Why you should wear real footwear on a bike (graphic)
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MJPriceisright
Coast to Coast
bahahahha looks like hes giving the thumbs up with his foot! HEY EVERYONE IM OK!!
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Kamn
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Wow, it just peeled off like a sock!
I see it all the time, tank top, shorts and flip flops......but the kicker is they have that body armour spine protector on! Fukn brilliant
Sonicjk, was that your friends foot??
I see it all the time, tank top, shorts and flip flops......but the kicker is they have that body armour spine protector on! Fukn brilliant
Sonicjk, was that your friends foot??
johngofast
Over 1,000 Posts
hc243102 said:
Really? Could you imagine dragging or smacking your bare ankle on the asphalt? Then imagine it with protection..
Redliner
Over 1,000 Posts
It's only going to hurt once, but DAMN is it going to hurt.
People seem to think they're invincible because they ride for a year with no serious incidents. Problem is they blow off those tiny mistakes. Problem with that is that a few tiny mistakes can easily turn into a big "WOAH FUCK!"
Pick the appendages and areas you don't want to lose to the asphalt like a belt-sander. Then, protect it as such. "But it's toooooo hawt :'( " Well I can assume skin-grafts aren't any more comfortable.
People seem to think they're invincible because they ride for a year with no serious incidents. Problem is they blow off those tiny mistakes. Problem with that is that a few tiny mistakes can easily turn into a big "WOAH FUCK!"
Pick the appendages and areas you don't want to lose to the asphalt like a belt-sander. Then, protect it as such. "But it's toooooo hawt :'( " Well I can assume skin-grafts aren't any more comfortable.
SONICJK
Reminds me of...me No, I'm sure of it. I hate him
Hey its a free country ride in whatever you want,
But what pisses me off more than anything is when I see some douchbag, with his girl on the back in a tank top and short shorts.
I am pretty damn sure she doesn't have a clue of the danger he is putting her in, yeah she knows they might wreck, but i highly doubt he ever explained to her what can happen if he lays that thing over at 60 mph. She likely has no clue that if they go over, she will likely not have any skin left on her body.
I see it all the time around here on the interstate even.
I even see dudes in full gear with a girl on the back wearing shorts and a tank top. Fuck you dude, be a gentleman and at least give her your jacket.
But what pisses me off more than anything is when I see some douchbag, with his girl on the back in a tank top and short shorts.
I am pretty damn sure she doesn't have a clue of the danger he is putting her in, yeah she knows they might wreck, but i highly doubt he ever explained to her what can happen if he lays that thing over at 60 mph. She likely has no clue that if they go over, she will likely not have any skin left on her body.
I see it all the time around here on the interstate even.
I even see dudes in full gear with a girl on the back wearing shorts and a tank top. Fuck you dude, be a gentleman and at least give her your jacket.
MJPriceisright
Coast to Coast
ugh I'm such a sucker for those short shorts though!
Redliner
Over 1,000 Posts
^ And then there's this shit.
I wouldn't even take my girl out until I finally found a jacket small enough for her and a helmet. She found the helmet uncomfortable and was against it until we were cut off mid-turn and I had to right the bike and plant my feet with her ass on the back. Now the helmet isn't a question :
I wouldn't even take my girl out until I finally found a jacket small enough for her and a helmet. She found the helmet uncomfortable and was against it until we were cut off mid-turn and I had to right the bike and plant my feet with her ass on the back. Now the helmet isn't a question :
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Kamn
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riding up to the cottage last weekend about 80% of the riders I saw had nothing more than helmet for protection (clothing on but not protective) and NON of the girls riding along had any sort of jacket, gloves or boots
Blows me away that they dont realize what will happen rolling along the asphalt at 60......I guess common sense isnt so common anymore
Blows me away that they dont realize what will happen rolling along the asphalt at 60......I guess common sense isnt so common anymore
Or worse, they're riding with a child on the back, dressed the same way. Saw one like that just yesterday.SONICJK said:
There's a familiar saying that I tell people when they ask me how I can ride in "gear" when it's hot out... "I'd rather sweat than bleed"
A similar thing just happened to a good friend this past week. He was wearing converse low tops when a car turned right in front of him. I'm not going to post the picture, but a pair of boots would have saved him a whole lot of grief. Now he's on crutches, in stitches, not working (and not earning), and because there was no "collision" the other driver can't be faulted according to the police so it's all on his dime.
