BADNESS
Resident Troublemaker
Rhys Millen beat both of them too it...
[video]Rhys Millen's truck backflip in HD! - New Year's Eve 2008 - YouTube[/video]
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Rhys Millen beat both of them too it...
[video]Rhys Millen's truck backflip in HD! - New Year's Eve 2008 - YouTube[/video]
salj838
Oakley Expert
Whoa! Did not know oakley fans got some taste on their rides!
Here is mine. 08 Nissan Altima 2.5S and 12 Dodge Charger 3.6 V6. Btw both have good fuel consumption Alt is 9.5L/100km while the Charger is 9-10.5L/100km. Both great daily drivers.
I do not have a decent pics on my charger and will post soon
SpeakForYou
Oakley Expert
They've just changed the rules over here now. Used to be if you were aged 17-21 you passed your test on a 125 then you were restricted to 33bhp but licence would upgrade automatically to a full unrestricted licence after 2yrs. Unless you were already 21 then you could to what we call direct access meaning you passed your test on a 500 or 600cc bike.
New rules are stupid an utter crap.
17-19yrs old - restricted to a 125cc bike and only a 125 after test. Doesn't upgrade like the old one.
20-23yrs old - restricted to bikes with 47bhp or less.
24+ - direct access can ride any bike.
If you start riding at 17 you have to pass 3 tests until unrestricted licence and you also have to wait 2yrs until the next test.
Sometimes I wish I lived in America!
Rustpot
M Frame Lover
We do need our cycle endorsement in most states. But I could take the class for $25, then jump on a 1000cc and tear it up.
And Michigan no longer requires helmets to be worn.
WOW. Those are serious restrictions! Imagine if you were a 18 year old Motogp rider and had to adhere to those rules?
Rustpot---I ride sport bikes and I would never ever go out without a helmet or full gear top to bottom. I have to say I saw a guy in the ICU once and he was MESSED UP bad, I mean he had broken ribs, a broken leg, something possible ruptured inside an I asked him what happened? He replied to me he got into a bike accident on his Harley making a u-turn and his foot or peg just grazed the ground and he lost it. I asked how fast he was going and it wasn't even 10MPH. Then he asked what happened to me because nothing looked wrong with me at all, I told him I crashed into a guardrail on my back at about 90MPH back first and I walked away from it fine and went to the hospital 5 hours later. His wife was even more pissed at him I think.
I'll never go on a ride without anything, not even a short one. I wouldn't risk it.
I feel like I rambled there.
I've always wanted to get a bike over here in the UK but they just asking so much of you to get on one but just take a few lessons then on to your test.... Pass?... and you can get in to a car thats a 5.5L V8 500 BHP Monster the day pass your car test!!... Somethings not right here
Rustpot
M Frame Lover
WOW. Those are serious restrictions! Imagine if you were a 18 year old Motogp rider and had to adhere to those rules?
Rustpot---I ride sport bikes and I would never ever go out without a helmet or full gear top to bottom. I have to say I saw a guy in the ICU once and he was MESSED UP bad, I mean he had broken ribs, a broken leg, something possible ruptured inside an I asked him what happened? He replied to me he got into a bike accident on his Harley making a u-turn and his foot or peg just grazed the ground and he lost it. I asked how fast he was going and it wasn't even 10MPH. Then he asked what happened to me because nothing looked wrong with me at all, I told him I crashed into a guardrail on my back at about 90MPH back first and I walked away from it fine and went to the hospital 5 hours later. His wife was even more pissed at him I think.
I'll never go on a ride without anything, not even a short one. I wouldn't risk it.
I feel like I rambled there.
It's personal choice. I don't ride, but I stand behind a person's choice to be an idiot and ride a sportbike in nothing but a t-shirt and jeans. As is all too common.
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I ride sport bikes and I would never ever go out without a helmet or full gear top to bottom... I'll never go on a ride without anything, not even a short one. I wouldn't risk it.
I feel like I rambled there.
I ride a 900RR. I started in the late 70's on a 440 SuperSport and have ridden ever since. When I wrecked my XS Eleven in the 80's the last thing that I remember was spinning and the loud POP of the back of the helmet against the pavement as I spun to a stop. I picked the bike up, straightened the bars out between 2 poles and rode home. There are many others, but that was profound enough that I still wear a full face and at least a leather upper. I live in a non-helmet state and I could ride in shorts and flip-flops if I wanted.
I'll be a little hot but not as long as I'm moving - and I don't care who can't see my face when I'm riding.
Helmets and leathers aren't for "if", they're for "when".
I feel like I rambled there.
