Riders Of Vision

In the last three weeks three bike riders I know have been in accidents, The first 2 had cars turn left in front of them and the third hit a deer last night. None of these guys wore helmets, the first two died. The guy that hit the deer was flown to St Louis with severe head injuries. I came up on one of these wrecks shortly after, the bike had little damage.the corerner said if he had been wearing a helmet he would have walked away.  Dress for the fall not the ride. :(

agreed...My first bike I had only a helmet but I was pretty dumb when I was 18.  Now I am up with the times...armor inserts on their way as we type....have the jacket, helmet, gloves...just have to settle on the pants...still looking for the right ones...any ideas?
I was driving up to Hattiesburg, MS to go look at tank bags at the Triumph dealer and saw 2 wrecks on a high speed road (49) and all I could think was dang...wonder what that have done to a biker.

Kevin W

:) 2 x Helmet's....Full face.
:) 2 x jacket's....I x Joe Rocket kevlar jacket for cooler/wet day's of riding, 1 x Airtex/mesh material jacket for hot weather riding, both have: shoulder, knee, elbow/forarm & spine armor.... 8)
:) 2 x Pant's.....1 x "Roadkrome" leather with knee and hip armor, full inner lining.....veeeeery comfortable.....Bought them BRAND NEW   off of e-bay for less than $45.00..... :o and 1 x pair of Airtex/mesh material with knee and hip armor.... 8)
:) 2 x pair of glove's....1 x Leather with knuckle armour and 1 x pair of Airtex/mesh material gloves.... 8)
:) 1 x pair of "Nitro" leather sport boot's with shin, ankle & calf armour and slider's.....the most comfortable foot wear I think I have ever owned.... 8).

Always "Better safe than Sorry"....Road rash, skin graft's and broken bone's are to be avoided at all cost......HOW MUCH ARE YOU WORTH TO YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONE'S...... ???

I'll be the first to say it:
Helmet laws Suck!
(they aren't tough enough)

I get so tired of seeing platoons of Harleys zoom by wearing leather vests, shorts, sunglasses. and MAYBE work boots!
when they ride by my whole family yells out "roadkill!". it's kind of a compition to see who can yell it out first...

temporrary end of never-ending rant mode...

--Lucky

As well as having decent gear and a helmet, get a cheap small bike for bad weather, one which won't go too fast and can be easily picked up/kicked straight in a fall. Keep the Vision for the good weather (about 5 months here).

Quote from: Glyn on June 18, 2006, 11:19:54 PM
As well as having decent gear and a helmet, get a cheap small bike for bad weather, one which won't go too fast and can be easily picked up/kicked straight in a fall. Keep the Vision for the good weather (about 5 months here).

.....Hmmmm.....Like a Harley.. ;D ;D ;D :D :D ;)

Well the Harley guys had a "Vision engine toss" (yep, i have pics) so maybe for the 25th we could toss a Harley too...off a mountain! LOL!!!!

Quote from: Lucky on June 19, 2006, 06:58:05 AM
Well the Harley guys had a "Vision engine toss" (yep, i have pics) so maybe for the 25th we could toss a Harley too...off a mountain! LOL!!!!

;) :D :D ;D ;D ;D[/move]

Riding a motorcycle with out a helmet is like jumping out of an air plane with out a parachute as far as I'm concerned.  Those brain buckets equate to jumping out of a plane with a zip lock storage bag.

But jumping out with only a baggie is what real tough guys do, plus it really lets you feel the wind in your hair.

I feel nekked without my helmet.

David

Ps.  If you are going to get a harley, your'e going to have to get a trailer too.

pps.  Lucky, its a long ride from Rhode Island to Tennessee and you will see a lot of bikers on the way...yer gonna get very tired of hearing "ROADKILL!!"  ;D

DA

Quote from: DaveTN on June 19, 2006, 11:57:39 AM
I feel nekked without my helmet.

x2

Quote from: haunter on June 19, 2006, 07:25:11 PM

Quote from: DaveTN on June 19, 2006, 11:57:39 AM
I feel nekked without my helmet.

x2

DITTO!

Here's my normal riding apparrel these days (helmet hanging on mirror & armored gloves stuffed someplace convenient:

(http://home.comcast.net/~rmgrover/images/P4260006.JPG)

I firmly believe you dress for the crash & not the ride.  Glad the leather is perforated!

H₂O

Forgive me H2O but I just couldnt help it:

;D


David

Naw, you were close, but looks more like this:  ;D
(http://swg.allakhazam.com/images/schematics/Stormtrooper%20(Pre-CU)%20Armor.jpg)

lol

Gotta love the Storm Trooper uniforms!

H₂O

DID SOMEBODY SAY STORMTROOPERS?!

(http://levanthia.com/forum/download.php?id=991)
;D

scout trooper wheelie FTW

Quote from: h2olawyer on June 19, 2006, 08:03:20 PM
Here's my normal riding apparrel these days (helmet hanging on mirror & armored gloves stuffed someplace convenient:

And if you talk really friendly-like, you can steer his face with his mustache.   ;D

Brian (sorry, it was the first thing that came into mind!)

Soory but i can't resist....

What happens when ya gotta pee? I sure hope that zipper works! LOL!
-Heather ;)

And now back to our topic....um, whas it helmets?  Um, yeah...Helmets.  ;D  ;D

David

On this post I was reading from the last post forward so I was confused until ...the pics...

lol

The zipper works great but it does take some minor contortions so a little advance warning is helpful.  Actually, it is easier than the two piece nylon gear I have.

As for helmets, I can't magine even going down the block without one.  Read someplace that people who started riding on dirt bikes before going to the streets are more likely to wear helmets all the time.  I know my dirt riding helmet saved me from a couple serious head knocks.  Actually had to replace it after the second one.  Hit a large boulder & got a crack & puncture in it on the upper right side.  Didn't even give me a headache.

I'm not so certain mandatory laws are the way to go as I prefer to give people the freedom to be stupid.  It tends to strengthen the gene pool.   ;D

H₂O

Quote from: h2olawyer on June 21, 2006, 01:15:43 AM
The zipper works great but it does take some minor contortions so a little advance warning is helpful. 

It tends to strengthen the gene pool.   ;D

H₂O

......errrrrr, talking of advance warning and pool's.....is that brownish "pool" in your picture....



(BTW...great picture on how to dress for the fall.... 8) )

With all that's been happening with my dad, I've lost some weight.   ;D  At least something positive has come out of all this.  Anyway, at about 15 pounds lighter than when I bought the leathers in April, they now fit great.  I've been on a somewhat healthier diet - lots of chef salads & water.  Also, down to two beers max per day.  Never know when something might happen & I need to drive to the rehab center or hospital in the middle of the night.

If I lose the next 15 pounds like I hope to, I may have to find someone to do some tailoring on the leathers.  Don't want a loose fit or they will wear through in a crash at the wrinkles.  It will be a minor problem, but one that I'm actually looking forward to.

By the way, Brian (Dead Dirty Vision) I liked the moustache comment.  It's another reason I don't dare ride without a helmet - with it all waxed & shaped, the aerodynamics can affect the bike's handling characteristics!

The "brownish pool" is not a "relief spot", it IS just a mud puddle - honestly!  It rained in the hills the day before that ride. There's just a little too much traffic at that point for me to be comfortable using it in anything other than an extreme emergency.   :-[

H₂O