T-Shirts, Shorts, Jandals on a scooter! (contains graphic images)

[SHELRACING]

This is a plea from a bike rider who knows what it's like to come off after being hit by a car.

If you are riding any sort of two wheeled bike , please dont wear T-Shirt.
shorts and jandals.

Lately I have seen a lot of scooter riders (more than any others) wearing just that and riding in excess of 80kmph down the motorway. I even spotted one guy in barefeet.

Could all you people, please tell fellow riders about the effect of road vs skin and to wear sensible riding gear, even if it is hot.

[nodrog]

Could all you people, please tell fellow riders about the effect of road vs skin and to wear sensible riding gear, even if it is hot.

people are big and ugly enough to decide what they want to wear.

[MisterD]

The gear threads have found the scooter forum....if it was a silver PX, you may have spotted Long Distance Rex aka the Mayor of New York, aka Stan the Mechanic

Hey, I saw a biker the other day and he didn't wave :baby:

[Blue Velvet]

Hey, I saw a biker the other day and he didn't wave :baby:

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :lol:

Maybe he thought you were drowning, not waving?

[RAMMIREZ]

people are big and ugly enough to decide what they want to wear.


Right, and that's exactly why that's happents. Enjoy!

[Blue Velvet]

Right, and that's exactly why that's happents. Enjoy!

Thanks for the new avatars :Pokey:

[jrandom]

Right, and that's exactly why that's happents.

Hey, cool, black people are pink on the inside!

[nodrog]

Right, and that's exactly why that's happents. Enjoy!

cool they didnt wear gear, thats not my fuckin problem, but it was their choice not to wear it, nobody else's.

[nodrog]

Hey, cool, black people are pink on the inside!

does that mean pink people are black on the inside?:blink:

[Blue Velvet]

does that mean pink people are black on the inside?:blink:

Yes, cos they're rotten

[RAMMIREZ]

Thanks for the new avatars :Pokey:


I have more. want some? :eek5:

[Blue Velvet]

want some?

Only if they contain loose meat.

The more detailed/close up the better.

[MisterD]

Only if they contain loose meat.

The more detailed/close up the better.

See, it's true, chicks dig scars...

[RAMMIREZ]

Only if they contain loose meat.

The more detailed/close up the better.


Are you serious about that?

Here's a bonus:

[Blue Velvet]

Are you serious about that?

Yep. The ankle one could be better.

[RAMMIREZ]

You must be joking... I quit!

[Blue Velvet]

You must be joking... I quit!

I meant the picture could be better. Not the wound. Come back!

[ManDownUnder]

cool they didnt wear gear, thats not my fuckin problem, but it was their choice not to wear it, nobody else's.

LOL.... take a look at your next rego receipt and tell me how much goes to ACC?

[nodrog]

LOL.... take a look at your next rego receipt and tell me how much goes to ACC?

whats a rego?

[99TLS]

Hey, cool, black people are pink on the inside!

:laugh: :laugh: :rofl: :rofl: :killingme :killingme

[Kittyhawk]

You can only bitch so much about it, if people are capable of passing their licence tests etc, then they are more than capable about making their own choices.

Give up ya wasting your breath....

[Flatcap]

If you are riding any sort of two wheeled bike , please dont wear T-Shirt.
shorts and jandals.


Just as long as Crocs aren't worn is the main thing

[DougB]

Once again this topic is raised in the Scooter place. Why is this as I see just as many motorcycle riders in shorts, with inadequate footware and with no gloves. Post where they can see it. I was even more alarmed when a young scooterist followed about a meter behind my cage. I slowed right down but even then I would have had to wipe some of him off my car if I had been forced into a quick stop.

[HungusMaximist]

Well, fuck me, but why don't you go and start a revolution?

What can I say, they'll start wearing shit as soon as they have a nice slide on the asphalt.

[MisterD]

Well, fuck me, but why don't you go and start a revolution?

What can I say, they'll start wearing shit as soon as they have a nice slide on the asphalt.

Except they don't ride like stupid-arse sprotsbikers, so the chances of such a slide are vastly reduced. Go and preach your sermons somewhere else.

[scumdog]

Are you serious about that?

Here's a bonus:


The question is: were they wearing gloves??

[sunhuntin]

i see tons of pretty girls scootering past my work every day... wearing as little as possible. their choice. they wont look so pretty if they come off. but, in saying that, ive come off a 250 at 50 odd k in a singlet and was unhurt except for my jeans covered legs. wearing next to no gear is not always a guarantee that an off will result in those photos.

hell... if helmets were law, i wouldnt wear one of those either!

