Phurrball's first bin, and what I've learned.

[Chisanga]

(I cringed as I saw an sv650 rider in shorts, t-shirt and sneakers go past after the fact).

I have NEVER seen a biker at Uni wear full gear - most wear shorts or jeans and t-shirt etc.

I am the exception when I turn up in full leathers

I guess they are young and dumb and i'm shit scared of losing half my skin.


Glad you are ok mate... uni can be a crazy place to bike around sound days.

[Babelfish]

Yeah phurrball, top binitude bling mate

[Maelstrom]

Glad to hear you're ok. There was a guy killed the day before yesterday on the road I ride home from work. He was 57 and an approved riding instructor, killed on his side of the road, middle of his lane, by an oncoming BMW driven by a 27 year old. Sometimes even the best go down through no fault of their own so the ones you get away with are always worth the experience

[KLOWN]

I have NEVER seen a biker at Uni wear full gear - most wear shorts or jeans and t-shirt etc.

I am the exception when I turn up in full leathers

I guess they are young and dumb and i'm shit scared of losing half my skin.


Glad you are ok mate... uni can be a crazy place to bike around sound days.

leathers will only save you from ripping iyour skin off when you slide down the road. It has minimal impact protection and won't save you from breaking your arm/leg etc. I ride to uni in shorts and shoes, I wear gloves helmet and leather jacket. Phurrball came off doing 50kph, maybe less after he had braked etc but only minor scrapes on his unprotected legs. If I were to go over 100kph then I'd put on the full gear. My technique round uni is to go fast as possible and in as low as gear is possible so everyone hears me and funnily enough they pay attention and move outta my way, even cars. If they think you crazy then they don't want to hit u. Come say hi to me if iyou see me round uni. pic attached.

[Babelfish]

leathers will only save you from ripping iyour skin off when you slide down the road. It has minimal impact protection and won't save you from breaking your arm/leg etc. I ride to uni in shorts and shoes, I wear gloves helmet and leather jacket. Phurrball came off doing 50kph, maybe less after he had braked etc but only minor scrapes on his unprotected legs. If I were to go over 100kph then I'd put on the full gear. My technique round uni is to go fast as possible and in as low as gear is possible so everyone hears me and funnily enough they pay attention and move outta my way, even cars. If they think you crazy then they don't want to hit u. Come say hi to me if iyou see me round uni. pic attached.

You, my friend, are a moron

You're havin a laugh int yer? Tell me you are.

I came off once, doing 50, just before my bike plowed into a u-turning car. I was wearing jeans and an oil skin jacket, helmet, gloves and ankle boots. Where my knee hit the road it ripped a big flap open, where my elbow hit the road it ripped a big flap open. Now I dont tackle anything without all the blunt points protected, period.

If you arent kidding, when you get nailed can you post it here so I can come and see your grind marks?

[terbang]

Oh well Phuurball I'm glad to hear you are OK and you seem to have looked closely at how it all happened with the aim to prevent. There gernerally is not one thing but several that lead to a crash. An error chain often develops leading to an acciden and recognising the linked errors is part of the way to avoidance. Fair enough admission on the riding gear that has provoked the usual response. Remember, we wear cow skin to save our own skin and thats about it. It isn't a suit of armour and won't stop us from being dismembered (though it may contain the broken bits in one neat bag). Lets not let our leathers turn us into supermen. Our greatest protection device remains between our ears and it appears that you are using that well.
Cheers B

[Phurrball]

I have NEVER seen a biker at Uni wear full gear - most wear shorts or jeans and t-shirt etc.

I am the exception when I turn up in full leathers

I guess they are young and dumb and i'm shit scared of losing half my skin.


Glad you are ok mate... uni can be a crazy place to bike around sound days.

Cheers again all.

You're right Chisanga - there aren't many that wear all (or at least most of)the gear to University.

