Honestly some bikers must have S#!T for brains

[Scouse]

Driving northbound on the southern motorway this afternoon I saw something that no self respecting biker should do.
this motor cycle riding clown came onto the motorway at the Gillies Ave onramp clad in a helmet now thats a good start but it was all the way down hill from the helmet down because the next item of external clothing was a short sleeved T shirt bare arms totaly exposed. Next was short Pants Legs exposed. Last item Jandals. Notice no mention of basic stuff like gloves cause there was none worn. Now I supose you are thinking what motorcycle was this clown riding like a niffty 50....? Wrong try a ZX12R yep
So mister Green ZX12R you'll know who you are if you are one of us KB's, but I doubt that any of us are that stupid you are a stupid twat grow up. Hot weather is no excuse for not wearing protective gear and nether is lazy stupidity

[robnz]

damn. i can just picture the roadrash and broken bones.

[madboy]

I've really only got a problem with the jandals. Bad for control IMO, therefore increased risk of offing it. The rest, well not my cup of tea but each to their own I guess.

[Zed]

...from the helmet down because the next item of external clothing was a short sleeved T shirt bare arms totaly exposed. Next was short Pants Legs exposed. Last item Jandals.

Seen that several times even lately, used to joke about it with people but have come to realise it's a fairly widespread dress standard unfortunately! If you can ride with full gears on all the time then all the power to you, but many of us don't gear up completely just to whip down to the shops or whatnot, but on the motorway? <-- dork!

[froggyfrenchman]

Read in a paper a month or so back, thay want to add jacket and gloves to the law as required gear next to helmet. Not a bad plan in my books

[zadok]

JANDALS

[froggyfrenchman]

thongs to you...

[Scouse]

froggyfrenchman thongs to you...

Toecheese cutters to you :-)

[froggyfrenchman]

Toecheese cutters to you :-)

They do their job well...

[miSTa]

I remember seeing several photos of people wearing jandals years ago and they all had one thing in common (aside from the jandals) - their feet were spilt in half by the thong.

[skidMark]

jandels on the motorway no gloves short t and pants.. hes gunna make a big mess does he have no concideration for the poor bugger who has to scrape whats left of him up with a spade?

and i must still stress get fully kitted up no matter how near or far your going doesnt matter if your going 100 metres or 100 kilometres if your not using motorway your still gunna be doing 50 kph....what so your close to home so your gunna get less injured at the same speed?

MA

[froggyfrenchman]

jandels on the motorway no gloves short t and pants.. hes gunna make a big mess does he have no concideration for the poor bugger who has to scrape whats left of him up with a spade?

and i must still stress get fully kitted up no matter how near or far your going doesnt matter if your going 100 metres or 100 kilometres if your not using motorway your still gunna be doing 50 kph....what so your close to home so your gunna get less injured at the same speed?

MA

bling awarded

[Highlander]

I heard of a guy riding a nifty in jandals and had to have one surgically removed from his foot. SPlit between big toe and second toe to about the middle of the foot.

Saw a girl in Tauranga clad similarly yesterday. Helmet, tank top, SHORT shorts and sandles (she looked good, but should have been on the beach, not riding down the road). The guy on the back of the bike was dressed much the same.

They didn't get a wave. I just shook my head.

The road is not much softer just because it is a beautiful day (other than the tar softening a little - just makes the stones stick to the skin better).

[korowetere]

Walking out of Amps the other day with an armful of protective gear I saw a plonker pulling away on a sportsbike with jandals, shorts and T-shirt.

And this evening, not five minutes ago, a numb-nuts just rode past my place on a pocket-bike (10in wheels!) wearing jandals, shorts, wifebeater and BARE HEAD. This on a 100km/h high speed road

Even a rank newbie like me knows gear is cheaper than skin grafts. I'm happily sweating away in my Cordura.

[skidMark]

it also doesnt matter if youre on a scooter or a hyabusa at 50 k's if you fall off it aint gunna hurt anyless.

like this genious nice bike but he will be roadkill if he falls off.