Note to guy on Bonnie going down Buckleys Rd

[Bren]

You are a bloody idiot!

I saw you cruising down the road on your late model Triumph Bonnie (at about 3pm. 11/10/08). Sure, it is a warm day, but for fucks sake mate your safety equipment was near non existent save for your burgandy lid. Wearing shorts and a t-shirt just aint on. Sure, it's your skin at risk if ya come off, but who the fuck pays for your skin grafts etc? Ya know who...we all fucking do in our ACC levies and taxes. You are a fuckin moronic bastard without a clue!

[Headbanger]

Mate, Live and let live.

[James Deuce]

This thread is useless with pictures of a flamethrower in action.

[Boob Johnson]

Might expect that response to a squid doing something REALLY stupid, ie endandering others lives etc. A tad OTT dude, I hear what ya sayin but maybe a slight over reaction

[Ixion]

Get a gun and shoot the fuck.

[FJRider]

This thread is useless with pictures of a flamethrower in action.

Dont ya love the smell of napalm, first thing in the morning...

[Taz]

OMG! If he had a helmet he was obeying the law. The rest is entirely up to him. We all make our own decisions unless you want more regulations and laws to decide for us.

[FJRider]

OMG! If he had a helmet he was obeying the law. The rest is entirely up to him. We all make our own decisions unless you want more regulations and laws to decide for us.

If he fell off, and left skin and blood all over the road, he would be charged with... littering... or tagging... ???
Is riding in an unsafe manner still on / in, the law books...???

[homer]

You are a bloody idiot!

I saw you cruising down the road on your late model Triumph Bonnie (at about 3pm. 11/10/08). Sure, it is a warm day, but for fucks sake mate your safety equipment was near non existent save for your burgandy lid. Wearing shorts and a t-shirt just aint on. Sure, it's your skin at risk if ya come off, but who the fuck pays for your skin grafts etc? Ya know who...we all fucking do in our ACC levies and taxes. You are a fuckin moronic bastard without a clue!

I just travled 65 km todayin 2 layers of fleece and jeans , open road thru town .
i travel any speed in a jacket and jeans ]
the point is WTF has it got to do with you , and yes i have trow and jacket and good boots gloves . each to there own i say

[slimjim]

You are a bloody idiot!

I saw you cruising down the road on your late model Triumph Bonnie (at about 3pm. 11/10/08). Sure, it is a warm day, but for fucks sake mate your safety equipment was near non existent save for your burgandy lid. Wearing shorts and a t-shirt just aint on. Sure, it's your skin at risk if ya come off, but who the fuck pays for your skin grafts etc? Ya know who...we all fucking do in our ACC levies and taxes. You are a fuckin moronic bastard without a clue!
...... O dear.......................:shit:

"What you not got the Ball's to pull him over an rant........:2guns:..

you saw Him ...yet did nothing....:jerry:...:laugh:

[1vanvan1]

You are a bloody idiot!

I saw you cruising down the road on your late model Triumph Bonnie (at about 3pm. 11/10/08). Sure, it is a warm day, but for fucks sake mate your safety equipment was near non existent save for your burgandy lid. Wearing shorts and a t-shirt just aint on. Sure, it's your skin at risk if ya come off, but who the fuck pays for your skin grafts etc? Ya know who...we all fucking do in our ACC levies and taxes. You are a fuckin moronic bastard without a clue!

Sorry Sir, Won't do it again sir :chase:

[Pedrostt500]

Dont ya love the smell of napalm, first thing in the morning...

Its the Smell of freedom.

[boomer]

You are a bloody idiot!

I saw you cruising down the road on your late model Triumph Bonnie (at about 3pm. 11/10/08). Sure, it is a warm day, but for fucks sake mate your safety equipment was near non existent save for your burgandy lid. Wearing shorts and a t-shirt just aint on. Sure, it's your skin at risk if ya come off, but who the fuck pays for your skin grafts etc? Ya know who...we all fucking do in our ACC levies and taxes. You are a fuckin moronic bastard without a clue!


How do you know he doesn;t have private health care.. how do you know he hasn't been paying copious amounts of tax's to the gubbermunt since year ditto... Even if he hasn't...What the fook has it got to do with you what someone wears or doesn't wear.

