brave or daft

[lingking]

motor cyclists
not the one that flee aboot wie nae lights

not the ones that flee aboot

not the ones that pull a wheelie on the high street

not the ones that give it 6000revs and make the old folks drop their shi,sorry shopping

not the ones that gie the polis a tough time tryin tae catch them

not the ones that are in and oot like a hebridean weavers needle

not the thousands that drive sedately and with consideration for others

who then

its them that spend hundreds or maybe thousands on a bike ,they got the crash helmet,the gloves and the jacket, but just jeans and trainers on the bottom

theres a formula somewhere about sliding over tarmac at speed and how quickly layers of normal clothing disappear,depending on the speed sadly its p.d.q.

[The Jester]

Aye Duncan, you're dead right. I was a biker for many years till my back and wrists decided to give in, it still makes me cringe when i see bikers riding with shorts and t-shirts on . Cheese and grater come to mind .

I remember going to buy a helmet for my first bike when aged 17, the guy in the shop brought out a helmet, and said there you go £20.00, i screwed up my face and said, "I was looking for something around a tenner"...the guy said "Youngun, if you've got a ten pund heed, buy a ten pund hat", that stuck with me and i always bought good gear after that...and tested it out a few times...

[5150]

Agree guys, I've done the arse-slide when I was in my late teens, at about 60mph out of a corner and as a lot of people will tell you the first instinct when you're sliding is to put your hands down to steady/slow yourself - so damned glad I had decent gloves and bike pants on that evening!

[g.ordon]

Yer, always makes me cringe when abroad and the youngins are flying around in shorts and sometimes no crash helmet.

[skiny]

leathers on ,bike went from under me ,bike went 100 yards ,me 200 yards hole in shoulder to the bone hole in bum ,would have been a lot worse if i hadnt them on .its just asking for trouble no matter how good you are on a bike.

[lingking]

leathers on ,bike went from under me ,bike went 100 yards ,me 200 yards hole in shoulder to the bone hole in bum ,would have been a lot worse if i hadnt them on .its just asking for trouble no matter how good you are on a bike.

you were lucky

i do hope you dont mind me making a comment about hole in bum,is it not meant to be there or was this an extra one

[wavy davy]

Been riding bikes for 33 years and would never leave the house without my leathers on, even if its just popping to the shops, seen many a nasty accident during my time but only involved in 2 myself (car drivers fault), my first bike was a brand new T reg (1977) yamaha dt175mx and my current bike is a Suzuki B King 1340cc, as you can tell i love bikes but would never advise anyone to get one today as you must have 100% attention at all times, the amount of times i have had a smidsy is at least once a week, (sorry mate i didnt see you).