Why do ped & RS125 riders think they don't need gear

kawakid · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Karma :

What is it with them, where I live, I have rearly even see a ped rider wearing gloves, i've seen some prat with his lid on top of his head, most are wearing trainers and jeans if not track suit type gear.

The same goes for RS125 riders, even more dangerous.

The thing that annoys me, is that my ride to work is all 30 mile an hour roads (virtualy) and I kit up to the works, so if i need it at 30 why don't they.

Have they never come off a bike, don't they know it hurts?

I mean i'm there with my back protector on and they're there with a t-shirt.
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Dom_ · Points Mean Prizes Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Karma :

Everyones different.

It's their choice not yours, deal with it...

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Paivi · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Karma :

Half the couriers in London seem to be on CB500s with just jeans, T-shirt (now obviously a jacket on top) and no gloves.

So there.

Misc · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Karma :

I just had casual clothes in the summer i had shorts & ts i didn't come off thank god but it was my choice, & it's not illegal to ride without leathers or gloves, But when i get my 400 i will wear leathers all the time.

yorkshirelad3 · Spanner Monkey Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Karma :

i have posted before about this, now i dont care what other riders wear, its their skin, i personally wear underpads, jeans, boots jacket gloves lid. Im fine with that, but youd probly say im an idiot cos i dont wear leather trousers or a back protector.

N e way, i say a kid on a ped last week or so, his riding gear was, helmet, gloves, textile jacket, shorts and sandles!

I could help but laugh at the fact we obviously only get hurt on our upper bodies these days!

cliff · Doctor Sicknote Joined: 11 Feb 2004 Karma :

Paivi · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Karma :

Yep! My reply to the stupid generalisation only too common on this site.

So there! Wink

NSR125-Kid-UK · Attention Whore Joined: 03 May 2003 Karma :

I went and forked out £800 on protective gear.
I still zoom round wearing hoodie and trackies if the urge takes me - useful for if you're going somewhere where leathers would make you look a bit daft.

If I can choose to ride a bike and risk death, I can also choose to wear less than a full metal suit of armour, and risk injury.

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Snake Eyes · Scooby Slapper Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Karma :

this is a good one, I cant remember the last time I saw a ped rider in bike gear ??? perhaps the road is softer if your on a ped Laughing

p.s. I wear full leathers EVERY time I ride Exclamation

safety first kids Thumbs Up

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numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

When i was labouring i used to drive home on my zx6r in just shorts and trainers. Damn it felt good pulling a wheelie wearing nothing. Twisted Evil

craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

Snake Eyes · Scooby Slapper Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Karma :

I can see why people would want to ride with no gear on. and yes I bet it does feel really good. but on the other hand I can also imagine what it feels like to hit the road without proper gear on.

when I way the two up leather wins hands down (excuse the pun)
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jon p · Derestricted Danger Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Karma :

i used to ride a ped and i had a protective jacket and gloves but most of mates didnt till they fell off. but now winter is coming i definitely buying a good set of leathers and boots.

and i do know what it is like to go over the handlebars Laughing

didnt have any damage to me, just a bit sore in the morning.

cliff · Doctor Sicknote Joined: 11 Feb 2004 Karma :

Convinience is my answer. Paivi - Fair Play! Laughing

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numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

I crashed once, slid off 3 times and was hit twice. Didn't graze any part of my body. Cool

Oh and i am invincible. Cool

Dom_ · Points Mean Prizes Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Karma :

Rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Karma :

When I was on the ped (restricted Angelic

) I spent #130 on a jacket and #30 on gloves. I came off twice in low-speed lowsides and really I thought that was all I needed. The jacket was and is superb, absorbs everything, and the gloves saved my hands both from frostbite and from having no skin. Trousers wise, I never even got around to buying some waterproof ones Shocked

so every now and then my legs got soakedx, but that was my choice I suppose. Rolling Eyes

On my off, I damaged my knee a little bit as my only injury, but the trousers are still OK (they were not strong) and I gashed my knee a bit, which sorted itself out in a couple of weeks, no worse than what I've had from playing hockey on astro.

I wouldn't go around without a jacket on, because in my experience it's the first thing to land if you come off. On my 2nd off I landed entirely on my left shoulder and although the jacket did its job well, I had to have some physio and anti inflammatories because the whole thing seized up. If I hadn't had the jacket, I don't want to know what the result would have been.

Oh and I have a helmet. Mr. Green

Suprisingly I see plenty of peds round here that wear the right stuff. Most buy jacket and gloves, and some wear trousers. Doesn't really seem to be a problem to me. You get the R6 riders in silly season who do the same..

romperstomper... · Trackday Trickster Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Karma :

The Dude · Crazy Courier Joined: 04 Mar 2004 Karma :

When i had my RS125 last year i always wore gloves, boots and a bike jacket, and a lid of course. But then again, i was 29 at the time and not some idiot teenager Very Happy

Chriss · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 May 2005 Karma :

The Dude · Crazy Courier Joined: 04 Mar 2004 Karma :

I did, for a split second.lol

Paivi · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Karma :

On really hot days I go commando while wearing a skirt... Wink

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0ddball · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

And i thought getting flies in my face was bad!
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Andy C · Tree Seeking Missile Joined: 26 Apr 2005 Karma :

i dont know what it is lately but so many threads that say one catagory of bikers are all t*ats, mainly about scooters aswell,

yea i think it is true that most scooter riders are chavs, there are so sensible one that arnt (i had a ped and am not a chav) but if a chav wears just a t-shirt while riding, do you really care? i dont and if someone is sensible they will buy all the gear, i wore gloves, biking jacket all the time when i was on a ped and all the time on my RS125, when i get paid im getting some leather trousers and boots aswell as is a priority now.

i know its annoying and annoys me a lot aswell but just let them get on with it is what i think!
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