[Flatcap]

i see tons of pretty girls scootering past my work every day... wearing as little as possible. their choice.

This is where the government should step in - it should be MANDATORY for hot chicks to wear as little as possible.

Swamp donkeys however can wear full gear

[AllanB]

Their choice, their choice ... bla bla - what a load of crap.

All the $ going to pay for their medial due to their foolishness is paid by ACC - who pays that - OH YEAH ME AND YOU. Why do you think the ACC levy on bikes is increasing? More accidents....

If I had my way there would be no ACC cover for people not wearing safety gear - gloves, shoes/boots, jacket and trou....... And I'd ban open face helmets.

Over Xmas I was in my local dairy and a young thing came in with her leg in a cast - a friend of hers came in after asked how she did it - a scooter accident apparently. I was most impressed with her when she left and jumped on a battered scooter without her helmet and rode off down the road. Maybe a good blow to the head will fix her.....

[Flatcap]

Their choice, their choice ... bla bla - what a load of crap.

All the $ going to pay for their medial due to their foolishness is paid by ACC - who pays that - OH YEAH ME AND YOU. Why do you think the ACC levy on bikes is increasing? More accidents....

If I had my way there would be no ACC cover for people not wearing safety gear - gloves, shoes/boots, jacket and trou....... And I'd ban open face helmets.
..

Yeah! And push bike riders should wear full leathers as well, the foolish sods. Same with bloody pedestrians, those adrenalin junkies.

As for rugby players! Total foolishness! American footballers could teach them a thing or two about safety!!


Bikes are clearly so dangerous the speed should be limited to 20kph as well!


SAFETYSAFETYSAFETY We need to protect people from their foolishness!!

Ban it Tax it Regulate it NOW

[UberRhys]

See, it's true, chicks dig scars...

Hahaha, "Pain heals, Chicks dig scars... Glory lasts for ever more." :laugh::laugh::laugh:

[UberRhys]

i see tons of pretty girls scootering past my work every day... wearing as little as possible. their choice. they wont look so pretty if they come off. but, in saying that, ive come off a 250 at 50 odd k in a singlet and was unhurt except for my jeans covered legs. wearing next to no gear is not always a guarantee that an off will result in those photos.

hell... if helmets were law, i wouldnt wear one of those either!


This is where the government should step in - it should be MANDATORY for hot chicks to wear as little as possible.

Swamp donkeys however can wear full gear

Hahaha...:lol::lol::lol: Speaking of which, what is it about a chick in high heels, mini skirt and low cut top that I saw blasting down the Southern m/way on a GN. Would have been quite hot if it wasn't for the GN underneath her... (safety aside of course...:drool:)

[yungatart]

I've seen injuries like that when my son fell off his skateboard.
They took ages to heal, and even though he was a tuff kid, he was in pain and complained ...a lot!

[Flatcap]

I've seen injuries like that when my son fell off his skateboard.
They took ages to heal, and even though he was a tuff kid, he was in pain and complained ...a lot!

He should have been wearing race leathers and a full face helmet. The government needs to regulate this. I am sick of seeing people not wearing all the gear whenever they walk out the front door.

It's just foolishness

[yod]

cool they didnt wear gear, thats not my fuckin problem, but it was their choice not to wear it, nobody else's.


LOL.... take a look at your next rego receipt and tell me how much goes to ACC?


....and how much of your tax goes to their hospital bill

[Korumba]

cool they didnt wear gear, thats not my fuckin problem, but it was their choice not to wear it, nobody else's.

What Gear do you have to be in to do that?

[Flatcap]

....and how much of your tax goes to their hospital bill

Less tax than the morbidly obese turkey in the next bed getting a quadruple bypass

Or that cancerous smoker

[sunhuntin]

I've seen injuries like that when my son fell off his skateboard.
They took ages to heal, and even though he was a tuff kid, he was in pain and complained ...a lot!

yeh, but thats cos hes a male, and men complain about anything and everything! LOL :Pokey: [ya know i loves ya hxc... really.]

on topic... im betting the scooter riders pay taxes and acc levies somewhere along the line. id rather see my taxes go towards medical costs for a fellow two wheeler, than for the fat lazy pricks on the dole who have no excuse not to work except they are too damn lazy to go out and do it.

[nodrog]

....and how much of your tax goes to their hospital bill

tax is tax, its going to go somwhere, its not like we are going to get a rebate because less idiots went to hospital this year.


