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09-25-2012, 01:12 PM
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Joined: Jul 2011
Location: Coleraine, North part of the Emerald Isle
Oddometer: 82
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Always wear a Helmet.
 Always wear a helmet............... This was the end result a couple of years ago on a boreen in January in Co Donegal. Just a bit of concussion and a few bruises. Bike totalled.   
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09-25-2012, 01:53 PM
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Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Feb 2007
Location: Granbury Texas
Oddometer: 2,399
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And the Harley guy's laugh at us for riding in full gear. Wonder if they still do after these images. Consider what you head would look like with-out a helmet?? Oh yea, I saw a Harley rider dead on the side of the road with his helmet in his side case. Great place for it...
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09-26-2012, 03:44 PM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Location: The Purgatory of Suburbia
Oddometer: 440
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Glad the OP is ok, that helmet did take it.
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10-29-2012, 05:39 PM
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12-01-2012, 06:03 PM
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Kountersteering Krew
Joined: May 2002
Location: Denver, CO
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12-01-2012, 07:41 PM
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Beastly Adventurer
Joined: May 2005
Location: Diamondhead, MS
Oddometer: 3,309
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Why would anyone go to Sturgis anyway ?
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11-14-2012, 11:46 AM
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2012
Location: Orlando Fl
Oddometer: 305
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I think most of feel that they don't ride far enough or fast enough to need it. I guess they don't mind getting hit in the face with rain, bugs, and everything thrown at you by car tires? On a side note, I think they look just as silly as the sport bike guys with the helmet handing off the back of the bike...lol. For the record, I ALWAYS wear my gear, I don't find road rash very appealing...lol. |
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09-26-2012, 02:27 PM
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Loose nut behind h/bars
Joined: Feb 2004
Location: Hewitt,New Jerseystan, OBAMANATION
Oddometer: 4,508
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I see once again the mods had to jump in to make sure that this stays a nice touchy-feely site thats seeeeeeeeeeensitive and doesn't offend anyone or hurt someones feeeeeeeelings.
  Chris
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09-26-2012, 02:32 PM
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Olds Cool Adventurer
Joined: Apr 2011
Location: Sierra Nevadas
Oddometer: 2,661
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 Yeah, I won't even ride up and down the residential block without my full face. I do pull the bike into the garage without gear, though (steep, short driveway). |
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09-26-2012, 03:34 PM
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Joined: Apr 2010
Location: Sydney, Australia
Oddometer: 32
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visor ripped clean off? how did your eyes and face fair?
good to hear you ended up ok 
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09-27-2012, 06:44 AM
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Joined: Jul 2011
Location: Coleraine, North part of the Emerald Isle
Oddometer: 82
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The off was at slow speed I think. Knew the road was a tad icey so slowed down and remember the last thing was looking at the speedo which showed 20 mph. The next thing I was talking to a local to see if i was ok. I had no idea where I was or what happed to me. I looked around and saw that I had taken my lid off, placed my gloves and ear poppers in it and then saw my bike, which was lying in a shuck facing in the direction I had come from. Bike was totalled. I had a cut to my nose and a few bruises to my body. Nothing to much. When he ambulance arrived, the paramedics when putting me in, remarked on the amount of protection I was riding in. I definately believe if I hadn't the back protector on, my river dancing days were over. Here's a pic of the snout. Looks worse than what it was. ........  Guys who want to ride lidless need certifying. Might look cool in the moment but I'd rather look uncool than look like a vegetable. Body protectors are another must have.
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09-27-2012, 06:26 AM
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Adventurer
Joined: May 2012
Location: Pecs, Hungary
Oddometer: 55
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Tell me about it.... when my wife and I got flattened by a car at fairly low speed just about a year ago, from the looks of the helmets, had we not been wearing our full face helmets, both our jaws would have been wired afterwards, if they had stayed on our faces that is!
 I threw our old 3/4 helmets in the trash as soon as we got out of the hospital. FULL FACE OR NO FACE!! 
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09-27-2012, 12:42 PM
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Sexiest ADVrider '13
Joined: Mar 2006
Location: Gotham
Oddometer: 1,579
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What gear were you wearing?
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09-27-2012, 12:54 PM
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Joined: Jul 2011
Location: Coleraine, North part of the Emerald Isle
Oddometer: 82
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Shoei multi tec on top, BMW city trousers with hip and knee/shin protectors, Gortex jacket with knox back, elbow and shoulder protectors, BMW body protection kit. Jolly Boots (Italian make) my Police Boots (excellent kit)
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09-27-2012, 12:50 PM
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b00b
Joined: May 2010
Location: NW
Oddometer: 316
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Guys who ride their bikes in icy conditions need certifying.
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