how do you even change gears with jandals? (unless of course he's got some sort of gear-stick pad or one mean callus on the top of his foot)Originally Posted by Hornet250Boy
Forum whore
how do you even change gears with jandals? (unless of course he's got some sort of gear-stick pad or one mean callus on the top of his foot)
Village Gixxer Idiot
exactly !! lol yea the callus had come to mind ... i dunno just plain stupid ,i mean even going a lil low round a corner and you could swipe ya toes or skim some skin off
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Hardcore Biker
talking about open faced helmets... some people can't put them on properly
Scooter boy
Yeah i see a lot of chicks on scooters in there mini shorts and tank tops, won't wanna wear something that shows there legs off when they got road rash. And cause scooters are even harder for car drivers to see, plus people treat them like a bike riding in the bicycle lanes, God dam scooter rides
Mind you i wear sweet F.A round town some times if its hot, but will almost always wear a jacket and at least fingerless gloves for a wee bit of protection.
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jacket, gloves and full face helmet MINIMUM for me, pants and boots whenever possible and always on open road/wet weather riding
heck i even kit up even for a 15 minute blat on the dirtbikes... last time my mate didn't wear a helmet it was on a test ride after 3 hours of oil change/service/tweaking etc. didn't get more than 30 metres and we were picking him up off the gravel and carting him to the A&E. hit neutral changing up in his skate shoes, bike revved then went into second; bike went up and sideways. not pretty on chunky gravel with only shoes, board shorts and a t-shirt
if it's hot i unzip my jacket half way and let the cold air flow in - best feeling ever. otherwise i HardenTheFuckUp
Hardcore Biker
When I used to ride I always made sure I had all my gear on (Jacket, helmet, Gloves) and I agree if its hot just Harden up. Besides a lot of jackets have warm inner layers which you can remove for summer.
Forum whore
Jeepers, the gear Nazis have reasserted themselves.
Godwin's Law, FTW.
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
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A question for those that say just HTFU - Do you ride every day?
For those of us that commute by motorcycle the situation can be quite different to those that just ride on weekends. Something that is only a minor inconvenience if only done once a week can become a major hassle if done daily.
Which is not meant to excuse a lack of gear, just wondering whether there's a correlation.
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Highway Biker
Too true sadly. I am constantly horrified by what i see people wearing riding scooters!!! You may be on a scooter but that doesnt mena your gonna land on pillows, your gona hit the tarmac like the rest of us!!!(...and don't get me started on the scooter commuting office folks, in their protective skirts and manolo blahnik's for the girls, or safety cargo shorts n jandals for the boys...)
Full face helmet, gloves, jacket and boots are the bare minimum 4 me!!!!
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For goodness sake. If you guys are going to be so hardcore about what other people wear on bikes why don't you just join the Popo and rant at people for travelling 2 kms/hr over the speed limit on an open, empty highway.
It's none of your business, and I'll defend your right to wear whatever you want with my life.
Live and let live, FFS. I thought bikers were supposed to be a bit individual in their approach to life, or are you all closet 50cc scooter riders?
As I said earlier, I invoked Godwin's Law, you Gear-Nazis.
This thread is dead.
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Don't let the man get you down
But the whole thread is envoking people's opinion on the matter.
Just because you don't agree with their opinion doesn't make it any less valid, some people do indeed follow and prefer others to follow ATGATT, is it their business what others do? No. But people aren't exactly forcefully stopping people from riding if they don't have their kevvlar socks on.
It's an opinion, don't like the opinion? Don't read it. Simple as,
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No it's not that simple and people in this thread have threatened to actively "intervene".
The type of opinions in this thread can be used as evidence that motorcyclists are too stupid to look after themselves and the type of gear we have to wear could be mandated.
The opinions in this thread, vehemently supporting ATGATT, are the type of poison that is ruining NZ.
It really isn't anyone's business to cast an opinion on what you wear on a motorcycle. It is exactly the same thing as pointing at a couple walking down the street and declaring one person to be far too ugly to be with the other.
There is a poisonous attitude creeping into KB that there is only the right way and the wrong way when it comes to do with anything motorcyle related. It's insidious, divisive, and rude.
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Don't let the man get you down
But it is teaching a safe attitude to riding. If a community of motorcyclists object to people wearing nothing but a t-shirt (refusing to wave, whatever) then people will get the correct gear to be accepted (every humans goal).
And lets face it, wearing all the gear is much safer (no objections there I hope) and even though it's your body etc. ec. no one likes to get road rash.
By objectingto telling people to wear ATGATT you then envoke the (Honda) rebel within people who then start wearing the minimum amount of clothing just to show how much they don't care about other's opinion (or their skin).
Not saying i've ever actually told anyone to put some leathers on but I always think to myself that they probably should..
Forum whore
I object to nothing, and will gladly offer advice, based on my own experience, if asked.
Wearing all the gear isn't necessarily safer. There's nothing safe about riding a bike after all, and some people think a one piece leather suit with a hump makes them invulnerable. They'd probably rider "safe" nude.
Your last line indicates you are a gentleperson and on the path to true enlightenment.
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Wearing Hi-Viz Black.
Entirely the choice of the rider what gear he/she wears.
Personally, I enjoy sitting on the dunny, relaxing and reading a magazine.
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