Page 1 of 5
Make me wear my GEAR
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:29 pm
by MAKER
Typically, when I ride my spirit 750, I wear my white full face helmet, my armored jacket, padded riding gloves, jeans and boots.
Today I wore my old half helmet because it was so damn hot. I still wore my jacket ( mesh) but good lord did I want to take it off. It was TOOOOOO HOT ( it's black) LOL.
Anyway, I need help convincing me not to be so worried about sweating and stay safety oriented.
HELP!
MAKER
Re: Make me wear my GEAR
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:37 pm
by ceemes
MAKER wrote:Typically, when I ride my spirit 750, I wear my white full face helmet, my armored jacket, padded riding gloves, jeans and boots.
Today I wore my old half helmet because it was so damn hot. I still wore my jacket ( mesh) but good lord did I want to take it off. It was TOOOOOO HOT ( it's black) LOL.
Anyway, I need help convincing me not to be so worried about sweating and stay safety oriented.
HELP!
MAKER
Here you go....check these out, they should help
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:42 pm
by Z (fka Sweet Tooth)
OUCH!
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:35 pm
by MAKER
ugh
Re: Make me wear my GEAR
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:42 pm
by Ninja Geoff
ceemes wrote:MAKER wrote:Typically, when I ride my spirit 750, I wear my white full face helmet, my armored jacket, padded riding gloves, jeans and boots.
Today I wore my old half helmet because it was so damn hot. I still wore my jacket ( mesh) but good lord did I want to take it off. It was TOOOOOO HOT ( it's black) LOL.
Anyway, I need help convincing me not to be so worried about sweating and stay safety oriented.
HELP!
MAKER
Here you go....check these out, they should help
I've seen worse. There's a site that has a bunch of dead people and pictures like that. Though in a few of the dead people's cases, no amount of gear was going to keep them out of the grill of that 18 wheeler.
Ride smart and you most likely won't need the gear. Wear it just in case though.
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:50 pm
by MAKER
i saw this one dead dude who's head and helmet was stuck in the rear corner of an 18 wheeler truck ( the rest of him was just dragging behind)- i mean, how the "fudge" does that happen? riding fast behind a truck? is it possible for that to happen if you ride smart?
i mean, there's always "exceptional people" out there. i try to scan for them as much as possible...ugh
it's so hoooottt!!!!
LOL
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:45 pm
by Wrider
Yeah, the site that Ninja Geoff is referring to is
http://www.ride2die.com
Anyway, trust me, wear your gear, after some SERIOUS roadrash on mountain bikes, I wouldn't be caught without it on a streetbike, (and I'm moving to Phoenix in the fall...)
Wrider
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:32 pm
by MAKER
okay, now you've just convinced me to sell my bike.
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:52 pm
by ceemes
MAKER wrote:okay, now you've just convinced me to sell my bike.
What is it? Are your willing to sell cheap? And will you ship?
I'm evil I tell you......EEEEVVVVVIIIIILLLLLLL!!!!!
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:53 pm
by Wrider
What I meant by that was not to sell your bike!
What I meant is that if you ride safely and wear your gear, most of that will never happen. Most of those guys were riding unsafely and/or without gear... Sorry!
Wrider