Who's up for babysitting.....?
Saw a guy today on some sort of chopper bike on Fergusson Drive in Upper Hutt wearing all of a short-sleeved t-shirt, shorts, jandals....and no helmet, just a backward facing baseball cap.
*sigh*
Don't care if it was a short test ride and nothing more, he's an idiot whoever he is.
No point reporting it cos by the time you're done, they're long gone.
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
Hardcore Biker
I've become much more aware of what gear (or lack of it) people have on after my slide along the road a few months ago. I would have been a real mess if not for my Sidi boots, cordura jacket and pants, helmet and gloves.
All the gear, all the time!
Me and my imaginary friend have been goin' round the bend for some time now....
on the up
He visits the house just across the road from me a lot.
I am SO tempted to deal to that stupid bike. He can't seem to decide whether he's riding on the footpath or the road that feller.
Darwin's Law will catch up with him eventually.
And I to my motorcycle parked like the soul of the junkyard. Restored, a bicycle fleshed with power, and tore off. Up Highway 106 continually drunk on the wind in my mouth. Wringing the handlebar for speed, wild to be wreckage forever.
- James Dickey, Cherrylog Road.
Forum whore
Saw a $hitload of bikers today in Hamilton. I'd say about 1/3 of them were wearing just t-shirts. Most bizarre were the 3 who had leather jackets on but no gloves. Weren't hanging about either. Honestly, I'm beginning to change my opinion about whether there should be a law about "minimum riding gear".
Originally Posted by Kickha
Lumpy
No no no no no - We don't need the Nanny state interfering more than they do already!!. I don't agree with wearing bugger all safety gear, but I will defend the right to decide not to....
"No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does."
Forum whore
Yeah stuff that, I don't care what anyone says it is nice sometimes to ride with few cloths on, much the same as it is to swim nakedSure it is dangerous, but so is motorcycling in general. Only 10 mins ago I had some FUCK tard do a three point turn/U turn right over the brow of a hill, pulled him over & gave him a right serve too
(did have ALL of my gear on too) But hey, it is a risk some take from time to time to wear bugger all clothing. A few days ago on a day off I was organising my new radar mounting, twas a nice day & I only had to go a short distance in town & on the same street as I live so was in street clothes, would of been a right piss off if I would of had to wear all the gear for such a short inner city ride (didn't go over 40Km/h)
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded
Forum whore
His choice leave him alone.
Scooter boy
theres nothing wrong with running no gear around town in 50kph areas, if its a nice day i only run a t shirt and shorts around auckland, no different than if your cycling, but i suppose with some of you nazis cyclists should be doning a 1 piece leather suit
Slapper?
Personally i couldnt give a flying fuck what anyone wears or doesnt wear,in saying that if i came across someone jumping about with pain after coming off at 50km wearing t shirt and shorts i would politely tell them to harden up as its going to get much worse over the next few months followed by a few minutes of truly heartfelt laughter and ride on.Content in the knowledge that chances are he wont bother repeating the experiance.
Be the person your dog thinks you are...
Scooter boy
A few months?? maybe a week tops unless your`ve got fused elbows and knees and dont roll an inch. Push biking many years ago to and from primary school resulted in a couple get offs pushing this speed with nothing more than a few grazes that only gave grief in the shower that night, and maybe the folling night.
Slapper?
Glad you came out ok,in a moment of hormonal imbalance when 17 i decided to impress some mates with lofting the front wheel of an old TT500..loft i did but stop i didnt and i my shorts,singlet and bare feet didnt fair well.
Be the person your dog thinks you are...
Kittyhawk4Doc
BigDog Training Wheels Myself and the other dude (who does the wheelstands) were teaching a newbie in the lower carpark out near Miss Q's Westgate..
Heard a chopper go screaming past us on the next road over from the walkway....we spied the cops driving down the road near the carpark...did a u turn and chased the chopper!!
He wasnt wearing any safety gear, no helmet, and was opening it up to quite a speed.
We stood there watching with amusement, cops followed chopper boy round the corner...waited for a bit then the cops drove off.
Chopper boy rode back with his tail between his legs.
Dumbass!
My bass is such a slapper.......I cant stop fingering those strings
Finding the inner self
yeah, free choice and all that...free Tame Iti...blah blah
Just a thought though around the needless expense & time you take up in a hospital emergency waiting room/bed/operating room etc to fix your sorry "freedom" arse.
Common sense and personal responsibility come in to play here.
Lumpy
Common sense and personal responsibility in practicing the art of Not Falling Off...
"No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does."
Weapons of Mass Acceleration
Pretty much sums it up. Our courts are full of them... and so are the graveyards. Sooner or later, despite their arrogant attitudes, they will end up in one or the other.... or both.
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