Quote from: plewis51 on June 22, 2010, 10:26:39 AM
I'm not sure where you get your train of thought Homer but it's fairly interesting.

Yeah, I got to agree.
After reading through the last ten posts and all the different (and interesting) outlooks, the one thing I come away with is this. . .
The next time I stop in the corner tavern after work for a cold beer to try and forget about the previous 8 hours of engineering buffoonery, it would be nothing short of amazing to unknowingly strike up a conversation with Homer.

Hey, Just a thought. . .
O.K. then, back to PPE & ATGATT

Quiet, guys. 
We're making the moderator angry. 
They don't have to worry about gear - they have post count.  If someone pulls out in front of them, they just use their mighty ban-hammer! 

Wearing a kevlar helmet in an avatar, while baiting an argument about life-saving gear.... pssshhh....lead from the front....

But how does dressing in a day-glo elvis jump suit save your life?

This is boring. 

I'm going to the movies. 

Make sure you don't die on the way, I'd really miss you and you life saving tips.

lol'd irl

Quote from: romulux on June 22, 2010, 06:42:44 AM
Riding with full gear can mean the difference between a hospital visit and just getting back on the bike and riding home...

I think I can agree with that. I had an accident a couple of years ago, I made a mistake and locked up the front wheel (made another mistake) and went down. I was wearing my helmet, jacket, gloves, boots (work boots with steel toe), and jeans. I suffered a relatively minor abrasion on my side where the jacket rode up, but it saved the skin on my arms, shoulders, and back. The padding in the shoulders and elbows saved (in my opinion) my right arm.

Because I was wearing only regular jeans I suffered road rash across almost the entire face of my knee and I tore a roughly quarter-sized hole in my skin right around the top of my knee - it was deep enough you could see some bone. Luckily I didn't break anything and for the most part my Patellar tendon is fine (it does bother me at times), I have a pretty sizable scar and numbness due to nerve damage across the face of my knee.

I can't guarantee that had I been wearing proper riding pants that I would have been fine, but I'd be willing to bet I could have avoided over $3k in medical bills, being out of work for 3 weeks, and the aggravation of the whole thing had I spent a couple hundred bucks on some riding pants.

Everyone has the right to make whatever choice they want about what and how much gear they wear, I'm just relating my personal experience is all.

STOP THE MAYHEM 

If you wear gear or not its your decision. Regardless here is some information:

I thought that was a mountie at first glance...and second glance.

Australia Post have just this week showcased new safety gear for the "posties" who ride the Honda CT110s around city suburbs. White open-face helmet ( I think a Nolan) , bright yellow full jacket, bright yellow full pants, yellow pannier bags for the mail and a bright yellow flag on a whip pole at the back of the bike. Miss seeing that, if you dare!

Quote from: plewis51 on June 22, 2010, 06:14:10 PM
STOP THE MAYHEM 

If you wear gear or not its your decision. Regardless here is some information:

Seriously, who wears white Y front jocks these days.

I like to ride in nothing but my ass crack gets sand in it.  But i can carry 6 doughnuts home

A picture speaks a thousand words...

Unbelievable.
This thread is still alive.
Nice!



Wish I was cool too 
Stay Safe Boys

Here's one I prepared earlier...



Michael

She'll be just fine. . .
It's everyone else around her that will wreck.
Nice addition to the ATGATT thread. 

LOL. Time to sticky this thread and post those pics of the ATGATT