+ 1 Nelso, exactly what I reckon......... My work and local shops are 25 klms away with no multi lane roads and no traffic lights, so I calculate the risk and ride accodinglyNelso wrote:It all depends on where and how you are riding. I have been guilty of joggers, shorts and T-shirt just nipping down to the shops on a hot day but I wouldn't think of going for a decent ride without full leathers. It's all about minimising the risk so if you have no gear on you ride accordingly and keep the speed down and your eyes open for any hazards.
Squiding on hot days
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Re: Squiding on hot days
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Re: Squiding on hot days
Being new to the game i've always worn the gear, leather jacket,gautlet gloves over the ankle boots and if i'm feeling rebellious i'll wear normal jeans instead of the draggins
.I feel weird riding in sneakers!
Freedom of choice i guess.Can't help cringing though when i see someone on an R1 or gixer in shorts ,slip on shoes and no shirt.Got their helmet on of course.Can't mess with the face man.
Freedom of choice i guess.Can't help cringing though when i see someone on an R1 or gixer in shorts ,slip on shoes and no shirt.Got their helmet on of course.Can't mess with the face man.
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unless you are on a hogwebcase wrote:.Can't mess with the face man.
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Has anyone noticed the add on TV with Wayne Gardner and Keiren Perkins that they show a couple on the back of a sports bike in a T-Shirt and Shorts?? I would have hoped that the image would have been picked up and edited out of the add. Especially when it is an add about the safety of motorbike riders.
A little disappointed there.
A little disappointed there.
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Re: Squiding on hot days
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x74iIg4oZ94fireyrob wrote: Just imagining full leathers on the pushie
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I squid everywhere on the road because my taxes pay for all the free Hospital & Rehab facilities we are entitled to.
It's not about risk, it's about getting maximum value for money.
It's not about risk, it's about getting maximum value for money.
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Kwak addict wrote:I squid everywhere on the road because my taxes pay for all the free Hospital & Rehab facilities we are entitled to.
It's not about risk, it's about getting maximum value for money.

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glad to see you are into a lifetime of pain coz.........Kwak addict wrote:I squid everywhere on the road because my taxes pay for all the free Hospital & Rehab facilities we are entitled to.
It's not about risk, it's about getting maximum value for money.
the hospital and rehab may continue until you go out in a box
my last episode of bitumen surfing (10 years+ ago ) still gives me grief
my knee can forecast the weather and the weekly physio hurts like fuck
I have been told this will continue until I go into a wheel chair (and a nonwalking future is a definite)
so enjoy the pain...and dont say it cant happen to you
GOTTA LUV the 12R!!
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Ex T.K.A. ZXR 750 RR
ZXR 7/9 L3 Streetfighter
ZX9 C Trackbike - ex Maccarocks & Slow & Wobbly... still a weapon!
Plus a ZX7 & a few ZXR Ls & ZX9 Bs & Cs in various stages of completion.
ZXR 7/9 L3 Streetfighter
ZX9 C Trackbike - ex Maccarocks & Slow & Wobbly... still a weapon!
Plus a ZX7 & a few ZXR Ls & ZX9 Bs & Cs in various stages of completion.