Squiding on hot days

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Do you squid on hot days

Yes, gear weighs me down; sunglasses & shorts are best when riding fast.
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2%
Yes, I'm already a fat bastard any additional weight in the form of gear will reduce my kwaka's power/weight ratio.
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6%
Yes, real riders don't need gear, we anticipate and counter any situation.
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8%
No, I scull a can of "harden the f*ck up" and enjoy the sauna.
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38%
No, the sight of lines, tubes coming out of every orifice whilst in ICU and having "man nurse" sponge bath me is enough to turn me off.
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35%
Um, squid! Isn't that calamari; what the f*ck?
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11%
 
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Nelso wrote:It all depends on where and how you are riding. I have been guilty of joggers, shorts and T-shirt just nipping down to the shops on a hot day but I wouldn't think of going for a decent ride without full leathers. It's all about minimising the risk so if you have no gear on you ride accordingly and keep the speed down and your eyes open for any hazards.
+ 1 Nelso, exactly what I reckon......... My work and local shops are 25 klms away with no multi lane roads and no traffic lights, so I calculate the risk and ride accodingly ;) gotta love a T shirt flapping in the wind and rising up your back 8)
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Being new to the game i've always worn the gear, leather jacket,gautlet gloves over the ankle boots and if i'm feeling rebellious i'll wear normal jeans instead of the draggins :P.I feel weird riding in sneakers!
Freedom of choice i guess.Can't help cringing though when i see someone on an R1 or gixer in shorts ,slip on shoes and no shirt.Got their helmet on of course.Can't mess with the face man.
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webcase wrote:.Can't mess with the face man.
unless you are on a hog :lol:
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Has anyone noticed the add on TV with Wayne Gardner and Keiren Perkins that they show a couple on the back of a sports bike in a T-Shirt and Shorts?? I would have hoped that the image would have been picked up and edited out of the add. Especially when it is an add about the safety of motorbike riders.

A little disappointed there.
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fireyrob wrote: Just imagining full leathers on the pushie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x74iIg4oZ94 :P
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I squid everywhere on the road because my taxes pay for all the free Hospital & Rehab facilities we are entitled to.
It's not about risk, it's about getting maximum value for money. ;)
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Kwak addict wrote:I squid everywhere on the road because my taxes pay for all the free Hospital & Rehab facilities we are entitled to.
It's not about risk, it's about getting maximum value for money. ;)
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Kwak addict wrote:I squid everywhere on the road because my taxes pay for all the free Hospital & Rehab facilities we are entitled to.
It's not about risk, it's about getting maximum value for money. ;)
glad to see you are into a lifetime of pain coz.........
the hospital and rehab may continue until you go out in a box

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I have been told this will continue until I go into a wheel chair (and a nonwalking future is a definite)

so enjoy the pain...and dont say it cant happen to you :roll:
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:roll: There's always one...
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