I was thinking that but then most of them are stationary,
so it's not that bad.
I've always taken the view that as a biker you are responsible for your own safety and have to assume you are invisible to car drivers. Always worked for me.
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Blackdogmanguitar is out with Fat Larry's Jazz Band on, Tue 14 Aug 2012, 12:43,
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And expect to spend 50% of what you spent on the bike on clothing
yes you'll look like a power ranger, but worth every penny.
rant: But what is this new trend with ABS on superbikes eh? It just pushes new riders to ride faster, braking in corners they should have leaned into.
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You can get decent enough clothing 2nd hand fairly cheap
Then just don't go so mental that you need thousand pound power ranger leathers.
Good point on ABS too, the EU want to make it compulsory. There is a theory that if you feel more safe, you'll ride more dangerously. I certainly calm down (from already pretty chilled) in jeans and open face on a damp day.
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Greenbat, Wed 15 Aug 2012, 1:03,
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I've seen driving like that result in the clipping of a stationary car,
leading to the bike rider catapulting into the vertebra of one of the passengers in the car. Bike rider one broken arm, healed quickly. Car passenger transection of cord at T8. Paralysed for life.
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sm.pl.crt.rs I don't fucking know, do I?, Tue 14 Aug 2012, 13:12,
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where did they clip the car that led to them being in the car? or was it another car. car.
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