Wilsons Sandbox

Posted: **Tue Jul 17, 2001 12:38 pm**

Riding safety has been on my mind the last few days. A guy here at work came in yesterday with severe road rash on his leg and arms. At least he is walking. A dog ran out in front of him and he lost control of his CBR. He was wearing shorts and a tee shirt. It was his first bike and had it only a week. Last week another guy here at work came in with a very red eye. Seems he was riding around with a 3/4 face helmet, no face shield and a bug wacked him. He said he would have lost it if he was on a curve. He still wears shorts when he rides. He's been riding for 30 years he says. I have to speak REAL LOUD to the guy next cube over because he has been riding bikes a real long time without hearing protection. A rider wannabe just stopped by my cube to chat. He was kidding around about my 1 piece cortech riding suit and hi-viz yellow helmet. I explained that safety is very important to me and what kind of damage can be done to my body without it. I don't think he was convinced because he was more interested in the (egocentric) "coolness" factor and noted that my helmet and suit are not color coordinated. He felt that a 650 bike is too small and said I should get an "1100". When we were in South Carolina last month (no helmet law) my wife and kids were surprised when a guy with jeans and tee shirt sans helmet riding two up with his similarly clad gal flew past us on I-95. I was doing 75mph and I was dumbfounded, to say the least. I have been called "spaceman" and "jet pilot" and get some interesting looks when I am riding around in 85-95 degree weather with my 1 piece (if it's to hot to ride with protective gear I won't ride). Many people just don't appreciate the importance of motorcycle safety gear. People, please wear your safety gear. Dress for the slide, not the ride. Regards, Brad __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

Posted: **Tue Jul 17, 2001 1:07 pm**

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Brad Davis wrote:

> Riding safety has been on my mind the last few days. > > A guy here at work came in yesterday with severe road > rash on his leg and arms. At least he is walking. A > dog ran out in front of him and he lost control of his > CBR. He was wearing shorts and a tee shirt. It was his > first bike and had it only a week.

Maybe he will do himself a favor now and go back to driving a Camaro or similar

> > Last week another guy here at work came in with a very > red eye. Seems he was riding around with a 3/4 face > helmet, no face shield and a bug wacked him. He said > he would have lost it if he was on a curve. He still > wears shorts when he rides. He's been riding for 30 > years he says.

Walk him over and show the other guys leg to him, if that doesn't work call it Darwinism

> I have to speak REAL LOUD to the guy next cube over > because he has been riding bikes a real long time > without hearing protection.

Kind of like my old roomate- he was a musician though

> > A rider wannabe just stopped by my cube to chat. He > was kidding around about my 1 piece cortech riding > suit and hi-viz yellow helmet. I explained that safety > is very important to me and what kind of damage can be > done to my body without it. I don't think he was > convinced because he was more interested in the > (egocentric) "coolness" factor and noted that my > helmet and suit are not color coordinated. He felt > that a 650 bike is too small and said I should get an > "1100".

Tell him when he can pass you on a twisty road you will consider his opinion valid

> > When we were in South Carolina last month (no helmet > law) my wife and kids were surprised when a guy with > jeans and tee shirt sans helmet riding two up with his > similarly clad gal flew past us on I-95. I was doing > 75mph and I was dumbfounded, to say the least.

I live in New Hampshire , motto "Live Free Or Die" no helmet, seatbelt or any other kind of BS laws. Don't get me wrong, I wear the gear all the time but I hate laws telling me what to do.

> I have been called "spaceman" and "jet pilot" and get > some interesting looks when I am riding around in > 85-95 degree weather with my 1 piece (if it's to hot > to ride with protective gear I won't ride). Many > people just don't appreciate the importance of > motorcycle safety gear.

My favorite line, Summer= "Aren't you hot in that?" Winter= "You must be freezing, why don't you drive a car?" All this from the same idiots that will go outside in 110 dgree heat, 5 degree cold or pouring rain to stick a friggin ciggarette in their mouth. Leave me alone and I won't tell you how bad you smell.

> > People, please wear your safety gear. Dress for the > slide, not the ride.

EXACTLY!

> > Regards, > Brad >

Brad, Are these guys going to cause our health insurance to go up?

