Motorcycle safety gear.....

[aussiebandit]

I have to say that while the kid's clever, most of the near misses I've had were from people trying to merge in to my lane, pulling out of side streets without really looking, or at round-a-bouts. 

Personally I won't wear a hi-vis vest by choice, I just don't see the point.  As I said to a bloke at work 'What can't you see, the big 220kg bike or the 5'11" 110kg bloke sitting on top of it'

[smooth operator]

 I know a young lad that I take along to the track once in awhile. His previous bike was a 600 Triumph Daytona in bright yellow. He had yellow leathers and helmet to match.Didn't seem to help any,car pulled out of a store lot,accross traffic and right in front of him. Totaled the bike,he was bangged up alittle but nothing broken.
  My leathers are black,I like black. Instead of riders having to wear blaze orange or yellow,just have the cage drivers pull their head out of their ass. They will be able to see more clearly that way.

[Red01]

I think the real answer to this visibility problem can be solved with this:

Holographic Vehicle Projector

Too bad this is one of Aerostich's puns... maybe someday something like this will be real.

[aussiebandit]

I think the real answer to this visibility problem can be solved with this:

Holographic Vehicle Projector

Too bad this is one of Aerostich's puns... maybe someday something like this will be real.

Given that some cage drivers don't see big red fire trucks or ambulances with flashing lights, I don't think even that would work.  Although it would be good on a twisty mountain road to see the look on a drivers face when he looks in his mirror and sees a Combine Harvester up his clacker about to overtake....

[Guido_Brasletti]

My idea about road safety is an open exhaust. Let them hear you before they see you....

[aussiebandit]

My idea about road safety is an open exhaust. Let them hear you before they see you....

I used to think the same, but when I ride my wifes M750 with Staintune mufflers (baffles removed), cagers still don't see or hear it.  Either that or they are so rapt up in their own little world that that dont' actually notice ANYTHING unless it's right on top of them.

[Dink_1170]

Ever noticed that exhaust point behind you!!! so loud or quiet makes little difference until you are gone, think about it.

Dink

[Guido_Brasletti]

Maybe you are just not loud enough Dink! You can hear a motorcycle if you are looking at it from the front. Unless you have 1.000.000 watts of stereo your car (which is incresingly common as are car-TV systems!)