Sit down and shut the fook up; I'd change your name from Redneck to goodfornothingbusybody

MUPPET !

[Nasty]

Saw exactly the same thing here in plimmerton .. guy on a sporty ... great way to remove unwanted tattoos was the comment Grub made!

[Brutus]

With all this energy over some dumb ass...
all it takes is some dumb kid watching your mate in front at a round a bout when he steps in front of you with you bike on its side.
but seriously y'all wanna chip in for my knee operation, $6K, (oh and I had all my fancy gear on too)

Do you give a flying rats ass about skaters loosing skin of their ass? do you harass sk8rs?
"ohh dang whipper snappers? on those noisy fangdangled planks!"
Time to Grind.

[Toaster]

the point is WTF has it got to do with you ... each to there own i say

I think he is just getting pissed off that as a tax and ACC levy payer he has to contribute to all the fuckwits that suffer more severe injury and prolonged rehab because they were stuopid, and we all have to pay for their rehab and care. The actions of others are in a way all our business becasue we pay premiums, taxes and levys to support the NZ no fault scheme and a public health system.

[Filter_nz]

Stupid in the 100km.h areas BUT!!

When I've got the VTR1000 out with all my gear on (and I have the full kit) most bikers will give me a wave or at least wave back.

Today I was taking the wife on the back for a 10min ride to the beach for coffee only thru 50k zones so all we wore was helmets and gloves.... plus regular jeans, jumpers and sneakers. To get to the beach I've gotta go through the lights on SH1 still a 50k zone... and no bugger would wave or wave back. I even got a guy on a Suzi Bussa shaking his head at me, I'm picking because it was SH1 they assumed I was going on trip with no gear.

For right or wrong, I never fully gear up for a 50km/h short trip but the responce I got today from other riders obviosuly wasn't welcoming.

[Headbanger]

Personally I don't give a flying fuck what anyone thinks of my riding kit. It has never even crossed my mind.

If it makes them not wave, Then that's a bonus as well.....not that I would notice.

[toycollector10]

I don't like the bit where the tough guy starts to cry when the grafts aren't taking and there is puss, blood and shit all over the place. Then the surgeon comes in and says sommit like "You ground it down to the bone son, and of course, because there's bone missing, it's hopeless, and we need to amputate"......

"WTF??"

"yes, both of them"

You won't look so cool on your Chinese mobility scooter mate. 4 kph max, downhill....Yahh, freedom to do what you want so fill your boots!...

Sung to the tune of Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf.

[piston broke]

who cares.
if i choose to ride in shorts,singlet and jandels i will.
i'd also at times prefer,and do,ride without a skidlid.
when i do i'm more than careful.
luckily haven't come to grief yet.
but then it's my choice.
nout like the wind in your hair,or cross your baldhead.
btw red me if you like,but it's nice to feel free every now and then

[Ixion]

Actually, few people realise (probably cos so few have ever ridden bare headed), that the major downside of riding without a lid is that if it rains the water runs down the back of your neck like mad. Really annoying.

[Bren]

I think he is just getting pissed off that as a tax and ACC levy payer he has to contribute to all the fuckwits that suffer more severe injury and prolonged rehab because they were stuopid, and we all have to pay for their rehab and care. The actions of others are in a way all our business becasue we pay premiums, taxes and levys to support the NZ no fault scheme and a public health system.


You got it in one....if he hurts his sorry arse then we pay one way or another.......of couse what i say is gonna get some people up in arms...after all, this IS KB!...and for every opinion out there there is a counter opinion...

personally I would not ride without a lid, nor would I with at least some protective clothing on...

[jafar]

You got it in one....if he hurts his sorry arse then we pay one way or another.......of couse what i say is gonna get some people up in arms...after all, this IS KB!...and for every opinion out there there is a counter opinion...

personally I would not ride without a lid, nor would I with at least some protective clothing on...

Comes down to personal choice, what is good for you doesn't mean it's good for someone else..... the guy was on a bonnie FFS how fast can he go ?:Oops:

[Headbanger]

Its a tiny step to people who think motorcyclists should be banned because "they" have to pay for their injuries.

