Appreciation but.

[Scotty595]

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Fuck it. How do i embed images?

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[Usarka]

A troll?

Where what you like.
Treat other rode users like their morons.

Sounds spot on to me, but may be i missed something.

[Katman]

I've only been riding a few months and i think others feel the same way. I think it's fuckin lame the way people go on about this ride safe and be careful internet bullshit. When you get on your bike the last thing your thinking about is what some random poster babbled out on this forum so why bother saying it? It's a fuckin downer dude, get on with it. Everyone here knows the risks involved with these things and if it freaks you out then for your own sake buy a car. Your thinking about the safety others? Hell, i'm not thinking about yours and that's the truth of it!

Were you up in Auckland yesterday?

Posted a little about this in another thread... but have to say if you see a Yamaha Scorpian 225, with a sturdy fella on board, no real bike gear, and rides quick... in Franklin (ak).... watch out... he overtakes on double yellow lines, and undertakes other bikes... grrrr. We were not impressed!!!

[Edbear]

Well if I were you I would be leaving and getting as far away from there as possible. That's what I did!

But, but... You moved to the earthquake and wind capital of NZ...?

[Tink]

Were you up in Auckland yesterday?

haha, I had exactly the same thoughts, BUT he is on the north shore, and I am south in Franklin.... ps I classify myself not as an Aucklander but a Franklin Lady.

[jared]

oops, that's what happens when you leave the pub too early on a saturday night eh! Thanks all, had a blast writing it

[Scotty595]

So... was it you from the earlier posts??? -

Posted a little about this in another thread... but have to say if you see a Yamaha Scorpian 225, with a sturdy fella on board, no real bike gear, and rides quick... in Franklin (ak).... watch out... he overtakes on double yellow lines, and undertakes other bikes... grrrr. We were not impressed!!!

[98tls]

I've only been riding a few months and i think others feel the same way. I think it's fuckin lame the way people go on about this ride safe and be careful internet bullshit. When you get on your bike the last thing your thinking about is what some random poster babbled out on this forum so why bother saying it? It's a fuckin downer dude, get on with it. Everyone here knows the risks involved with these things and if it freaks you out then for your own sake buy a car. Your thinking about the safety others? Hell, i'm not thinking about yours and that's the truth of it!

mmmm!

This ATGATT time thing. All the gear all the time! hahaha oh man when I'm commuting the 15 minute ride to work in the morning i'll wear whatever the hell is going to make me feel comfortable for the other 8.5 hours of the day. Full leathers etc. all the time? Get the fuck out. it's so unrealistic and inconvenient it's ridiculous. The day motorcycling becomes more of a hassle than an experience i'll give it up no problem. When you buy a motorbike and decide that that's that well you either accept the fact that you don't have a tonne of steel around you or you don't there's no more to it.

But it's best to cover your ass and treat other road users like they don't know what they're doing

No one knows what the hell they're doing that's why so many accidents occur. The point is that we do it anyway despite the potential consequences because it's fun. It's something to look forward to before you fall asleep at night or when you've had enough of working. There's so many rules with this stuff already the last thing biking needs is your flakey moral convictions.

To post this and risk the retribution of people who have been hurt or know others who have been hurt or killed while biking? God bless the internet eh!

In many ways for this old motorcyclist i found this post at least refreshing,least your telling it how you see it rather than the endless boring tripe many post up because they seem to consider it popular opinion.Yep bikes are dangerous,they were 38 years ago when i started riding and they will be for years after ive gone,simple really and as you say none of whatever i read on an interweb site is in my head when i head off on the bike.As for the gear thing,i dont ride to work etc etc,my bikes when ridden are ridden for lengthy periods and with my share of offs in my time the pain involved with them has ensured i tend to wear good gear whenever i ride,if i had to use my bike on a daily basis to go to work etc i doubt i could be bothered putting it on.There will hopefully come a day in your motorcycling lifetime when you will look back on this thread and chuckle,not at your wisdom now but then.

[TOTO]

I've only been riding a few months and i think others feel the same way. I think it's fuckin lame the way people go on about this ride safe and be careful internet bullshit. When you get on your bike the last thing your thinking about is what some random poster babbled out on this forum so why bother saying it?

If you are talking about the right of oneself to gain experience for himself and therefore choose or not to learn from it, then rest assured that life will not spare you the pleasure.

If you are talking about katman sounding like a broken record with his safety messages, then I agree with you. (even though I agree with him too)

[sleemanj]

I've only been riding a few months

I'm guessing you're of the younger generation. Still bullet proof. That's ok, we were all there once.

when I'm commuting the 15 minute ride to work in the morning i'll wear whatever the hell is going to make me feel comfortable for the other 8.5 hours of the day.

Wear them under your gear. Bit difficult to find in NZ (don't know why), but good cordura overpants are awesome, I had some made with zips up both legs (inside) to well above knees, I can put them on and take them off in seconds without even taking off my boots. Zips above the knees (about mid way up the inside thigh) is the trick, if they are below the knee you can't get your boots through easilty.

Seriously, it's zero hassle, I'm a pretty inherently lazy guy, if it takes >30 seconds to gear up, I'm not interested. This is why I got them.

[Scotty595]

I'm guessing you're of the younger generation. Still bullet proof. That's ok, we were all there once.

Luckily i got out of that state of mind pretty quickly... Road sliding against my knee was a pretty quick wake up call

[Jonathan]

I agree that wearing protective gear is your own personal choice, it's your skin after all (and ACC levies couldn't possibly get higher than they already are, could they?). As a student balancing a part time job and study I couldn't afford the whole kit anyhow (well, I could have foregone food for a couple of months and bought a second hand set of leathers). I also tried to squeeze as much life out of my tread as I could to save money on tyres. Of course the result is that I have a few nice circular patches of scar tissue over my legs but I have no regrets.

On the other hand, in my opinion you must certainly respect those on the road with you, regardless of their being morons. If you ride like an idiot and piss off other vehicle users then it means you are putting other's well being at risk through your actions. That is unacceptable in my books.

[Jonathan]

I just realised I was being a bit hypocritical when it comes to tread. I take this opportunity to make the symbolic gesture of apologising to all those I have slid in front of in the past due to my bald tyres!

[Mudfart]

classic. I had someone send me a bad karma vote coz i said i was pissed with a 4x4 that didnt want to share the road. they told me to kill myself quickly to do us all a favour. I luv the anomnity of the net, there is no way to even know who sent the message, it was sumone with no balls.
I crank my bike hard, i enjoy it, its the whole reason i ride is because i have changed my attitude to life. Live it as hard as you want for as long as you can. Coz sometimes someone else doing something beyond your control, COULD, MAYBE, take it away from you.