What Gear do you have to be in to do that?

at least 3rd

[yungatart]

yeh, but thats cos hes a male, and men complain about anything and everything! LOL :Pokey: [ya know i loves ya hxc... really.]
on topic... im betting the scooter riders pay taxes and acc levies somewhere along the line. id rather see my taxes go towards medical costs for a fellow two wheeler, than for the fat lazy pricks on the dole who have no excuse not to work except they are too damn lazy to go out and do it.

Umm, wasn't hXc. It was one of my older boys, long before hXc was even born!
On topic..I agree!

[sunhuntin]

Umm, wasn't hXc. It was one of my older boys, long before hXc was even born!
On topic..I agree!

ahhh, doh. sorry, lol.

[AllanB]

tax is tax, its going to go somwhere, its not like we are going to get a rebate because less idiots went to hospital this year.



at least 3rd

YES you do - the ACC portion of your vehicle rego (and that's a large part of the motorcycle rego) alters every year or so based on exactly how many claims there have been and relevant costs. Unfortunately motorcycle accidents also include unregistered off road motorcycles.
There was a recent announcement that the ACC portion of vehicle rego is going up again due to an increase in the costs of and number of accidents.

Probably fools wearing incorrect gear on motorcycles or not wearing seat-belts. In fact ACC is not meant to pay for injuries relating to criminal activities so in theory if you crash your car when not wearing a seat-belt you should not be covered by ACC. Unfortunately the practice is different.

[nodrog]

YES you do - the ACC portion of your vehicle rego (and that's a large part of the motorcycle rego) alters every year or so based on exactly how many claims there have been and relevant costs. Unfortunately motorcycle accidents also include unregistered off road motorcycles.
There was a recent announcement that the ACC portion of vehicle rego is going up again due to an increase in the costs of and number of accidents.

Probably fools wearing incorrect gear on motorcycles or not wearing seat-belts. In fact ACC is not meant to pay for injuries relating to criminal activities so in theory if you crash your car when not wearing a seat-belt you should not be covered by ACC. Unfortunately the practice is different.

the operative word was tax, not vechicle registration.

[Flatcap]

There was a recent announcement that the ACC portion of vehicle rego is going up again due to an increase in the costs of and number of accidents.

Probably fools wearing incorrect gear on motorcycles or not wearing seat-belts. In fact ACC is not meant to pay for injuries relating to criminal activities so in theory if you crash your car when not wearing a seat-belt you should not be covered by ACC. Unfortunately the practice is different.

"Probably" - you provide no evidence that the injuries bringing about the increase in the ACC portion of the rego are due to lack of gear.

If we are to believe the LTSA "the faster you go the bigger the mess". Therefore to truely reduce the likelhood of significant injury all sprotsbikes should be banned and everyone should ride scooters.

This will reduce your rego costs.....

[MisterD]

Their choice, their choice ... bla bla - what a load of crap.
If I had my way there would be no ACC cover for people not wearing safety gear - gloves, shoes/boots, jacket and trou....... And I'd ban open face helmets.



Yeah? Well I'd outlaw bikes of greater than 400cc and fit electronic speed limiters so they couldn't go over 120...why does anyone need a pwer to weight in excess of an F1 car? That's blatant irresponsibility

[AllanB]

the operative word was tax, not vechicle registration.

A tax "is not a voluntary payment or donation, but an enforced contribution, exacted pursuant to legislative authority" and is "any contribution imposed by government […] whether under the name of toll, tribute, tallage, gabel, impost, duty, custom, excise, subsidy, aid, supply, or other name."[1]


Rego is just another form.......

[MisterD]

blasting down the Southern m/way on a GN.


Blasting? On a GN? Have you had too much sun Rhys?

[DougB]

I feel posting about not wearing safety gear is wasted on this forum as most here are aware of the dangers. As I recall the original post asked us to try and educate the ignorant. Good way to get a bunch of fives I expect.

Today I helped with a meals on wheels run in Hamilton. As I was not driving I looked out for those on two wheels with a motor, in the course of the run I saw thirteen of them
Only one was in what we would describe as correct gear.
One motorcyclist had on shorts and jandals and no shirt.
Two had good jackets but NONE of twelve were wearing
gloves. There were six bikes and seven scooters.

I confiently assume that only one could have been a member or viewer of this forum.

