Neeps on Bikes

Neil , i was working in the garden yesterday and a mate and girl turned up for me so just threw my lid on the floor befor putting it on, put my jacket on and away I went ......jeans and all. I have been known to ride with a fleece on .

there again I have no intention of coming off.

Neither did our kid.

you really should know better....:yes

speaking to a mixed BMW/HD group?...what did you expect?...:lol

Ugliest, fattest, slowest, arseholeyist bunch of turds on 2 wheels:lol

Although I agree with you on the fact that they generally are boring old gits, I have to also agree with them and at the risk of preaching you should always dress for the occasion and non kevlar jeana and/or a fleece are not suitable biking gear and if you come off in words of the almighty BMW/HD crowd "you'll be sorry".

Upper protective gear all the time EVERYTIME. I go for a quick blast with normal jeans on sometimes as we all do, but boots/jacket/gloves on always.
Takes 2 minutes.

All to their own but I`m not keen on walking around like C3PO.

As with Neilmac I too am a 70's man. Rode like a looney on 2 strokes that didn't want to stop, and in the rain the 70's Bridgestones were a killer! (Still got the skinburn scars to prove it!) I still favour Jeans and Converses when Im popping down to Waitrose (Rich Southerner!) or buzzing around town. On a journey it's proper kit. To be honest the T is a bit unkind in jeans, my right calf always feels like it's about to burst into flames!

Personal preference I'm all for, but myself have 4 young children so want to give myself the best chance in a crash should it happen, and I don't see that wearing jeans gives me that chance, but that's just me and we all value different parts of our body differently.

I wear kevlar jeans if it's like a 3 mile journey or so and that feels wrong, otherwise it's cordra or leather.

Kevlar jeans are good, I wear Richa black ones. They keep the wind/cold out pretty good to imho. Even turn out in them in the winter if its freezin ;-]

My days of dressing up like a Tellytubbie/Power Ranger are over.To me bikes are about freedom,....fook conformity,I'll wear what I like,when I like.
I often wear jeans and a thin jacket when I'm on the bike.I just ride accordingly,...if I want to go hooning about,then its leathers on first.If I'm on me old Triumph,then its jeans,jacket and piss pot lid.I could'nt care less if the BM set turn their noses up,....fook 'em.Rant over.
Met some 'bikers' at a local cafe.Most of them had IAM badges on the bikes.I asked them where they were headed,...the conversation went a bit like this,
:cool "Where are you guys headin'?"
:dowhat "We're off to the coast."
:cool "Cool,there are some great backroads out that way."
:dowhat "Oh no,we'll be going by dual carriage way and bypass."
To quote the filum Cool Hand Luke,"Some men,you just cant reach."

Nob said:

Ugliest, fattest, slowest, arseholeyist bunch of turds on 2 wheels:lol

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Pot & kettle comes to mind :lol

Following on from the clothing subject, I rode to work this morning. 10 mile trip so wore my jeans & armoured textile jacket instead of leathers for the first time in a while. Yes I rode accordingly but they're called accidents for a reason I guess & fook me I felt a bit naked. O hang on just looked down, it was that early in the morning, I am :biggrin

Keith B said:

My days of dressing up like a Tellytubbie/Power Ranger are over.To me bikes are about freedom,....fook conformity,I'll wear what I like,when I like.
I often wear jeans and a thin jacket when I'm on the bike.I just ride accordingly,...if I want to go hooning about,then its leathers on first.If I'm on me old Triumph,then its jeans,jacket and piss pot lid.I could'nt care less if the BM set turn their noses up,....fook 'em.Rant over.
Met some 'bikers' at a local cafe.Most of them had IAM badges on the bikes.I asked them where they were headed,...the conversation went a bit like this,
:cool "Where are you guys headin'?"
:dowhat "We're off to the coast."
:cool "Cool,there are some great backroads out that way."
:dowhat "Oh no,we'll be going by dual carriage way and bypass."
To quote the filum Cool Hand Luke,"Some men,you just cant reach."

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I'm an IAM rider and the MKAM group always go the scenic route and try to avoid dual carriage ways unless impossible.

What's the point of being an advanced rider if all you do is ride dual carriage ways any Doughnut can do that.

Keith B said:

:cool "Cool,there are some great backroads out that way."
:dowhat "Oh no,we'll be going by dual carriage way and bypass."

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Excellent!

You won't get in my way on the lanes then :thumbup

hmmmm what i dont understand is why wear the jacket for protection but not the trousers? do you not feel as connected to the skin on your lower half? The problem is we may ride according to how we are dressed but the other buggers seem to neglect to drive accordingly to our dress.

yer can all wear feckin flip flops fer all i care !!

but lets clear a few things up.

Why do bikers wear leather?
Think about your skin.
weight for weight, stronger and tougher than steel.

Leather has the same make up as our skin but a lil thicker.

when leather (skin) comes into contact with the road, it peels back in lil layers, each layer creates a lil ball(bearingif you like).
so, the thicker, or more important better quality the leather, the more layers.

ergo - the further you can slide without breaking through to your own skin.

This is why the GP guys can have such big offs, and and all being well get up, dust themselves down and look fer the bike.

Of course, said GP guys dont have the hazards of road riding, sliding off and then hitting the kerb/railing/tree/stone wall/lampost/oncoming traffic.

or should the worst happen, god forbid.................................... dog ****

How do you think monkey face would cope, if he fell off, hit a ****** cyclist, slid into a dry stone wall and to top it off, got covered in fresh doggy poo.

flip flops /T-shirts................. wear what the **** you want.

yer all big and daft enough to be responsable fer yer own actions.

If deep down, yer a fud, then all the advice in the world aint gonna change that.


and if i hear one more ****** goin on about livin abroad and riding in just a ****** thong..... i Am gonna pop.....

oh by the way.

how tough is yer skin?

each 1 of you reading this who doubts me, go outside now !!

all you need to do is get up to speed, a lil jog will do.

then drop down on the palms of each hand on the road surface ..

tough ? i think not.

now think about that at 30mph.

Your spot on garry, but you dont go putting gloves and knee pads on when you are of out for a jog just incase you trip over a dead dog.