Riding without helmets?

**McDuck** · 13th May 2008, 22:24

Fuck-i agree with carver!

It is very pleasant riding without a helmet. At tech i have a locker that i can store my riding gear in during class but i park my bike withen a few meters of the room i am in (dont really work when i am upstairs) so i ride across the campus very slowly c=and carefully and it is such a nice feeling, i wish it wasn't so dangerous.

**carver** · 13th May 2008, 22:28

Originally Posted by ZeroIndex

I'm stealing your taxes..... Carver will vouch for me

exactly, your have been on the dole for over a year, thats over ten grand in tax money.

**Big Dave** · 13th May 2008, 22:29

No no no - this is where you bleat about 'my acc levies' and then some will start lecturing on how 'see! it's not motorcycles that are dangerous - it's riders.'

Then we moan about 'ruining our reputation'.

**carver** · 13th May 2008, 22:29

Originally Posted by McDuck

Fuck-i agree with carver!

It is very pleasant riding without a helmet. At tech i have a locker that i can store my riding gear in during class but i park my bike withen a few meters of the room i am in (dont really work when i am upstairs) so i ride across the campus very slowly c=and carefully and it is such a nice feeling, i wish it wasn't so dangerous.

good on ya mate, i blast around here without a helmet cause getting caught out here is slim.
not often though, and usually at night!

**SixPackBack** · 13th May 2008, 22:32

Yeah its bad okay, dangerous as all fuck. But consider many American states still reject the use of helmets and it gets you thinking........having tried it meself I can confirm how enjoyable the wind blowing through the hair is, while Taupo trackdays would not tickle my pee-pee without a lid, cruising some back-roads on a fine sunny day has to be experienced.

**carver** · 13th May 2008, 22:35

Originally Posted by SixPackBack

Yeah its bad okay, dangerous as all fuck. But consider many American states still reject the use of helmets and it gets you thinking........having tried it meself I can confirm how enjoyable the wind blowing through the hair is, while Taupo trackdays would not tickle my pee-pee without a lid, cruising some back-roads on a fine sunny day has to be experienced.

but you always agree with me!
its great eh, thats why i always have a open face at my place with no visor, its the closest you can get, almost perfect peripheral vision, and the wind in your face.
a feeling of PURE FREEDOM

**Jiminy** · 13th May 2008, 22:58

For those who are thinking about riding without a helmet, here is some nice reading:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=73213

And the guy DID have a helmet...

**Motu** · 13th May 2008, 23:03

Having started riding bikes before helmets were compulsory (they were required above 30mph,but everyone just rode without) I've ridden plenty without a helmet,at speeds over 100mph (160kph) and crashed plenty of times too.Only hit my head on the ground once....felt a bit woozy,but no grazing and no concussion.

Guess us old guys were just made of stronger stuff than the young pretenders.

**Boob Johnson** · 13th May 2008, 23:03

Riding on a farm bike flat out without a helmet, now that is fun

**yod** · 13th May 2008, 23:13

Originally Posted by Motu

Having started riding bikes before helmets were compulsory (they were required above 30mph,but everyone just rode without) I've ridden plenty without a helmet,at speeds over 100mph (160kph) and crashed plenty of times too.Only hit my head on the ground once....felt a bit woozy,but no grazing and no concussion.

Guess us old guys were just made of stronger stuff than the young pretenders.

or maybe you were just lucky you didnt end up using your face as a brake?

**Big Dave** · 13th May 2008, 23:17

Originally Posted by yod

or maybe you were just lucky you didnt end up using your face as a brake?

maybe he's just a skillful rider.

**yod** · 13th May 2008, 23:19

Originally Posted by Big Dave

maybe he's just a skillful rider.

maybe

worth the risk?

**Metalor** · 13th May 2008, 23:26

Believe it or not, riding without a helmet was actually what got me into riding bikes in the first place. It was my mates mini chopper (haha

) at the time... pissed and riding down royal road at about 3am. The feeling of the wind in my hair (as gay as it sounds) is what did it for me. All I could think about after that was getting a motorbike, so i did!