Injuries which can fuck you up no matter how much you spent on a helmet and suit.

Should these people be allowed to stop us on the road and hassle us for our dangerous behaviour?, Or does the mere act of buying a biker suddenly endow a person with righteousness.

I'd love some wanker to try and tell me what to wear, and I wouldn't give a damn if they rode a bike or a dildo.

[piston broke]

ixion.
lmfao.well said

[Kickaha]

personally I would not ride without a lid, nor would I with at least some protective clothing on...

Time and place, I would and I have and if any on else doesn't like it then fuck them


Actually, few people realise (probably cos so few have ever ridden bare headed), that the major downside of riding without a lid is that if it rains the water runs down the back of your neck like mad. Really annoying.

I think the downside is it hitting you in the face, it hurts like fuck any speed more than walking pace

[Griffin]

Yeah I really hate it that those buggers dont wave back at me... ?... oh, wait - wrong thread.

Shit sorry - its just that waving threads and lack of gear threads are so common they're beginning to look alike. :crazy:

[sinfull]

Stupid in the 100km.h areas BUT!!

When I've got the VTR1000 out with all my gear on (and I have the full kit) most bikers will give me a wave or at least wave back.

Today I was taking the wife on the back for a 10min ride to the beach for coffee only thru 50k zones so all we wore was helmets and gloves.... plus regular jeans, jumpers and sneakers. To get to the beach I've gotta go through the lights on SH1 still a 50k zone... and no bugger would wave or wave back. I even got a guy on a Suzi Bussa shaking his head at me, I'm picking because it was SH1 they assumed I was going on trip with no gear.

For right or wrong, I never fully gear up for a 50km/h short trip but the responce I got today from other riders obviosuly wasn't welcoming.
Aww sorry bro i did nod !


Actually, few people realise (probably cos so few have ever ridden bare headed), that the major downside of riding without a lid is that if it rains the water runs down the back of your neck like mad. Really annoying.
Its the eyes fluttering like bejezus that gets me ! Id forgotten what it was like Till that procession !


Its a tiny step to people who think motorcyclists should be banned because "they" have to pay for their injuries.

Injuries which can fuck you up no matter how much you spent on a helmet and suit.

Should these people be allowed to stop us on the road and hassle us for our dangerous behaviour?, Or does the mere act of buying a biker suddenly endow a person with righteousness.

I'd love some wanker to try and tell me what to wear, and I wouldn't give a damn if they rode a bike or a dildo.
You Yes YOU !!!!! PUT YOUR HELMET ON THE RIGHT WAY !!!!
And NO i am not for sale !


Yeah I really hate it that those buggers dont wave back at me... ?... oh, wait - wrong thread.

Shit sorry - its just that waving threads and lack of gear threads are so common they're beginning to look alike. :crazy:
Waves furiously !!!! DANG IT !

[Grub]

Same reply to the same scenario (again).

If you want it to be freedom of choice, then all you have to do is sign the waiver that says that you opt out of the "system" and take full responsibilty for your actions.

That means that when you come off, Ambo, Police and Fire just leave you where you lay, better still don't turn out at all ... because the system has to pay for them.

[Headbanger]

Same reply to the same scenario (again).

If you want it to be freedom of choice, then all you have to do is sign the waiver that says that you opt out of the "system" and take full responsibilty for your actions.

That means that when you come off, Ambo, Police and Fire just leave you where you lay, better still don't turn out at all ... because the system has to pay for them.

Great idea, I take it this would be applied to anyone who rides a motorcycle? Its a dangerous activity after all. perhaps it can be a condition on getting a motorcycle license.

[FJRider]

Same reply to the same scenario (again).

If you want it to be freedom of choice, then all you have to do is sign the waiver that says that you opt out of the "system" and take full responsibilty for your actions.

That means that when you come off, Ambo, Police and Fire just leave you where you lay, better still don't turn out at all ... because the system has to pay for them.

Or turn out, and send them the bill after... regardless of the fact that he pays the same ACC levys you do...You get what you pay for... dont you...???

[Grub]

Or turn out, and send them the bill after... regardless of the fact that he pays the same ACC levys you do...You get what you pay for... dont you...???

Yep sort of. You get my drift though don't you.

