WHAT ABOUT THOSE T-SHIRT WEARERS??
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Let's also not forget, to stay on subject, that the good majority of new owners don't have sufficient funds to acquire a ton of new, or used gear. Stuff gets really expensive when you start talking complete coverage.
To most people that means spending money to get everything licensed, endorsements, insuarance, possible minor maintainence, etc.
It's a lot easier to let a bike sit because it doesn't have a license plate on it than it is to let it sit because you don't have leather.
Suffice it to say that any serious rider would acquire these things eventually, but it's impossible to believe damn near anyone around would just let their bike sit on a sunny and 86 degree day just because you don't have leather and expensive jeans. That's kinda snobish, some folks can't afford that stuff right away.
Let's also not forget, to stay on subject, that the good majority of new owners don't have sufficient funds to acquire a ton of new, or used gear. Stuff gets really expensive when you start talking complete coverage.
To most people that means spending money to get everything licensed, endorsements, insuarance, possible minor maintainence, etc.
It's a lot easier to let a bike sit because it doesn't have a license plate on it than it is to let it sit because you don't have leather.
Suffice it to say that any serious rider would acquire these things eventually, but it's impossible to believe damn near anyone around would just let their bike sit on a sunny and 86 degree day just because you don't have leather and expensive jeans. That's kinda snobish, some folks can't afford that stuff right away.
Well boo hoo. Thats part of owning a bike. Thats like owning a super charged vehicle and you cant afford the right octane gas so you put the cheap stuff in. That like nasa building a space shuttle and letting the guys get on without their space suits.
I compare helmet/jacket with wearing your car seat belt. Do you wear you're seat belt? If you do than why not where a jacket. Its the same thing, its a body saver.
I had a friend die driving his pickup and he went thru the front windshield and the pickup landed on him. He probably would have survived if he'd had his belt on.
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Well boo hoo. Thats part of owning a bike. Thats like owning a super charged vehicle and you cant afford the right octane gas so you put the cheap stuff in. That like nasa building a space shuttle and letting the guys get on without their space suits.
I compare helmet/jacket with wearing your car seat belt. Do you wear you're seat belt? If you do than why not where a jacket. Its the same thing, its a body saver.
I had a friend die driving his pickup and he went thru the front windshield and the pickup landed on him. He probably would have survived if he'd had his belt on.
Well boo hoo. Thats part of owning a bike. Thats like owning a super charged vehicle and you cant afford the right octane gas so you put the cheap stuff in. That like nasa building a space shuttle and letting the guys get on without their space suits.
I compare helmet/jacket with wearing your car seat belt. Do you wear you're seat belt? If you do than why not where a jacket. Its the same thing, its a body saver.
I had a friend die driving his pickup and he went thru the front windshield and the pickup landed on him. He probably would have survived if he'd had his belt on.
dude has a point about people not knowing how much more extra cash they will need after the purchase of a motorcycle, and so do you about its part of owning a bike. but in some states as im sure you already know you dont need to wear either while operating a bike. so you just gotta take his post for what it is and his opinion. sorry about your buddy but it sounds like you are trying to push your views as a law.[sm=badidea.gif]
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Rangerscott's got a valid point though. It just doesn't seem right or smart to ride wit out some protective gear. It might not be law to wear a helmet or a jacket but it does seem sensible...............................right. If U don't have money to buy proper equipment then U might not be ready to "operate" a motorcycle. Personaly I bought a jacket, gloves and helmet (in that order) before I bought my first streetbike. So to me it wasn't a wim or a fad, it was a "investment" to my first streetbike and my only life.
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Personaly I bought a jacket, gloves and helmet before I bought my first streetbike. So to me it wasn't a wim or a fad, it was a "investment" to my first streetbike and my only life.
Personaly I bought a jacket, gloves and helmet before I bought my first streetbike. So to me it wasn't a wim or a fad, it was a "investment" to my first streetbike and my only life.
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i didnt say he had an invalid one. i agree with that and as i stated it was just the seatbelt comparison. im telling you even though he was correct and on the right path, in court a simple slip up like that can cost you the case. and it is sensible but you wont get ticketed for not wearing a jacket anywhere like you would when your not wearing a seatbelt. so therefore if its not a law expect people to do it, and even if it was expect people to do it.
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If I owned an insurance company and a biker crashed and wasnt wearing a helmet. He wouldnt get a dime for the health part of the insurance.
If I owned an insurance company and a biker crashed and wasnt wearing a helmet. He wouldnt get a dime for the health part of the insurance.
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