Hidden riders

**Eurodave** · 16th October 2007, 08:56

I dunno if its just me or not.....but the bike Im currently doing a lot of k's on, my '76 Dunstall Suzuki GS750 has a BRIGHT yellow 3/4 fairing & body kit, & cagers just seem to be giving way, stopping & generally behaving themselves rather better than Ive been previously used to???
BTW I wear a black leather jacket & have a matt black helmet.....and I only use my headlite at nite or in poor weather......

**shafty** · 16th October 2007, 09:21

I have the indicators wired as riding lights on the ST, and for BIG rides, eg the GC, I wear my LIME flouro vest - its the same colour as Police vests, working on the theory that our periphial vision can normally spot a Cop Car pretty easy !! Works for me.

**idb** · 16th October 2007, 09:45

My old Chopper Guard flag looks good on the Ducati.

**_intense_** · 16th October 2007, 11:33

hehehe... "dildo"

**Toaster** · 16th October 2007, 11:45

Originally Posted by Waylander

How about you let him wear what he wants to wear and mind your own business.

Bad enough when the government wants to control every minute detail of our lives without some other do-gooder trying to asw ell.

Well said Waylander. I see Rodney police looking to stop bikers in a local paper article recently. They wanted to recommend they wear safety glow vests and would give praise for those wearing them.

Um, nice idea in principle and yes they certainly do make you more visible, but if we all wanted to wear brightly coloured vests or gay looking helmets and riding gear - we would be on sports bikes - not cruisers.

**Toaster** · 16th October 2007, 11:46

Having said that, I see the LE M109R for next year is bright yellow.... WTF!

**Coldrider** · 16th October 2007, 13:37

Kawasaki Green does all the work for me, so I can wear Black, Black ...Black.

**Bonez** · 16th October 2007, 18:37

Originally Posted by Eurodave

I dunno if its just me or not.....but the bike Im currently doing a lot of k's on, my '76 Dunstall Suzuki GS750 has a BRIGHT yellow 3/4 fairing & body kit, & cagers just seem to be giving way, stopping & generally behaving themselves rather better than Ive been previously used to???

They're probably sniggering to themselves.

**Bonez** · 16th October 2007, 18:44

Originally Posted by rocketman1

I seen a guy on a Harley

As pointed out you saw the bike. Lots of chrome ah?

**MacD** · 16th October 2007, 20:00

The issue of black gear and visibility is one of those areas which demonstrates that you can't always trust your intuition in these matters.

A number have studies have shown that black gear is actually quite visible in an urban environment due to the solid, and relatively high contrast, silhouette it creates against colourful and patterned backgrounds. Add a headlight to the mix and you have a high brightness contrast target, which exactly what the visual system responds to best.

Solid colour vests, such as fluorescent safety vests, work on a similar principle but add in colour contrast as long as the background is not too similar. Wearing a hi-vis vest over a black jacket is probably the best combination in terms of trying to trigger visual "pop-out".

However, drivers still won't see you, just like they don't see trains on tracks, or cars in the opposite lane when passing.

**Luckylegs** · 16th October 2007, 20:13

...Do you know how much this suit cost

**RDJ** · 16th October 2007, 22:55

Originally Posted by Luckylegs

...Do you know how much this suit cost

Dunno but with those, ah, booties, downshifting must be tough, I hope you have a slipper clutch...

**Shadows** · 16th October 2007, 22:57

Originally Posted by Luckylegs

...Do you know how much this suit cost

I can only imagine. Let alone the four foot flashing dildo!

**Conquiztador** · 16th October 2007, 22:59

Originally Posted by Shadows

Whatever.

Black gear stands out quite well, actually. Especially against a green background, which is more often than not the case.

Truth be told, one could be dressed in a shocking pink gimp suit with a four foot flashing dildo stuck on one's head and the "didn't see you" brigade would be just as much of a liability - although I guess in that case a lot of them might be just using that as an excuse...

Lol. As soon as I am allowed to give blings again you are No1 on my list.