What really grinds my (riding) gears.

[Elbow]

why do people dress like theyre in the motogp to ride their bikes on the street? It can be 105 degrees outside and i'll still see people in these fully padded race suits, boots, gloves and everything. I wear a riding jacket if its freezing cold outside or raining.... and even then, i remove all the pads and shit from it. Riding shoes consist of anything that doesnt have shoe strings for me. i hate having to wear a helmet, much less a football uniform to ride. I recently did a 6 hour road trip. This was my riding gear...... jeans and a gators tshirt, my slip on shoes and no gloves. Took the helmet off at the florida state line. And before you ask... yes i have dropped a bike before, id rather get scratched up than look like a pussy all the time. I understand wearing a race suit at the race track or maybe even if you know you're going to be doing something intentionally dangerous... but for a normal stroll around the town, is it really needed? Do people wear them to look cool or are they really scared of wrecking? and if you really are scared of crashing, didnt you get the memo? When its ur time to go, its ur time to go. The lord works in mysterious ways. Amen.


If you ride looking like this, please explain. Thank you.

You're an idiot.

Living in fear is not living at all!.....

The lord has a plan for you..... maybe it involves a fiery motorcycle crash that results in your death.... maybe it doesnt..... riding gear isnt gonna change this. Accept your fate, whatever it may be and do it with dignity. If you are gonna die.... you dont wanna die in padded skinny jeans.

You sure talk like a serious Christian for bashing religion all the time. "The Lord" doesn't have a plan for everything. That's a stupid way to live. A 40mph crash with jeans and a t-shirt on is more than a scrape most of the time, this is like asking why would you wear a seatbelt? God controls everything so you're a pussy to care.

Hello sex with random strangers.
Hello drugs.
Hello no seatbelt.
Hello no riding gear.
Tornado coming? I can walk outside.

God has my life set out, when it's time it's time.

Side note, did some brief research and discovered that about 4500 people die each year from motorcycle accidents. 42,000 die from car accidents.

I want to see you all strapped in like this the next time you take your accord to applebees.

Now do research and see how many ride motorcycles versus drive cars. Then calculate how many daily ride their bikes in traffic as many do with cars and calculate how many motorcycle wrecks a year happen, how many live and how many die.

It's not all about death, most people don't want to get hurt either.

Your argument about a full containment seat and race gear is just dumb and you know it.

The only reason you make stupid threads is for those two or three dumb twats on here to say "you're awesome man" and give you reps. If that's what you need to feel like an accomplished individual then that's cool and all, but...LOL

Oh and I have seen numerous deaths from motorcycles and numerous people have a pretty bad wreck live, the deciding factor almost always seemed to be gear unless an outside force just made it useless (a tree, car, etc)

[Sinfix_15]

You're an idiot.



You sure talk like a serious Christian for bashing religion all the time. "The Lord" doesn't have a plan for everything. That's a stupid way to live. A 40mph crash with jeans and a t-shirt on is more than a scrape most of the time, this is like asking why would you wear a seatbelt? God controls everything so you're a pussy to care.

Umm.... the lord is all knowing. He does have a plan for everything. Yes, your life would be a lot more relaxing if you acknowledged it was in his hands and quit stressing.

Hello sex with random strangers.
Hello drugs.
Hello no seatbelt.
Hello no riding gear.
Tornado coming? I can walk outside.

God has my life set out, when it's time it's time.

hell yeah. Now you're living.

Now do research and see how many ride motorcycles versus drive cars. Then calculate how many daily ride their bikes in traffic as many do with cars and calculate how many motorcycle wrecks a year happen, how many live and how many die.

It's not all about death, most people don't want to get hurt either.

Your argument about a full containment seat and race gear is just dumb and you know it.

Wearing a containment suit in your car would probably reduce auto fatalities by 95%..... why is that dumb?

The only reason you make stupid threads is for those two or three dumb twats on here to say "you're awesome man" and give you reps. If that's what you need to feel like an accomplished individual then that's cool and all, but...LOL

Oh and I have seen numerous deaths from motorcycles and numerous people have a pretty bad wreck live, the deciding factor almost always seemed to be gear unless an outside force just made it useless (a tree, car, etc)

You're thinking way too into it. Look at the times of the day when i post. I dont sit around thinking about what im gonna post on IA next..... I'm usually just sitting at my computer, something goes thru my head and i post it. The process usually takes about 45 seconds.... and that's including looking up a picture to post, which i usually do. For me to be seeking positive reps..... i sure do go against the grain a lot.........

Bottom line........ if you're a christian, be a christian..... every time someone dies... its the lord's will. If you believe that, then believe it. I'm gonna assume that as i live my life with semi reckless abandon, that the lord has a clear plan for me and will not let my actions waver me from it. Sure i dont pray, or go to church, or read the bible, or believe, or care..... but i'm still one of God's children and he looks after me when i ride.

[Elbow]

Wearing a containment suit in your car would probably reduce auto fatalities by 95%..... why is that dumb?

I don't know what a containment suit is, but if you're talking about a racing suit, I doubt it would save anything. How many car wrecks kill the person due to fire? Exactly.

Once again, how many of those deaths had seat belts and how many didn't?

It's preparing for the worst. Not being a pussy.