We have a new venue for you guys. It's rant-days. Every Wednesday here at The Streetfighter Blog we will be posting up one or two articles ranting about various motorcycle related topics. We then open-up the floor to you guys and invite you to chime-in with your opinion on the matter.
Todays rant is about squids (not the sea-creature kind). Now, I'm no gear-nazi, but damn some of the stupid crud I see down here in Florida just blows my mind. What would convince a person that riding down the road in a tee-shirt, shorts, flip-flops, and no helmet is a good idea? WTF is up with that? I guess these dopes don't like their skin or being able to recite the alphabet...
Just because it's hot out and you're "just going around the block" is no reason not to wear some gear. At least put some friggin pants, shoes and a helmet on for cryin-out-loud!
So tell me: do any of you guys ever go out riding in little or no gear? Let me know in the comments. And tell me about some of the stupid squid stuff you've seen in your area.
I used to squid....back when
I used to squid....back when I first started riding, it was on the cruiser so I'm guilty of wearing jeans and a tank top (but with gloves and a helmet) on occasion in the summer. Now I ride with smarter people who have led me to the discovery of a summer jacket that's almost better than not wearing one at all, due to the amount of airflow it gets (Teknic Supervent). And here in the ATL....well, since GA has a helmet law, they have to have *something* on their head-but there is no shortage of the novelty chrome domes. Watched a guy loop a wheelie from a stoplight wearing a tank top and shorts one day, about 3 cars in front of me....he nor the bike was hurt too bad, but I doubt he learned from it. And it amazes me that it seems to be cool to have a novelty helmet strapped to the passenger seat so that you can pick up a...what do they call it? Curb monkey? You know, the scantily clad girls that want to go for a ride on the most blinged-out bike they can find, and the helmet is so the cops don't pull you over (til you dump her off the back on the highway doing that 120mph wheelie).
/end rant
(ok, technically it's still Wednesday since I haven't gone to sleep yet...) ;)
squiddy
LOL curb monkeys. I haven't heard that one in a while. :D Some people just don't get it. They'd rather look cool than be safe on the streets.
So keep 'em comming you guys. I want to hear more about if you used to squid, or if you still do.