Sunglasses, $50.
Bigger tires $250.
Body armor vest $175.
Helmet on side of the bike...(you know the rest)
Sunglasses, $50.
Bigger tires $250.
Body armor vest $175.
Helmet on side of the bike...(you know the rest
Die worn out instead of rusted out! I am work in progress.
1975 R90/6
1988 K75C
And more cameras than I can handle!
http://www.pbase.com/gil_hidalgo
Hey, do not knock it. We geezers need a ready supply of transplantable organs. To paraphrase Darwin: Kill the stupid ones before they breed.
Tom Barnhart, Port St Lucie Florida: 55 years on bikes..AGATT
Body armor and no helmet? Helmet and shorts? Jeans and flip-flops? How do these guys calculate the odds of which part of their bodies they're going to injure?
Tom Moran
On the Road with SNC 1923
Hey give him credit for protecting some of the most critically needed transplant parts. His head is pretty unused but nothing much in there will transplant other than the eyes and he does have glasses I believe.
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Originally Posted by SNC1923
His spinal cord is protected. He can be thankful for that as he thinks about the pain he will feel from his other injuries.
The reason we wear brain buckets is so if any thing bad happens our brain knows how bad the rest of us hurts. But perhaps this dude is only riding the bike from his garage to the front yard????
Gene T
I must come to the defense of the Sunshine State. Believe it or not, this is NOT typical of Florida riders!
No, the typical sport bike rider would be wearing his helmet. However, 95% are also wearing a T-shirt, shorts, and tennis shoes...even in winter...(it's hot here).
BYW, the current BMW ventilated jacket works even down here. They really should advertise.
he's protecting his wallet with that helmet, aren't all floridians rich?
Richard Villa
2007 Aprilia Caponord, 97 DR350/441, looking for an airhead, sold the R1100R
"Rebels of the South, It is better to die on your feet than to continue living on your knees" Emiliano Zapata
Yup! We Floridians are all rich. That's why I drive a 1975 R90 and a 1988 K75 which both need consistant service, repairs and adjustments all done in the comfort of my own garage while begging for advice on how to lube the spines and fix the oil leak on the oil pump.
This guy was all about "Hey, look at me and my nice bike and all the money I have spent in gear".
We was in front of me for a while. Not a short ride at all. Long enough for me to reach for my trusted Fuji S2 and snap some evidence pictures.
Die worn out instead of rusted out! I am work in progress.
1975 R90/6
1988 K75C
And more cameras than I can handle!
http://www.pbase.com/gil_hidalgo
That guy is not rich. He has $39.00 a month payment for 144 months or until he crashes and becomes a road pizza. Whichever may come first.
There are two types of motorcyclist; ones that fall and one that are going to fall.
PC
BMW Touring Club Detroit, Ambassador
BMWMOAF Director
Selected Friends of Wile E Coyote.
2013 National Rally First Aid Co-Chair
I don't like this saying. I mean, the first time I rode I dumped my bike in the grass along my driveway (so I don't know if that counts), but that seems like a defeatists attitude to me. Sorry for the OT, but I keep seeing that posted, and I dislike it.
As one of those very rare native Floridians, and a biker with over 35 years of experience, including my own significant crash (at the tender young age of 20), I feel qualified to comment here..
The majority of Florida riders, for some unknown reason, believe that t-shirts or tanktops, shorts, no helmets and flip-flops will keep them cooler in the heat. I refer to those individuals as "skin grafts waiting to happen". Of course, that's provided they survive the massive cranial injury upon impact with the non-pliable road surface. This is just Nature's way of throwing some chlorine into the gene pool.
As a retired military guy, I fully support and have fought for democracy and the wonderful freedoms in this country, including the unalienable right to be stupid. If they choose to not wear protective gear, that's fine with me. "Paddle faster, the banjos are getting louder..."
Mesh gear is the way to go (with a cooling vest or cold water-soaked shirt underneath in the summer!). Hey, we even get to wear our full leather suits one or two days in January...
ATGATT!
that "outfit" is so common down here...especially the helmet attached to the moto.
Brian
www.rfcpas.com
2004 R1150 RT (Super Silver)
2007 V-Strom 650
Too many bikes (pedal type) to list
so, your one who has already crashed, or fallen down or whatever, welcome to the club.
Richard Villa
2007 Aprilia Caponord, 97 DR350/441, looking for an airhead, sold the R1100R
"Rebels of the South, It is better to die on your feet than to continue living on your knees" Emiliano Zapata
Yeah; I was happy to get it out of the way first thing, at lower speed, in the grass, with a helmet on.so, your one who has already crashed, or fallen down or whatever, welcome to the club.
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