A fully kitted rider may take a day in hosp, generally none at all, whereas Joe Freedom in shorts and T-shirt looses all his skin and spends 8 weeks in Hosp getting skin and bone grafts. So if you opt out of the system, then don't expect someone else to make it right when you screw up.

[FJRider]

Yep sort of. You get my drift though don't you.

A fully kitted rider may take a day in hosp, generally none at all, whereas Joe Freedom in shorts and T-shirt looses all his skin and spends 8 weeks in Hosp getting skin and bone grafts. So if you opt out of the system, then don't expect someone else to make it right when you screw up.

So if I spend a day at the beach, mid summer, get badly sunburnt, spend weeks in hospital (skin grafts etc), Do I have to pay because I didn't put sunblock...or a shirt on ...???

[Fatjim]

The gene pool has a way of sorting itself out in the end. Why hinder it?

[boomer]

I don't like the bit where the tough guy starts to cry when the grafts aren't taking and there is puss, blood and shit all over the place. Then the surgeon comes in and says sommit like "You ground it down to the bone son, and of course, because there's bone missing, it's hopeless, and we need to amputate"......

"WTF??"

"yes, both of them"

You won't look so cool on your Chinese mobility scooter mate. 4 kph max, downhill....Yahh, freedom to do what you want so fill your boots!...

Sung to the tune of Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf.

I hope you wear your safety gear and helmet everytime you get on a bus with no seat belts or get in teh car not upto international crash standards..! :bash:


Same reply to the same scenario (again).

If you want it to be freedom of choice, then all you have to do is sign the waiver that says that you opt out of the "system" and take full responsibilty for your actions.

That means that when you come off, Ambo, Police and Fire just leave you where you lay, better still don't turn out at all ... because the system has to pay for them.

Why... We all pay our way, dont we? I can understand your hostility if he had no acc or wof.. but if he's paid his dues hes entitled to it like anyone else?

Lets take your scenario a step further.. does everyone not driving a > 4* safety rating vehicle have to look after themselves if they crash..??!
:crazy:

[boomer]

I think he is just getting pissed off that as a tax and ACC levy payer he has to contribute to all the fuckwits that suffer more severe injury and prolonged rehab because they were stuopid, and we all have to pay for their rehab and care. The actions of others are in a way all our business becasue we pay premiums, taxes and levys to support the NZ no fault scheme and a public health system.

oh bullshit... its whinging for the sake of whinging. If he really cared he'd be campaigning teh goverment to legalise full safety wear all the time..! instead he whines like a bitch on here..

[JohnR]

You are a bloody idiot!

I saw you cruising down the road on your late model Triumph Bonnie (at about 3pm. 11/10/08). Sure, it is a warm day, but for fucks sake mate your safety equipment was near non existent save for your burgandy lid. Wearing shorts and a t-shirt just aint on. Sure, it's your skin at risk if ya come off, but who the fuck pays for your skin grafts etc? Ya know who...we all fucking do in our ACC levies and taxes. You are a fuckin moronic bastard without a clue!

What's your opinion on COMPULSORY headlight use...? :whistle:

[flyingbrick]

What's your opinion on COMPULSORY headlight use...? :whistle:

I wonder if he also is wearing a 5 star sharp rated helmet.

[Ixion]

It's really good to see so many people taking such a proactive interest in other peoples safety. I'm sure you all wear your hi-vis vests at all times ('t would be hypocritical not to), but in case you need a new one I can recommend the RSEA safety shops.

[Filter_nz]

I'm with Grub:

Same reply to the same scenario (again).

If you want it to be freedom of choice, then all you have to do is sign the waiver that says that you opt out of the "system" and take full responsibilty for your actions.

That means that when you come off, Ambo, Police and Fire just leave you where you lay, better still don't turn out at all ... because the system has to pay for them.


If you are lost in the bush and found by search and rescue (which I have been) and they find you got into the situation because of negligence on your part i.e Poor gear, no maps, didn't fill in hut log books, or doing something stupid (not sure on the criteria for that one) then you will have to pay for the rescue / helicopter call out. I haven’t heard of anyone personally having to pay but I have read on stuff.co.nz of people getting warnings.

