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[JMwr400 TT Bronze Member]

alcanrider, on 15 September 2012 - 09:18 PM, said:

  Most MC accidents are caused by the rider, not other drivers.

Wrong.
The Hurt Report concluded with a list of 55 findings, as well as several major recommendations for law enforcement and legislation. Among these, 75% of motorcycle accidents involved collision with another vehicle, usually a car. In the MAIDS report, the figure is 60%.

[durandall05 TT Member]

alcanrider, on 10 September 2012 - 12:16 PM, said:

I have broken ribs, an arm, a shoulder, and drew blood from my hard head.  I still can't quite bring myself to wear all that hot gear.  I never wear a helmet unless I am on the highway out of town, riding dirt ((currently dual sport rider), or riding in bad weather.  When riding in bad weather I am usually on the highway far from home, so I am wearing a helmet anyway.  It is just too dang hot down in Florida to wear a bunch of gear around town.  Note, I am a very careful rider, and I have that sixth sense, and just know when somebody is going to pull out in front of me or come over into my lane.  I have kicked dents in the side panels of peoples cars after laying on the horn and them not hearing me while they were coming into my lane.  So, trust me, I know it happens from time to time.  i know of people paralyzed from the neck down because they were wearing helmets also.  Me, I would rather be pushing up daisies than be paralyzed.  If you can even call that living.  I am sure they pretty much feel the same way.  I have MS and can't see myself in a wheel chair, and hope that never happens because I will call it quits if that day ever comes.

You sir are an idiot.  Riders like you give all of us a bad name.

JMwr400, on 26 September 2012 - 10:33 AM, said:

Wrong.
The Hurt Report concluded with a list of 55 findings, as well as several major recommendations for law enforcement and legislation. Among these, 75% of motorcycle accidents involved collision with another vehicle, usually a car. In the MAIDS report, the figure is 60%.

This is a great read!  Just looking at the numbers is very helpful in finding ways to be a safer rider.  I particularly like #25 More than half of the accident-involved motorcycle riders had less than 5 months experience on the accident motorcycle, although the total street riding experience was almost 3 years. Motorcycle riders with dirt bike experience are significantly underrepresented in the accident data.

Yay for dirt bikers!

Edited by durandall05, 05 October 2012 - 07:59 AM.

[durandall05 TT Member]

43. Seventy-three percent of the accident-involved motorcycle riders used no eye protection, and it is likely that the wind on the unprotected eyes contributed an impairment of vision which delayed hazard detection.

I love how Harley riders think that sport bike riders (all jap bikes to them) are sooooo unsafe.  I can count on one hand the numer of times I have seen a sport bike rider with out a full face helmet let alone eye pro.  The sportbikers I saw with a half helmet were the turds on busas with chromed out bikes, so not a true sport rider.   I see dozens of cruisers with skimpy helmets and no eye pro almost every day, even on the freeways here in socal.  

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[racermx66 TT Silver Member]

Couple of interesting facts in the Hurt report. Sixteen to 24 year olds were involved in more accidents than 30-50 year olds. Most accidents happened close to the origin of the ride. Wearing a full face helmet reduced head, face, and neck injuries. Sixty percent of all riders in accidents WERE NOT wearing helmets. Fifty percent of motorcycles accidents involved alcohol. And the best one, most accidents involved a rider without a license!

[OZ DRZ TT Bronze Member]

hot weather makes putting all the gear on a hassle. when  summer really cranks up, i've got a mesh jacket with built in armour where i can take the sleeves off and just use elbow guards instead. lot cooler in the dirt.

but how does everyone balance up the safety gear vs comfort factor on the road in hot summer climates? i've got a textile jacket with built in armour but i've heard these just shred to pieces in a slide down the road. anyone found a leather jacket that breathes really well? any good tips?

[Maxidax TT Newbie]

^ I have a alpinestars gp plus jacket that breaths pretty well. Then again I live in socal where it never gets ridiculously hot. But I've definitely rode in 95+ heat for hours in it. With light long underwear for that matter. Saved my skin in one fall and one total so... its a pretty great jacket.

In response to textile jackets shredding apart in slides, I think that's supposed to happen. Textile gear isn't supposed to hold up after a fall like leather. It supposed to flow a lot of air. And in the incident of a fall, shred into pieces (instead of your skin) and then you thank the maker (of the jacket ) and then buy a new one. Just my two cents...

