anirudhshirsat97

I wear a tintd MPA helmet gloves jackt etc while goin 4 rides, and i have 2 agree every 1 luks at u like u r somesort of a racer. The overtaking part is true as well..and d fact dat i ride a p220fi makes people thnk dat by overtaking me dey have achievd somethng gr8..even if i dont cross 50 in cities

kaynmantis

I've already narrated some of the incidents I encountered and here's the latest that happened this morning on my way to office. A young chap on a bike was trying to get my attention. Came to know he wanted to know about my knee guards. Quiet a persistent guy by the way, riding besides me asking questions. So I asked him to pull over. Then I gave him the address where I got them. Well besides being the wrong place(traffic) to discuss this, I was at least pleased to know, there is at least one more guy concern about his safety. Even if he is thinking only in terms of it style and thinks it looks cool. Well good. Protections should not only be practical but should also look cool so that it can encourage people to wear them.

bhargava_sr

I can remember an incident at 2006 -
Me and my fellow bhpian were on the way to chennai track from Hosur on my Unicorn to participate in Ucal Rolon racing, we both were covered with full helmets, leather jackets and gloves with full ankle boots and knee guards. We stopped at a place called ambur at 10.00AM, it was burning hot and once we got down and started removing our riding gears we saw the whole crowd on the streets staring at us as if some aliens landed on earth

HydBiker

people stare at anything impressive, new or odd. People who stare at riders in gear mostly fall into the last category.

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Zamaan

Forget gloves, once I wore knee pads and I was being laughed out in signals ! So embarrassing

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spiderweb

Forget staring, some lidless idiots think that we are trying to be a hero, so they start to irritate you & try to force you into street racing...

I just hate these people. But a few times I got so much irritated that I ended up being a torpedo on road, just to avoid those A** H***S!

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Zamaan

True, brother

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AJS 350
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Hercules Roadeo a200

locusjag

Biking is = commuting in India by and large. Protective gear is at most a cheap helmet at Rs.250/- for most.
Hell...even I don't own a jacket, gloves or knee-pads. Dad will kill me for the cost involved! I do my share of touring though with my Unicorn...and my friends who ride with me don't wear even helmets. I do.

killer_instinct

Buddy.. Its better to be killed by your Dad than on the Road.

Jokes apart, if you make your Dad understand how these things save lives, he would totally understand.

My Helmet saved my Life once, and if I was wearing Knee Pads it would have also saved my right knee from getting busted.

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googboog

carry a few photos of bike accidents from ogrish and rotten.com with you inside an envelope, next time someone asks you why you're wearing gear while riding your bike, give them that envelope and tell them that you'd rather walk away from a crash than have many different people picking you off the ground using sponges and paint scrapers... i found these pics on another forum...