thought experiment

Would probably reduce the number of long trips (sustained highway speeds in
denim jacket gets uncomfortable). That's about it, leaving off gloves I'd find
bothersome - it's the first injury point as it's next to impossible to totally
rid yourself of the tendency to put your hands down if you came off and bugs and
shit hitting your knuckles is irritating. Probably be too cold in winter.
.....snip

Would somewhat reduce my summer riding - would tend to not riding during the
main part of the day during the hottest 3 months, and be a lot less likely to go
north outside of winter, that's about it. Lack of wets in both cases would be an
issue. I assume the lack of gloves in the "full gear" scenario is an oversight.

To put it another way, in order of importance to me for protection is helmet,
gloves, boots, sturdy leg covering, jacket. There's many times when I'll trade
off protection for comfort and ride accordingly, (be far more paranoid if I'm
squidding)

JL

 

I ride in 'em all the time, and there's also a perfectly good set of gaerne
boots in the cupboard, they're comfy and do the requisite job of covering the
ankle with padding to prevent ankle breakage.

JL

 

$200 Helmet - yes.
$200 Jacket - yes.
$200 pants? hehehe
$100 boots? What, specific motorcycle boots? I'm wearing single piece full
leather scarpa hiking boots... and people are whinging about the metal hooks
on em?!
$50 gloves - yes.

As you can see, my mental requirements for gear match up to yours except for
boots and pants.
The majority of my riding is suburban commuting, where I don't get above
70km/hr. I also believe that if I'm involved in a crash while suburbanly
commuting, its going to be a low speed one. Maybe one day if my finances
improve astronomically, ie, i finish uni, i might buy draggin jeans. Until
then, normal ones will do.

I think going back to the original posting, we need to ask why the govt.
would even consider implementing minimum gear legislation...? What's in it
for them? Its not going to be a mega cash cow like speed cameras are... buy
a camera and have it make $100+ a minute, as there would need to be people
to process fines. It could hardly be argued that public health insurance
costs would decrease if riders wore a minimum level of gear - and even if
there was significant evidence that un-geared riders were taking up more
than their share in health care, it'd be easier to just add a fee to the
registration.

Adrian
CT-110

 

I've "seen" 220 on the XJ ond a very vague 240-250ish on the Sprint. (Both
at Phillip Island)
Ain't speedometer-error grand?!

 

I knew them magnesium-alloy jeans were a mistake!
Clem

 

Double-dammit!!
Clem

 

I thought that was the Lexus and Infiniti?
Clem
[I don't really have a day job....]

 

I never figured out why bikies did this.
When you tuck your pants in, the water runs straight into your boots!
(Mind you; I had a couple of bad moments back in the late 70s when I
accidentally dropped my Amco flare's leg over the kick-starter as I got on
the bike and suddenly found I couldn't put my foot down at the next
intersection!)

And why would you turn your footy-socks out OVER your boot-tops?

Clem
[As soon as you get all the answers you have to die]

 

Well yeah, hence rather than saying "an indicated 240 km/hr" I said the far more
realistic 200ish. I've got rather an advantage over you on a semi faired bike
though (aside from weighing a bit less) - I can tuck fully behind the screen so
the windblast isnt a real issue

JL

 

On 17/11/03 10:13 PM, in article

Its deja vu all over again...

Hammo

 

.....
~
Hah hah; the subtle art of understatement won't die while you exist, John!!

 

Put JL on it and we'll have a new land record!!

 

So I'm not the only one who does this. *phew*

Nev..
'03 ZX12R
'02 CBR1100XX

 

Debriding tool please ...

Cheers
Goaty

 

In aus.motorcycles on Tue, 18 Nov 2003 08:20:21 +1100

Sure, it's a wonder what you can do with sticky labels nowadays!

Zebee
- who has had at least one bike going so far the needle hit the stop
past all the numbers. OK, downhill with a following wind, and the
highest number on the dial was 140 and that lied like a rug, but so?

 

Yes, but was the little needle anywhere near the 300?

Cheers
Goaty

 

"paulh" wrote

My speedo doesn't have a 300, but I can see 240.

Theo

 

Well, yeah, but you don't tuck your wets in ...

Also, in the endless Melbourne drizzle, most of the actual water
is a layer of mist sucked up by the cars (and your own front wheel)
to about a foot or two above the ground ... so if you don't tuck
your jeans in, they get wet!

I for one need hear no more about Clem in flares going arse-up.
When wearing hiking boots (bad shark! norty shark!) I've caught
my jeans on the (chookie) pegs, which could be tricky if you
didn't manage to shake 'em loose in time.

Yeah, extreme dedication to tucking in, that. I mean, jeans
inside your socks? Eww!

-----sharks

 

Alzheimer's ?

JL

 

Ohh JEEZUZ that'd hurt!!
Just debriding your knee is painful enough!!
Clem