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Truely there are some boobie surgeons worth their salt...not many, but every now and again I see some non OEM bolt on equipment that is truly outstanding; to the point that it's hard to tell it wasn't OEM.

Of course.. But try those same corners at speed in the spring in this part of the country before the sand's washed off. You'll find yerself eatin' weeds and callin' for a wrecker..


To be clear - I don't give a rat's azz what kind of bike anybody owns/rides. I don't care if it's a scooter, Moto-G, BMW, Suzuki, HD, BOSS HOG, whatever.. I've owned/ridden Japanese bikes (Suz, Kaw), English (Triumphs) and now HDs but have no desire to find out how thick the leather needs to be before the pavement scrapes it away to get at the flesh. Maybe that's why I'm now on my 47th year on 2 wheels w/o a laydown or accident. I push it when the conditions allow - but don't when it would be stupid to do so..

Last fall, on the Tail of the Dragon highway there was a group of crotchies parked on a corner urging all others to slow way down. Reason is there was a crotchy rider who apparently thought he could handle them twisties with aplomb. He was wrong. Helicopter took him to the nearest 'stitch-N-sew".

I just want y'all to stay upright and avoid a lotta pain.. Pay attention. It's all I ask..

And good leather is worth ten times it's weight. Armored is even better. Invest.

FWIW..

Amen, soft armor is one of the great ideas.
I removed mine from my riding jacket after I quit riding, but sure missed it when I slipped and fell on ice later.

Birdy nailed it pretty well. Go to Bandera or similar on a warm spring day and here they come bogging down the roads - what me and my friends call- "the Dentists". Some are now riding three wheelers. All Harleyed out head to toe from one tourist town to the next in search of something else with a Harley label, any doo-dad the old lady in tow ( with the wicked ankle tattoo) doesn't already have.

I went in to Johnson City at that big restaurant where 281 splits off and there were a number of Bandidos in there. One charming young thing had a tattoo that declared to everyone that she was "Chato's Woman". I thought it was a nice statement of her individuality but stopped short of asking her what college Chato had attended.

This thread just screams for the old adage:


"The trials and tribulations of the inbred"..

I think you should stick with your thong and halter top.



Travis

It really doesn't require any sort of explanation.

Everybody hates packs of motorcyclists. Doesn't matter if it's crotch rockets by the beach or a pack of Harleys around Mt. Rushmore.

Thank God for the Can-Am Spyder too. Now even people that lack the equilibrium required to ride on two wheels can hit the road and annoy the fugg out of everybody.



Travis

Gaybike Trikers are a real blast watching them in their doo rags and all.

Does anybody know WTF the braided leather thing is that Harley guys hang off the end of their handlebars, usually only on one side? It just about hits the ground when the bike is parked.

swerves no purpose cept to look way cool dude.

I think it's for the ones that don't have enough hair for a pony tail.

http://www.ironbraid.com/Get-Back-Whips.html

They are like riding "crops".
Get that the very last m.p.h.s out of your machine.

An old co-worker of mine stopped by our shop to talk awhile back, riding his hog... I pointed at the get back whip and said "WTF are you supposed to DO with that?"
He unsnapped it and showed me how you swing it, the metal snap is the "weapon" Doh, I'm sorta slow (and decidedly non-bad ass) sometimes, never thought of that. Sounds just what I'd want to go up against a car or truck with, especially since the driver is probably packing a gun as well.

Reference lost on me I'm afraid, Oliver. Plus, I only snitch if the cheddar is right.

Most look like regular modern day guys to me.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/19/us/gallery/texas-biker-mugshots/index.html

Leather CAN get a tad rank in traffic when its 100 degrees out, and gets heavy and three sizes larger when riding through outer bands of tropical storms. Aerostitch was my friend, pricey and not all that much cooler, but armored and abrasion resistant.

Here's what I noticed when I did my last cross-country motorcycle ride five years back. Just so happened I was heading out just as the aforementioned Austin bike rally was disbanding, so there was a kazillion Harleys also heading out North on I 35.

My KLR with bags was geared tall enough that it would comfortably cruise at 80, with bags, all day long. Anything above that was pushing the envelope.

Seemed like a point of honor to every pack of bikers, not patch-wearers per-se, just bikers, to pass me. If'n I notched it up to 85 they notched it up to 90. If I pegged it at 90 they would likewise peg theirs at 95+. This of course was all Evo motors and whatever the several more recent Harley V-twin motor incarnations are called. I figure shovelheads are now antiques beyond the ken of most adults today.

It was Texas summer weather; blinding sunlight. What struck me was how much exposed skin all these folks, men and their women on the back, were showing. Vests and bandanas were usual of course, but exposed faces, arms, necks, armpits.

About halfway through my motorcycle decade I noticed that the skin on my arms was aging faster than the rest of me, sun damage from riding so much in t-shirts. From that point on I always wore long sleeves when I had 'em. Likewise, anyone who has ever pulled serious highway mileage on a bike in summer down here will testify as to how hard it is on the skin of your face. So much so that I always would wear a helmet on long trips for that very reason.

These bikers rolling past me were paying the price; faded tattoos on red, sun-damaged skin. Not just in Texas but all across Arkansas and West Tennessee too. Seems like once I got out of the Southland leather jackets were the norm and it weren't as obvious.

I dunno if they wore ear plugs, it ain't the "loud pipes" that hurt, its the wind noise that does your hearing in, straight pipes or stock, helmet or no. Plus ear plugs enormously reduce the fatigue on long trips, making it so much easier to stay alert.

I do know that wrinkles, pre-cancerous lesions and sun spots ain't cool whatever you ride, nor deafness either.

Birdwatcher

I'd say that would lead to greatly shortened life span.

Mighty white

Fixt.