[Swoop]

This is where the government should step in - it should be MANDATORY for hot chicks to wear as little as possible.
Now there is a man who I must buy a beer. The man who invented the rule, in beach volleyball, which states that bikini's cannot be OVER x amount in size!!!

Love ya work, mate!

[Dave Lobster]

Yeah? Well I'd outlaw bikes of greater than 400cc and fit electronic speed limiters so they couldn't go over 120...why does anyone need a power to weight in excess of an F1 car? That's blatant irresponsibility

Are you a filthy commie?

[Flatcap]

Are you a filthy commie?

Often known as "Taking the Piss"

[Dave Lobster]

Ooo.. lookie pa.. the sinker has gone too :innocent:

[Flatcap]

Ooo.. lookie pa.. the sinker has gone too :innocent:

Often known as "Taking the Piss"

[muzz]

The way I see it is ACC is a form of insurance so if something goes wrong you get patched up. Now I pay ACC levy's on my truck,bus,car and 2 motorcycles so I pay 5 levy's but can only claim on one at a time. So the way I see it I pay more than my share, so I'll look out for number one but I'll wear what I think is appropreate on the day.

[UberRhys]

Ooo.. lookie pa.. the sinker has gone too :innocent:

Sheesh! These Romans are crazy :weird:

[Slicksta]

So if i have health insurance i should be allowed to ride naked?

[YellowDog]

This is a plea from a bike rider who knows what it's like to come off after being hit by a car.

If you are riding any sort of two wheeled bike , please dont wear T-Shirt.
shorts and jandals.

Lately I have seen a lot of scooter riders (more than any others) wearing just that and riding in excess of 80kmph down the motorway. I even spotted one guy in barefeet.

Could all you people, please tell fellow riders about the effect of road vs skin and to wear sensible riding gear, even if it is hot.
This is a very serious message.

Maybe there should be a minimum standard dress code with cops handing out fines to those who will not listen.

[Dave Lobster]

Yeah.. maybe.. once all the burglars/taggers/muggers/rapists and thieves are all caught. Until then, I think the police have more important things to do than check out what we're wearing.
It'd be another dumb law that uses our money to get passed through parliament. And unless the protective clothing that some people think we should all wear has some sort of tag on it that the 'hard of thinking' can see easily, it's unenforceable.

[YellowDog]

Fair enough Dave.

If a traffic cop sees someone riding down the motorway in a singlet, shorts, and jandals; I can't see what the big deal is about stopping them.

I don't think it will make a difference to their ability to catch the purpitrators of the other crimes you mention. I suppose someone won't get done for doing 5kph over the limit because the cop is busy stopping an inappropriately dressed biker.

Maybe the answer is that if no one is falling off and suffering excessive injury due to inadequate clothing, then such a law is not necessary.

[Flatcap]

Maybe the answer is that if no one is falling off and suffering excessive injury due to inadequate clothing, then such a law is not necessary.

I for one practice the long-lost art of Not Falling Off

[UberRhys]

Maybe the answer is that if no one is falling off and suffering excessive injury due to inadequate clothing, then such a law is not necessary.


I for one practice the long-lost art of Not Falling Off

Mr Miyagi says: 'lost art of not falling off must be practised all the time! never know when it may come in handy...' :pinch:

[ital916]

I reckon that all the gear, all the time should be enforced. The rule will not be for the majority who could possibly ride butt naked and not fall off ever but for the minority that would ride with shorts and t-shirt *or miniskirt etc * and fall off. People say only a few people fall of whilst not wearing gear. Well if the rule helps those few not to paint the road with their skin , it works. But thats just me, I ride with ATGATT!.....go on ride with next to nothing on, but if you become a human crayon and then bitch about it you can get :finger:. Common sense eh.

[Dave Lobster]

I reckon that all the gear, all the time should be enforced.

How can you do that?

[Flatcap]

How can you do that?

Strip search and inventory at the roadside.

[Dodger]

Just had to add this :innocent:
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[breakaway]

This thread makes me want to ride down queen street naked, but the traffic lights could pose a problem if I had to stop, I might get jumped.

[scumdog]

I reckon that all the gear, all the time should be enforced. The rule will not be for the majority who could possibly ride butt naked and not fall off ever but for the minority that would ride with shorts and t-shirt *or miniskirt etc * and fall off. People say only a few people fall of whilst not wearing gear. Well if the rule helps those few not to paint the road with their skin , it works. But thats just me, I ride with ATGATT!.....go on ride with next to nothing on, but if you become a human crayon and then bitch about it you can get :finger:. Common sense eh.

