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GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => GENERAL MOTORCYCLE => Topic started by: txbanditrydr on May 14, 2005, 10:54:44 PM
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I am familiar with the usual genus of squid...... t-shirt, shorts, tennis shoes, yada yada. Today I saw how evolution works as I was passed by two such creatures today on a four lane highway into town.
As we approached a stoplight one of them proceed to ride hands free while slowing down - not that there's anything wrong with that (insert Seinfeld witty remark) but what happened next absolutely floored me...... he took OFF his helmet...... while still MOVING... placed it on his gas tank before stopping at the light. :shock:
So I thinking bee sting, needs to say something to his pal, just cooling off in a very uncool way - but NOOOOOOOOOOOO....... he takes off from the light with the freeeking helmet still on the tank!!!!!! :duh: :duh: Proceeds to ride on into town (55mph zone) with the helmet on the tank. Guess the damn gas cap will be protected now. :annoy: :annoy: :annoy:
:bomb:
IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I was following a couple on an Indian last fall, when suddenly the passenger started pulling on the driver's head, and the bike starts swerving! :wtf: Well she pulled his helmet off and stuck it in the saddle bag, and did the same with her's. Then I realized we had just passed the Welcome to Pennsylvania sign--no helmet required. Apparently, they were in too big a hurry to pull over, and their beanie helmet was too restrictive to wait for the next stop sign. Needless to say, next straight I put them far behind me.
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(http://www.sport-touring.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/shrug.gif) Some people's kids... (http://www.sport-touring.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/nuts.gif) :roll: (http://www.sport-touring.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes.gif) (http://www.sport-touring.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif)
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:toocool: How bout the guys ride'n throught town with their helmets propped up on the top of their heads?
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I'm particularly fond of the guys driving around with the nice expensive custom-painted-to-match-the-bike helmet that never leaves the helmet lock. It's just too darned expensive of a helmet to risk getting damaged whilest sitting atop one's head.
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I can't believe you guys have states with no compulsory helmet laws!!
Seems crazy!
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I personally don't care if there are helmet laws or not. I'll always wear one, and if someone doesn't want to, go for it, just one less squid on the road :bigok:
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I'm all for no helment laws. Think of it as population control for the 21st Century. If you have difficulty operating a toaster, there's no point in wearing a helmet.
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Some people believe the difference between wearing and not wearing a helmet is a hospital ventilator(spelling?).
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I like the "custom choppers" ..NOT! anyway, $30,000 bike $20 helmet. The more the bike cost the less the helmet does. Hmmmm?
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My friend's dad has an illegal "helmet" with a fake DOT sticker on it.
He's real proud.
Wait'll he crashes . . . he'll show THEM, huh?
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:grin: So, not one of you at any time ever goes helmetless? Not even for a 10 mph cruise around the hood on a hot summer evening? Never? Ever?
I ain't buying it! :lol:
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:grin: So, not one of you at any time ever goes helmetless? Not even for a 10 mph cruise around the hood on a hot summer evening? Never? Ever?
I ain't buying it! :lol:
Due to my "condition," I wear a helmet everywhere I go . . . bike or not! :monkeymoon:
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:grin: So, not one of you at any time ever goes helmetless? Not even for a 10 mph cruise around the hood on a hot summer evening? Never? Ever?
I ain't buying it! :lol:
I certainly used to, but not any more. A co-worker of mine just had an in-town accident that almost killed him. I don't even think twice any more. Used to zip to the store and back without it, but I can't rationalize it anymore. Watching this poor kid's family standing next to him in the ICU because he took an un-neccesary risk (I know there are inherent risks with motorcycles, and everywhere in daily life ...not trying to start a holy war, mind) It just hit really close to home :(
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:grin: So, not one of you at any time ever goes helmetless? Not even for a 10 mph cruise around the hood on a hot summer evening? Never? Ever?
I ain't buying it! :lol:
I certainly used to, but not any more. A co-worker of mine just had an in-town accident that almost killed him. I don't even think twice any more. Used to zip to the store and back without it, but I can't rationalize it anymore. Watching this poor kid's family standing next to him in the ICU because he took an un-neccesary risk (I know there are inherent risks with motorcycles, and everywhere in daily life ...not trying to start a holy war, mind) It just hit really close to home :(
Well, that would sort of mentally clobber you. I don't know what percentage of the time I don't wear it. I live in a sedate middle class neighborhood that's real quiet and calm; laidback. I will cruise around literally at 10 mph and less just kinda lookin' around at who's doing what or what progress has been made on the new house here and there and waving at the neighbor kids on their scooters. It's a situation where I virtually never see another vehicle on the road. I really enjoy it. If I go out of the neighborhood, I pull the helmet out of the trunk and suffer with it.
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Add me to the list of those who used to not wear a helmet... at certain times. Riding out in West Texas for miles and seeing only one or two vehicles took a lot of the motivation to wear one away. Once I got into a city the lid went on - but that was 20 years ago. Much has changed and there is no way I'll get on a bike without a helmet now.
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13 stiches to my noggin from riding my dirt bike helmetless on the powerline road (more like a 2-track trail) behind my old house changed my mind. . . I was just gonna ride up and down the road a couple times to cool off on a hot summer day. Before that, it was ALWAYS on a street bike (stress checking the chin bar of a full face in a low speed, low-side, street get-off decades ago convinced me that was a good decision). Now it's ALWAYS on ANY bike.
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I started riding bikes at a early age. And the first rule is you had to wear a helmet.boots.long pants,gloves.It seems to have stuck with me, because I feel naked riding without them.( speaking of naked,I once was talked into streaking a big politian party on a motox bike . I was about 17 during the streaker days,came out of a dry pond that was just dug, about way too far in the air, bottomed out on landing but stayed on 2 wheels to make a quick trip and do the jump again. But I was wearing a helmet and motox boots.) Beides,you do'nt have to crash to make a helmet protect you. I do'nt like bugs in my face. And I drive too fast anyway.I have a couple of helmets,and 1 will be with me on every trip.
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My first bike was a 73 Honda CB450. I rebuilt the engine on it and it was pretty torquey. I think the fastest I got it was 90 going downhill, but it could accelerate pretty quick. Never did have a helmet to ride it though. Had a pair of goggles... :shock:
I always ride with boots, jeans, leather jacket, and a helmet now. Sometimes the leather gets hot and sometimes (rarely), I miss the wind in my hair, but I'd much rather have a noggin intact. Plus, as smooth said, I go too fast. 70+ mph on the 1200 is easy speed to get to...
I've been thinking of getting one of thse synthetic jackets that breath and don't flap around so much. (sorry, off topic)
I really don't find the helmet inconvenient when riding. Sometimes it's a pain to lug around when I'm off the bike but it sure is nice when that big ass bug goes splat on my face shield at highway speed. I just don't see any good reason not to wear one, and the "cool" factor doesn't even come close.