You motorcyclists who think wearing a helmet will protect your ass
 

It won't....


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ouch

road rash

:helpme

I agree totally !

hahahaaha i thaught WHO THE HELL would post something against wearing a helmet

but you got me ;)

Stop crying about your BF, That barely touched the surface.
His ass will be fine for use again shortly. ;)

Thanks, I wondered who that guy was. :thumbsup

Dude, why the quick edit?

lol :1orglaugh

As an avid motorcyclist I'm not one to ride without a helmet even though Florida doesn't have a helmet law. I've seen enough people splattered on the road to realize that I don't want to be that guy. At the same time, if the result of an accident will be me being Terri Schiavo then perhaps I'd want to go quick.

At the same time, I have a great story from an Doctor friend of mine who had a great incident during his residency.

True Story. A guy came into the ER. laying on his stomach screaming. He apparently took a spill on his sportbike at close to 100. He was doing a wheelie when the bike came out from under him. The bike was a total loss and he was in agony. His helmet and riding jacket staved off most injuries above the waist.

However when the bike came out from under him he slid to a stop on his ass while wearing little more than just work pants. The result of it was that he lost his ass. Like the guy in the picture, but much worse. The speed and the concrete literally ripped most of the skin and muscle from his ass and legs. He will never walk again. Good thing is though that had he been wearing his riding pants he may have been really banged up but otherwise intact.

Accidents are a part of motorcycling, it's something you've got accept and deal with as a rider and as a passenger you've got to accept that as well. Somethign will happen from time to time, that's riding.

There are two types of riders, ones who've gone down and the ones that haven't gone down yet. Why would you not want to protect yourself?

Show me where it says edit under my post and ill tell you why.
Dont be mad cus you caught yourself out there.

Well said, man :thumbsup

gotta tuck and roll... bottom line... I wrecked in a wheelie at 95mph few nights ago and walked away with no road rash.. and I was just in jeans... it's all about the tuck and roll

wtf were you wearing?

well number one I would not ride without an alpine star jacket and I rock the stunt jacket seen here

then just some good ole fashond jeans... with my back protector seen here

most the time I wear these pants

oh and can;t forget my 7 dollar knee pads from the local sport store... they save your knees everytime.... and of course my arai RX7 helmet

Wheelie at 95 !!! :eek7 you mad mutha :1orglaugh

I was expecting to see the picture of the motorcyclist torn in half by the delivery truck. This is not quite as bad.

Ouch!!!!

let me guess, you are one of the fools that think wearing a helmet is a good thing

hahahaha

ohh shit :D

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn :Oh crap

Finally, I think we may have gotten to the bottom of Baddog's intelligence problem. Fell on his head one too many times.

ouch
:helpme

yes count me in ....


if you dont think so your iq hast to be close to 0

damn, that shit is going to hurt as hell for a long time.

i once kissed the road with my head after someone threw a football in front of my bike. no chance for me and without helmet i would probably not type this. so not wearing a helmet is everyones own decision - but for me it's equal to suicide. :2 cents:

lol I bet that hurt a little bit

Ouuch!!!

Tell me something . . . there are more head injuries caused by automobile accidents than by mototcycle accidents . . . so why is it illegal for a driver to wear a helmet in a car?

Also, why is it that if you were to drop your helmet it is suggested that you replace it?

What speed impact to you expect this to do you any good?

My take on helmets is, while doing 60+ mph on the highway it sure sucks to get a bee in the forehead. (or eye).... I always wore a full-face while travelling by highway.

In the city, well, personally I started riding back in the days when helmets were only worn by pussies, which is probably the same era as Baddog is coming from. Once the helmet laws were enacted I partook of several huge rallies against it, including the "Let those who ride decide" bike runs (of which my brother-in-law designed all the t-shirts btw)

But at low level city speeds I have to admit, what with all the tools out there who don't take the time to learn proper MC safety and defensive riding techniques, helmet use must be mandatory and it is definitely possible for a helmet to save one from a nasty head injury, while travelling at normal city speeds.

Where it really sucks is while riding slow through the park on a really hot day, a brain bucket becomes almost silly and only serves to cook your head like an inverted crock pot. If you can't protect yourself from a head injury at under 5 MPH then you should probably quit walking as well.

Face it, you got owned.


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Nice helment btw. :1orglaugh

Driving motocross for about 10 years, I can tell you I am still alive today because of my helmet.

That is most definately where a helmet is most likely to save your life. Most accidents happens at intersections where someone either turns infront of the bike, or just goes thru the intersection and runs the bike over.

I wear my helmet all of time, even in the summer. I figure if its too hot to wear my helmet, its just too hot to ride anyway.

I have 2 very strict rules for myself when riding, first one is wear my helmet 100% of the time, or dont ride. Second one is, absolutely no alcohol when I ride.

Hahahahahahahaha... nice pic... Is that for real?

Back in the 60's, 70's and early 80's riding a MC represented the epitome of freedom. And nothing was freer than feeling the wind in your hair on a tour. Don't begrudge a few old riders their wistful memories of fonder days and freer times, before forced helmet use came and ruined it all. Fact is you're going to hear many oldersters to this day say they would choose not to wear a helmet if given the choice. I'm sure some have even gone so far as to move to a state or region where helmet use is not mandatory.

It's like hockey... players from pre-late-70's never wore helmets either. I'm sure many of the olld-time greats would still choose not to wear a helmet, if they could still play that is.

Otherwise, if you want to ride, old-schooler or not, you slap on your brain bucket and make the best of it like the rest. But no harm in a little sentiment now and again.

I never ride without my helmet, boots, pants and chest protector. RideRed!

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I know a few people that have dumped bikes and without a helmet would be dead today. A couple came back with cracked helmets, which would have been cracked skulls.

the worst helmets are those turtle shells all the gangstas wear, all theyll really do is keep your brains from flying everywhere

Wearing a helmet during a 5 minute race is a lot different than wearing one all day long.