WTF not again!

[Grahameeboy]

A few months back, a whole heap of Harleys went up/down Queen st... and nobody bitched then. They do have good hospitals in Auckland don't they...??? If she wasn't hot who cares...

Well smokers pay extra duty so no one can complain about them receiving health care and a lot of HDers do charity rides so I guess it is not an issue

[FJRider]

Well smokers pay extra duty so no one can complain about them receiving health care and a lot of HDers do charity rides so I guess it is not an issue

The Harleys I mentioned had pillions with no (bugger all) gear on at all...

[Grahameeboy]

The Harleys I mentioned had pillions with no (bugger all) gear on at all...

Smokers have no protection....Drunk Drivers get ACC...

[Skyryder]

[QUOTE=WolfCollared;1905151]I was waiting at a crossing on Queen St at 1830 to which I saw a lovely cruiser (looked like a Harley of sky metallic blue) ride past and pull up just after the lights....

Thats all good till I saw the pillion.....nothing but a summer light dress and a helmet. Now I REALLY wanted to walk up to her and slap her with my hand bag. Stupid #$%# it only takes a second to loose flesh on the road. She wasn't even hot! [/QUOTE


Of course she was hot that's why she was wearing a summer light dress and not all 'saftyied' up.

[sunhuntin]

Can you slap me please. I ride in jeans, tshirt, vest and skull cap helmet during summer unless going for rides over 40mins long or rides with long stretches of 100K roads.

shock of shocks, today and yesterday, for the first time in forever, i wore SHORTS!
yes, i have come off and know the risks. yes, i have fucked legs from the last incident. BUT! theres no way i was gonna sit in a tattooists chair in just my undies to get my ankle inked. and another but, i just shelled out $204 in acc levies, so i think im entitled to take the chance to use some of that money for myself instead of some cunt who drives drunk/stoned/while txting/while getting a bj etc.

[Creeping Death]

Now I REALLY wanted to walk up to her and slap her with my hand bag.

Is dat chu Tana?

[Timber020]

Riders who wear SFA is one thing, but pillions often have no idea of the risk, the ability of the rider or factor in the "girl on back I best ride flash" effect that all to often comes into play.

Your ACC is high partly because people require tens of thousands of dollars worth of skin grafts and rehab when they go down the road in shorts and t shirt. But its a free country, although everyone else pays for the screw ups.

[CBR97]

shock of shocks, today and yesterday, for the first time in forever, i wore SHORTS!
yes, i have come off and know the risks. yes, i have fucked legs from the last incident. BUT! theres no way i was gonna sit in a tattooists chair in just my undies to get my ankle inked. and another but, i just shelled out $204 in acc levies, so i think im entitled to take the chance to use some of that money for myself instead of some cunt who drives drunk/stoned/while txting/while getting a bj etc.

Well im off to dive my car drunk/stoned/and ill txt aswell,
just 1 thing when do i get the bj??????

[vtec]

Are you going to handbag me for drafting along at 60 behind a truck or bus on my bicycle in lycra and the very minimal protection that is the bicycle helmet.

It seems a very obvious case of an attention seeker getting jealous of another attention seeker getting more attention than the aforementioned attention seeker.

[Taz]

I rode in just jeans and a T-shirt the other day - I survived.

[Mikkel]

However, if a rider is wearing whatever then that's their decision, it's the riders wearing $1000+ leathers with a pillion wearing a tracksuit that really makes me , like the pillion isn't important!

Buying a $1000 leather outfit in order to find out if you like being a pillion would be a bit excessive I think. Although, you have to wonder what possesses someone to jump on a bike behind a guy wearing full body armour and 1.3 mm of leather in just shorts, t-shirt and jandals.


Personally, my first memory of pain was grinding both knees into the hot summer tarmac at the local marina at the tender age of 4. The resulting road rash brought more than just a tear to my eye - I even stopped enjoying my icecream for at least 5 minutes, it was pure agony. And while I may suffer from the occassional nostalgic spell I am not too keen to relive certain memories. As a result it's ATGATT for me - however what risks other people are willing to take on their own behalf is exclusively their business... and I have to give them that when I see the shorts & jandal brigade, while I'm stopped at the lights, sweating in my leathers, I do get a bit envious.

[davebullet]

If I said I could reduce our ACC levies by 38% if there was a law enforcing more than just wearing a helmet (by both rider AND pillion).... would that get the support of all the ones saying let the pillion ride that way (without protective clothing) if she wants?

[DarkLord]

I'm in Albany at work and just saw two chumps on what I think was an old blue CBR or something, come barelling up Apollo Drive (which is a 50 zone) obviously speeding, both in shorts and t-shirt.

Sad thing is the only way some of these muppets are going to learn is when they come off and if that happens there is a good chance some poor innocent road user will be dragged into it too.

[MentalFacility]

most of the time i ride i wear desent gear, but when I carry a passanger, I simply cant supply them with the full set of protective equipment. Infact I only give then a helmet.

Practicality can be dangerous=)

[mashman]

what kind of ethics are you talking about? Lets just ban bloody motorcycles then. They can be dangerous!!! haven't you heard???

I think she's talking about the Health & Safety Due Care directives... If they pull off at the lights she's morally culpable for not pointing out that she's putting herself in harms way by wearing inappropriate clothing...

I'm guessing the slap may have been a hypothetical attention getter...