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matthew5656 wrote:Wearing a bright yellow/orange jacket with reflective stuff would probably be the safest, but sometimes a little too much color for some- including me. But the other day I saw a guy riding a dark red bike, he had a black jacket on and black helmet, BUT he had a bright orange backpack on easily visible from behind the bike as well as the orange straps across his front side. I thought it was highly noticeable, but looked a lot less bright and semi-obnoxious than the full color jackets.
Hmmmm...Is this what you consider obnoxious? :?
I think I might go and cry... :crybaby:
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sunshine229 wrote:
matthew5656 wrote:Wearing a bright yellow/orange jacket with reflective stuff would probably be the safest, but sometimes a little too much color for some- including me. But the other day I saw a guy riding a dark red bike, he had a black jacket on and black helmet, BUT he had a bright orange backpack on easily visible from behind the bike as well as the orange straps across his front side. I thought it was highly noticeable, but looked a lot less bright and semi-obnoxious than the full color jackets.
Hmmmm...Is this what you consider obnoxious? :?
I think I might go and cry... :crybaby:
That is one sweet ride. :) I'll have to get a picture of me on it with my make-everyone-throw-up hi-vis yellow jacket (I sometimes think of it as green when I don't want to be as dorky as well... I am...)
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sunshine229

----What bike is that? I know it isn't a FZ6, because its a Kawasaki, but, it is a dead ringer for the FZ6, right down to that silver rack on the side of the radiator that I don't like... I mean, wow, you put the bikes side by side and I think they would still look a lot alike.
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Ahhh that looks like it - and now with other pictures I'm seeing the differences.
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sunshine229 wrote:
matthew5656 wrote:Wearing a bright yellow/orange jacket with reflective stuff would probably be the safest, but sometimes a little too much color for some- including me. But the other day I saw a guy riding a dark red bike, he had a black jacket on and black helmet, BUT he had a bright orange backpack on easily visible from behind the bike as well as the orange straps across his front side. I thought it was highly noticeable, but looked a lot less bright and semi-obnoxious than the full color jackets.
Hmmmm...Is this what you consider obnoxious? :?
I think I might go and cry... :crybaby:
hey now I didn't say obnoxious!..just semi-obnoxious .. :P . your jacket goes really well with the light blue color on your kawi, so don't cry. i'm more referring to the riders on super chromed/blacked out bad "O Ring" rollin machines wearing the orange vests with yellow reflective strips as if they just got off the construction yard. it's all about safety with a little bit a style! no offense to anyone else who decides to wear super reflective/bright/semi-obnoxious out of style stuff.
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LOL to the whole lot of you! ;)

Matthew - thanks for clarifying, I was really upset thinking I was a loser for wearing yellow, but hey I got the helmet to match so I actually look kinda put together! The helmet has sweet dragons down the side... ;) I would only buy a bike that would go with the yellow because I can't imagine not wearing that jacket. Believe it or not, I HAVE NEVER been cut off by a car...I don't think any driver could miss me... :lol:

Rhadam/Story - it's a 2006 Z750S. Sold it when I left Canada. Wearing yellow might not make me cry, but selling that bike sure did!!!!!!!!
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sunshine229 wrote:LOL to the whole lot of you! ;)

Matthew - thanks for clarifying, I was really upset thinking I was a loser for wearing yellow, but hey I got the helmet to match so I actually look kinda put together! The helmet has sweet dragons down the side... ;) I would only buy a bike that would go with the yellow because I can't imagine not wearing that jacket. Believe it or not, I HAVE NEVER been cut off by a car...I don't think any driver could miss me... :lol:

Rhadam/Story - it's a 2006 Z750S. Sold it when I left Canada. Wearing yellow might not make me cry, but selling that bike sure did!!!!!!!!
Sweet bike! I was looking at one as I bought the FZ6 - I didn't realize how close the bikes were because the Z750S I was looking at was black. The clutch was so loose - the handle itself that I couldn't pick it up and I went for the FZ6.
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sunshine229 wrote:Rhadam/Story - it's a 2006 Z750S. Sold it when I left Canada. Wearing yellow might not make me cry, but selling that bike sure did!!!!!!!!
Getting one of those awesome bikes that aren't available in NA but sold in the UK might make up for it, methinks :)
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