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Why dont they wear gear?

  • Its a style

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  • They dont have the cash.

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#21 ·
Which no one said it had to be top of the line name brand gear. They could wear a pair of jeans at the least. Almost any strong high top boot will do or sturdy high top sneakers are the next best thing (better than sandles).
 
#22 ·
STREET_ASSASSIN said:
U guys don't even have to wear Helmets in the states correct? lol
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depends on which state you're in. colorado, iowa, illinois, and new hampshire are the only states that dont require riders to wear a helmet (unless under the age of 18). other states have age exemptions. someone correct me if i'm wrong
 
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#23 ·
regaurdless if people end up being slowly taken out of the system due to crashes, doesn't mean we should just let it be that way.

it is good to let people NOT wear gear, let them smash all over the place when they can learn from it instead. Let alone it isnt fair to the responders who have to deal with it NOR the family of the deceased OR the poor person who accidently pulled out infront of a freaking bike B/C they are hard to actually see ESPECIALLY if your rolling along doing a wheelie at 5times the speed lmt.


no helmet law, arkansas, texas, oklahoma
that is only b/c i've lived in all 3
 
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#24 ·
nitrous36 said:
Which no one said it had to be top of the line name brand gear. They could wear a pair of jeans at the least. Almost any strong high top boot will do or sturdy high top sneakers are the next best thing (better than sandles).
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yeah jeans are better than shorts but have you ever fallen off a bicycle in jeans? they tear pretty easily, they wouldn't last long at 40 mph unfortunately. its almost the opposite of Harley type riders. they wear leather chaps, gloves and a leather vest, with a bandana...:rolleyes. whats the deal?
 
#25 ·
haha i saw a bunch of harley's stop.. thinking nothing....

WOW one of the chicks was actually HOT with a HOT body and KILLER ass. you ask how i know? she was in a sleeveless vest leather top with a binkini top, then chaps but not pants, just the bikini bottoms... wow i wanted to know if the dude would switch bikes... she looked great... up until if they wreck.
 
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#26 ·
gimpsta said:
haha i saw a bunch of harley's stop.. thinking nothing....

WOW one of the chicks was actually HOT with a HOT body and KILLER ass. you ask how i know? she was in a sleeveless vest leather top with a binkini top, then chaps but not pants, just the bikini bottoms... wow i wanted to know if the dude would switch bikes... she looked great... up until if they wreck.
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:lol i've seen that before but usually the chick was about 65, not so hot! i guess motorcycling in general lacks common sense :confused
 
#27 ·
gimpsta said:
haha i saw a bunch of harley's stop.. thinking nothing....

WOW one of the chicks was actually HOT with a HOT body and KILLER ass. you ask how i know? she was in a sleeveless vest leather top with a binkini top, then chaps but not pants, just the bikini bottoms... wow i wanted to know if the dude would switch bikes... she looked great... up until if they wreck.
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:drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool

Sorry your description of the chick made me drool a little bit. :yumyum
 
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#29 ·
iCapture said:
"first off, a car doesn't run you over, it runs under you. QUOTE]

I had a crazy situation where I was making a left hand turn, some jackhole ran a red light, I layed the bike down just before his front left tire ran up my forks and tore the front end off my bike. He mannaged to stop with me under his truck. I got nocked out when my helmet hit his rim. I'm not arguing, just wanted to share the story. Yes i was wearing all my gear and the only damage was the wrecked bike and a really bad headache.
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#30 ·
or in my situation I am fat, very obese, yeah i wear, gloves, jeans, shoei helmet, good stiff boots, but i cannot find a jacket that fits me, without being custom made...that is if i could find someone to custom make me one, maybe i shouldnt ride, maybe i look funny on my gsxr, but i am 32, its my fault I am fat, but i have been ridin since I was 5, and I will ride a scooter if it moves my big ass...as long as I get to ride, and my gsxr is lowered...because i like lowered vehicles....but i do agree, with the majority, if i could, i would.... just my .02 ... peace, going out for a burger
 