I don't ride with all my gear all the time but I do when I remember it. And if I ever go out for a real ride (not just commuting) I always wear full gear. Its just a stupid choice I make like occasional speeding, trying to touch knee on public roads, etc etc.

[Bill TT Titanium Member]

durandall05, on 05 October 2012 - 08:04 AM, said:

(all jap bikes to them)  

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Let's try and hold off on the racial slurs.......OK Then!


Bill

[durandall05 TT Member]

Bill, on 09 October 2012 - 07:58 AM, said:

Let's try and hold off on the racial slurs.......OK Then!


Bill

Sorry Bill not trying to offend anybody here.  I was using it in the context of what I have heard, further I have seen "jap" at least a dozen times all over this site.

[Anthon Berg TT Bronze Member]

Gear? I have a friend who is a doctor - she's an ER and intensive care specialist. She's seen it all.

Before I went ahead and got a bike, I basically asked her for permission as a doctor to get a motorcycle. "Yes. Yes, you can get a motorcycle ... if you wear all the god damn gear all of the f***n time! If you wear all the gear all of the time, then yes you can get a motorcycle because I know you'll be careful."

[Bill TT Titanium Member]

durandall05, on 09 October 2012 - 12:40 PM, said:

Sorry Bill not trying to offend anybody here.  I was using it in the context of what I have heard, further I have seen "jap" at least a dozen times all over this site.

No worries beef curry. If I see it, I say something. It became very popular post WW II to use the term. Hopefully as time passes we'll see less and less of this word. Just as we have the "N" word.

All Good
Bill

[Pushc123 TT Member]

Well I'm a fan of tourmaster pants and feildsheer jackets.. they come with 3 different liners and ballistic armor. I've never laid a bike down and I hope I never do. But I wear my gear even in 105degree weather.. because anything can happen.. I will not be one of those riders without common sense screamin around with a tank top and cargo shorts on... >_> just the idea of it makes you wanna smack your head and shake it in dissapproval... my dad went rolling down the freeway after getting the death wobble with a half helmet, a tank, and shorts... the only reason he survived was bc a van full of off duty EMTS were behind him and watched him skate theough 3 lanes of traffic and 65 ft of median..

[GodHunter TT Silver Member]

My cbr was my sole mode of transport for a long while. I was damn glad I was wearing my gear when I turned it into a thousand pieces! It was a pretty hot day as well (Atl concrete jungle) but weather doesn't dictate idiots on cell phones making left hand turns.

Edited by GodHunter, 25 March 2013 - 05:58 AM.

[Pushc123 TT Member]

+1 to that ↑

[KlownPunch TT Bronze Member]

Helmet from a 110 MPH fall..pretty convinced I would not be live if not for that brain bucket. That always serves as a reminder

[Pushc123 TT Member]

You sir.. are very lucky...

[KlownPunch TT Bronze Member]

Pushc123, on 27 March 2013 - 11:55 PM, said:

You sir.. are very lucky...

LOL I was very stupid.

I was amazed how far me and the bike slid, I mean even sliding down the asphalt I remember thinking "Jesus..it is like wet grass" I guess in my head I thought we both would skid to a stop in a much shorter distance than I did. I no longer have the jacket..but it too was a mess. I got scars all over from it. Was some time ago..Mind you that is just from bouncing around the pavement and had I actually hit anything at that speed...eeek.  That helmet was only 6 months old

Edited by KlownPunch, 28 March 2013 - 12:12 AM.

[Pushc123 TT Member]

Ya I hear a lot of people aay its like ice or wet grass up until it gets hot cuz your stuff is burning up around you.. to be honest I've been riding since I was 7 I'm 19 now and have been riding street for 4 years.. haven't gone down yet.. hope it never does.. but I dress for the crash everytime lol

[KlownPunch TT Bronze Member]

Pushc123, on 28 March 2013 - 03:41 PM, said:

Ya I hear a lot of people aay its like ice or wet grass up until it gets hot cuz your stuff is burning up around you.. to be honest I've been riding since I was 7 I'm 19 now and have been riding street for 4 years.. haven't gone down yet.. hope it never does.. but I dress for the crash everytime lol

I always had the thought it was not a matter of if...but more a matter of "when". That being said it is like everything else in life. Better to have it and not need it,,,,than need it and not have it.

[Pushc123 TT Member]

KlownPunch, on 28 March 2013 - 04:17 PM, said:

I always had the thought it was not a matter of if...but more a matter of "when". That being said it is like everything else in life. Better to have it and not need it,,,,than need it and not have it.

True that sir