Who purposely scuffs up their new riding gear???

[Two Smoker]

Hey everyone,

I dont really consider it a ritual, but whenever i get new gear (gloves, leathers, boots, etc) i scuff them up purposely on the track, driveway or road (not by crashing)... I do it even though it doesnt stop me crashing... Fark im some sort of weirdo...

Who else does this??? Who does similar things (like taking away the magnitism between the bikes fairings and earth)??? Or am i the only weirdo like Winja???

[Str8 Jacket]

Dont do it with my riding gear, though that could be debated after my barrier pole incident But I do it with all my new shoes. I hate having people comment on "my new shoes" I find it embarrasing.

[Fishy]

Yeah I bounce my helmet off the driveway a couple of times before I wear it....

[emaN]

i scuff them up purposely on the track, driveway or road

lol
exactly how does one go about doing this?

do you put it all on and go 'roly poly' down the street?!?

[bugjuice]

i try not to have anything to do with superstition etc. Don't believe in it. But for some reason, I have to scuff something. When I wore my leathers for the first time, I walked near a wall with my elbow out an inch more than I needed, just to catch the wall. Then thought, wtf?!?!
dunno why.. I guess if there is ever such a thing, I don't want to find out at 200kph.. walking under a ladder tho, or 3 drain covers etc.. bring it on
go figure

[FzerozeroT]

haha, I can just imagine.....

"ooh, you had a pretty nasty fall there didn't you?"

"nope, just went outside and started dragging myself up and down the driveway."

[R6_kid:Me]

lol, i've done the helmet thing a few too many times.

[Two Smoker]

lol
exactly how does one go about doing this?

do you put it all on and go 'roly poly' down the street?!?

ssshhhhhhh

Nah i dont do that, i just put on my gear, then roly pol.... ah shit ....

I put my gloves on then rub my palms on concrete etc...

[Two Smoker]

lol, i've done the helmet thing a few too many times.

That would explain alot hehehe

[onearmedbandit]

No, don't believe in superstitions. All new gear after my accident, been back riding for 5yrs and no accidents.

[Squeak the Rat]

ssshhhhhhh

Nah i dont do that, i just put on my gear, then roly pol.... ah shit ....

I put my gloves on then rub my palms on concrete etc...

Aaahhhahahahahahahaaaaa

[Kornholio]

I put petrol in the tank......

[kickingzebra]

No dude, you are mad. The only breaking in my new gear gets is exploded bug guts. I spend the entire time I am riding trying to keep the leather etc away from concrete/tar seal!!

[beyond]

Just picturing in my mind, all these riders heading home with their new leathers, racing inside to stick them on, getting all excited and racing out of their house, jumping high in the air to do a swan dive onto the concrete where they proceed to thrash about like someone having an epileptic fit.

Good stuff. Me, like to keep things looking good for as long as possible.
On a naked bike they get crappy pretty quickly, with cow shit, bug guts and riders in front with sticky tyres.

[svs]

first time out in my new leathers, i came off at over 140kph and slid for a couple of hundred yards. Is that the kind of scuffing you had in mind? Made me look like a hardened racer in minutes