#31 ·
sinnergixxer said:
a lot of people who ride sport bikes are poor.
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:wtf Sorry, but that's flat out horsesh-t. And a lot of black people are drug addicts. And a lot of latinos are illegal. That's the worst generalization I've heard on a bike forum in a while. :hammer For some folks it might hold true, but scrimping and saving is one thing. For the majority of the rest, regardless of type of bike it comes down to personal choice based on what they think they need to look like. Face it, bikes are seen by John Q. Public as ridden by those wanting to appear to be rebelling. ("What are you rebelling against?" "Whaddaya got?") I've ridden for years w/ only a vest on on my HD and a 1/2 helmet on warm days for long rides, and full leathers when weather or distance dictates. I know the risks and it's my choice. But there's a huge difference between risk and gamble. I won't gamble anymore, prefer to take mitigated and calculated risks. Having gotten older (35) w/ 2 kids now, I tend to wear protective gear more often. I won't ride in shorts, but do ride the 1 mile to the gym in a Nomex flight suit in the summer. But when I'm out riding (I mean riding, not cruising) I wear a full-face helmet, full gloves, boots, and an armored jacket, whether mesh (humid summer days), leather (spring and fall) or 3/4 leghth Rocket insulated touring jacket (yup, these sub-20 degree mornings right w/ the Korean winter). Still choose to wear jeans a lot, but again, my choice. I've picked up too many rocks and stray bugs to ever want to wear shorts again on a bike. Denim at least deadens the impact... a little. I ride year round, every day back and forth to work. But it all comes down to personal choice for most folks. It ain't because they're poor. Sorry, but that just doesn't cut it.

Here's an idea, don't hold other folks to your personal standards. You won't get pissed off when they fail to meet your standards then. But then, we're all -- as bikers or M/C enthusiasts -- held to the same standard when being judged by folks that don't ride. Doesn't matter that I'm a safe and responsible rider wearing full pro-gear, the fact that I ride an old Gix 1100 means to your average soccermom trying to cut me off in traffic that I'm a wheelie-popping hooligan. Or if I'm on my HD I'm some kind of Hell's Angel.

Perceptions. And personal choices. Get used to them. And face the facts that most younger riders don't know the difference between risk and gamble.

Just my .02 :cursing
 
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#32 ·
When I first started riding many years ago, I didn't even know about gear. After a few people saw me riding, they told me to get a leather jacket so I did. Saved my upper body in a crash. My knee, however, had asphalt ground into it. Didn't ride much for a while but when I did, I didn't buy gear again, just a leather jacket and some gauntlets to keep my hands warm. Still didn't relaly know about proper protective boots and pants. Nearly bought chaps at one point. Sold that bike about 14 years ago.

A little over two years ago, bought the Busa and no gear. Just a helmet 'cause I did believe in that, at least. After I started reading the forums on the Busa Boards, I finally wised up and bought the pants and the boots and the right gloves. So did my wife.

What sold me? All the crash vids and pics on various biker boards. I was amazed that a guy could fall off a bike at 100 to 140 mph and get up with only his pride slightly bruised and very pissed off. But he gets to ride again the minute he gets a new bike. Also, of course, the gory injury pics of people's skin peeled off the feet, hips, hands, chest, shoulders, etc. etc. ad infinitum. I don't want an injury like that.

Now, I'm a gear nazi. Gear should be a part of the initial bike purchase, end of story. Guys who are willing to flip you off for telling them they need gear are insane. I hope they never crash but we all know the story there.

--Wag--
 
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#33 · (Edited)
fireforeffect49 said:
:wtf Sorry, but that's flat out horsesh-t. And a lot of black people are drug addicts. And a lot of latinos are illegal. That's the worst generalization I've heard on a bike forum in a while. :hammer For some folks it might hold true, but scrimping and saving is one thing.
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First of all, let me preface this by saying - don't put words in my mouth. I never said blacks were drug addicts, or latinos are illegal. :rolleyes

Most certainly a great majority of the sportbike crowd are younger people who don't have the best credit, or the best high paying jobs. We're not all balding, middle aged guys on 80's sportbikes. I see a lot of people on bikes in their 20's, and to be honest, if you're not "poor" at some point in your 20's you're extremely lucky, or you have rich parents.

