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June 15th, 2009, 02:19 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.
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lol... with you, who can tell where you're posting from.
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June 15th, 2009, 07:24 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Greg
Location: Rhode Island
Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2013 ZX6R 636 Posts: A lot.
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I know alot of guys with riding experience going back to the 60s. All with various (on track) experience including mx, enduro, trials, road racing, and drap racing. They always wear helmets, boots (not usually motorcycle boots), jeans, and those Belstaff jackets when on the road. The real Belstaff jacket made out of waxed cotton, or the nylon one. Now these jackets don't offer the abrasion protection of leather or the stronger textiles, but these guys are no squids either. They ride everything from old Triumphs, Velocettes, to interceptors, Ducs, Guzzis, BMW, and cruisers, and some brands that have gone out of business before some here were born. Some have had a fall, some haven't. They don't wheelie, or lane split (illegal here). They don't put anyone else at risk. Why should any of us pass judgement on their gear? They weigh their risk. I know a guy who sided a house, fell off the ladder and was in the hospital for months. someone else who slipped in his kitchen, banged his head, and died. Obviously he didn't expect to fall and die. Life is full of risks that we weigh everyday. The only way to be fully safe is to stay in bed, and even that isn't foolproof. OK I am rambling. I often wear a leather jacket, but a ride in a tshirt on the backroads is fun too. I never go without the helmet, because as you are tumbling on the ground its hard to control where your head lands (and I've broken 3 of them), but no leather or padding (or helmet) will save you everytime. A squid puts others at risk, someone without ATGATT puts oneself at a higher level of risk, no one else.
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June 15th, 2009, 08:33 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Dave
Location: Michigan
Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 650RTE & 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250R (SOLD) Posts: A lot.
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sorry but what does ATGATT mean? im serious, i just dont know much of motorcycle thread slang/lingo yet! thanks~
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June 15th, 2009, 08:35 PM
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ninjette.org dude
Name: 1 guess :-)
Location: SF Bay Area
Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much.
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June 15th, 2009, 08:46 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Dave
Location: Michigan
Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 650RTE & 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250R (SOLD) Posts: A lot.
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Oh ok, thanks! That would be me then! only ride like 8miles to work, 16miles roundtrip! jacket,riding pants,helm phantom gloves,icon boots. Only takes 3-5 more Mins to Gear up..... if in a fall/crash, those 3-5mins JUST might give you 30-50 more Years on this Earth! 
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