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Default Things That motorcycle Riders Should Have ?

Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by MarcLeese, Dec 5, 2012.

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  1. MarcLeese

    MarcLeese New Member

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    1. helmet
    2. jacket
    3. chaps
    4. gloves
    5. pants
    6. boots

    Are these list enough? Please add if not.
     
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    7. back protection (if not sown in to the jacket, altouh a separate one is a better choice)
     
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    bright colored helmet and jacket. id rather look goofy than look at the celing of a hospital .. ya dig?
     
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    White helmet and white jacket doesn't look goofy at all :p
     
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    cell phone
    credit card
    ear plugs
     
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    +1 on the EAR PLUGS; please wear ear plugs.
     
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    Know your bike, what it can do and what it can't do. A Fullface helmet for me ( i'm still good lookin' because of one :) ) ATGATT And stay alert when needed, relax when the terrain suits.
     
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    A hot pillion passenger
     
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    Breakdown recovery and at least third party insurance.
     
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    Something waterproof. Riding completely soaked is never fun
     
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    How about start off with the single MOST important item; without which everything else is...

    A SAFE, RELIABLE motorcycle. Fighting with, or "riding around" a mechanical issue while trying to survive in traffic is counter-productive at best, and downright dangerous as well.
     
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    Yep!
     
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    Definitely this too!!
     
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    All the above and a snack. some water, a small towel, an emergency flare, some matches or a lighter, and a tiny flashlight-cash ain't bad either.
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    A clear head.
     
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    My night helmet is a G Max 68s, it has a built in flashing LED "tail light" on the back of the helmet...............love it almost as much as my Shoei X-11
     
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    An eye in the back of your head and a peep-hole cut in of your SNELL AND DOT approved helmet! Also, what about safe riding knowledge?

    Here's a fact:

    Popular Mechanics ran a test about the abrasion resistance between good ol' leather and Kevlar. Guess what? Leather may not stop a bullet but Kevlar proved to "wear thin" when it came to sliding across the black top. Leather beat the pants off of Kevlar by offering at least four times the abrasion protection. Of course that all depends on the quality and thickness of your cow hide. You can read the article here:

    http://www.gwrra-txh.net/education/may_2003.htm
     
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    Right! :lol:
     
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    Most of it is mentioned. Chaps, however, are very gay. So that should on the list 'what motorcycle riders shouldn't have.
     
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    Not particulalry suprising. One, the bullet, is blunt force in a pointed load the other is spread across a wider surface area. I'd be more surprised if one material did well at both.

    I saw no mention of tools and basic mechanical knowledge on the list so far. I thought this was a yamaha forum and not an HD forum where the dealer services all the bikes..... :roll:
     
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