[.OrgOwner]

At the moment when this image was captured neither the bike nor the rider had suffered any significant damage. I can't imagine how this guy got himself into this situation but you will notice he has not exactly spent up large on safety gear so unless we have a lake on the other side of that fence

[soupnazi]

Giezus Kriest!!!

[slickwill]

He's on staff with MotorcycleUSA

[CBR_954_RR]

Hopefully he missed that fence...ouch.

[-Z-]

Originally Posted by CBR_954_RR

Hopefully he missed that fence...ouch.

That's what I'm thinking!!

[jkobflys]

ouch!

[djer73]

lol...at least his hands and his head are protected.....i wonder if was impaled....go, go, gadget leathers anyone? seriously though i have no sympathy for anyone that rides without decent kit. crashing hurts,even if no one else is involved. so spend as much as you can afford on riding gear. it just could save your life and you'll only ever have one of those.

[blackblade99]

i just want to say thank u to djer73 for saying SPEND AS MUCH AS U CAN AFFORD!!!!!!!!!!!! i hate it when people get on my back for not wearing leathers. I can't afford a leather racing suit so i wear what i can. jacket, gloves, boots.(obviously a lid)

[blackblade99]

soooooooo...................i just went on ebay and looked at how much suits are.............apparently they aren't nearly as expensive as i thought. anybody got anything to say about leathers suits??? super hot??? uncomfortable??

[Gregory Waters]

yeah it would be nice if the stuff wasnt so pricey for leathers its nuts maybe we can put a petition out to get the cost of the leathers so us poor peeps can afford it

[blackblade99]

no kidding bro. i was lookin on ebay like i said and you can get a descent suit for like 350, which isn't as much as i thought

[tymeshare]

it's like the old saying goes..."how fast can you afford to go?"...riding at anything above 20mph without something thicker then denim on is asking for trouble...plus..having a horribly hot and sweaty set of leathers on makes the stop at the pub a block or so from the house that much more enjoyable(I'm not condoning drinking and riding in any manner or fashion!)

[slickwill]

Originally Posted by blackblade99

soooooooo...................i just went on ebay and looked at how much suits are.............apparently they aren't nearly as expensive as i thought. anybody got anything to say about leathers suits??? super hot??? uncomfortable??

I'll never ride without my leathers again. Hotter than riding in flip flops and shorts for sure but not too bad as long as you're moving. I don't think they are uncomfortable at all.

I'd shop STG's collection before going eBay... 500 Leather Suits IN STOCK! Sportbiketrackgear.com 888-784-4327

[BALDGONZO]

Liter bikes are said to clean out the gene pool.

[steingar]

I dunno, I picked up a (used) Joe Rocket suit on Ebay for $40. May not be the best looking, but its in good shape and works just fine.

[Gregory Waters]

i mean brand new stuff its ridiculous more people wouldnt get hurt if they made the stuff people can afford.

[taurag]

guys like these will always end up like this for the simple reason that they believe they are some sort of heros when they ride their superbikes.

[slickwill]

Originally Posted by Gregory Waters

i mean brand new stuff its ridiculous more people wouldnt get hurt if they made the stuff people can afford.

I've got full Alpinestars leather, boots, new helmet, etc. All pretty top notch stuff for less than the price of a full system and power commander. It's all about priorities. I just spent that much less money on my bike so I had that much more money to spend on gear. If you can't afford the gear then you can't afford the bike. If you have $3000 to spend then that means a $1750 bike, if you have $6500 to spend then that would mean a $5250 bike.

[cbr900091177]

Originally Posted by slickwill

I've got full Alpinestars leather, boots, new helmet, etc. All pretty top notch stuff for less than the price of a full system and power commander. It's all about priorities. I just spent that much less money on my bike so I had that much more money to spend on gear. If you can't afford the gear then you can't afford the bike. If you have $3000 to spend then that means a $1750 bike, if you have $6500 to spend then that would mean a $5250 bike.

what if you only have a small amount of money to spend do you just not get a bike if you cant afford the leathers ?

[slickwill]

Originally Posted by cbr900091177

what if you only have a small amount of money to spend do you just not get a bike if you cant afford the leathers ?

I would say that if you can't afford gear for the bike you can't "afford" the bike.

[Maholli]

Originally Posted by slickwill

I would say that if you can't afford gear for the bike you can't "afford" the bike.

00,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000..

[BALDGONZO]

If you can't afford life jackets for everyone you can't afford the boat!