John

Posted: **Tue Jul 17, 2001 1:35 pm**

-----Original Message----- From: debbie@... To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 3:07 PM

>I live in New Hampshire , motto "Live Free Or Die" no helmet, >seatbelt or any other kind of BS laws. Don't get me wrong, I wear the >gear all the time but I hate laws telling me what to do. >

I was in New Hampshire recently for Bike Week. A lot of bikes and very few folks wearing helmets. Heard on the local news that there were some deaths, not sure of the totals, at least two or three. On a more positive note, here's a true story: I stopped at a Payless shoe store ( don't ask!) with two of my riding buddies from N.H. All of us on KLR's, all wearing helmets. A middle aged lady was passing by as we parked and she suddenly stopped to speak to us. She said, " I've seen about a hundred motorcycles today, you guys are the first I've seen wearing helmets..... GOOD FOR YOU!!!" We cracked up but it was nice to get a positive comment about our safety gear. Cheers, Steve A11

Posted: **Tue Jul 17, 2001 1:49 pm**

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., debbie@c... wrote:

> All this from the same idiots that will go outside in 110 dgree

heat,

> 5 degree cold or pouring rain to stick a friggin ciggarette in their > mouth. > > Brad

I remember a fellow worker chastising me several years ago for being an irresponsible parent because I rode motorcycles while I had a young child at home. He preached his sermon to me about adult responsibility as he chain smoked two cigarettes. Gino

Posted: **Tue Jul 17, 2001 2:08 pm**

I was in New Hampshire recently for Bike Week. A lot of bikes and very few

> folks wearing helmets. Heard on the local news that there were some

deaths,

> not sure of the totals, at least two or three.

I was camping with my BMW club during bike week, we had two people crash over the week, 1 guy riding a GSXR hit some gravel or sand in a corner and lowsided on the right side of his bike breaking BOTH brake levers, the guy that was closest behind him got around the mess the next person got to see him slide to a stop stand up, turn around and take a bow-unhurt, thats what wearing full leathers does. The second person, an older lady with a now totaled brand new R1150R was leaving to go home on Saturday when a woman from Quebec riding some kind of cruiser took a left turn in front of her and smack, the girl from Quebec weraing no helmet, a tank top and jeans went flying, when I saw her she was bleeding from the back, arms, head and legs, they both took an ambulance ride (same ambulance) the woman riding the BMW was wearing full gear, she got a bruise on her leg from slapping the tank and bars. She was telling us later that night around the campfire that the last thing she was thinking before the impact is "this is going to hurt her a hell of a lot more than me". Riding gear isn't magic, if you hit something going 70 MPH you are going to get hurt or maybe die, but for most of us hitting some oil or sand and lowsiding is more common. What looks more cool, riding in shorts and a t shirt or riding away fom an accident? John

Posted: **Tue Jul 17, 2001 5:15 pm**

What !!! You don't match !!!??? That's it, I have no respect for you anymore. As a racer wannabe, I can't stress enough how important protection is. I went down before on a Ninja6R and am thankful I had my gear.

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Brad Davis wrote: > Riding safety has been on my mind the last few days. > > A guy here at work came in yesterday with severe road > rash on his leg and arms. At least he is walking. A > dog ran out in front of him and he lost control of his > CBR. He was wearing shorts and a tee shirt. It was his > first bike and had it only a week. > > Last week another guy here at work came in with a very > red eye. Seems he was riding around with a 3/4 face > helmet, no face shield and a bug wacked him. He said > he would have lost it if he was on a curve. He still > wears shorts when he rides. He's been riding for 30 > years he says. > > I have to speak REAL LOUD to the guy next cube over > because he has been riding bikes a real long time > without hearing protection. > > A rider wannabe just stopped by my cube to chat. He > was kidding around about my 1 piece cortech riding > suit and hi-viz yellow helmet. I explained that safety > is very important to me and what kind of damage can be > done to my body without it. I don't think he was > convinced because he was more interested in the > (egocentric) "coolness" factor and noted that my > helmet and suit are not color coordinated. He felt > that a 650 bike is too small and said I should get an > "1100". > > When we were in South Carolina last month (no helmet > law) my wife and kids were surprised when a guy with > jeans and tee shirt sans helmet riding two up with his > similarly clad gal flew past us on I-95. I was doing > 75mph and I was dumbfounded, to say the least. > > I have been called "spaceman" and "jet pilot" and get > some interesting looks when I am riding around in > 85-95 degree weather with my 1 piece (if it's to hot > to ride with protective gear I won't ride). Many > people just don't appreciate the importance of > motorcycle safety gear. > > People, please wear your safety gear. Dress for the > slide, not the ride. > > Regards, > Brad > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

Posted: **Tue Jul 17, 2001 6:16 pm**

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., squidwannabe@h... wrote:

> As a racer wannabe, I can't stress enough how important protection > is. I went down before on a Ninja6R and am thankful I had my gear.

