The most stupid thing ever seen on a bike

Originally Posted by plowsie

Never seen that before, but I have carried a couple of golf clubs on me back.

i know someone that carried a 12 person frozen turkey in a backpack on his 125

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Sosha

RE Lid Chances are it's be a rare 2 minute boring speed trip down the road. In which case I'd probably be tempted myself tbh.

+1 if it's similar to a push bike ride, I don't see what the problem is

What I did see was the "Your Nicked" program on TV extolling how dangerous Motorbikes were. The female presenter was pillion on a bike as it pulled into the Hartside Top Cafe, pulled her helmet off and started presenting to camera because it wasn't fastened!

Originally Posted by Gazza77

Walking down to the station to catch the train to work this morning, when I was passed by a bike which turned into the station car park, clearly dropping the pillion off. Nothing too strange about that, however....

Rider wearing full kit; boots, gloves, leather jeans, textile jacket and a lid.

Pillion wearing heels, a short skirt, suit jacket and carrying a handbag over each shoulder. No protective clothing whatsoever, including no lid.

Doesn't matter how short the journey, imo there is no excuse for that whatsoever, especially as they were travelling down a main road at the time I saw them.

Tell me the pillion was a bloke then I can see the funny/stupid side of this. OK, not wearing a helmet is against the law but as long as they don't bitch about that when they get caught or any injuries when they fall off so what? It's a free contry (?) and up to them, doing this is less likely to have an effect on anyone else unlike riding dangerously or using a loud pipe. Live and let live. Isn't that what biking is about?

[Gazza77]

Originally Posted by merlin427

Tell me the pillion was a bloke then I can see the funny/stupid side of this. OK, not wearing a helmet is against the law but as long as they don't bitch about that when they get caught or any injuries when they fall off so what? It's a free contry (?) and up to them, doing this is less likely to have an effect on anyone else unlike riding dangerously or using a loud pipe. Live and let live. Isn't that what biking is about?

I think it would have been entertaining if he had needed to brake suddenly, thus causing her to smash into the back of his helmet with her face.

It is a free country, but as bikers tend to get tarred with the same "irresponsble" brush, behavour like that can just go to reinforce the stereotype imo.

Originally Posted by Gazza77

I think it would have been entertaining if he had needed to break suddenly, thus causing her to smash into the back of his helmet with her face.

I should be so lucky!

Originally Posted by Gazza77

It is a free country, but as bikers tend to get tarred with the same "irresponsble" brush, behavour like that can just go to reinforce the stereotype imo.

I think if you were to poll the non-motorcycle-oriented section of the population, complaints about inadequate clothing would be way down the list. Most of them probably wouldn't even notice. And there's already a law about helmets so what more would you do about that? I take it you don'e have a loud pipe, or small number plate or ever go above the speed limit or hoik the front or rear wheel off the tarmac or ride in sections of the road where you shouldn't or overtake other vehicles giving bugger all room....?

Originally Posted by ophic

you ride in trainers????!!!!! thou shalt be hanged!!! and cast into the pit of eternal doom and torment!!!!

I'd be scared fluffless that laces would come undone and get caught in the chain. Besides, came off once ( 10 mph diesel) and handlebars cracked me right across shins. Left a mark even through boots, would have really hurt if only wearing trainers.

Ashtray.


That is all.

[Gazza77]

Originally Posted by merlin427

I should be so lucky!




I think if you were to poll the non-motorcycle-oriented section of the population, complaints about inadequate clothing would be way down the list. Most of them probably wouldn't even notice. And there's already a law about helmets so what more would you do about that? I take it you don'e have a loud pipe, or small number plate or ever go above the speed limit or hoik the front or rear wheel off the tarmac or ride in sections of the road where you shouldn't or overtake other vehicles giving bugger all room....?

Quite true, if you polled people, I would suggest it would come down the list. However, anyone seeing it would clearly view it as irresponsible, especially the illegal aspect of no helmet. However, much as it is my choice as to whether I break the law in aspects of my riding, the same applies to them. My point is that doing something so blatent is the problem.

PS No I don't have a loud pipe, small plate, hoik either wheel off the ground, but that is beside the point.

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my mate took this piccy, its on a fairly busy roundabout (ceder tree roundabout in caerphilly)