So apparently there's a "uniform" for riding types

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BubbaGump · #21 Post by **BubbaGump** » Tue May 02, 2006 4:41 am

Sevulturus wrote:
BubbaGump wrote:My face is just far too pretty to cover up!
Is that you in the avatar?

me hands Bubbagump a paper bag.

You don't even know who Erik Estrada is Jeff? Hang your head in shame!

NorthernPete · #22 Post by **NorthernPete** » Tue May 02, 2006 4:45 am

I didnt know who it was either until I read one of your other posts..Chips was tad before my time, and Sevs too I thinks.

#23 Post by **bok** » Tue May 02, 2006 4:46 am

i picked up a used EX250 yesterday and rode it home in the same gear i use when i ride my shadow. Full faced helmet, leather icon jacket with armor, gloves, good boots and chaps! yes chaps on a sport bike, oh the humanity, i will be teased by everyone till the day i die because i wore chaps on a sport bike. may have looked "silly" but crashing at low speed once proved to me that jeans just don't cut it

TeamONEinc · #24 Post by **TeamONEinc** » Tue May 02, 2006 11:10 am

someone on here has that a quote that I tell all my friends, and even helped with the convo of helpin me tell my mom and dad i got a bike...

Dress for the crash not the ride.

< I Fly > · #25 Post by **< I Fly >** » Tue May 02, 2006 11:43 am

I probably under-dress for rides sometimes, when the weather is nice, but I don't do it for the sake of some redneck image, but just because I feel mentally challenged or extremely uncomfortable in layers of armor on a hot day.

I think I may try and get some elbow pads for days like this.

dieziege · #26 Post by **dieziege** » Tue May 02, 2006 12:04 pm

I know what you mean about feeling hot and uncomfortable in full gear. That's why I got a too-big mesh jacket to start. Air blows right through it and even at low speeds it doesn't really add any warmth...but it offers better-than-nothing protection in a crash.

Mine is oversized enough that I can put on a standard leather jacket under it if I'm cold.

Tue May 02, 2006 12:16 pm

NorthernPete wrote:I didnt know who it was either until I read one of your other posts..Chips was tad before my time, and Sevs too I thinks.

Oh my gosh im feeling so old... I used to watch them all the time!

#28 Post by **Jamers!** » Tue May 02, 2006 12:17 pm

TeamONEinc wrote: Dress for the crash not the ride.

mintbread profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=4385

hes had some wicked crashes and some nasty looking scars to prove it, you see what he did to his leg in his blog viewtopic.php?t=5840 and just imagine what would happen if he didnt have gear on. . . that could be why he has it in his profile

JWF

JC Viper · #29 Post by **JC Viper** » Tue May 02, 2006 1:06 pm

< I Fly > wrote:I probably under-dress for rides sometimes, when the weather is nice, but I don't do it for the sake of some redneck image, but just because I feel mentally challenged or extremely uncomfortable in layers of armor on a hot day.

I think I may try and get some elbow pads for days like this.

Yeah, in the Dennis Kirk catalogue you can get arm armor and knee w/ shin armor made by Icon. They're like $50 for each.

Kim · #30 Post by **Kim** » Tue May 02, 2006 1:20 pm

V4underme wrote:Who cares what anyone else thinks? Be your own person, think for yourself. Makes no difference what kind of bike you ride, a wreck is a wreck. You know when you start riding what the consequences are. Does riding a cruiser somehow mean your face couldn't turn to hamburger if you dump it at speed?

Think for yourself, don't worry about what anyone else thinks you should look like. Vanity is for the vain.

Well said.

All I have to say is if you don't want to bother protecting yourself, you better have some good medical insurance cuz I don't wanna have to pick up the tab.