Just to show it can be done here is scummy going for a ride around the block

[idb]

Just to show it can be done here is scummy going for a ride around the block

Shit, look at the vibration of that thing, the whole countryside is blurred!!!

[scumdog]

Shit, look at the vibration of that thing, the whole countryside is blurred!!!


Amazing how a few wines affects the whole landscape eh??

[Disco Dan]

i see tons of pretty girls scootering past my work every day... wearing as little as possible.

I hope your standing there holding a big sign with my phone number on it!! :innocent::shutup:

[SHELRACING]

Except they don't ride like stupid-arse sprotsbikers, so the chances of such a slide are vastly reduced. Go and preach your sermons somewhere else.

Sorry I will have to disagree on that statement. The males and females I have seen on scooters lately are not riding sensibly. The scooters these days are quicker and just as unstable as they have ever been.

The young man on the motorway was doing at least 90km ph and weaving in and out of traffic.

There was a young girl on TV1 on the St John's Ambulance programme who came off her scooter in Queen St, wearing sandals and an open face helmet.
She damaged her foot and split her lip and had a blood nose.

Scooter riders these days seem to forget that some of us 'older' riders started off our biking days on scooters.

[Gilera180]

And yet the older riders set such good examples - Honda Goldwing with older couple cruising down the mway at 100kmh wearing nothing but shorts, tee shirts and jandals. Was even more impressed when I saw the shiney Ulysess club badge on the bike.

[MisterD]

Sorry I will have to disagree on that statement. The males and females I have seen on scooters lately are not riding sensibly. The scooters these days are quicker and just as unstable as they have ever been.

The point I was making, is that unlike sprotsbikers you won't find bunches of scooterists heading for the twisties to push the limits of their bikes and try to give each other "the learn".

[Dave Lobster]

The point I was making, is that unlike sportsbikers you won't find bunches of scooterists heading for the twisties to push the limits of their bikes and try to give each other "the learn".

What is the 'learn'?

S'funny.. there were a couple of scooters heading for the twisties the other day... and not a latte shop in sight!

[MisterD]

What is the 'learn'?

S'funny.. there were a couple of scooters heading for the twisties the other day... and not a latte shop in sight!

Dunno really, there seems to be some kind bragging rights thing these fellas that dress up like tubes of toothpaste are into...

I like the twisties too, but my Lammy is waay too pretty to risk dropping.

[Gilera180]

You don't do the twisties 'cause your not allowed out! We gonna see you at the next meeting??

Peter

[Del Fuego]

Twisties show me the way, on a scooter on a bike, straight road aint much fun. As for gear sure it is your own choice, however I think people just don't even think about it. personally I ride my scooter in fullish gear ie draggins leather motorcycle jacket, gloves, full face helmet and boots.

People seem to view scooters as toys and hence not needing appropriate gear, if they are making an informed choice to be a road crayon then fine. Darwin will decide but most scooter riders just don't even think about it... it only takes one fall to figure it out pretty fast. A scoot is not a toy... even a 30kph low side will cause some road rash and anything faster can pose some serious problems.

[n0regret5]

i agree with everyone who says it's they're own choice. it absolutely pisses me off, seeing something like that, especially something like getting passed by a guy on a goldwing wearing nowt but a helmet, jandals, stubbies and a singlet..on the open road..when i was doing well over the legal speed limit (lets say around about 140, don't quote me on that though)..but what can you do? it just means that the smart ones out of us will be around for longer.

something i learnt at a very young age - you can't assume its never gonna happen.

'i don't need house insurance, its never gonna get broken into in the area i live in.'

wrong, fuckass..where's my crowbar?

i had a tutor who left his mates house for home on his virago, trip was about 2km total. tucked his gloves into his jacket as it was a hot day. 500m down the road he got sideswiped by an 18 wheeler. (no shit! i thought he was kidding too but he had pics) lost three fingers and 60% of the skin on his hands (as well as assorted broken bones all throughout his body). doctors said if he'd been wearing the gloves, they probably could've saved his fingers.

enough ranting from me..but if i see you in the weeds with very little gear on, i'm gonna laugh before i call the ambulance.

[n0regret5]

OOH! wait i got a great one re: people treating scooters as toys..got stuck behind a girl on a scooter last year, she was swerving all over and using her feet (in jandals) as brakes. got closer, she was fucking TEXTING. she didn't even see me pull up beside her. should've seen her face when i started yelling at her (was a bad morning anyway) about being a fuckin retard. damn near fell off. hilarious.