Fluoro vests?

**jaffaonajappa** · 13th June 2011, 23:30

ok, when are they going to start painting bikes in safety fluoro colours, with nice reflective stripes over the tank, and glittering sparkly tassel thingies that make you really Visible to motorists....and match them pretty fluoro vests everyones wearing.
Also, fluoro boots, leggings, and helmets. Ultra safe. Like a Durex.

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**Big Dave** · 13th June 2011, 23:44

Dear Public servant,

Please stop saving me.

Thank you,

BD.

**gwigs** · 13th June 2011, 23:53

Im painting my bike in flourescent black.

**LBD** · 14th June 2011, 01:10

Originally Posted by jaffaonajappa

ok, when are they going to start painting bikes in safety fluoro colours, with nice reflective stripes over the tank, and glittering sparkly tassel thingies that make you really Visible to motorists....and match them pretty fluoro vests everyones wearing.
Also, fluoro boots, leggings, and helmets. Ultra safe. Like a Durex.

Well the bike you describe sounds like a Harley......the rider, dare I say sounds like a ______________ rider....no?

**scracha** · 14th June 2011, 04:48

Originally Posted by jaffaonajappa

ok, when are they going to start painting bikes in safety fluoro colours, with nice reflective stripes over the tank, and glittering sparkly

You're obviously too young to remember the lurid paintjobs the Japanese factories adorned their superbikes in the 90's. Think YZF750 or GSXR750WN.

**Voltaire** · 14th June 2011, 07:00

I wear a Hi Viz vest riding....not reallly sure why as I used to pretend I was invisible..... now I'm Highly Invisible

**awa355** · 14th June 2011, 07:01

Originally Posted by jaffaonajappa

ok, when are they going to start painting bikes in safety fluoro colours, with nice reflective stripes over the tank, and glittering sparkly tassel thingies that make you really Visible to motorists....and match them pretty fluoro vests everyones wearing.
Also, fluoro boots, leggings, and helmets. Ultra safe. Like a Durex.

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Good idea.

I have been pushing ACC for this sort of thing for some time now. They tell me if enough riders are keen enough, they will get a bill pushed thru parlament making fluro bikes compulsary.

So come on guys!!!! Lets do it.

Lets save ourselves.

Just imagine,, no more "sorry mate. I didn't see you".

In stead it will be "sorry mate, gosh, my eyes were blinded by the dazzling colours, and so, I still didn't see you."

**Hawkeye** · 14th June 2011, 07:06

Originally Posted by gwigs

Im painting my bike in flourescent black.

Isn't black the new flouro already

**roy.nz** · 14th June 2011, 07:07

Ride with my Hi Vis all day everyday no matter what, anything to try be seen

**Maha** · 14th June 2011, 07:32

There is a time/place for a Fluoro vest, that, most would agree.
Not so much during the day..
Night riding though/in the rain, the only bit of you a following car can see is about 10sq inches of red tail light. Not enough in such conditions.

**oneofsix** · 14th June 2011, 07:37

**Big Dave** · 14th June 2011, 11:18

Moto Guzzi Le Mans had two fluoro strips on either side of the headlight in the 70's.

**spannermad** · 14th June 2011, 11:49

Originally Posted by awa355

So come on guys!!!! Lets do it.

Lets save ourselves.

Just imagine,, no more "sorry mate. I didn't see you".

In stead it will be "sorry mate, gosh, my eyes were blinded by the dazzling colours, and so, I still didn't see you."

The trouble is the DICKS that "don`t see you", wouldn`t see you even if you were driving an aircraft carrier.
I had a Dick drive into my work ute 20 minutes ago. At a breakdown on the side of the road hazzard lights on, beacon on the roof on, on the sholder of the road, white BT50 now has the Right rear corner knocked in. F...ing RETARDS.

**Blackbird** · 14th June 2011, 13:01

I only started wearing a flouro vest recently whilst I've been doing my IAM practical exams. I'm not sure whether I'm imagining it but other road users seem to be giving me a wider berth and coming up on them from behind, they seem keener to let me past. I actually wondered whether for a fleeting moment they think I'm a cop!

Whatever the reason, hope it continues.

**Beren** · 14th June 2011, 13:11

I wear my hi-viz voluntarily pretty much all the time... I think I have been spotted by a few cars that wouldn't definitely have seen it without. Also I am pretty sure that it makes some cars unsure at first glance in the mirror whether it is a copper or someone they can cut up when I am splitting - so it will deinifetly stay.

I still assume that I am invisible though... and love the phrase Highly Invisible

I am sure we could argue a case that we become targets if we were too bright!