In the same way if you require skin grafts because you didn't wear the right gear and it's coming out of my pocket via ACC levies then I'm adding you to "my list" :bash:

[homer]

I think he is just getting pissed off that as a tax and ACC levy payer he has to contribute to all the fuckwits that suffer more severe injury and prolonged rehab because they were stuopid, and we all have to pay for their rehab and care. The actions of others are in a way all our business becasue we pay premiums, taxes and levys to support the NZ no fault scheme and a public health system.

brings me to what i just said to someone the other day ....speed limits shouldnt apply , due to the fact if you have more fatals its cheaper.

[Kickaha]

You are a bloody idiot!

I saw you cruising down the road on your late model Triumph Bonnie (at about 3pm. 11/10/08). Sure, it is a warm day, but for fucks sake mate your safety equipment was near non existent save for your burgandy lid. Wearing shorts and a t-shirt just aint on. Sure, it's your skin at risk if ya come off, but who the fuck pays for your skin grafts etc? Ya know who...we all fucking do in our ACC levies and taxes. You are a fuckin moronic bastard without a clue!

So whats next?

Looking over people shoulders in resturants and criticsing them for not eating healthy food?

Whining at people on the beach on a sunny day for not wearing sunscreen?

Bitching at people crossing the street against the lights?

[BLazeD]

How do you know he wasn't riding 1 minute up the road?

[awayatc]

Most busybodies I know , usualy do so because their own lives are to boring and bland .....
They need somebody else's life to comment on instead....

Oh... and usualy they are old women....

[Usarka]

I saw a guy on a bike the other day without a bike protector and gloves. better make them compulsory too!:Police:

[James Deuce]

The sanctimonious ranting about other people's gear has to stop. Unless you are going actually man up and say something to the "offensively" attired, pissing into the Internet wind is pointless, with a capital P. If people are on KB then they have signed up to be bleated at the by the perfectly attired, perfectly behaved ranters who seem to have replaced the motorcyclists that used to inhabit KB, so they'll be pretty aware of the ATTGATT philosophy that has the replaced the learn how to ride, ride to survive theory that some of us still subscribe to.

I used to rant about "my ACC levies" once upon a time too. A small amount of research and number crunching will alert you to the fact that we should be paying an ACC levy in the region of $450 each to cover injury and rehab costs for motorcyclists. We're being subsidised by every other road user and employer. If anyone deserves to rant, it's Joe Public in his Pajero, not Perfect Percy on his Hornet 900.

[Grub]

This sanctimonious ranting about other people's ranting has to stop. I mean does this mean we are no longer allowed to rave in the raving thread?

[Big Dave]

Tis the sanctimonious ranting about ranting rants that has to stop.

[Grub]

So whats next? Looking over people shoulders in resturants and criticsing them for not eating healthy food? Whining at people on the beach on a sunny day for not wearing sunscreen? Bitching at people crossing the street against the lights?

Well all The Redneck really said was that the guy was a bloddy idiot. If he's riding without the most basic gear then he probably is a bloody idiot. There's not many bikers would disagree with that.

So what this thread has become is Libertarians abuse Authoritarians and back again - which has kind of gone off topic hasn't it.

[Usarka]

People can do wtf they like as long as it doesnt hurt someone else.

if "the system" makes it hurt you then direct the waaaa at acc.

[sunhuntin]

i pay my acc levies when required, and i will ride in as much or as little gear as i like [except the helmet, but thats only cos its required by law]
i rarely ride in shorts unless theres a damn good reason. but i do ride in shorts. i often ride without gloves. or a jacket. or sunglasses under my open faced lid.
:gob:

[Ripperjon]

Found this while googling "road rash".

http://www.sfurbanmoto.com/reality2.htm

Hope none of us ever contribute to the page.

[Taz]

The honda in the VW is a mock up. I'm sure the triumph rider in the OP was not riding like those idiots.

[Headbanger]

Found this while googling "road rash".

http://www.sfurbanmoto.com/reality2.htm

Hope none of us ever contribute to the page.

Page 2 is hardcore.

[Ripperjon]

I'll look at page 2 when i'm not so hung over.
I thought about it, then... followed the Disney link!

