Other bikers you want to "knock" sense into

**motorbyclist** · 19th January 2008, 20:27

Originally Posted by boomer

BECAUSE, and its a sad day when this has to be pointed out to someone, it's legislated that to ride a motorcycle you must wear a helmet CE approved.

It just so happens that open faced helmets are CE approved too.

You'll also find that some people drive in cars with less than adequate crumple zone protection as laid down by the EEC.

Get a grip and live your own life and let others do as they please!!

lol i expected a bad response from that

i'm not saying that they must listen to me (i actually keep my mouth shut unless the conversation goes that way), just that i myself cannot understand why you'd only wear half a helmet. i've seen full face helmets where the rider has gone for a slide and worn right through the chin guard. i'd hate to see that happen to someone's face, especially mine

plus of course i've had a stone hit my face when my visor was up once, and my brother had a bee fly into his (which was then ironically trapped within the face guard).... cant be fucked wearing glasses and a scarf

**PrincessBandit** · 19th January 2008, 20:35

Originally Posted by Jim2

Burn them?

Oh no Jim2, you sound unsure. Be bold and certain. Use exclamation mark instead of question mark. Or many exclamation marks. Don't be afraid, for "fear is the path to the dark side, fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering"

**Ixion** · 19th January 2008, 20:38

Get a gun and shoot the fuck.

**RDJ** · 19th January 2008, 20:59

Originally Posted by PrincessBandit

Oh no Jim2, you sound unsure. Be bold and certain. Use exclamation mark instead of question mark. Or many exclamation marks. Don't be afraid, for "fear is the path to the dark side, fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering"

Crikey Princess are you of the Bene Tleilaxu? "It is by will alone I set my mind in motion."

**PrincessBandit** · 20th January 2008, 06:59

Originally Posted by RDJ

Crikey Princess are you of the Bene Tleilaxu? "It is by will alone I set my mind in motion."

No, I am not a Bene Jesserit either, I am Jedi, with mind tricks and waving hands.

**James Deuce** · 20th January 2008, 07:27

These are not the bikers you are looking to burn.

**Fatjim** · 20th January 2008, 07:31

The only types of bikes that piss me off are those that slow me down while lane splitting, whether its a BMW that is just in the way, or a slower lanesplitter who refuses to get out the way.

If I had more of a "get fucked" attitude this wouldn't be an issue, but I'm a kind soul who errs on the side of caution and waits.

**KATWYN** · 20th January 2008, 08:14

Originally Posted by fireball

who would let their kid out on a bike with no gear? just a lid....
but then comes the question who is responsible? the person getting onto the bike or the parent? (remembering the kid is all of about 16)

I cringe when I think back to being 16. I rode a friends Katana 1100 road bike quite a few times.

In my head I was being sensible....I was wearing a helmet. (but no gear)

My parents never knew about it until I confessed to my mother only a few years ago that I used to ride my friends Katana.

But I never actively did silly things on the bike - but I rode it completely inexperienced and in ignorance

**Usarka** · 20th January 2008, 09:01

They were going across the street to get some orange sherbert....

**WarlockNZ** · 20th January 2008, 09:17

Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

**Hitcher** · 20th January 2008, 13:49

Most people die in their sleep. I'll probably die in my sleep before some nong on a bike dies as a consequence of their stupidity. Who gets the last laugh then?

**Steam** · 20th January 2008, 13:53

Originally Posted by Hitcher

I'll probably die in my sleep before some nong on a bike dies as a consequence of their stupidity.

Huh?
People die of stupid manoeuvres all the time. One just last week.

**Disco Dan** · 20th January 2008, 14:01

Originally Posted by boomer

here go the do good'ers and pc brigade.... super ted to the rescue!

Originally Posted by Bikern1mpho

Thought you would have been too old for super ted, more of a penfold chick myself!!

And PC rocks hadn't you heard, you do live in NZ after all with the speech

Yay!

Suuuuuupeeeer Teeeeeedd.... Suuuuuuuupppppaaaaaaarrr teeeeeed!!! SuperTed!!

**RDJ** · 20th January 2008, 14:11

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Most people die in their sleep. I'll probably die in my sleep before some nong on a bike dies as a consequence of their stupidity. Who gets the last laugh then?

Ah, Hitcher, doesn't the person who dies last get the last laugh? I'm just sayin'...