One good reason to take off your helmet at the servo...

**slofox** · 8th February 2010, 10:36

Finally found a reason to remove helmet at the servo...

Gassed up yesterday at Gull, Norton Road, The Tron. Non-manned servo with eftpos pay terminals so I never remove the helmet. All good up until yesterday.

The terminal on my half of the place was up the shit so I had to walk across to the other one. Did the deed, turned around to walk back to the bike - straight into the path of a fucking great SUV pulling away after filling up. BOOM! Straight into the fender (I know why they are called that now too!).
Fortuminately, he was going slow and being such a nimble, fleet-footed young man myself,

I just bent over the fender, absorbed what little impact there was and carried on my merry, albeit chastened, way. The leathers helped too - no bruises or grazes. The looks on the faces of other patrons around were priceless...

I didn't see or hear him (plugz4lugz in place under the helmet). Lucky not to become a hood ornament I guess...

Moral of the story: Look before you leap across the servo forecourt...

**MSTRS:Me** · 8th February 2010, 10:47

Originally Posted by slofox

Moral of the story: ATGATT

Fixed that for you...

**Pascal** · 8th February 2010, 10:51

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Fixed that for you...

Wonder what the wife will say if I wear them to bed.

**MSTRS:Me** · 8th February 2010, 11:07

"At last you listened...and wore protection" ???

**crazyhorse** · 8th February 2010, 11:15

So you think the reason was because the helmet? not the ear plugs???

**ckai** · 8th February 2010, 11:21

Dazzed and Confused after yesterdays ride ah slofox? hahah shit it would have been funny

**slofox** · 8th February 2010, 11:32

Originally Posted by crazyhorse

So you think the reason was because the helmet? not the ear plugs???

Well, if I had taken off the helmet I would've removed the plugs ya see....

Originally Posted by ckai

Dazzed and Confused after yesterdays ride ah slofox? hahah shit it would have been funny

It was BEFORE the ride...too much excitement I suppose...

**crazyhorse** · 8th February 2010, 11:37

Originally Posted by slofox

Well, if I had taken off the helmet I would've removed the plugs ya see....

It was BEFORE the ride...too much excitement I suppose...

I don't remove my helmet unless I need to do number 1's before the ride. But alas, I don't use ear plugs, but I've tried to talk to guys with helmets on (who do use them) and they can't hear very well, so I kinda think you may have heard the vehicle if you'd not worn them. However, good you ok, but I imagined you in your leathers, with helmet on ................. well, I'm still imagining it and ...........

Brilliant that your leathers saved you and you had no bruising

[sorry, I really am.... I don't mean to laugh so much ]

**slofox** · 8th February 2010, 11:45

Originally Posted by crazyhorse

I don't remove my helmet unless I need to do number 1's before the ride. But alas, I don't use ear plugs, but I've tried to talk to guys with helmets on (who do use them) and they can't hear very well, so I kinda think you may have heard the vehicle if you'd not worn them. However, good you ok, but I imagined you in your leathers, with helmet on ................. well, I'm still imagining it and ...........

Brilliant that your leathers saved you and you had no bruising

[sorry, I really am.... I don't mean to laugh so much ]

's OK - I was laughing too...afterwards anyway.

**crazyhorse** · 8th February 2010, 11:48

Originally Posted by slofox

's OK - I was laughing too...afterwards anyway.

Good on ya - after all, laughing is a healthy thing to do in life....... I laugh alot and have fun too. So glad you didn't mind me being cheeky

**ckai** · 8th February 2010, 12:18

Originally Posted by slofox

It was BEFORE the ride...too much excitement I suppose...

Shit you kept that quiet! You would have been given assholes.

**slofox** · 8th February 2010, 12:21

Originally Posted by ckai

Shit you kept that quiet! You would have been given assholes.

I bet ACC would've charged any injury costs to the motorbike account even though the bike was parked five metres away..."OOOO lookee 'ere - 'e's got levvers on - must be a motorbike accident!!! Raise their bloody charges some more!"