Fazerlady

@V4junkie:

Seriously, ALWAYS cover your front brake? how the hell do you accelerate if you ALWAYS cover your front brake? I just think it is worded wrong.

I think it should read, "cover your front break in traffic or high risk areas - so you are ready to stop ", not when you are riding period. I CANNOT see myself riding twisties with my fingers covering my brake....seriously???

ALWAYS use BOTH brakes. Learn how to use them BOTH together - always - period!

4 cents now...

Congrats!

Keep the rubber side down!

This is good stuff!!! Could have been from me

However, I disagree and always have with #19.

This should only be told to the very experienced rider.

Covering the front brake can get you in a very bad situation if you get startled etc. Especially in tight, slow turns.

Also if you cover your front brake you do not have a good grip on the handlebars and I think for a beginner that is very important.

In addition, covering the brake with 1 or 2 or 3 fingers can get you in trouble. I don't know how many riders I had to break from that in my classes.

Yes it is cool when you are on a dirtbike, but not when you are in traffic.

Just my 2 cents.

Mel

I am glad I have never been that drunk so that I would "Lose" my clothes... Good one!!

Obama said out loud what everybody else said or was thinking. That makes him more likable in my eyes.

Hey builtit,

from browsing this Forum and seeing the pics, it does look like the majority on here wears their gear (well, helmet and Jacket that is).

But when I am out and about I see the majority NOT wearing it, especially on hot days. Now that the weather is cooling down, I see way more ppl wearing their PPE.

I absolutely HATE frying in my suit but I would NEVER ride without it, hot or not.

Yes, I agree that this was misjudgement, but again, first thought for me was that most likely this person was not wearing a helmet, which initiated my post.

I really commend everybody that is wearing their full armor because that is the only thing that might keep your injuries less severe in a crash.

On the contrary, my exboyfriend died in a crash even though he wore leathers and a helmet. Too bad he thought he could buy a brandnew R6, get on it and know how to ride it. Come to find out he didn't - and he paid with his life at age 25 getting carried out of a curve he took way to fast and not knowing the correct procedure to lean the bike etc.

Bad judgement a lot of times is the cause for the crash, but PPE is what should protect us should the crash happen.

But, I guess I am preaching to the choir!

Hey, if I can only make one person think and change what he does, my 2 minutes here writing this was not in vain.

btw:

Not many people realize that most motorcycle injuries occur below the belt. Your legs and feet are extremely vulnerable, so make sure that you wear a decent pair of high boots and some protective pants. The pants should be reinforced at the knees and hips; ideally they should attach to your jacket by a zipper. Boots should be thick leather, with a sole that can flex with the foot but has a resistance to crushing across the foot.

Traditional material for motorcycle clothing is leather, but thick nylon and other synthetic materials work well too. Kevlar reinforced jeans are better than normal jeans. Normal jeans last 0.6 seconds in the European standard abrasion test, while protective motorcycle pants will last 5 seconds or more. You don’t really want to be ripping your skin open within less than half a second of falling of your bike do you? Thought not.

I agree...

well, i have no problems where we live...no TPT around here.

Nick, I'll take you up on that offer...definitely.

I have been in the US of A for 3 months now!

But the Americans in Germany always told me that there is some animosity between Harley Riders and Sport Bikers. The Sport Bikers are just not worthy, I guess???

In Germany, we all ride together, granted, they are all military and all one big family!

Mel

1500 miles on my old FAzer in Germany and 350 miles on my new one here...NOT ENOUGH!!!

umh, are you in Ohio?

Hi, we just moved into our house, but the people next door have a 6 yr old really sweet Golden Retriever girl, Bailey. They need to let her go because they are moving into an appartment, but I am not sure when. I think she is good with cats.

What is your house situation? she is used to a yard to get out and roam around. If you are interested, maybe I can talk to them?

Mel

btw, one thing i don't get is. you guys say TPT hangs out there...how can they afford Harleys??????

Hey thats cool NinjaNick! I appreciate the time you took to plan this out. Will save it to my maps so we can ride that one soon.

Mel

nope, sorry dropped the ball on that thread...

btw, I don't like to pick up skanks, I like the classy ladies....

cool, that helps. :-)

I don't think I wanna go there.

My condolences go out to the families of all involved.

On another note though, coming from Germany it shocks me to see how people ride their motorcycles here in the states. Fatalities could be greatly decreased wearing the proper PPE. I realize sometimes all is lost, but at least this way you did everything right.

How many Harley riders do you see wearing a helmet or protective gear for that matter? Protective gear is made for a reason! A helmet was found at the scene, it probably was not a full face, and maybe it was just hooked to the motorcycle somewhere ( I don't get it - do they think they can put it on real quick if they get into a bad situation?).

Even sportbikers here wear shorts and no helmet!

Someone said in one of my earlier posts, "well, speedlimits here in the states are made for safety!" Ya think? Then why don't they implement a helmet law? Stupid! My life is too precious to take more risk than I have to, and riding a motorcycle is risky enough with unaware cagers out there.

As a MSF Instructor I venture a bit from the curriculum just to show a slideshow that I put together with graphic images and I have gotten awesome responses just due to that.

One day I got a call at home from a guy that went through my BRC and he just said, Thanks Mel. And I asked him why. Well, come to find out he had crashed his mc that afternoon. He told me he had went out and got all protective gear after seeing my slideshow. His PPE was torn on all the important areas padded. Had he worn Jeans, he would have probably lost his kneecap, and his arms, elbows and shoulders would have been in bad shape too.

Come on guys! Wear ALL of your PPE ALL of the time! You only have one life - Protect it! NO skin below the chin!

www.ride2die.com (graphic material)

I dare you to go see and look at what happens to your hands, if you don't wear gloves should you hit the ground and other body parts - for those of you who don't believe in PPE

Have a great week.

Mel

Hey all,

I heard that is a biker hang out on wednesdays? Does anybody here go to that place and what is it like?

I guess all the rides will be posted on this forum??

Thanks for the warm welcome!

Hi guys!!!

Hey ReconRat sprichst Du Deutsch??? Oder nur das???

Oh, good, so you know the area... :-)

Cool, we are in that area too and I just signed up today. Maybe we can hook up sometime. What brings you to Dayton?

I meant my son...duh...

he wants to be a firefighter. scarry thought, but if that is what makes him happy...

My hubby just said stay away from the 1s and 2s careerfields as far as possible. He is a 2A and hates it. If you plan on getting a good job when you get out (i know you are just getting in :-) ) you will be pretty limited. Also you will be jobbin', which makes it hard to do college while you are working.

My hubby said if he could do it all over again, he would stick with the 3 careerfield, which is support. He would be the one handing out towels at the gym and working on his masters degree...

I do hope you get what you want though. Everyone has different interest, and AC refueling sounds fun. I was able to fly in a refueler once and was laying in the boom box (?) while refueling F16s...supercool! The Reserves took Spouses up as a incentive flight.