it.. It most probably is all in the mind but I'd rather play it safe and put the mind at ease than let the unfortunate happen..

oldrider
5th May 2006, 21:23
Jeeze, all you guys scuffing up, I am forever trying to spruce my tatty old gear up.
Question: Have any of you used that "Sno-Seal" on your leathers?
I bought a small tube to try because both my old rain suit and my leather pants are leaking now.
We got caught in the Lindis Pass in the snow the day after ANZAC day and with a wet arse it got very cold.
Don't scuff your gear, it will be scuffed soon enough in my opinion. Cheers John.

WINJA
5th May 2006, 21:26
Same here as well. I bought a Suommy Gun or some shit a while back.
..
HOW IS THAT SUOMMY LID MOTO , WAS THE QUALITY AND FIT OK ?

Motoracer
5th May 2006, 21:59
HOW IS THAT SUOMMY LID MOTO , WAS THE QUALITY AND FIT OK ?

Everyone's head is different. Different head shapes tend to fit different helmets better. For instance the desgines for European helmets are completly different to Asian helmet desgines, due to differences in head shapes..

Even amongst the locals, some helmets fit better than others for different individuals. Aria works for some, AGV for a select few (many hate them) and Suommy is my pick for my head shape.

The one I had "Gun" something or rather was OK.. Bit noisey but during my 160kmph highside, I was completely fine.. No head aches or anything... It worked extreamly well during the crash (my luck probably played its part as well there in my favour)..

The one I wear now is the top of the line Suommy helmet, the Spec 1-R. It's the most amazing helmet I have ever worn.. Fukin light as fuk and minimal noise. As for comfort, I barely notice the thing as that's how well it fits my head and that's how comfy it is...

The only negetive aspects of Suommy helmet are the fact that you don't have a half decent dealer here in NZ and parts are very rare to get (visors, side pods etc..). Speaking of which, the side pods on the Suommy helmets have a desgine flaw in them... Once you hit over 200-300kmph mark, you can easily loose them as the quick realease on them is a bit stupid.. I lost my one 3 fukin times FFS!!! Might as well just duck tape the fukin things on!! I know of about 4 people who lost the side pods from a Suommy as well... (Side pods are the panels that hold your visor down btw).

WINJA
5th May 2006, 22:03
Everyone's head is different. Different head shapes tend to fit different helmets better. For instance the desgines for European helmets are completly different to Asian helmet desgines, due to differences in head shapes..

Even amongst the locals, some helmets fit better than others for different individuals. Aria works for some, AGV for a select few (many hate them) and Suommy is my pick for my head shape.

The one I had "Gun" something or rather was OK.. Bit noisey but during my 160kmph highside, I was completely fine.. No head aches or anything... It worked extreamly well during the crash (my luck probably played its part as well there in my favour)..

The one I wear now is the top of the line Suommy helmet, the Spec 1-R. It's the most amazing helmet I have ever worn.. Fukin light as fuk and minimal noise. As for comfort, I barely notice the thing as that's how well it fits my head and that's how comfy it is...

The only negetive aspects of Suommy helmet are the fact that you don't have a half decent dealer here in NZ and parts are very rare to get (visors, side pods etc..). Speaking of which, the side pods on the Suommy helmets have a desgine flaw in them... Once you hit over 200-300kmph mark, you can easily loose them as the quick realease on them is a bit stupid.. I lost my one 3 fukin times FFS!!! Might as well just duck tape the fukin things on!! I know of about 4 people who lost the side pods from a Suommy as well... (Side pods are the panels that hold your visor down btw).
THE SIDE PODS ON MY ARAI WERE A PROBLEM THE WIND FROM THE FAIRING AT HIGH SPEED IN A CERTAIN POSTION MADE THE POD VIBRATE REAL LOUD I THOUGHT I SHIT MY MOTOR THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND I WAS GONNA PULL OUT OF A RACE BUT AS I SLOWED I REALISED IT WAS THE HELMET

Motoracer
5th May 2006, 22:35
THE SIDE PODS ON MY ARAI WERE A PROBLEM THE WIND FROM THE FAIRING AT HIGH SPEED IN A CERTAIN POSTION MADE THE POD VIBRATE REAL LOUD I THOUGHT I SHIT MY MOTOR THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND I WAS GONNA PULL OUT OF A RACE BUT AS I SLOWED I REALISED IT WAS THE HELMET

Lol Yea, I heard that about Arias. I take it, you don't wear any earplugs then? I never leave home without it now.

WINJA
5th May 2006, 22:50
Lol Yea, I heard that about Arias. I take it, you don't wear any earplugs then? I never leave home without it now.
I GOT BAD ENOUGH BALANCE AND THE EARPLUGS MADE IT WORSE.
I THINK MY NEXT HELMET WILL BE SHOEI OR NOLAN , AND WHEN I BUY IT I MIGHT WALK STRAIGHT OUTA THE SHOP AND USE IT LIKE A BOWLING BALL IN THE CARPARK B4 I RIDE WITH IT

Motoracer
5th May 2006, 22:54
I GOT BAD ENOUGH BALANCE AND THE EARPLUGS MADE IT WORSE.
I THINK MY NEXT HELMET WILL BE SHOEI OR NOLAN , AND WHEN I BUY IT I MIGHT WALK STRAIGHT OUTA THE SHOP AND USE IT LIKE A BOWLING BALL IN THE CARPARK B4 I RIDE WITH IT

Lol Good call. You do that. Have a good night dude and come for a ride with us sometime when you get your licence back!

