Extreme road rash - Wear your protective clothing!

[TamSV]

Posts 2 and 3 on this thread make the point that those who pay taxes are entitled to tell others what to wear on their bikes. Perhaps not what was meant by the posters, but that's where the debate came from.

I'm carrying a knee injury from a low side 20 odd years ago in jeans. Permanent pain ever since and it will sometimes buckle without warning. Unlike many however, I don't think my clothing choice made me an idiot - what I was doing 5 minutes before the accident might though

Would it be facetious to point out the girl in the OP wouldn't have come off in the first place if she hadn't been wearing a helmet?

[Red ones]

Surely it all about the original intent of the post? She thought she was cool, she thought she was comfortable. The result was continual pain. The lesson was learnt and the plea is being made for others to learn from her mistake.

Fair do's. Sadly the guy on his 125 cutting me up on the way home should read it.

Got to page 1... certainly made me think.. too warm for gear lately, but gonna go fork out 100 quid or so tomorrow for summer pants, always wear my jacket but been riding in jeans.

Time to wake up, 100 quid is a night out but skin is for life.

Not preaching, each to their own but that hit home for me.

[Mauler]

The odd thing about her story is that I read it and wondered "Do GXSRs have grab handles?" lol




IMO - if it's got a passenger seat it should have handles for the passenger?

[tonyk]

I read the whole report and this bit i find......well interesting.

I felt a rush of wind hit my face like a brick and our bodies separated in an instant; my visor had come completely open. The force pulled on my face and helmet so hard that it sent my head up and backwards, ripping my entire body off the back seat with it. I remember thinking that if I grabbed Sean's t-shirt I would pull him down with me.

imoho If she had tugged his t-shirt would he have slowed down ?

And i thought of the times i had my daughter on the back of my bike, tug my leather jacket, if you feel your moving. And i'll slow down.

[PyroUK]

Certainly a moving story, seen quite a few people recently that should give that a read.

Including a guy an a bright red pointy I saw last night on the way home from work taking a series roundabouts in a T, shorts and teeny trainers at speeds and a manner I wouldn't in full gear.

I always wear my full leathers, the sweat is horrible but the pain from an off is far worse. Learnt my lesson from mountain biking years back. Lid and leather only way forward for me. Obv decent textiles are ok but they aren't in my wardrobe.

[Fallout]

I've seen a few guys that wear MX armour with nothing else on top, so bare chest but with back protector, chest protectors, shoulder and elbow pads held together by a thin mesh. Can't help thinking some skin is gonna touch down if they come off, but overall it looks like a reasonable solution if you can't stand the heat, can't get out of the kitchen, and are buff, or don't give a feck.

Originally Posted by Mauler

The odd thing about her story is that I read it and wondered "Do GXSRs have grab handles?" lol




IMO - if it's got a passenger seat it should have handles for the passenger?

Tthe GSXR doesn't have a grab rail of such just a band across the rear seat, so basically your sitting on the only handle.




SV650 K9 and lovin it,

[PyroUK]

Originally Posted by GHollis

Tthe GSXR doesn't have a grab rail of such just a band across the rear seat, so basically your sitting on the only handle.




SV650 K9 and lovin it,

Yup the itty bitty triangle of doom as is standard on most sports bikes!

My mate just got an r1 with handle like that but unless you are tiny or stick your legs out really wide you have a snow ball in hells chance of using it

I've just put a deposit down on a GSXR750 k6 and ther is no way my wife will be able to hold on to that handle so when she does come out on the bike I know to take it easy.

I think that the rider didn't have respect for her as a passenger, and probably rode like he was on his own or showing off.


SV650 K9 and lovin it,