riding gear

[randy-r]

I saw a classic the other day. Guy on a wing wearing a helmet, vented jacket, heavy duty gloves........shorts and deck shoes.

[Squeaky]

Maybe he's a Judge in his "real life" and thinks it only matters what he wears from the waist up!

[The Big Spank Daddy]

Not trying to one up, buuuuuuuuuuuuuuut,

Yesterday, north bound on Barker Cypress, R1, very short guy, flip flops, shorts and a tank top. To top it all off he had a gal riding pillion who was easily twice his size, flip flops, jeans and a tank top.

It was really a weird sight because of the distorted perception. This guy was so short he could barely reach the bars. With the girl being so big and up high on the buddy seat, it looked like she was doing the driving from the rear:eek2:

[Waco]

Maybe he has a desk job and doesn't need his legs or feet.

[macktruckturner]

I've seen shorts, flip flops, no shirt - with a full face helmet and race gloves.

[Docster]

I saw a dude on central yesterday with pants and a wifebeater.
He had on a full face with a shield, but the shield was up and he had on "goggles" that looked straight off the racquetball court. He was stopped on the left shoulder (I was in the mini van) but slowed up next to him to see if he needed help. He waved me on and started cleaning his goggles. Traffic shortly sped up to about 40MPH and here he comes, lane splitting. Then in about a 1/2 mile he was on the shoulder cleaning again.
I tried to ESP to him -- flip down the face shield man! Brain waves were impeded somehow, somewhere! Oh well.

[Ghost Rider]

While riding back from New Braunfels I came upon a lad wearing a helmet, shorts, and a short sleeve shirt. I resisted the notion to lable him a squid base upon his riding attire.

I think it was the acts of passing in the no passing zone, lane splitting, and making left turns while the right turn indicator was blinking that allowed me to view him as a squid.

[jhansen]

I think it was the acts of passing in the no passing zone, lane splitting, and making left turns while the right turn indicator was blinking that allowed me to view him as a squid.

Makes you want to say.."Here's your sign"....:eek2:

[rocketbunny]

The other day I saw a guy in an Aerostich, full face helmet, gloves, boots, and a safety vest.... on a cruiser.

What a luuuuuuuuser.

[LDR1]

EXPLAIN: Guy's on a cruiser dont need riddibg gear or what?

[Squeaky]

I'm pretty sure the bunny was being sarcastic. She gets on my case for moving the bike from one parking spot to another without a helmet...

[Waco]

EXPLAIN: Guy's on a cruiser dont need riddibg gear or what?

Many riders have strange/false reasons for riding without proper protective gear. It's not isolated to cruisers, but Harleys get the most attention. I've seen guys without helmets or gear on cruisers, sportbikes, dirt bikes, UJMs, etc. I don't remember ever seeing a guy in flip-flops, shorts, and a tank-top riding a BMW, though.

[rocketbunny]

EXPLAIN: Guy's on a cruiser dont need riddibg gear or what?

Yeah. I was joking.

I (like most of us) have seen all kinds, from the classic squid to the BMW rider in shorts and flip flops. I was mainly poking fun at the whole idea of this thread: "Me too!"

[KenH]

Many riders have strange/false reasons for riding without proper protective gear. It's not isolated to cruisers, but Harleys get the most attention. I've seen guys without helmets or gear on cruisers, sportbikes, dirt bikes, UJMs, etc. I don't remember ever seeing a guy in flip-flops, shorts, and a tank-top riding a BMW, though.

Yesterday afternoon, heading north on Harmon Road and turned east on Heritage Trace. Shorts, t-shirt, baseball cap screwed on backwards, deck shoes, sunglasses, no socks, no gloves, looked like the big boxer dualsport. Probably stole it.

[jhansen]

EXPLAIN: Guy's on a cruiser dont need riddibg gear or what?

For a first post......wow. Welcome to the site...:rider:

[D'artagnan]

I saw a dude on central yesterday with pants and a wifebeater.

Stupid question time here. What's a "wifebeater"? (in this context, please. Let's not get carried away just because I seem to have left myself wide open here).

[rocketbunny]

Stupid question time here. What's a "wifebeater"? (in this context, please. Let's not get carried away just because I seem to have left myself wide open here).

White tank top on a man, often ribbed material, preferably with sweat or beer stains. Any other color doesn't qualify.

[Chirpy]

Used to be known as a sleeveless undershirt until COPS came on the air...

[Waco]

White tank top on a man, often ribbed material, preferably with sweat or beer stains. Any other color doesn't qualify.

My mother-in-law gave some of those to our 9-yr-old for Christmas. :brainsnap Personally, I can't think of a more useless garment. One morning, during the winter, he comes to the table with his jacket buttoned up. He was only wearing a wife beater underneath and was trying to go to school that way. "But Dad, it's in style!" :whatever: I made him put on a long-sleeve shirt.

[jamesanddiva]

I think the guy or gal that has the helmet on and then no other gear is smarter than the guy with no helmet and all the rest of the gear. I have been guilty of that. I figure most of the other things can be fixed but if you knock that noggin too hard you are gone.

[Waco]

I think the guy or gal that has the helmet on and then no other gear is smarter than the guy with no helmet and all the rest of the gear.

Yes, but only slightly. Hands, feet or other extremities ground to the bone won't kill you, but they may never function properly again.

[QKSLVR]

I know THAT'S right. And besides, with a well protected cranium one can be totally conscious while the mascerated flesh is having the road grit removed agressively with the wire brushes:eek2:

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[loki]

Last weekend I saw a guy riding 2-up. He was in full leathers, boots, helmet, gloves. His pillion: helmet, shorts, flip flops, no gloves. :shrug:

[DaveC]

EXPLAIN: Guy's on a cruiser dont need riddibg gear or what?

We all know the only Aerostitch wearers ride BMWs.:rofl:

[jamesanddiva]

loki, that is what i am talking about. yep, the road rash is horrible but first order is helmet, 2nd jeans, 3rd boots, 4th gloves, 5th jacket. Yes, ATGATT is the smartest thing. But Hey, I bought a Harley after a 27 yr hiatus from Harley, so smart I may not be. james