[Gregory Waters]

trust me i got all leathers for myself and everything else i need to ride im just talkinf in general stuff aint cheap ease up alil wow you guys ruthless haha no probs here on affording sh#t

[taurag]

Originally Posted by Gregory Waters

trust me i got all leathers for myself and everything else i need to ride im just talkinf in general stuff aint cheap ease up alil wow you guys ruthless haha no probs here on affording sh#t

i hear you. manyguys down here actually use sewing glue toglue small, cut to size leather pads o their levi's in the vital areas like seat, knee, part of jeans. you'd never tell it's homemade 'cos you can't see any stitching. At the same time they riding with levi's.

[cbr900091177]

Originally Posted by slickwill

I would say that if you can't afford gear for the bike you can't "afford" the bike.

i think thats a sad and poor attitude to have towards your fellow riders who havnt got as much spare cash as you,for example when i was sixteen it was all i could do to buy the bike for £350 (on £45 a week as an apprentice carpenter) let alone leathers,allthough id have loved to have them.you need to wake up and drag your head out of your ass,and im surprised at the moderaters attitude,a rider with little money doesnt = a BAD rider just a skint rider,you must have been a nipper once.i have no more to say to you .

[steingar]

Originally Posted by slickwill

I would say that if you can't afford gear for the bike you can't "afford" the bike.

I agree. Can't afford the gear, wait, save up, and buy the bike when you can.

Not being able to afford gear is an even more lame excuse nowadays. With the internet a good kit can be had for a lot less money than most of us old timers had to spend back in the springtime of our youths. And our bikes were far pokier then than now.

[LoopyLee]

Originally Posted by cbr900091177

a rider with little money doesnt = a BAD rider just a skint rider..

djer73.. so spend as much as you can afford on riding gear

I couldn't afford a new leather jacket when I needed one, not as a single mum with kids to feed and bills to pay etc (I've even been in the situation in the past, where I had so little money that my kids ate but I didnt as I couldnt afford to feed all of us!!!).
After I moved here and met Sideshow, I realised was gonna need a leather jacket so I hit ebay and bought myself 2 leather jackets.. a summer one and a winter one, a size bigger so I can wear a fleece under it to help stay warm.. I paid the princely sum of £10 for one and £12 for the other.. that was over 2 years ago and while both jackets are 2nd hand, of indeterminant age, both are in pretty good nick and do their job..
I would love to have brand new leathers.. hell the leather jeans I wear are the OH's, cos I cant afford my own right now.. but while the prices of just about everything are going up way faster than my pay (yes I'm skint most of the time) new leathers will have to wait..
Having 2nd hand kit doesnt bother me, for a start it saves me a fortune (£100+ vs £12) and its all I can afford.... Granted my kit doesn't look as good as other peoples, its a bit shabby (i do shab anyway) and its not the lastest 'fashion' in leathers, it definately doesn't match my bike but at the end of the day I can still ride my bike and be safe..

[TattooedGQ]

Originally Posted by slickwill

I would say that if you can't afford gear for the bike you can't "afford" the bike.

Absolutely, I 100% agree. Thats the reason I got my bike used, so I could get good gear. I started out with textile gear to get me rolling, then upgraded piece by piece, now i'm a full leather power-ranger

[slickwill]

Originally Posted by cbr900091177

i think thats a sad and poor attitude to have towards your fellow riders who havnt got as much spare cash as you,for example when i was sixteen it was all i could do to buy the bike for £350 (on £45 a week as an apprentice carpenter) let alone leathers,allthough id have loved to have them.you need to wake up and drag your head out of your ass,and im surprised at the moderaters attitude,a rider with little money doesnt = a BAD rider just a skint rider,you must have been a nipper once.

Wow, negative rep for suggesting that gear is important. Whatever.

Don't cry to me about not having enough "spare cash." I'm in my 7th year of university education with two more to go, so I know all about not having any money. I paid for my undergradate education by busting my butt landscaping for $10 an hour. I rode around on a $500 dirtbike (on dirt, not the street) for years while I saved until I had money to buy the bike, gear, insurance, medical insurance, and every other necessary expense that comes with having a sport bike. If at 16 you couldn't afford gear then you didn't need to be riding. I have no sympathy for any 16 year old that can't "afford" a bike. Everything I have I've worked hard for. It is stupid and irresponsible to buy a bike but then claim, "oh poor me, I can't afford gear now, I guess I'll just have to ride without it." No one ever said that a rider with little money = a bad rider. What we said is that it is irresponsible to buy a bike but not gear, there is a big difference. If you can't afford gear then you can buy the bike but it should stay parked in the garage until you get your gear. Yeah, I was a nipper once, and when I wanted to buy a bike my dad said, "do you have money for the bike, insurance, safety gear, and medical insurance?" I didn't, so no bike for me.

Like someone said above, that's like buying a boat and not buying life jackets. Just as irresponsible.

[slickwill]

and im surprised at the moderaters attitude,a rider with little money doesnt = a BAD rider just a skint rider

No it equals a dead rider. That costs me money from higher insurance premiums.