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rickgiblin
09-23-2005, 06:40 PM
well i was on the phone with my girlfriend and she was on 85 south bound and said that there is a biker that laid down his bike right at the off rame for the mall of ga. she said that it looked like a green kawasaki 600. the dude seems ok but the bike is thrashed. just fyi if your expecting someone on a bike
HiPSI
09-23-2005, 07:35 PM
hope he had gear on
Cliff
09-23-2005, 08:24 PM
on a kawasaki goin to the mall exit...highly doubt it...i'm sure he had a pretty helment though
HiPSI
09-23-2005, 08:25 PM
HAD being the key word there cliff
Cliff
09-23-2005, 08:29 PM
lol man you should hear how many guys used to complain about scratching their helments when they fell...they kinda miss the point of what it's there for...and erin are you one of the guys that hits his new helment on the ground before he goes riding with it the first time
HiPSI
09-23-2005, 08:32 PM
uhh no, i try my best not to damage my helmet.. but it's got some good paint scratches on it already from rubbing against the cage in my car.


and come to think of it, i was out for a ride earlier to pick up some oil for the car and i think i passed this guy on one of the backroads over near the mall. i was too busy paying attention to where i was going, but i believe he was in a t-shirt and cargo pants, no gloves, and tennis shoes.
Cliff
09-23-2005, 08:38 PM
lol sounds about right for a green kawi at the mall...and my friends with all their sport bike helments and street bike helments for superstition sake hit it on the ground so that the first damage to the helment is while their head isn't in it
Tiff-O-Bitties
09-24-2005, 12:24 AM
my helmet's got some scars.. it's not so pretty anymore.. sucks on a $450 helmet... oh well.. i'm getting it painted to match the bike i buy in the early spring..
Darling Nikki
09-24-2005, 12:31 AM
^thats hot Tiff
Tiff-O-Bitties
09-24-2005, 12:32 AM
gurl you know how i do... i can't wait!
TranceDJ06
09-24-2005, 12:32 AM
HOES UP G'S DOWN!
Kevykev
09-24-2005, 08:31 AM
Tiff's a RRRidah?

Ah Shit!! :D
AznTraitor
09-24-2005, 08:34 AM
shit cliffy.....when I highsided on my bike doing a impromptu stoppie, first thing I did was throw my arms and hands over my brand new helmet......and after all was said and done....not a scratch on her! :D
MSTANGSALEEN
09-24-2005, 10:30 AM
A long time ago my roomate weas gonna buy my bike and he would go ride it WITH NO SHIRT ON AND SHORTS, I was omg if he goes down he is gonna get some serious roadrash but it might take away all the tattoes he has.
Cliff
09-24-2005, 11:02 AM
we passed a guy riding the other day in tennis shoes shorts a tshirt and helment...idiots.....hahahah we were up on pleasant hill a while back and a guy passed us on this street legal scooter about 250cc or more and we sat there and watched a cop yell at him on his pa then pull the guy over...idiots




and peter you're nuts....
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09-24-2005, 11:34 AM
uhh no, i try my best not to damage my helmet.. but it's got some good paint scratches on it already from rubbing against the cage in my car.


and come to think of it, i was out for a ride earlier to pick up some oil for the car and i think i passed this guy on one of the backroads over near the mall. i was too busy paying attention to where i was going, but i believe he was in a t-shirt and cargo pants, no gloves, and tennis shoes.

SQUIDS.......
Twinturbo6
09-24-2005, 03:23 PM
You know everytime a helmet gets hit it loses its ability to absorb impact. The more expensive ones I believe are composites, which would mean when they start debonding its over.
Cliff
09-24-2005, 05:11 PM
yea helments are only made to take 1 solid impact and then it's time to be replaced
Tiff-O-Bitties
09-24-2005, 07:17 PM
i guess my helmets doing great then.. it's had lots of impacts, but then again it is a SHOEI
Cliff
09-24-2005, 07:48 PM
the foam inside a helment is made to absorb an impact once then everytime after that it slowly compresses the foam so that one day you will wreck and the helment will have about a 1/2" of padding and it will crack and serve no purpose...so one good wreck and it needs to be replaced and anytime after that you are just playing with fire....
EP3sAreFun
09-24-2005, 08:55 PM
i think some high end companies such as arai will actualy check your helmet out if you ship it to them, dunno if they still do, i think SHOEI does this for some of their helmets as well.
Cliff
09-24-2005, 09:27 PM
yea last i heard they both did it and somthing about if you want to they will give you another helment for a killer price if you choose to stick with their brand after a major wreck