I especially cringe when I see attractive young women on scooters with an open-face helmet and no gloves!!! I can almost understand going without boots on a scooter (less sharp things, like pegs, poking out) but the rest - hell no. If you're that hot - why oh why would you risk your attractive skin?!?! (I'm sure the gender reverse applies for well-geared female motorcyclists seeing unprotected hot men on two wheels)

I'm lucky that my pointy bits were well protected - with the exception of my knees. I'll be making a point of never going without either draggin-style jeans or my cordura pants when I commute.

(snip) I ride to uni in shorts and shoes, I wear gloves helmet and leather jacket. Phurrball came off doing 50kph, maybe less after he had braked etc but only minor scrapes on his unprotected legs. (snip).

Dude - I'd hate to see what my feet/legs would've been like if I hadn't been wearing solid boots. Leather on the rear of my R boot was TORN, L boot seriously scuffed on outside of foot. if I'd been wearing shoes, that would've been my foot/leg. For the love of god please wear boots!

Insurance assessor has been appointed to look at the poor machine - big thanks to Star insurance for being quick off the mark and very helpful so far.

On another university motorcycling note - a coupe of fellas have started a university motorcycle and scooter club. $3 for a year - they'll be seeking sponsorship and could be a useful lobby group for all things two-wheeled hereabouts. I was attracted by the bikes parked in the quad - I suggest that university/AUT KBers join up - what is there to loose for $3?

(Except maybe a cup of coffee...)

[KLOWN]

i'll stick to my shorts and shoes for the mo. I always wear gloves helmet and jacket. I wear kevlar jeans when I wear pants and i'm riding. I'm not saying I won't get hurt, just saying I am willing to risk it compared to my comfort. Not that long ago people didn't even bother to wear helmets on bikes. Hopefully I won't become a statistic but if I do, I do it knowingly. (if that makes sense)
Its just not practicable to wear all the gear all the time. I have noticed that I am one of the more well dressed riders, in the respect that I have helmet gloves and jacket. Most people I see are helmet only or sometimes helmet and jacket. I wouldn't want to loose the skin off my hands thats just painful !

[Phurrball]

Pictures...

:slap:

Note the 'ouch', the scuffing on gloves (esp the finger tips!), and my poor battered bike...

[Phurrball]

The rest...

You can see where I locked the front. The side of the tyre where the mark is leads me to believe I had fixed on the target. So much to learn, so hard to fight natural reflex reactions...

Observe too the chalk on the tyre where officer 88 gave me a $40 ticket for failing to pay and display - even though the lifeblood of the bike was all over the road and smashed bits were stacked on the seat! That is a textbook definition of arsehole IMHO (Don't start me - I've had an altercation with this parking warden before - he is a particularly nasty piece of work...)

[Finn]

I'm just glad my tax dollar isn't paying for this losers ACC.

[Cibby]

gld to her you are ok

[Motig]

As Victor Meldrew would say "I don't BELIEVE IT !!!!!" You have a bin and some twat gives you a parking ticket ! Good Grief. Good to see your OK tho.

[Ixion]

Did a cop turn up at the accident? If one did you probably have a defense to the parking ticket (who says parking wardens are human, now) , in that you were complying with the directions of an enforcement officer. I know you weren't really, but it's a nice legal fiction. Strictly no one should move a vehicle at an accident scene without the permission of the attending officer. So, you didn't. Right.

[crashe]

Ring up the person in charge of the parking warden.... Yep there is someone in charge of this twat and then explain the situation....
You had to move the bike out of the middle of the road and put it somewhere safe until as such time as you could get it lifted onto a tow truck as the bike was unridable from the accident. (you have pictures of proof that the bike is damaged)

You had to wait X amount of time until the tow truck arrived as they were towing another vehicle..... and you had been taken to hospital to get your injuries sorted out. As you were the only person on the bike there was no one that you could leave the bike with, until the tow truck driver arrived to remove the bike from said parking space.

Which would they prefer that you leave it in the middle of the road and cause chaos and road congestion.....

You had all the broken bits and pieces on top of the bike.


If that dont work...... contact the mayor, cos he also likes bikes.


Good luck in getting off the ticket..... charm the buggers.