Wrong clothing!
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kevp

Original Poster:

587 posts

273 months

Friday 4th August 2006
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There have been many posts regarding riding in jeans & t shirt etc.

And during this hot summer Iv seen plenty of riders with their t shirts blown right up their backs, also funny how these riders have to go mad & carry out dodgy ovetakes swerve violantly around cars & obsticles, accelerate & brake hard!

Last night I witnesed a jeans rider trying to get his knee down!!

Why do all these people ride Japanese bikes?

Carrera2

8,352 posts

254 months

Friday 4th August 2006
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I quite like the t-shirts with back protector look. Idiots!

Davel

8,982 posts

280 months

Friday 4th August 2006
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Just remember that some jeans have the kevlar inserts etc for bikers.

I've ridden twice in a t-shirt and once wearing shorts too and it was bloody great.

It's just not a good idea.

shot2bits

1,273 posts

250 months

Friday 4th August 2006
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Having crashed and realised the ONLY reason I got up and walked away was my leathers, I think the shorts and t-shirt riders have a death wish!

Having said that, I do ride in t-shirt and shorts if I'm just going up the hill into town - i.e. <30mph...

To be honest, I mostly find it's the USA riders who appear to actually think it's normal not to wear any leathers - I often visit www.gsxr.com/ and am amazed by the amount of people who go out riding fast with no protection at all

DamienCBR

2,037 posts

245 months

Friday 4th August 2006
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shot2bits said:
Having crashed and realised the ONLY reason I got up and walked away was my leathers, I think the shorts and t-shirt riders have a death wish!


Dito !

rsvmilly

11,288 posts

263 months

Friday 4th August 2006
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kevp said:
Why do all these people ride Japanese bikes?
Far more of them on the road?

pesty

42,655 posts

278 months

Saturday 5th August 2006
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After arriving at a town in spain in heat that was well over 30 degrees we parked the bikes up and then went looking for a hotel. Found one ditched gear and had a shower.

Went to pick the bikes up in jeans and t shirts without a helmet( none of the locals were wearing them)

And it was ing brilliant riding in that heat like thatGrated we werent going ballistic as we were jsuts rding around the town

If people want to ride in T shirts let them. If you think its dangerous dont!.

supersingle

3,205 posts

241 months

Saturday 5th August 2006
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Love riding in a t-shirt, shorts and no helmet. No I don't eat babies in my spare time.

DennisTheMenace

15,605 posts

290 months

Saturday 5th August 2006
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Nothing wrong with it , or have the health and saftey muppets just taken over everything .

Adetuono

7,603 posts

249 months

Saturday 5th August 2006
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www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=74&t=278087

We had five pages of this a while back. If you want to do it, do it. If you don't, just let others get on with their lives. It's not hurting you, is it? Bloody Nazis

Rawwr

22,722 posts

256 months

Saturday 5th August 2006
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kevp said:
Why do all these people ride Japanese bikes?


Because the Italian ones didn't start in the morning.

yellowvette

1,142 posts

244 months

Sunday 6th August 2006
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I saw a guy riding on the M5 in rush hour at high speed in just shorts, T-shirt, trainers and lid. I thought "you're crazy mate", but it's his business not mine. The fact I wouldn't do it doesn't mean he shouldn't. I admit I've done similar before now and not proud of it. Once took the opportunity to ride with no lid in Cyprus - wore just trainers and shorts just for the one-off experience. I ride in T-shirt, like others have said, only if I'm popping into town at no more than 30 max and I'm extra alert when I do it. Horses for Courses as they say.