Idiots riding in London with only Shorts and FlipFlops!

Listen to me, you dare call me a w@nker, come do it to my face.

Who the hell are you aswell? Let me explain:

I'm 26 years old, never been hospitalised, don't smoke, barely drink and thankfully haven't even been to a GP since Feb 2008. My drain on the NHS? Hmmm, negligable.

My advice would be buy a car- then you get a big metal safety cell and comfy air bags. I ride a bike for many reasons, but one of them is to feel free.

I raced motocross for 6 years (250 2 stoke/450 4 stroke) and now just do track days. Fast group of course.

Then I wear the best safety equipment I can afford- always a back protector, always one piece leathers.

But when I want to pop to the newsagents to get the paper, then I ride the 3 miles in whatever I choose.

But may I point out that I post under my real name.
I'm a real life human being called Jon.
And you just called me a ******. Sorry 1" **** Eater, didn't realise we where in the playground?

Everyone is entitled to there opinion. Yes it does sound like playground banter and 26 is still quite young. If anyone starts throwing abuse:rant at other people of coarse they are going to be called a ******, it is only natural. Chile out Dude and lets just agree to disagree!:biggrin

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You young pups don't know you're born. I fought for your rights not to wear a helmet - where were you on the MAG anti-helmet demos of 78/79 eh? There we were, thousands of us, riding helmetless through London to Trafalgar Square, risking life, limb and a 10 shilling & sixpence fine, evil looking coppers fingering their batons (and this was in the pre-PC days when it was OK for them to give you a good kicking), yes we were made of sterner stuff back then, good old British pluck, stiff upper lip, rubber-framed Z1000s, blah blah, heady times, nearly brought down the government and scared them into to doing completley **** all. And what do you do with these freedoms we completly failed to win for you? What do you do? You squander it by wearing a helmet! Youth today, no moral fibre! Bah.:rant

Youth today!

A303 said:

You young pups don't know you're born. I fought for your rights not to wear a helmet - where were you on the MAG anti-helmet demos of 78/79 eh? There we were, thousands of us, riding helmetless through London to Trafalgar Square, risking life, limb and a 10 shilling & sixpence fine, evil looking coppers fingering their batons (and this was in the pre-PC days when it was OK for them to give you a good kicking), yes we were made of sterner stuff back then, good old British pluck, stiff upper lip, rubber-framed Z1000s, blah blah, heady times, nearly brought down the government and scared them into to doing completley **** all. And what do you do with these freedoms we completly failed to win for you? What do you do? You squander it by wearing a helmet! Youth today, no moral fibre! Bah.:rant

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Why thank you for the young pup complement, as I am 45 that is great!:thumbup
If you are so anti the law in general A303 why are you wearing a helmet in your avatar, why don't you just tell the law to get stuffed and stick your middle finger up at them?:devious
Like I say, everyone is entitle to their view, but we don't all have to agree, if we did there would be no wars and people wouldn't get rich from it.(how boring).
Hope I don't turn into a grumpy old man:nana, or maybe my wife would say I already am.:biggrin This is not meant to be an insult, just trying to lighten things up.
I bet your riding weather is a lot better over there at the moment than it is here.:thumbup Take care out there weather you like wearing leathers or shorts and t-shirt.:thumbup

Valendino said:

just trying to lighten things up.

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:dunno er yes mate, exactly what I was attempting to do after returning from the pub:thumbup

PS. 'Young Pup' doesn't apply to you Vale as you're only a bit younger than me:nana:nana:nana

PPS. If you really want to be serious for a moment, what we were campaigning against was not simply the helmet law (I always wear one anyway, from choice) but what the new law represented - the thin end of the wedge of anti-biking legislation. And events here since have done nothing to prove us wrong.

Now, back to taking the piss:nana:nana:nana:nana:doug:doug:doug:dougirateirateirateirate

Youth today!

Cool, that clarifies things:thumbup
Now I know why you are up sooooo late, the older you get the less sleep you need!:nana:biggrin

Oh by the way,I left off the .7 from the 45years:lol

:lol:lol:lol carn't half tell you're a writer ol mate...bloody nicely put A303. Youf of today eh, no commitment i say :nana

For what its worth I would never ride without protective gear on. Personal choice.
If folks don't want to then, that is their choice.
If they want to be a fully paid up member of the "It will never hapen to me Club" then fine.
But just a thought to consider.
17/18 yr old Johnny who has just passed his test and is driving his mums Corsa or similar, tends to also be a member of the same club!

This argument will rage on and on - as it has always done. Its your your right to wear what you like when riding your bike. After all , the only legal requirementr for clothing is an approved helmet. Equally I reserve my right to think anyone riding in shorts is a pratt. Cow hide will last something like four seconds before wearing through at 60. Denim will last half a second. Bare skin - no chance. Me I like to wear all the kit ive got, cos I look at it like this..............if I slipped off and my gear was in the cupboard at home Id feel a proper temple of low men!!

I remember a mate of mine when we used to compete in Downhill Mountain Bike events. We were at an event in Cheddar. My mate gets to the top of the hill and is just chillin, waiting for his start time when he realises he has forgotten his leg armour. Plenty of time to go and get it out of the car but he decides to leave it and enjoy the sunshine.

Halfway into his run he bails out and lands on what is best described as a garden rockery - on his knees - at about 30 mph - just like the bloke infront of him. The difference was that matey in front got up and continued his run. My mate spent 8 weeks off work. You ask him how he felt !

Sure its up to us what we wear but come on.........we dont all want to be candidates for the Darwin awards.

Don't really care but I did see a bloke today on a gsxr in shorts trainers and no gloves when it was hailing,think he was an *****.

think health and safety, whats better getting hot and knowing that if you come off you've got a good chance of not getting badly hurt at low speed, or staying cool then having to have some dr picking gravel out your *** for 2 hrs than not being able to sit down for a few weeks?:dunno

FFS - wimps!irate 'Pain is just weakness leaving the body!' What doesn't kill us makes us stronger!' etc, etc!:nana
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FFS - wimps!irate 'Pain is just weakness leaving the body!' What doesn't kill us makes us stronger!' etc, etc!:nana
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Some ***** once told me that
Chicks dig scars

Do they? How peculiarirate

Sabre said:

Some ***** once told me that
Chicks dig scars

Do they? How peculiarirate

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Right off with my 4skin then ,,, :eek2

Gasboy said:

Right off with my 4skin then ,,, :eek2

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Nooooooooooooooooooooo

T-Shirt, shorts & flipflops = Riding gear....:thumbup


Leathers, boots, helmet & gloves = Crashing gear.....:biggrin


Like the man said, your choice.

Them were the day's, when men were bikers....


Free repair courtesy of the NHS


New Helmet £50 to £800