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  • #76
    I don't even wear a proper jacket (coz i don't own one yet! ), just a reebok steelers jacket and probiker gloves with my matt black vega helmet which has a tinted visor. Even then people stare at me as if its a crime to protect oneself! Once this poser came up to me on his pulsar 150 n said "220 ko 2200 samajh raha hai kya?? "

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    • #77
      Hey its not always like that people are comming arround to it ... the common commuter still needs only their basic helmet . Something more is just not in their budget ... But i guess its our responsibility as Xbhpians to spread the word . Also Chicks digg the cool jackets and the flashy helmets....
      Livin in the REDLINE district ------------------

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      • #78
        they probably think we are trying to show off..........its obviously dont know what is the sheer purpose of it.

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        • #79
          Originally posted by ron_7933 View Post
          I don't even wear a proper jacket (coz i don't own one yet! ), just a reebok steelers jacket and probiker gloves with my matt black vega helmet which has a tinted visor. Even then people stare at me as if its a crime to protect oneself! Once this poser came up to me on his pulsar 150 n said "220 ko 2200 samajh raha hai kya?? "
          I would have said to that poser - "Not unless your Dad gifted me that 220 out of your pocket money!!"

          Well jokes aside, my Mom says that the time difference between you being right and you being thought as insane for being right is very little.

          The common Indian commuting mentality has hardly moved over Avon and Hero Cycles till date on which if you tumble (and not crash) you end up getting scratches and brusises and going by the "Mard ke seeney main Dard Nahin Hota" philosophy..... it's not a big deal...

          So, when you are right by having a full riding gear on.... people think you are insane because they think how much you are scared of getting those scratches and bruises!! Even people in my office try to laugh me off, when I put on my riding jacket, gloves!!

          So, just show such people your pinky fingure and do what you best do... RIDE!!
          Twist your wrist and feel the shift!!

          My own thoughts - Throttle

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          • #80
            When I am geared up.

            When I turn on HID's

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            • #81
              woha never ride without gear is what i would say who cares about what others think except for the chicks that is this was when i 1st started riding i had a pretty bad fall my helmet crashed into a light pole on the platform if it weren't for the helmet i would have had a pretty scared up face by now.... the knee gaurds one hell of a life saver but one hell of stare ull get for sure...
              Three things tell a man: his eyes, his friends and his BIKE


              aka AKSHAYsigpic

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              • #82
                Originally posted by buggy View Post
                .... the knee gaurds one hell of a life saver but one hell of stare ull get for sure...
                True.
                Tips: Some knee guard can be worn inside pants. Mine can. Sometimes I wear it inside, sometimes outside. Depends on my mood.
                If worn outside, wear black pants (for black knee guard). It camouflage it some and invite fewer stares. I do it all the time.

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                • #83
                  Worst thing happens when a person with riding gear have an accident. The crowd just blames him for accident only because he looks too flashy for them.They never bother about whose mistake it was.

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                  • #84
                    Originally posted by BORN TO RACE View Post
                    Worst thing happens when a person with riding gear have an accident. The crowd just blames him for accident only because he looks too flashy for them.They never bother about whose mistake it was.
                    +1
                    agree..........
                    Just Me And Her [ZMR]

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                    • #85
                      Originally posted by BORN TO RACE View Post
                      Worst thing happens when a person with riding gear have an accident. The crowd just blames him for accident only because he looks too flashy for them.They never bother about whose mistake it was.
                      So true... and one of the reasons I ride extra carefully when I'm fully geared up and inside city traffic... hehe

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                      • #86
                        people ? leave the people..
                        my friends taunt that why do i need a helmet and gloves for my platina ?
                        gosh :P

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                        • #87
                          Originally posted by BORN TO RACE View Post
                          Worst thing happens when a person with riding gear have an accident. The crowd just blames him for accident only because he looks too flashy for them.They never bother about whose mistake it was.
                          Agreed bro
                          First of all they blame us n above that they have their own theories about a biker
                          " Helmet aur jacket pehen ke apne aap ko rider samajhta hai kya?"....
                          these are the lines they have in their mind

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                          • #88
                            Originally posted by praveenkm View Post
                            Guess lets give these ppl a break. Safety is always relative.

                            Am i completely safe wearing gear? no, cos i had one with full gear, took a knock on my head though wearing 2.5k helmet. Gave me Tinnitus (continuous ringing sound in ears) which is going to stay for good. Lost memory of entire evening. If luck runs out no gear can help. But the knee pad saved 2X2 inch skin though.

                            Now that i wear full length glove, Kneepads, jacket and helmet, what can i do more? invest in imported high quality gear. wear riding pant instead of just knee pad, wear riding boots instead of just normal boots. Wear spine protectors and the list goes on and all this for office commuting? may be not.

                            What i am trying to say is, Safety gear is like insurance policy, some insure less and some insure more and some dont. There is no substitute for Having presence of mind and some luck when on road.

                            a year back i fell off the pillion seat of a fz16 without any gear but survived with only a serious abrasion on the left knee and elbow (nothing broken). later my friend who was riding (he managed to hold unto the bike a little longer and was saved by fz's wide handlebars. he too received some abrasions on his body ) told me that we fell with the speedo reading 116! after that i made a point to wear my helmet and heavy jeans even when riding pillion however much my friend made fun of me. about four months later another friend of mine fell at about 60~70 kmph and broke his right leg and couple of toes, left arm, and the middle finger on his right hand. (he was wearing a helmet).

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                            • #89
                              about four months later another friend of mine fell at about 60~70 kmph and broke his right leg and couple of toes, left arm, and the middle finger on his right hand. (he was wearing a helmet).
                              bro,He was only wearing helmet.The helmet does protect his head.
                              Yes luck also plays a part,but preparation definitely help in reducing the after effect of bad luck

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                              • #90
                                I agree all we can do is prepare for whats to come .... no amount of riding gear can protect you go under the wheel of a truck or something.. The best means of protection is to stay focused on the road and not feel over confident about your gear to get you out safely all the time .....
                                Last edited by SilentKnight; 03-01-2010, 03:03 PM.
                                Livin in the REDLINE district ------------------

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