<![CDATA[Helmets...]]>I never really noticed before I got a bike myself, but it seems like more than 80% of the riders I see in town are not wearing helmets. I'm just curious as to the reasoning behind this, it seems absolutely crazy to me. Not crazy like 'oooo, i'm living on the edge, cool' crazy, but 'i believe that my brain is not a fragile mass surrounded by fluid, but actually a durable object' crazy. Any ideas?

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ihaveaids;174296 wrote:
JohnW is my hero

I know.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/164056https://fargostreet.com/post/164056Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:24:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Helmets... on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:13:11 GMT]]>i have always wore a helmet when i have road my sisters bike. and i feel alot safer with it on... plus how in the hell do there eye's not water constently.... i didn't wear a helmet and couldn't see with in a block. i turned around and put it on...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/163862https://fargostreet.com/post/163862Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:13:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Helmets... on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:47:10 GMT]]>JohnW is my hero

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HandoEX;171784 wrote:
It's a squid.

Aahh, I see now, time for me to get glasses.

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Bookem;171782 wrote:
Anyone else notice the image appearing on the car's mirror? Looks like a flaming jellyfish

It's a squid. Stupidly Quick, Underdressed, Ignorant and Dangerous

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/161418https://fargostreet.com/post/161418Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:32:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Helmets... on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:15:14 GMT]]>Anyone else notice the image appearing on the car's mirror? Looks like a flaming jellyfish

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/161417https://fargostreet.com/post/161417Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:15:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Helmets... on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:12:45 GMT]]>they just wanna think there cool, with all there brain matter splattered all over the road when they crash.....

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/161416https://fargostreet.com/post/161416Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:12:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Helmets... on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:46:19 GMT]]>Thread Resurrection

Saw this on H-T and thought it was funny.

legacy image

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HandoEX;166952 wrote:
For the record, I never ride without a helmet and gloves at a minimum.

That's all I wear when I ride:woot:

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/157124https://fargostreet.com/post/157124Tue, 01 May 2007 17:10:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Helmets... on Tue, 01 May 2007 16:54:39 GMT]]>Well Said!!!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/157123https://fargostreet.com/post/157123Tue, 01 May 2007 16:54:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Helmets... on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:19:34 GMT]]>I agree, the main reason is that the rest of us pay through the ass for the cleaning of teeth, oakleys, and hair product out of the back of somebodys ford escort when some douchebag decides to purchase an R6 as his first bike and 'whoa this is alot faster than I thou..smack. You pay both in insurance premiums and in taxes.

Another reason is that people already think sportbike riders are douchebags (see: stoppies on 13th in traffic, wheelies on the overpass :icon_thumright: ) and squiding around without any gear on just adds to that perception, and I'd rather not be lumped in with that.

Girls don't care what kind of bike you ride or how fast it is, all they see is shiney, bright colors, and loud noises. So if you put a helmet on, theres even more bright and shiney to giggle about! Anyway, if the first thing a girl likes about you is your bike, I'd say she fits firmly into the brainless twat catagory. Isn't tuning cars and bikes more about impressing your boyfriends anyway? Oh wait, im suuuuure girls care about your MaD TyTe Rimz from JAPAN YO!

Oh, and

Razor pocket rocket from walmart: toy

400lbs of alloy and more horsepower than a Honda Civic: NOT A FUCKING TOY

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/156791https://fargostreet.com/post/156791Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:19:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Helmets... on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:15:40 GMT]]>The main reason to care is when they crash and cause the doctors spend hours piecing the guy's skull back together, and running up a huge bill which then affects our insurance rates. Or if you know the guy personally, then I guyss it's ok to care too.

:drunken_smilie:

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/156777https://fargostreet.com/post/156777Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:15:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Helmets... on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:46:41 GMT]]>I see no reason to care if people ride without a helmet. It poses no threat to anyone but them and I have no concern for their well being.

For the record, I never ride without a helmet and gloves at a minimum.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/156760https://fargostreet.com/post/156760Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:46:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Helmets... on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:23:36 GMT]]>I see a lot of Fargo riders that dont wear helmets. The point of "I dont wear a helmet because I want all the chicks to see my pretty face and to know that I AM a badass!!!" was nailed right on. When I first started riding like 5 years ago, I NEVER wore a helmet. That lasted till my first accident when I decided to go get my helmet only about an hour before I plastered myself on the pavement that night...never been on a bike without one since then. Riding with no helmet is plain RETARDED...end of story!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/156757https://fargostreet.com/post/156757Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:23:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Helmets... on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:17:12 GMT]]>So many laws are coming out for the craziest things i wont be surprised if in a year or two there will be a law for having a helmet and they will probly try make one for having no passenger's, just my thoughts thoe.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/156732https://fargostreet.com/post/156732Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:17:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Helmets... on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:20:40 GMT]]>I think it has a lot to do with the usage of a motorcylce. Up here they are a toy that people have to use for recreaction on nice days and theres no commuting in this town. If people were using them as their primary source of transport and/or had to drive them in traffic I think you'd see a lot more helmets.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/156729https://fargostreet.com/post/156729Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:20:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Helmets... on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:00:10 GMT]]>Funny part is, in the cities, that figure is reversed. I rarley see guys down there without a lid. Sportbike guys that is. For cruisers, I think I see a helmet on one of every 20. Seriously.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/156694https://fargostreet.com/post/156694Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:00:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Helmets... on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 02:33:03 GMT]]>I'm sure its motorcycles...and i'm sure its due to there being no law requiring a helmet.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/156518https://fargostreet.com/post/156518Sun, 29 Apr 2007 02:33:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Helmets... on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:17:15 GMT]]>'cause then nobody can check you out and see how pretty you are. Are we talking motorcycles or pedal bikes here?

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