Author Topic: Wear chaps when riding? Be very carefull............. (Read 2856 times)

Magpie · « **on:** January 27, 2010, 03:22:30 PM »

Or this may happen to you too!

Chaps came apart. They got sucked into my back tire and locked it up. I made my first payment on my new Victory Hammer S about three days after I got out of the hospital. Plano Texas, President... "
Cliff.

d3buttz · « **Reply #1 on:** January 27, 2010, 03:25:21 PM »

i dont get it, did the chaps lock up the tire?

Magpie · « **Reply #2 on:** January 27, 2010, 03:25:32 PM »

Sorry, I thought the comments would come with it, here they are:

"Chaps came apart. They got sucked into my back tire and locked it up. I made my first payment on my new Victory Hammer S about three days after I got out of the hospital. Plano Texas, President... "

I thought the black pickup had him!
Cliff.

sangyo soichiro · « **Reply #3 on:** January 27, 2010, 03:28:58 PM »

Yikes!

I was impressed with how many people stopped to help though.

Alan F. · « **Reply #4 on:** January 27, 2010, 03:38:30 PM »

Good quality gear just doesn't come apart as he said. Tough break though.

Damfino · « **Reply #5 on:** January 27, 2010, 03:46:33 PM »

WOW!! That looked awfully scary!

mrblasty · « **Reply #6 on:** January 27, 2010, 09:30:49 PM »

BRRR $:-\$

mick750F · « **Reply #7 on:** January 28, 2010, 12:17:36 AM »

Okay, I didn't watch it because Zappa is on my itunes station right now and I'm NOT shutting it off

but...from what I'm reading it sounds nasty. That being said there's no substitution for good riding gear over fashion gear.

Chaps, really

...

Mike

azuredesign · « **Reply #8 on:** January 28, 2010, 04:39:50 AM »

Didn't Willie the Pimp wear chaps Mike?

CBJoe · « **Reply #9 on:** January 28, 2010, 05:04:21 AM »

Kudo's to the guy in the truck who blocked traffic from the rider.... Scary stuff

mick750F · « **Reply #10 on:** January 28, 2010, 08:04:56 AM »

Quote from: azuredesign on January 28, 2010, 04:39:50 AM

Didn't Willie the Pimp wear chaps Mike?

Hey Ben...methinks it was khacki pants. See you tonight?

Mike

74cb750 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 28, 2010, 09:32:16 AM »

Damn! Good driving from all the people that missed him.
Nice to see Good Samaritans helping.

That must have been one scary time.

kirkn · « **Reply #12 on:** January 28, 2010, 09:52:44 AM »

Geez, that gives me the heebie jeebies just watching it. All around, though, it looked pretty tame as far as crashes go - skid, lockup, flips him down and he rolled a time or two. But, you assume by the fact that he didn't jump right up that it was a hard one. It's the fact that it's on an INTERSTATE that gives me the willies. That truck that stopped behind him could have easily been hit from behind by someone and then the samaritans and biker BOTH would've been run over! Talk about adding insult to injury.

I'm still confused about the chaps deal though. They 'fell apart'?? Ugh. How does THAT happen? I mean, have you ever in your life had clothes blow right off you?? Man, doesn't THAT suck...

andy750 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 28, 2010, 10:30:01 AM »

Even if the chaps hadnt fallen apart and he crashed for some other reason wearing chaps would not have helped him protect his a$$....he would still get severe road rash in that area.

Chaps are for cowboys and at best wind protection on a motorcycle. Nothing else. Leather/synthetic trousers with armor at the only real protection in a road crash.

noahspop · « **Reply #14 on:** January 28, 2010, 11:01:26 AM »

At firt glance I wasn't sure if the guy was gonna stop in time, then he put on his hazzard lights. Not too bright for some of the other drivers on the opisite side of the freeway running accross the road. They're just putting their lives in danger.
Glad you made it out okay. Sorry about your bike though.

Gordon · « **Reply #15 on:** January 28, 2010, 04:48:29 PM »

That wasn't Magpie. He just posted the video and the comment from the rider.

Duke McDukiedook · « **Reply #16 on:** January 28, 2010, 04:52:18 PM »

Quote from: CBJoe on January 28, 2010, 05:04:21 AM

Kudo's to the guy in the truck who blocked traffic from the rider.... Scary stuff

+1000, must be a motorcyclist.

BobbyR · « **Reply #17 on:** January 28, 2010, 05:17:13 PM »

Holy shirt, I wonder how the guy made out? It does show there are good people out there willing to help.

tramp · « **Reply #18 on:** January 30, 2010, 11:17:12 AM »

wear chaps all the time when it's cold
never had a idea they would do that
i don't see how that happened
they are belted on, legs zipped up
remember john wayne wore chaps

BobbyR · « **Reply #19 on:** January 30, 2010, 12:41:53 PM »

Magpie · « **Reply #20 on:** January 30, 2010, 12:59:23 PM »

Those chaps are VERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRY dangerous!
Cliff.

andy750 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 30, 2010, 01:11:44 PM »

Quote from: tramp on January 30, 2010, 11:17:12 AM

wear chaps all the time when it's cold.....remember john wayne wore chaps

John Wayne was on a horse not a bike. On a bike if you fall off wearing chaps they arent going to save your a$$ getting deep deep road rash....there are some nasty photos around of guys who have fallen off wearing chaps. You wont be sitting down for a very long time...utterly useless for protection aside from the wind as you mention.

BobbyR · « **Reply #22 on:** January 30, 2010, 02:16:22 PM »

Quote from: BobbyR on January 30, 2010, 12:41:53 PM

Andy would you treat her road rash.

Alan F. · « **Reply #23 on:** January 30, 2010, 04:57:37 PM »

Quote from: andy750 on January 30, 2010, 01:11:44 PM

...utterly useless for protection aside from the wind as you mention.

They're not bad for sand and tumbling rocks on the highway, but yes I'll agree they're only mildly protective...until one is involuntarily seperated from their bike, then yes they're useless.
-A

mick750F · « **Reply #24 on:** January 30, 2010, 05:58:38 PM »

Quote from: andy750 on January 30, 2010, 01:11:44 PM

Quote from: tramp on January 30, 2010, 11:17:12 AM
wear chaps all the time when it's cold.....remember john wayne wore chaps

John Wayne was on a horse not a bike. On a bike if you fall off wearing chaps they arent going to save your a$$ getting deep deep road rash....there are some nasty photos around of guys who have fallen off wearing chaps. You wont be sitting down for a very long time...utterly useless for protection aside from the wind as you mention.

C'mon Andy...Time to fess up. We know that you wear chaps in the bedroom. I guess they don't offer much protection there either.

Mike

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