(Some of the video links are a bit rough too. Not the Disney ones!)

[piston broke]

maybe bikes should have these:shit:
http://rocketshields.com/

[FJRider]

I'll look at page 2 when i'm not so hung over.
I thought about it, then... followed the Disney link!



This thread must be the Disney link, if ANYBODY believes that anybodys attitude, or actions, will be changed by this thread...

[rocketman1]

You might say dont worry about him, but when he comes off, WHO has to pay ...you do sonny, through ACC levies taxes, it all adds up, plus then he cant work for about a year and bludges off the welfare system.
All for not over regulating things but when it comes to personal safety the guys a retard
Over all cost to the taxpayer about $100K
Yeah good thread

[doc]

People can do wtf they like as long as it doesnt hurt someone else.

if "the system" makes it hurt you then direct the waaaa at acc.

:shit: Isn't this the problem that the attitude is in society today. "People can do wtf they like" cos if you go past this stage then you have more rights than the ones that get hurt by your actions. :confused:

[skidMark]

His life...

He can do as he wishes with it.

[honda929]

Maybe part of the licence test should be watching a video of the skin graft ward in hospital.

[piston broke]

rocketman,
that price is still cheaper than keepin a crim in jail/yr

[doc]

His life...

He can do as he wishes with it.

But that's the point I was trying to make :bash:. He can do what he likes. He gets all the treatment for his irresponsible behaviour... :Oops: free. We be come the victims, who have to pay thru increased ACC levies.

[Duke girl]

If he came off his bike wearing what he was then I would doubt that he would ever do it again cos there wouldn't be anythink left of him to be able to. Each to their own on what they wear while out riding and only those who value their lives are the 1's you see riding with the correct protective gear on. I dont feel right if I am out riding without my protective gear on and you will always get those who are quiet happy to ride without it on. You see it all the time once Summer has arrived.

[TLDV8]

I had a 73 Triumph Bonneville in 1985,great bike can't remember what i wore at the time.

Its a generalization but i do not think it is good if people ride motorcycles with the idea they are going to get maimed.
What i mean is you should be able to get to your destination based on your skills and common sense not what you wear,i did say generalization but maybe someone will get my drift.
I will go as far to say,if you do not trust your ability buy a car before you are hurt.
Day temperatures up here rarely go below 32C with 34 to 37 being the norm this week,humidity is around 80% by 9:00 AM.
When i leave town (Most Sundays i will do between 300 and 600 kms) i wear heavy pants and boots,ADV jacket,Arai XD3 etc the heat can make it very uncomfortable but you get that (open road speed limit is 130kph) and gear can also be a barrier from the heat in some ways.
I rode to the internet cafe in the same style pants and boots but in a T shirt, i am fairly confident that using common sense i should get the 10/12 kms home.
I think full gear can give a false sense of security in some cases (but still say wear it)

[piston broke]

i value my life a whole lot.
but every now and then,when not too much traffic out there,and feelin,carefree,invinsible,lol.
i do enjoy gettin the lid off.
it doesen't happen often and i'm really careful
x100.
nothing like it.
time and place

[piston broke]

p.s.it doesn't really feel RIGHT
but it does feel free and good

[Toaster]

brings me to what i just said to someone the other day ....speed limits shouldnt apply , due to the fact if you have more fatals its cheaper.

um...... "economies of scale"?

[spookytooth]

bloody lids plus gloves sure makes it hard to have a ciggy without stopping :)

[MarkH]

Found this while googling "road rash".

http://www.sfurbanmoto.com/reality2.htm

Hope none of us ever contribute to the page.

On the page of video links they had this one:
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Judgment-day-Click-Click_18131.htm

Woohoo - Judgement Day 2, might have to order that sucker, I already have Judgement Day and it is pretty cool to watch. Great how some riders do stunts on the streets with high quality safety t-shirts on! I'm glad it's not my skin at risk.

[doozy]

So whats next?

Looking over people shoulders in resturants and criticsing them for not eating healthy food?

Whining at people on the beach on a sunny day for not wearing sunscreen?

Bitching at people crossing the street against the lights?

