You don't need safety gear

**Edbear** · 25th January 2007, 05:49

Originally Posted by xerxesdaphat

When I was riding around in Queensland during the hols, I noticed that biking gear is worn infrequently, even by sportsbikers. Could be to do with the heat, but perhaps they don't need it so much over there? I felt much safer on the roads there. Was still scary to see, though, especially guys on Busas riding around in jandals -.-''

One of the reasons I prefer NZ. Try biking in Aus in full gear in 42 degrees! I winced when I saw sportsbikes on the open road at speed with the rider dressed in a T! Don't know what the answer is without resorting to liquid cooled riding gear, which would be cumbersome for the Cops.

What do our resident Aussie bikers do?

**Indiana_Jones** · 25th January 2007, 07:11

Originally Posted by renegade master

Not wearing gear doesnt make you any more likey to crash than if you were wearing gear.

Yea but when you do crash, your gonna wish you did have that gear on. hours on end sweating in gear is paid-off in those few seconds when it's needed.

-Indy

**The Pastor** · 25th January 2007, 08:47

Woah Captian Obvious has saved the day again!

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No its indy in drag!

Al · 25th January 2007, 09:18

Yeah, here in the "Territory" there is little regard for safety/protective wear!
Bike cops are in trousers and short sleeve shirts too, must be the heat!
Majority of riders ride without jackets, lot with shorts and a few with jandals....
I was asked one day why I had leathers on in such hot and humid conditions.... My reply: "My tolerance to heat is a lot higher than my tolerance to pain!"

Take care out there

Al

**crazybigal** · 25th January 2007, 09:22

id say sitting on the side of the road with a laser gun could get quite hot in bike gear!

Originally Posted by xerxesdaphat

When I was riding around in Queensland during the hols, I noticed that biking gear is worn infrequently, even by sportsbikers. Could be to do with the heat, but perhaps they don't need it so much over there? I felt much safer on the roads there. Was still scary to see, though, especially guys on Busas riding around in jandals -.-''

**Indiana_Jones** · 25th January 2007, 09:35

Originally Posted by renegade master

Woah Captian Obvious has saved the day again!

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No its indy in drag!

well I was only trying to much the obviousness of your own post before.

-Indy

**The Pastor** · 25th January 2007, 09:45

Originally Posted by Indiana_Jones

well I was only trying to much the obviousness of your own post before.

-Indy

You strike again!

**laRIKin** · 25th January 2007, 19:14

Well this pic was taken after the Tour De France.
And the cops were heading back down the hill.

**scumdog** · 25th January 2007, 20:54

Originally Posted by lemans

Well this pic was taken after the Tour De France.
And the cops were heading back down the hill.

Looks like he's having a ball - lucky bugger!!!

**Motu** · 25th January 2007, 21:15

Obviously far better riders than the KB average,being able to corner like that without crashing.Maybe they don't have the need for safety gear.

**merv** · 25th January 2007, 21:19

.. and he has no sense of warped need to get his knee down.

**enigma51** · 25th January 2007, 21:23

What you guys complaining about at least they have closed shoes on unlike the legend on the motorway doing about 120 in jandals short and tshirt on a 400 weaving in between traffic like he's the next ghost rider!

Mate your a fucken legend you pay alot of money for ACC so might as well use all of it and then some more!

**laRIKin** · 25th January 2007, 21:37

Originally Posted by scumdog

Looks like he's having a ball - lucky bugger!!!

He was doing real well and he was not the only cop doing it, there was 3 of them.
I had the other 2 pic's and do not know where they are now.
They all looked the same until you looked real hard and could see that the riders were different and the bikes were on a different part of the road.