RayW
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Co-worker sent me this link the other day. It seems this guy's chaps came undone and got caught in his rear wheel. Not a fun ride.
When chaps go bad.
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Jeebuz. Thats some scary ****. The guy in the pickup was that guys saving grace. Glad buddies okay.
I've still got my assless butt chaps and my gf gave me hers back (like what am I gonna do with a size xs pair of chaps).....
Oh! I know, find another tiny lil thing to wear them!
Same thing could happen with a pair of overpants though.
RayW
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uhh...if I were you I wouldn't mention that on this forum. :blink:
At least it's not Friday.... :lol:
dcarver
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There were many cagers coming to this guys rescue.
Not all cagers are bad. Wonder what local this was?
Not all cagers are bad. Wonder what local this was?
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FrostBack #2 - IBA # 44620
One mustn't ever forget their roots.
Truth be told, I haven't worn them in about 3 or 4 years.
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wfooshee
O, Woe is me!!
Enough were, though. Look how many took lane changing instead of braking as the first thing to try.
Mooseonagoose
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Once while in the Langlitz Leathers shop in PDX, I asked the person responsible for doing the majority of the repair work on customers leathers, what part of riding pants suffer the most abuse in a crash? The reply, w/o a moments hesitation, was "the butt, about 50:1!", ...good enuf reason never to wear chaps in my book!
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Zorlac
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I dunno, getting rear ended on a highway isn't pleasant either.
wfooshee
O, Woe is me!!
But swerving when you know the guy behind you is unsighted is irresponsible, to say the least.
TheBlueStreak
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I don't know how you see that....You must have VERY good eyes.
To me it looks like the rider locked up the rear wheel and then released the rear brake which caused the highside and threw him off the bike.
To me it looks like the rider locked up the rear wheel and then released the rear brake which caused the highside and threw him off the bike.
wfooshee
O, Woe is me!!
The comments contains a thead where the guy explains what happened. The vid was posted by the rider, I think.
Personally I was wondering if he didn't just lock the rear, and lost the chaps in the crash, decided in his mind that that's what caused it. But I would think that I'd be able to tell if my pants leg pulled me off the bike.
All speculation, of course.
Personally I was wondering if he didn't just lock the rear, and lost the chaps in the crash, decided in his mind that that's what caused it. But I would think that I'd be able to tell if my pants leg pulled me off the bike.
All speculation, of course.
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