It all comes down to what is socially acceptable at the time. Right now it is socially acceptable to say to (for example) a smoker "oh boo you are smoking you clog up the health system etc etc" ... smoking is a personal choice, its the same thing here, legally you only have to wear a helmet, I can't say if one day it will become socially acceptable to say to that person "boo rant rant whatever". I personally can't wait for certain things to come into this realm, fat people eating bad food and people who take elevators 1-2 floors ... walk you assholes!

[Ripperjon]

I think it has to do with the example being set too.

newbies like me look up to the experienced bikers and wanna do what they do and act like they do.

But us newbies don't realise how retarded we are until we're skidding down the tarmac leaving a trail of skin, blood and favourite t-shirt in our wake.

I copped a harsh bit of road rash a few years ago wearing a t-shirt and jeans. One minute you're smiling, the next you realise you're a bell-end!

[AllanB]

I hate it when you are riding naked and your dick gets caught in the chain :shit:

Good luck getting a plaster bandage to stick to that fella.............

[Usarka]

But us newbies don't realise how retarded we are until we're skidding down the tarmac leaving a trail of skin, blood and favourite t-shirt in our wake.


If someone hasn't learnt that falling over at speed hurts by the time your old enough to get a licence then that description might be quite apt......

[Gareth51]

As a 16,17yr old, did most of my riding without a helmet,summertime shorts and tee shirt on the old AJS 650,young and stupid :shit:

[crazefox]

Fuck who cares man its his life let him live it. If he wants to cash in his shares in acc let him

[Skyryder]

Actually, few people realise (probably cos so few have ever ridden bare headed), that the major downside of riding without a lid is that if it rains the water runs down the back of your neck like mad. Really annoying.


When I started riding helmets were not compulsary. While a few rode with them it was generaly considered 'wimpish.' In those days most bikers I knew rode with a silk scarf, even in the summer. I must confess that I do miss the wind in my hair but if I had the choice now I'd forgo the wind and go for safety.

Skyryder

[Big Dave]

On behalf of the Bonne rider: 'Get f*cked and mind your own business.'
TIA

[Badjelly]

When I started riding helmets were not compulsary. While a few rode with them it was generaly considered 'wimpish.' In those days most bikers I knew rode with a silk scarf, even in the summer. I must confess that I do miss the wind in my hair but if I had the choice now I'd forgo the wind and go for safety.

Besides (and I'm just guessing here) you don't have so much hair these days to feel the wind in? :whistle:

I don't remember the silk scarves, so perhaps you're a bit older than me. This sounds a bit dangerous in itself: you'd have to be careful not to go the way of Isadora Duncan:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isadora_Duncan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_deaths

[Big Dave]

I don't remember the silk scarves,

Deefinately not an Aussie thing.

[Big Dave]

Above was a biker's answer.
This is a KBBD answer.

Everyone who paid big bucks for a 'safety' car has the same ACC levy gripe about anyone who rides a motorcycle. ATGATT or not.

Anyone who rides is either unaware of the undoubtedly heightened risk that this type of transportation entails - or understands it and values the enjoyment, utility, convenience, economy, social, or whatever factor higher than the heightened risk.

Risk mitigation beyond the statutes in this free society is personal choice.

I can't ride in shorts, freaks me. But this rooster might have just been running around the block to dry it like he's been doing every weekend for 30 years.

will add to this later - gotta work.

[Ixion]

When I started riding helmets were not compulsary. While a few rode with them it was generaly considered 'wimpish.' In those days most bikers I knew rode with a silk scarf, even in the summer. I must confess that I do miss the wind in my hair but if I had the choice now I'd forgo the wind and go for safety.

Skyryder

I could not afford silk. I had to settle for a nice woolly one knitted by my mother.

The pudding basins were considered wimpish, more odd really, like wearing a crash helmet when driving a car would be now, but when the first jet types came out, wearing one was a sure invitation to be stopped by the snakes, who regarded them as denoted a 'racer'. Right up until the became compulsory wearing one was regarded as sending a message "I am going to break the speed limit every chance I get". Like wearing racing leathers now days

[Big Dave]

And what of socks over boots?

[MIXONE]

Deefinately not an Aussie thing.
Possibly an early Honda riders thing.

And what of socks over boots?