It may be a generalization but it's certainly true : Owning, maintaining, and riding sportbikes is an expensive hobby. A lot of people want to ride, but don't have the serious cash to dump down on quality gear, so they go cheap or go without it. A lot of young people ride sport bikes, and they aren't rich by any stretch of the imagination. This isn't the only reason why people don't have gear or good gear, but i'm sure it has *something* to do with it.

Preference is one thing, but gear isn't cheap. I paid 1/5th of what I spent total for my bike on gear. I really do believe money is a contributing factor as to why some of these people don't have gear on. Style/preference also is a factor, but money surely plays a part somewhere along the line.
 
#34 · (Edited)
Wag said:
What sold me? All the crash vids and pics on various biker boards. I was amazed that a guy could fall off a bike at 100 to 140 mph and get up with only his pride slightly bruised and very pissed off. But he gets to ride again the minute he gets a new bike. Also, of course, the gory injury pics of people's skin peeled off the feet, hips, hands, chest, shoulders, etc. etc. ad infinitum. I don't want an injury like that.

Now, I'm a gear nazi. Gear should be a part of the initial bike purchase, end of story. Guys who are willing to flip you off for telling them they need gear are insane. I hope they never crash but we all know the story there.

--Wag--
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+1

There was a video posted of some guys foot hanging off after he crashed from doing a wheelie, and that sold me on getting some Sidi Strada Evo boots. It was probably the most disturbing thing i've seen in terms of bike crash videos yet

edit: found the video :

http://www.break.com/index/bikeanklebreak.html

pretty disgusting, probably NSFW either, but it's fucking gruesome.
 
#35 ·
sinnergixxer said:
Preference is one thing, but gear isn't cheap. I paid 1/5th of what I spent total for my bike on gear. I really do believe money is a contributing factor as to why some of these people don't have gear on. Style/preference also is a factor, but money surely plays a part somewhere along the line.
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Neither are hospital bills, skin graphs, physical therapy dues,surgeon bills, ambulance fees, or funeral costs. You wouldn't fit a sports car that needs high performance rated tires only to get retreads would you?
 
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Ghostrider750 said:
Neither are hospital bills, skin graphs, physical therapy dues,surgeon bills, ambulance fees, or funeral costs. You wouldn't fit a sports car that needs high performance rated tires only to get retreads would you?
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Absolutely not. That's entirely my point. I'm not defending anyone who doesn't wear gear when they ride. They call them accidents for a reason. I know the risks of falling down, so I invested $1,000 now, to save me money later. I used to jock cheap stuff until I saw the consequences of riding around with no gear or poor quality gear.

I really believe Suzuki lured people in to get the newer gixxers with that $99 a month plan, and squids ran in droves to the dealerships, without thinking about the extra costs of owning a sportbike.
 
#37 ·
i cannot believe that people still debate whether or not to wear gear... ridiculous

it's too hot, i'm just cruising the strip, i just need to go down the street to the 7-11, i'm only riding around the neighborhood, blah, blah.
 
#39 ·
Smokey74 said:
It's a choice each person has to make. I've ridden in shorts, t-shirt and sunglasses and it was awesome. Do it take that risk often, no.. but I don't judge someone by what gear they're wearing, I really don't care. Honestly, I probably would have flicked you off too, who the hell are you and why the fuck would I give a shit what you think?? We all take risks, some are just willing to take more risks than others. Most of the time, I'm all geared up but that doesn't mean I won't jump on my bike in a pair of shorts and flip flops to go for a quick joy rip if the mood strikes me. Stop worrying about what everyone else does and do what makes you comfortable. :cheers

For the record, 98% of the time I wear a good helmet, leather jacket, gloves, riding boots and Kevlar jeans.
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:punk
 
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#40 ·
Everybody serves a purpose... sometimes that purpose it to be an example to others of how not to be.

I've waffled on this subject. When I initially joined GDC I was pro-choice on the subject of gear. After being here awhile I went pro-life and became a gear nazi. Now I'm back to pro-choice. I say let people figure shit out for themselves.

There is no excuse for not understanding the value of gear. All you have to do is watch a AMA, SBK or MotoGP race and it will be demonstrated a few times each race.

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