Questions of style. How to look cool...

[9000white]

wear the helmet backwards if you want to look cool.

[Relsek]

wear the helmet backwards if you want to look cool.

Like this?

[camthepyro]

Hahahaha, is that real?

[jmillheiser]

What make you look the least squid like?

squid is not a look its an attitude, easiest way to not look like a squid is to ride like a sane person and not act like a jackass

Should I not put my helmet on until I've climbed onto the bike?

personal preference here, I put mine on before I climb on my bike

Should I attach it to my backpack while walking rather than carrying it?

whatever floats your boat here, most riders either carry it or leave it on their bike

Does it look cool to hold yourself at a stop with your feet rather than the brakes?

if you can stay upright at a stop without putting a foot down you have some SERIOUS skill. since 99.999% of riders put their feet down at a stop I dont see anything wrong with it.

Should I dismount from the left or right (kickstand is on the left)?

left side is the preferred side, its also the easier side to get on and off from.

Should I remove my lid just to refuel?

personal preference here, I take mine off when i refuel. you dont want to be sitting on your bike when you refuel, if you spill gas and your sitting on it guess what part of you is getting covered in gas.

[Z (fka Sweet Tooth)]

LMAO!!! Relsek That's hysterical....

[biker_rach]

I know nothing about cool. I, however, have majored in finding ways to be uncool:

1. Take off with some piece of gear unfastened and flapping in breeze (helmet strap, jacket neck strap, etc.)
2. Consistently stall bike because forgot about kickstand interlock.
3. Squirming in seat to correct wedgie
4. Put on all pieces of gear - key still in jeans pocket, gloved hand won't fit - remove gear, retrieve key, start bike - glove left on tank now falls to ground just out of reach.
5. At toll booth, drop toll ticket on transmission case just out of reach.
6. Forget to downshift all the way at stop, attempt to take off in 2nd.... stall bike.
7. Total inability for gloved thumb to distinguish between turn signal cancel and horn button...... major startle reaction when hitting horn button by accident.
8. HJC full face helmet makes me look like bobblehead alien.
9. And the classic: spend five minutes fuming and cursing at bike which kicks over but refuses to run.......'cause the petcock's turned off!

Anyone else?

hahahahhahaah, that's hilarious jstark!

[ejshotgun]

I know nothing about cool. I, however, have majored in finding ways to be uncool:
1. Take off with some piece of gear unfastened and flapping in breeze (helmet strap, jacket neck strap, etc.)
2. Consistently stall bike because forgot about kickstand interlock.
3. Squirming in seat to correct wedgie
4. Put on all pieces of gear - key still in jeans pocket, gloved hand won't fit - remove gear, retrieve key, start bike - glove left on tank now falls to ground just out of reach.
5. At toll booth, drop toll ticket on transmission case just out of reach.
6. Forget to downshift all the way at stop, attempt to take off in 2nd.... stall bike.
7. Total inability for gloved thumb to distinguish between turn signal cancel and horn button...... major startle reaction when hitting horn button by accident.
8. HJC full face helmet makes me look like bobblehead alien.
9. And the classic: spend five minutes fuming and cursing at bike which kicks over but refuses to run.......'cause the petcock's turned off!
Anyone else?

Boy does that make me feel better I thought I was the only one that did all that stuff.

And in my case ('77-KZ1000LTD) were the air box is under the seat, leave a part (in the plastic bag) under the seat which (I of course forget) covers the air intake box. Bike dies I spend 2or3 minutes on the side of the road trying to figure out why my Bike died.

[DragonSlayer]

Should I remove my lid just to refuel?

i say yes, a helmet makes a good basket, well not that good but i can get 2 half gallon milks, or 2 2 litre sodas in mine.

[safety-boy]

jstark47 wrote:

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3. Squirming in seat to correct wedgie
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8. HJC full face helmet makes me look like bobblehead alien.
...

Man? Have you been watching me leave work?

How about:
10. Starting the bike up, then noticing your helmet is still locked?
11. Killing the engine, then releasing the clutch before the engine has completely stopped spinning.
12. Putting your MSF patch right below the flaming-eyeball and "666" patches on your jacket (guilty).

Probably, more out there. You are far more knowledgeable in the ways of uncool than I As the X-File nerd squad used to say, your Kung-Fu is far stronger than mine!

The HJC comment... Ugh! I wear an HJC XXL or XXXL helmet (depending on which little East Asian lady made it for $0.25/day)... My wife's helmet looks like it could fit inside mine!



Put an orange vest on that guy, a 20 year-old bike underneath, and you've got me!

--Dave

[vulcanguy]

WHERE'S VERMILLION ? I'M SURE HE CAN TELL YA HOW TO LOOK COOL!!! RED SCARF AND ALL.....................