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My GOD!!!
Isn't this horse dead yet?

Some people have a fetish for corpses. They enjoy doing... inapropriate things to them.

Sevulturus wrote:Some people have a fetish for corpses. They enjoy doing... inapropriate things to them.

That is just sooooooo wrong.

And on so many levels.

Mintbread wrote:
Hey, that was a little below the belt, but I will accept it if you agree that the folks I see on Jerry Springer form the upper echelon of American society...

I wouldn't say 'upper echelon'..... maybe 'all too large a segment'..... but I'd be willing to bet most of Springer's guests don't ride. Those that do would only dare consider one particular brand of bike.....

So who defines 'hardcore'? I wear a helmet and protective gear. I have for over 30 years. I have one bike in the garage, one in the house, bike parts on my coffee table and the bedroom, and I'm looking to buy a couple more this year. I have ridden in -30* weather and in +100* weather, I am ostracized at work cause all I talk about is bikes to a herd of non-riders, I have a 1/32 scale RM-250 stuck on the dash of my truck and a dozen more larger scale bikes sitting next to the wifes china, where I also keep my helmet. I have a 3 foot stack of bike mags next to the crapper and the first and last thoughts in my head every day are bikes and riding. If I am riding in a cage instead of driving, I stare into the ditch and 'ride' it in my head. If I'm driving, I switch to road bikes and 'ride' the drive in my head. I have 6 noticeable scars on my body, 5 of which I got from motorcycles. And I don't give a ratzass what anyone around me thinks of that.

You telling me I ain't hardcore?

That's nothing, I live in South Africa, now that's hardcore.

Mintbread wrote:

ZooTech wrote: The first sentence was aimed at you, and the second targeted the group. I have nothing with which to base a stereotype on in reference to an Australian. Okay, maybe that you guys talk like British hillbillies, but other than that...

Hey, that was a little below the belt, but I will accept it if you agree that the folks I see on Jerry Springer form the upper echelon of American society...

I accept your terms, and will give them your kindest regards at my next family reunion.

BuzZz, you are hard core No use changing now

Seetrout wrote:My GOD!!!
Isn't this horse dead yet?

Just...a...few...more...whacks......

ZooTech wrote:Just...a...few...more...whacks......

If you really want to kick around the carcass some more...I came across this post on my blog from November 24th. Written after a ride where I watched cruiser and sportbike riders come and go at a local hangout.....

Is different good?
It was interesting watching the riders on the road as well as at Holiday Park. There are two points to this observation. Why is there a huge difference between not only what riders wear, but also why is it accepted?

From no helmets, to skull caps all the way to full face helmets.

Cowboy boots, tennis shoes and boots designed for both cruisers and sportbikes.

T-shirts, long sleeve shirts, leather vests, leather jackets and padded scientifically designed fiber racing jackets.

We're all on the same basic vehicle, an engine mounted on a frame with two wheels. The roads we travel are shared, made of asphalt or concrete. Taking into account speed, the effects on our bodies will be similar if we fall on it, so why do we have differing levels of protection and why is it considered okay to have those various standards.

The final answer has to be as with anything we do in life, everyone has their own level of acceptable risk. It would be interesting however to ask someone who's permanently scarred from an accident if they could turn back time, would they wear that bulky jacket? Would a accident victim who finds themselves in a wheelchair change history and wear a helmet?

KeithB wrote:BuzZz, you are hard core No use changing now

Yeah, like I ever could.......

.... or would want to.......