Helmets are a burden, obviously!

**Beemer** · 15th December 2005, 13:58

I agree with the sentiment behind the threads about people riding around in shorts and teeshirts, no matter how hot it is, but I saw something today that went one better. A guy was riding along Queen Street in Levin on a nice shiny road bike, when all of a sudden he removed his helmet, stuck it on the tank and proceeded to run his fingers through his hair! WTF?!!! Mmn, isn't a helmet the ONE piece of safety equipment you MUST wear on a bike? I was SO hoping he would hit a pothole and find out why helmets are compulsory - what a dickhead! He obviously didn't even have it done up while riding, if he could just take it off so easily.

And on the other topic, I saw this really fat chick on an RF900 today, riding along in jeans, sneakers and a sleeveless top. Apart from the fact she looked hideous (the bum up, head down position was not doing her any favours!), I figured if she came off, there would be plenty of spare skin to use for skin grafts!

**SPORK** · 15th December 2005, 14:05

You are my new hero. Regarding the fatchickonrf900withplentyofspareskin i guess.

LLuulh!

**CPB** · 15th December 2005, 14:54

Originally Posted by Beemer

And on the other topic, I saw this really fat chick on an RF900 today, riding along in jeans, sneakers and a sleeveless top. Apart from the fact she looked hideous (the bum up, head down position was not doing her any favours!), I figured if she came off, there would be plenty of spare skin to use for skin grafts!

FAT bottomed girls they make the rocking world go round...nice one Beemer

**Lou Girardin** · 15th December 2005, 15:01

So, if you wanted to be cruel, you could say her arse matched the bikes.

**ManDownUnder** · 15th December 2005, 15:04

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

So, if you wanted to be cruel, you could say her arse matched the bikes.

far cough...

**inlinefour** · 15th December 2005, 15:05

I'm not into telling all and sundry about the dumbarses that ride without the gear as we all can see for ourselves. Yea that turkey was asking for a ticket or worse should he get hit. I'm just not going to get all anal retentive over it. Ive been known to ride without my riding pants from time to time and now that Ive got a TT350, I suspect that I need some draggin jeans.

**vifferman** · 15th December 2005, 15:07

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

far cough...

I think you meant "fair cop". As in, "Far cop guv'nah - ya got me there. My bike does have a fat arse, I'll come quietly."

**Beemer** · 15th December 2005, 15:10

Whatever people want to wear when riding may be their own personal choice, but it's a bit like the insurance company refusing to pay out on a burglary if you go out and leave the doors wide open. Fall off a bike at ANY speed (there have been many posts about accidents at less than 50kph where significant amounts of skin have been removed and bones broken) and you don't deserve ANY sympathy if you didn't make any effort to protect yourself. We all end up paying for it in higher ACC levies and people go on about how dangerous motorcycles are. Well, so are lighters in the hands of those who are too stupid to use them!

**Big Dave** · 15th December 2005, 15:12

Nah - I wouldn't wear a helmet all the time if i didn't have to.
Most of the time i probably would - but not always.

**CPB** · 15th December 2005, 15:12

Originally Posted by Beemer

A guy was riding along Queen Street in Levin on a nice shiny road bike, when all of a sudden he removed his helmet, stuck it on the tank and proceeded to run his fingers through his hair! WTF?!!!

Forgot to comment on the dickhead running his fingers through his hair! WTF is right!!! I wonder if he practiced the move in the mirror...must be thinking he's on a hair care ad or something??

What a dickhead. Although having a shaven head I'm probably just jealous...

**ManDownUnder** · 15th December 2005, 15:57

Originally Posted by vifferman

I think you meant "fair cop". As in, "Far cop guv'nah - ya got me there. My bike does have a fat arse, I'll come quietly."

Yeah good call...

I still think Buggies a bastard... a good bastard but I prefer to expurgate it

**vifferman** · 15th December 2005, 15:59

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Nah - I wouldn't wear a helmet all the time if i didn't have to.
Most of the time i probably would - but not always.

Crikey (crikey!)
You obviously haven't heard the racket a bike makes when you ride it with no helmet on. What an unholy din all those mechanical bits make, thrashing around!

**Swoop** · 15th December 2005, 16:03

Yup, these people are out there.
Hopefully he has removed himself from the gene pool without costing us more in insurance and ACC premiums........

I bet he looked cool though!:eyepoke:

**Eurodave** · 15th December 2005, 16:10

Got back from Surfers the other week, while there I saw a big late model sportsbike being ridden fast on the main drag by a guy in shorts,singlet & jandels & whats worse his [good looking] pillion was in her bikini!!!

WTF?? Still the pair were wearing helmets