Deefinately not a Kiwi thing!

[Big Dave]

Deefinately not a Kiwi thing!

Common for the English cafe racers though.

[sels1]

will add to this later - gotta work.

you expect us to believe that??????? :lol:

[Big Dave]

you expect us to believe that??????? :lol:

Worth a try.

[Mokoro]

Quoting myself from another thread, changed a bit:

lol, another "to the (insert very rough description here) riding a (insert bike here), doing (insert some silly activity here), I hope you (insert insult here)" thread.

[Finn]

The Redneck, you sound just like a middle aged, ugly, man hating lesbian that works for the Government.

Some Redneck you are. More like a pencil dick if you ask me.

[spookytooth]

When I started riding helmets were not compulsary. .

Skyryder

Wasn't it only in the 30 mph areas ? I'm sure we had to wear them on the open road.'but my memory isn't always up to the job :)

[Ixion]

Depends on how old you are. Way way back, not compulsory at all. Then required in derestricted (ie not 30mph) areas; but very few people , including snakes, bothered about it. Then compulsory always.

[spookytooth]

Yea i rember the day it changed to wearing always,as i got a ticket for not wearing a lid the first day it was in.Actually got let off in court for that :)

[merv]

I must confess that I do miss the wind in my hair but if I had the choice now I'd forgo the wind and go for safety.

Skyryder

Crikey way back when, we used to ride our bikes after a shower to dry our hair. Now what I must confess is that I do miss my hair :doh:


Yea i rember the day it changed to wearing always,as i got a ticket for not wearing a lid the first day it was in.Actually got let off in court for that

Late 1973, remember it well.

[carver]

good on him!
IT FEELS GREAT!

[popelli]

You are a bloody idiot!

I saw you cruising down the road on your late model Triumph Bonnie (at about 3pm. 11/10/08). Sure, it is a warm day, but for fucks sake mate your safety equipment was near non existent save for your burgandy lid. Wearing shorts and a t-shirt just aint on. Sure, it's your skin at risk if ya come off, but who the fuck pays for your skin grafts etc? Ya know who...we all fucking do in our ACC levies and taxes. You are a fuckin moronic bastard without a clue!

get a life will you

live and let live

[flyingbrick]

oh shit. honestly. Someone up there posted a motorcycle accident link. Its enough to make anyone stick their helmet on. How do you post pics on here? I cant see anything obvious- that function gone?

[toycollector10]

On a pain factor of one to ten, how bad is it to go sliding down some newly laid coarse-chip at 50 or 60 kph? Wearing a t-shirt and shorts?




It's about a 50 on a scale of one to ten!




And if you go sliding all smooth like, on some fresh blacktop, that shit gets right down into your wound and it doesn't come out. It burns more than abrades. And the bits that do come out come out because a big pussy shit ball forms around it, to get it out.

Goes on for years. And the shit that doesn't come out gets healed over and then works it's way to the top so you can see it under the old scar. Awsome, sort of like sleeve tatoos except nowhere as cool as sleeve tats, just f*cking ugly and horrible looking.

And if you're trying to pull some chick and you look like shit just remember it could have all been avoided. Very simply!~!!

[doc]

Wasn't it only in the 30 mph areas ? I'm sure we had to wear them on the open road.'but my memory isn't always up to the job :)

Yep those were the days everytime you got a speeding ticket , there was also the klingon offence, exceeding 30mph with out a helmet.

They were the days because some computer didn't spit out a fine for something you never noticed. Plus the cops also gave you just a warning if you didn't have an attiude :love: well sometimes anyway. They still had the odd arsehole.. This was while scummie was still on the chain tho :laugh:

[Big Dave]

there was also the klingon offence,

Riding a Volty was once illegal?!? Common bloody sense too.

[Ripperjon]

If someone hasn't learnt that falling over at speed hurts by the time your old enough to get a licence then that description might be quite apt......

Everyone knows it hurts when you fall off. Some people though, believe they're so skilled they can choose the days when they will or won't fall off.
These are probably the same people telling newbies it's not if you fall offit's when.
It's good not to ride thinking you are going to fall off at any minute. But i think it's also good to consider that it could happen anytime and out of the blue, and dress appropriately.