to all the motorcyclists out there

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: CTweak
§§§ Having skin is a very nice thing.

Yes unless you want to look like this. :Q

 

[teddyv]

I have over 130,000 motorcycle miles with my Aerostich Roadcrafters (grey 1-piece I bought used to start and a black 2-piece with the elipse I won at a Rally.) They've kept me warm in sub-freezing weather and cool in 110+, bone dry in torrential downpours, served as a defacto sleeping bag on looooong rides, stored any number of things in the many, many pockets, and yes, really minimized the damage from falling with the great, strategically placed pads, and really superior quality, fit and finish. The customer support at Aerostich is unsrpassed and they are quite reasonable with custom fitting and repairs. Plus, they last forever.

Even i you put less than 500 miles a year it is an investment you will NEVER regret. After all, you will never meet a motorcyclist who wishes he had spent less on high-quality gear (for a reason.)

 

[McCarthy]

Originally posted by: RaiderJ
Leather for me all the way. Heck, a 5mph layover will leave some nasty marks if you're not protected!

I used to have a burn on my left that showed the cooling fins and crankcase of a Honda CB750 engine in beautiful detail. Couple weeks of going to the doc so she could debride the burn with the fun plastic brush and a few months of duoderm prevented complications and permanent scarring. Though for all the pain and as clean an impression as it was I'm not just a little disappointed it faded away completely over time.

The speed demon act I was engaged in when I did this? First day I had my bike, and I was put-putting around the driveway to get familiar with it. Drove over a patch of sand with the front wheel...and layed it down on my leg. Did I mention I was wearing shorts?

 

[NoShangriLa]

I'm glad that the girl is back on a bike again.

My dad broke his back from a bike accident when he was 19 and it took him 2 years (6 hours each day) of painful walking training (He has to live in a recovery institute for 8 months). He didn?t completely recover from that crash and walked with a shuffle/limp since then to the day that he passed away.

Ride safe.

 

[j00fek]

ill stay away from 2 wheeld defvices, 4 wheels FTW

 

[MegaVovaN]

Originally posted by: j00fek
ill stay away from motorized 2 wheeled devices, 4 wheels FTW

fixed.

Bicycle is a lot safer - lower speed.

Edit. http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=38&threadid=1939808

 

[Journer]

wow....my wreck was nothing compaired to that @_@...i need to get some better gear

 

[thomsbrain]

Riding prepared for the worst possibilities will always protect you from injury in even the smallest wreck.

Damn, girl didn't you learn ANYTHING? the guy didn't even crash and you still got hurt. just because you are riding cautiously (and with that bike, you aren't) doesn't mean some other doofus can't run into YOU. sheesh!