A reminder to people who do not wear gear... or jeans for that matter

**Zapf** · 31st December 2004, 22:26

Site that I came across.... what happens when you skid across the road with little or no gear * warning don't look if you have weak tummy or about to have lunch / dinner *

Link

yes and me poor sode at home browsing when everyones out. I am sick as a dog... ! Gerrrr.

**Wellyman** · 31st December 2004, 22:38

OUCH!!! thats gotta hurt. allways wear your safety helmets and protective gear ( i learn't that the hard way)

**Bonez** · 1st January 2005, 06:32

Looks like kids taking on more than they could handle. Brings home a point though.

**toads** · 1st January 2005, 07:17

Originally Posted by Zapf

Site that I came across.... what happens when you skid across the road with little or no gear * warning don't look if you have weak tummy or about to have lunch / dinner *

Link

yes and me poor sode at home browsing when everyones out. I am sick as a dog... ! Gerrrr.

I hope you get better soon Zapf, yes I know the feeling being cooped up inside while others are able to be out and about riding

**Sniper** · 1st January 2005, 07:40

Umm, ouch, that doesnt look healthy.

NC · 1st January 2005, 08:28

Thats not good...

**avgas** · 1st January 2005, 08:43

yep, spend $$$'s on safety gear my friends, i was wearing all the right gear cept for jeans - so when i had my accident it distroyed all my gear - but shattered my tibia (stupid jeans).
Also check yourself before u get up from an accident, i didnt - only to find (while standing) that i had 3 knee joints instead of 2

**k14** · 1st January 2005, 08:57

Dang, that first pic was enough for me to close it. Always have my gear on.

**Ghost Lemur** · 1st January 2005, 09:06

Certainly a good reminder of the importance of good gear.

**Mr Skid** · 1st January 2005, 09:23

Some of those pics made me want to cry, thinking about the on going pain those people would experience. And I am usually a heartless bastard who laughes at other's misfortune.

Without this becoming another leather v cordura thread (been done before a number of times) if anyone has any questions about the finer points of safety gear, KB is a good place to ask. There have been enough bins between everybody here that there is a decent amount of information about what works and what doesn't.

**inlinefour** · 1st January 2005, 09:26

but fortunately I'm a quick learner and will not be doing that again thanks to the help of my spyke/spool/stylmartin/xpeed gear. Mind you for the rider in a low income all this gear did not come cheap

**ching_ching** · 1st January 2005, 09:51

Hi folks and Happy New Year,

Went for a blat yesterday while the sun was still shining.

Shot through to Taupo first, pulled up in the carpark by the lakefront just down from the Hole in One Golf Challenge. Man, chicks galore, must all be from Auckland, Hamilton and Wellington!! :cool2: Saw 2 sportsbikes go past, both guys wearing helmets... and not much else. One wore a singlet and jeans, the other a t-shirt and shorts, neither had bike boots.
Then took off to Rotorua the back way through Reporora and stopped off at the chip shot there. While woffing down my eggburger saw a Harley with high apehangers go past. Guy was wearing a helmet... and not much else. Pair of jeans and a singlet.
After slashing the lizard in Rotorua, shot back to Taupo to Macs. Saw a sportsbike with a guy in a helmet... and a pair of shorts and a t-shirt no bike boots.
Time once was when I used to scoff at people who didn't wear protective gear while riding. Now I just pray that they don't come to grief whenever I see them ride past. Invest in some decent gear gang.

Spot ya in 05!!

**Jackrat** · 1st January 2005, 10:08

We shouldn't need pic's like that but we do anyway huh. :spudwhat:
When I had me big prang I didn't think my gear did a lot,but then looking at the smashed in helmet an destroyed leathers after I got home from hospital I changed my mind real fast.
Apart from my helmet all my current gear was bought second hand and cost around $500 all up.
That's bugger all to pay since I've had my main jacket for about 10 years,boots for about the same.I did buy another pair of leather pants last year because my old ones shrunk

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Actualy I bought a jacket,pants,gloves an two helmets(I didn't want his socks or undies)for $250 an gave the jacket,gloves an helmets to my father in law.They were all in as new condition off Trade me.
A lot of people get into bikes with all the best intentsions but the traffic or weather gets the better of them so there's a heap of good gear out there if you keep your eyes open.

**Mongoose** · 1st January 2005, 10:08

Originally Posted by ching_ching

Hi folks and Happy New Year,

Went for a blat yesterday while the sun was still shining.

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Time once was when I used to scoff at people who didn't wear protective gear while riding. Now I just pray that they don't come to grief whenever I see them ride past. Invest in some decent gear gang.

Spot ya in 05!!

yep, them "tough" and "cool" guys sure make you shudder, of course its NOT going to happen to them, is it?

**aff-man** · 1st January 2005, 10:42

I wear jeans when riding but that is just because i couldn't be bothered lugging my armour around. I DO wear good gloves, armoured synthetic / reinforced leather jacket and some nice style martins that have armour plating here and there. (New sigma boots coming soon yeehaaaaaaaa). But when riding for the sake of riding it's always leathers and armour.

I take the risk with me legs and jeans when commuting but well i am not riding an r6 (like guy in the pics) for a FIRST bike.