Motorcycles!

[ClosetFishGeek]

no amount of protective gear will save your skin if you wreck, watched years ago when riding in a pack a buddy drop a bike doin 70 mph with full leathers on helmet ect, he slide a half mile and ended up losing half his arm and half his left from the pavement eating through the leathers and his leg and arm

I cant speak for your freind and i hate to hear that...but todays gear is insane.....I can only say that the protective gear today has many redundent safety measures (leather/kevlar seams/sliding pucks/spine suspension, )....2 years ago I was drag racing at atco and needless to say lost control at 104 mph....I walked away only with a broken arm and road rash on my palm becouse my glove wore thru....the rest of my body was saved by my leathers/kevlar and sliders.....so please dont discount the proper gear....there are many grades of leather out there...make sure they are 1.2 mm and above...preferably 1.4mm and i advise gp protectors...they saved my bodyparts.....:splitspin..yes i got lucky...but luck has nothing to do with the proper gear..it can and will save lives and body parts when used corectly

 

[Sandyp1]

All kidding aside, lack of wearing good protective gear ( especially a good FULL FACE helmet), is the cause for most motorcycle injuries. Accidents do happen......thats why they are called accidents.

Buy the right gear, get a motorcycle that doesnt have so much power it will scare the @#*" out of you, and take an MSF course. I too went down years ago at a very high speed and walked away with a little road rash where my leather gloves wore through. Todays gear is a lot safer than yester years, so, dont skimp on the gear.

There seems to be quite a few members that ride so, we should get a group together and go riding. Maybe even create a Manhatten Reef Riders Club ( MRRC ). What do you folks think ?

There is a place on the Palisades Parkway called "State Line Lookout ", I used to meet my buddies there for Sunday morning rides. Once the weather gets nicer, we can meet there and have some nice 1/2 day rides.

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

All kidding aside, lack of wearing good protective gear ( especially a good FULL FACE helmet), is the cause for most motorcycle injuries. Accidents do happen......thats why they are called accidents.

Buy the right gear, get a motorcycle that doesnt have so much power it will scare the @#*" out of you, and take an MSF course. I too went down years ago at a very high speed and walked away with a little road rash where my leather gloves wore through. Todays gear is a lot safer than yester years, so, dont skimp on the gear.

There seems to be quite a few members that ride so, we should get a group together and go riding. Maybe even create a Manhatten Reef Riders Club ( MRRC ). What do you folks think ?

There is a place on the Palisades Parkway called "State Line Lookout ", I used to meet my buddies there for Sunday morning rides. Once the weather gets nicer, we can meet there and have some nice 1/2 day rides.

Im in......:splitspin

 

[Sandyp1]

Well......we've got 2 so far !

 

[emmanuel]

I'm down for the ride but not for the club

 

[Keith P]

I can't ride any more (for now). I had a reef related neck injury around new years :irked:

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

I'm down for the ride but not for the club

+2....lol