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What is it with Harley Davidsons ?

#81
hdracer said:
and that hurts you how?

BTW I wear a helmet 99% of the time & live in a no helmet law state.
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That is very wise and sensible .
Wearing a helmet is essential on a bike, I just read a comment about how sports bike riders hit the ground harder LOL, most accidents happen in built up areas at slower speeds so that comment is not right, if your head hits the ground at almost any speed you will suffer badly :bawl:
I also dont see how full face helmets are more dangerous, they protect your chin area whereas open face gives no protection in that area .
 
#83
hdracer said:
and that hurts you how?

BTW I wear a helmet 99% of the time & live in a no helmet law state.

Oh yeah, what do YOU ride and how many miles do you have under your belt?
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Who said anything about hurt? People not wearing seat-belts don't hurt me, but they sure do makes me laugh... Same with no helmets and those soup bowls they call helmets...

Too much coffee today?


GRAHAM SG1 said:
That is very wise and sensible .
Wearing a helmet is essential on a bike, I just read a comment about how sports bike riders hit the ground harder LOL, most accidents happen in built up areas at slower speeds so that comment is not right, if your head hits the ground at almost any speed you will suffer badly :bawl:
I also dont see how full face helmets are more dangerous, they protect your chin area whereas open face gives no protection in that area .
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What he said...


I would hope by me posting WW1 German helmet, people would assume that i am making fun of something, but i guess it's offensive and i am the ***hole.


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#84
Can we all just agree that we enjoy riding?

We all dislike the sterotypes of each-others fellow riding styles. Wether its the loud annoying cruiser with ape hangers and the d-bag that has to rev the motor at every light, or the punk kid wearing flip-flops, wife beater and no helmet that try's to race everyone on his shiny new sportbike that his parents just bought for him.

Just ride your own ride... And try to stay safe.
 
#85
hdracer said:
and that hurts you how?
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Through the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (Invalid Link Removed).

"Michigan's unique auto insurance no-fault law provides unlimited lifetime coverage for medical expenses which result from auto accidents. The MCCA reimburses auto no-fault insurance companies for each Personal Injury Protection (PIP) medical claim paid in excess of a set amount. Currently that amount is $500,000. That means that the insurance company pays the entire claim, but is reimbursed by the MCCA for medical costs over $500,000.

All auto insurance companies operating in Michigan are assessed to cover the catastrophic medical claims occurring in Michigan. Those assessments are generally passed on to auto insurance policyholders. The 2011-2012 assessment is $145.00 per vehicle."



hdracer said:
Oh yeah, what do YOU ride and how many miles do you have under your belt?
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I don't ride anything anymore - but I've owned:

Yamaha Trail 80
Yamaha YZ 125
Honda XL250
Husquavarna 390
Yamaha XJ600
Suzuki Katana 600

...and I've ridden probably a couple hundred other bikes, but I've always been smart enough to wear a helmet.
 
#86
GRAHAM SG1 said:
That is very wise and sensible .
Wearing a helmet is essential on a bike, I just read a comment about how sports bike riders hit the ground harder LOL, most accidents happen in built up areas at slower speeds so that comment is not right, if your head hits the ground at almost any speed you will suffer badly :bawl:
I also dont see how full face helmets are more dangerous, they protect your chin area whereas open face gives no protection in that area .
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The only problem that can be associated with a full face is when the paramedics try and remove it after a hard crash if there is spinal cord injury.

If you are ever at a accident with a downed rider
DO NOT REMOVE THEIR HELMET!!!!
Let a paramedic do it. I have seen them cut them off.
 
#87
hdracer said:
The only problem that can be associated with a full face is when the paramedics try and remove it after a hard crash if there is spinal cord injury.

If you are ever at a accident with a downed rider
DO NOT REMOVE THEIR HELMET!!!!
Let a paramedic do it. I have seen them cut them off.
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True, i can see a problem with that...

Still, those things i see a lot of "cruiser" bikers wear are not safe at all. Hell, on Sunday i got a rock hit my windshield and crack it. If i didn't have a windshield, I'd have a hole in my face. Same idea with bikes.

Either way, subject got changed too much, sorry.
 
#95
Here is a bad a** helmet for you, one that any biker-bassist would be proud to wear, and be safe

2009_Rockhard_Motorhead_Helmet_Motorhead_Motorizer.jpg


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#96
hdracer said:
No I dont.
The line I push is Icon
Myself & family have a lot of their gear.
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The air vest is stupid.
all major injuries to motorcyclists are head & extremity's, legs & arms.
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I'd agree. While a few road racers are using the air baggie stuff even at the level where cost isn't as much an issue most aren't. Generally if something works well (like kangaroo hide) those guys will adopt it pretty fast.
 
#98
jeff arddun said:
I'd agree. While a few road racers are using the air baggie stuff even at the level where cost isn't as much an issue most aren't. Generally if something works well (like kangaroo hide) those guys will adopt it pretty fast.
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I keep getting this funny image in my head.
A car hits a biker, as he is flying to the pavement the air vest goes off and he bounces like a beach ball into on coming traffic!

Looks like a pin ball!!!!!
 
#100
Back around 2003/4 I was on one of my regular business to the SF Bay area and one of my work colleagues suddenly announced that we were going to finish work early and go into SF to hire me a Harley. So I followed her Harley in my rental car to the Harley rental place and her husband met up with us on his Harley. I rented out a Heritage Softail.

It only took a mile or so to work out that the power was all done by 5k revs, that the gearchange needed a firm prod on the rearward part of the pedal to change up (little chance of snicking your toe under the lever and clicking it through)and that a gearchange couldn't be rushed. I needed a long time to brake and the top of the screen was annoyingly placed so that it cut right across my field of vision But, bowling along, cruising down Highway 1, following the shoreline on a warm summer's evening was very, very cool and I began to thoroughly enjoy my Harley experience.

However, we turned left off Highway 1 and set off back towards Palo Alto on some fabulous mountain roads, stopping at Annies Bar (? - can't quite remember) for a burger. On those roads, with the running boards grounding out at very modest corner speeds and the brakes getting cooked braking for the tight turns (and even worse on the way back down) it made me yearn to be back on one of my Ducatis
 

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