Here in south Florida I'm the only one with protective gear - or so it seems. Summer days are above 90 and near 100% humidity, but as long as I'm moving the Motoport stays reasonably cool. Everybody else has shorts and t-shirts, and hardly anyone wears a helmet. I must be a dork. Fireball

Posted: **Tue Jul 17, 2001 6:26 pm**

Yeah, I'll just be smart Dork too, thank you very much....and one with lot better chance of keeping my skin where it belongs! Frank

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., fireball@h... wrote: > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., squidwannabe@h... wrote: > > As a racer wannabe, I can't stress enough how important protection > > is. I went down before on a Ninja6R and am thankful I had my gear. > > Here in south Florida I'm the only one with protective gear - or so > it seems. Summer days are above 90 and near 100% humidity, but as > long as I'm moving the Motoport stays reasonably cool. Everybody > else has shorts and t-shirts, and hardly anyone wears a helmet. > > I must be a dork. > > Fireball

Posted: **Tue Jul 17, 2001 7:21 pm**

Brad, I wear my one piece Tourmaster suite most times even just to and from work (13 miles ea way, very rural). I ALWAYS wear it for any other riding I do. I have had every co worker ask me about why I wear that suit. Of course none of them own a bike, let alone ride it 4 to 5 days a week on a regular basis. I've hear all the derogatory remarks regarding the use of this piece of safety gear, it's not their butt on the line when you lay it down. There are only two kinds of riders, those that have crashed and those that will. I'm with you, ride safe, and ride a long time. Just my .02 worth, Marshall in Afton, Ok '95 KLXC3 "Blackhorse" (in honor of those who served)

----- Original Message ----- From: Brad Davis To: KLR DSN List DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 12:38 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Safety Gear: not really NKLR > Riding safety has been on my mind the last few days. > > A guy here at work came in yesterday with severe road > rash on his leg and arms. At least he is walking. A > dog ran out in front of him and he lost control of his > CBR. He was wearing shorts and a tee shirt. It was his > first bike and had it only a week. > > Last week another guy here at work came in with a very > red eye. Seems he was riding around with a 3/4 face > helmet, no face shield and a bug wacked him. He said > he would have lost it if he was on a curve. He still > wears shorts when he rides. He's been riding for 30 > years he says. > > I have to speak REAL LOUD to the guy next cube over > because he has been riding bikes a real long time > without hearing protection. > > A rider wannabe just stopped by my cube to chat. He > was kidding around about my 1 piece cortech riding > suit and hi-viz yellow helmet. I explained that safety > is very important to me and what kind of damage can be > done to my body without it. I don't think he was > convinced because he was more interested in the > (egocentric) "coolness" factor and noted that my > helmet and suit are not color coordinated. He felt > that a 650 bike is too small and said I should get an > "1100". > > When we were in South Carolina last month (no helmet > law) my wife and kids were surprised when a guy with > jeans and tee shirt sans helmet riding two up with his > similarly clad gal flew past us on I-95. I was doing > 75mph and I was dumbfounded, to say the least. > > I have been called "spaceman" and "jet pilot" and get > some interesting looks when I am riding around in > 85-95 degree weather with my 1 piece (if it's to hot > to ride with protective gear I won't ride). Many > people just don't appreciate the importance of > motorcycle safety gear. > > People, please wear your safety gear. Dress for the > slide, not the ride. > > Regards, > Brad > >

Posted: **Tue Jul 17, 2001 7:38 pm**

Fireball, You got it backwards, IMHO. Marshall in Afton, Ok '95 KLXC3 "Blackhorse" (in honor of those who served)

----- Original Message ----- From: To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 6:16 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: Safety Gear: not really NKLR > Everybody > else has shorts and t-shirts, and hardly anyone wears a helmet. > > I must be a dork. > > Fireball > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Support Dual Sport News by subscribing at: > http://www.dualsportnews.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >

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