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drikko · Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 3:20 am Post subject: ATGATT

I know some of you like riding without helmets sometimes so thought I would plead with you not to!

One of our guys took a tumble on his buell yesterday, he left us to go home and fell off. It is strange as it was a straight bit of road so no real reason for it to happen.

9 broken ribs, 2 fractured vertebrae but no nerve damage fortunately, punctured lung, big gash on the arm even with his full leathers, but no gravel rash even though he appeared to slide 50+ metres down the road, helmet crushed on one side and he was unconscious and can't remember what happened but he's OK (no helmet he would have been dead guaranteed 110%), it will all fix up. Bike's not too bad and he had a go-pro on it but we aren't sure if it was running at the time as his ex-wife managed to get it before the police got to it!!

So my plead is DON'T BE A DICKHEAD PUT THE FUCKING HELMET ON!!!
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BexarWolf · Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 3:39 am Post subject:

I concur. I believe that everyone has a right to choose (in Texas for the moment anyway) and I don't begrudge those who don't wear a helmet. I won't go around the block without a helmet because I spent a number of years working accidents and have seen enough gore........I don't want any of it to be mine.

Locally, a gal was riding her BICYCLE and fell off going down a grade at about 25mph. Broken ribs, dislocated shoulder, lots of road rash but because she had on her little bike helmet, no brain injury.

I tried riding without a helmet once. All it did was make my eyes water and I could hear the wind whistling through my scalp.
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Ernie-NH · Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:06 am Post subject:

Good morning all...

Re: ""....DON'T BE A DICKHEAD PUT THE FUCKING HELMET ON!!! ""

Thats the best advice you can give any rider "new" or "old" !! Wish it came on a helmet decal for all to see ! Thanks 'drikko'.......

Regards all, ride safe..............// Ernie in NH
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SugarHillCTD · Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:28 am Post subject:

No problem here. You only get one brain.

Cathy works with head injury patients- NOT pretty.

No one in our family gets on a MC, bicycle, skis or snowboard without a good brain bucket.

I personally have broken 2 bicycle helmets while on a mountain bike, and I am not drooling into my oatmeal (yet!).
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Saltcreek · Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 7:35 am Post subject:

Number 6 · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:41 pm Post subject:

Sometime I even think that just riding a motorcycle is kind of crazy, that damn thing won't even keep upright if you have to leave it in an emergency, not speaking of parking in a slope...
So riding without protection is really too scary...
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whyoldbill · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 10:58 pm Post subject:

Bell Helmets had a great advertisement slogan back in the 1970's that summed it up perfectly:
"If you have a $10 head, buy a $10 helmet. If your head is worth more, buy a Bell."
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SugarHillCTD · Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 6:12 am Post subject:

(stolen from the ADV site which in turn was stolen from KillBoy)

At least he is wearing a helmet Shocked

He may be riding on the Dragon, but he must be a Brit??

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drikko · Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 4:55 pm Post subject:

He needs to iron his clothes....
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DISCLAIMER:- Anything I say may have been when I was drunk so please don't take it personally.

'Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many. Monogamy is the same.'
Oscar Wilde

Steven B · Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 9:14 pm Post subject:

BobZ(IL) · Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:01 pm Post subject:

Here in Illinois ATGATT amounts to a dorag, Harley store t-shirt and jeans. We're gaining far more of these characters than we're losing, can a jillion HD riders be wrong?
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drikko · Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:19 pm Post subject:

I've heard of a toerag, but not a dorag! It's OK I googled it, we call the people wearing them wankers.

By the way the buff bloke on the Harley is flying a Union Jack, which goes a looonnnggg way to explaining the situation....
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K1100RS '97
Laverda RGS 1000 '84
Jim Young Trailer Sailer 5.7M WB

DISCLAIMER:- Anything I say may have been when I was drunk so please don't take it personally.

'Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many. Monogamy is the same.'
Oscar Wilde

Jim · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 10:37 pm Post subject:

Fixt...

drikko · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 4:36 am Post subject:

Ah, the 'ole language situation strikes again Smile

Buff ie 'in the buff' means as nature intended here. I always liked the saying 'If god had meant us to go about in the nude, we would have been born that way...".
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Laverda RGS 1000 '84
Jim Young Trailer Sailer 5.7M WB

DISCLAIMER:- Anything I say may have been when I was drunk so please don't take it personally.

'Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many. Monogamy is the same.'
Oscar Wilde