WINJA
5th May 2006, 22:56
Lol Good call. You do that. Have a good night dude and come for a ride with us sometime when you get your licence back!
I NEVER GOT CAUGHT AND I NEVER GOT A TICKET , THAT THREAD WAS A HOAX

Ixion
5th May 2006, 23:02
That's it, stout denial. I find it's usually the best bet. Take note folks - it was all a hoax. Or a joke. Or a mistake . Or a bad dream. Or something. And Mr WINJA always keeps his petrol tank full to the brim.Never runs low on fuel.

WINJA
5th May 2006, 23:05
That's it, stout denial. I find it's usually the best bet. Take note folks - it was all a hoax. Or a joke. Or a mistake . Or a bad dream. Or something. And Mr WINJA always keeps his petrol tank full to the brim.Never runs low on fuel.
TELL YOU WHAT , WHEN YOU COME OVER AND FIX MY COMPUTER ILL SHOW YOU MY LICENCE

kickingzebra
5th May 2006, 23:08
TELL YOU WHAT , WHEN YOU COME OVER AND FIX MY COMPUTER ILL SHOW YOU MY LICENCE

I'll come fix your computer, lets see, one bag of cement should do it...
LOL Whats wrong with it?

WINJA
5th May 2006, 23:14
I'll come fix your computer, lets see, one bag of cement should do it...
LOL Whats wrong with it?
IT LOADS UP XP AND 2000 FROM MICROSOFT BUT THE RECOVERY DISCS DONT WORK, I THINK THE HARD DRIVE IS FUCKED , I LOOK AT PORN ON THE NET AND I THINK MY COMPUTER GOT COMPUTER AIDS WITH HERPES COMPLICATIONS

ZeroIndex
5th May 2006, 23:15
I wish i could get my knee down...


But i do agree, stocks of knee sliders at petrol stations...

If I had knee sliders.. or leathers for that matter, my knee would be down.. getting bored of using my shoe to tell me when to stop leaning so much..

WINJA
5th May 2006, 23:17
I'll come fix your computer, lets see, one bag of cement should do it...
LOL Whats wrong with it?
YOU LOOK A BIT FEMININE IN YOUR PROFILE, ARE YOU A FAG CAUSE IM NOT INTERESTED , ALREADY HAD TRISTAN HIT ON ME

kickingzebra
5th May 2006, 23:17
IT LOADS UP XP AND 2000 FROM MICROSOFT BUT THE RECOVERY DISCS DONT WORK, I THINK THE HARD DRIVE IS FUCKED , I LOOK AT PORN ON THE NET AND I THINK MY COMPUTER GOT COMPUTER AIDS WITH HERPES COMPLICATIONS

I could come have a look if you want, I'm a no guarantees workmanship though, I never leave with it more rooted than it was when i got there.

Your daughters are safe

kickingzebra
5th May 2006, 23:18
Hehe... Wanna arm wrestle?

Thats my three babies ;) Bronwyn, baby (not yet visible) and bike!!

ZeroIndex
5th May 2006, 23:19
I scraped my boot going round a left hand sweeper, but not on purpose, does that count?
whenever doing turns (ones that require a fair amount of lean), I always turn my foot a bit, so the toe of my shoe touches the ground just before my footpegs do (since they are solid, and that would hurt)..

..but yeah, i would say that counts.. since i count my shoes as the knee-slider alternative..

ZeroIndex
5th May 2006, 23:21
YOU LOOK A BIT FEMININE IN YOUR PROFILE, ARE YOU A FAG CAUSE IM NOT INTERESTED , ALREADY HAD TRISTAN HIT ON ME
..dude.. that's his woman in the picture

WINJA
5th May 2006, 23:32
..dude.. that's his woman in the picture
THANK FUCK FOR THAT , NO WONDER SHE LOOKS LIKE A FEMALE

WINJA
5th May 2006, 23:34
Hehe... Wanna arm wrestle?

Thats my three babies ;) Bronwyn, baby (not yet visible) and bike!!
WHEN ARE YOU GUYS BABY DUE ? WE ARE HAVING OURS SOONISH.

kickingzebra
5th May 2006, 23:34
I'm ghey ghey ghey, I'm so ghey I spell it with a h (pronounced heytch)
All the pictures of me are too scary... besides, I don't want some dodgy hairy bikers learing over my anal virginity!

kickingzebra
5th May 2006, 23:35
Baby is still a long ways off, beginning of november ish... is it your first?
Pain in the ass though, My missus is as sick as and always worn out. I have to cook! DOH