A very fast bike blew my doors off on the way home. I'm pretty sure it was a Suzuki.

I'm definitely sure the dude was doing ~90+ in board shorts and penny loafers. Considering I was doing 75.

To each his own, I suppose. But, really dude? You aren't going to want to live through dumping that bike if it happens.

More protection than flip flops.

My first time driving down I4 into Orlando, we got passed by a guy on a similar bike, dressed similarly. But what made it noteworthy was this fella stood up, pulled his board shorts down to his knees, and ripped it up the interstate with his nuts trailing behind him in the breeze.

I don't recall him wearing penny loafers. Might've just been some flip-flops.

Whenever I see such things...all I can think about is "how well will those ankle bones sticking out hold up skidding on the pavement?" (not to mention knees, thighs and such)...dress for the crash, not the ride (my mantra for over 40 years of riding).

Yeah they’re idiots. Recently on 635 in Dallas (which I hate to drive on) I was passed by one of those fools doing a wheelie at a speed of probably at least 85-90.

Organ donors, if the organs survive the crash.

Where would you even ride a Hayabusa in Masscheusetts? I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the guy's never had that bike in top gear.

Do any of you remember the picture of the guy riding the cycle in a bathing suit and prone on the seat? This has been going on for years. I believe the instance I am referring to was on the salt flats or a beach and I think it was a Vincent or maybe an Indian. Many years ago but nothing new.

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Originally posted by bettysnephew:
Do any of you remember the picture of the guy riding the cycle in a bathing suit and prone on the seat? This has been going on for years. I believe the instance I am referring to was on the salt flats or a beach and I think it was a Vincent or maybe an Indian. Many years ago but nothing new.

Rollie Free...150+ MPH...Vincent HRD Black Shadow or Black Lightning...low drag...original "speedo"

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Originally posted by Il Cattivo:
Where would you even ride a Hayabusa in Masscheusetts? I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the guy's never had that bike in top gear.

I doubt it's been at top speed as well.

Around here, I see all kinds of exotic vehicles. This was a pretty empty piece of I95, my commute is opposite traffic.

This was near Lexington, which is pretty ritzy these days.

The generic term for those types of riders used to be squids. Nowadays I don't know other than "dumbasses". They're usually wearing a $600+ graphics style fullface helmet, shorts, wife-beater, sandals and no gloves. When it was popular they all had "No Fear" stickers on the fairings. The $600 helmet is good for making sure one is cognizant for the skin grafts and surgeries that follow. This is the spokeswoman for their group:


On a bike as powerful as an Eyeabuser if you're not geared up you're either a damn fool or a masochist. At 90 mph that bike is mostly likely still in 3rd with 3 more to go. I've owned a Honda 1100XX (Blackbird), a Kawasaki ZX-11 and a Kawasaki ZZR1200 that are similar in power. They're well engineered bikes but will hurt you in a heartbeat if you do something stupid along with the fact that those bikes hit triple digits so fast the act of stupidity will be squared. I like nothing better than to ride fast but I kinda like having a layer or two between my body parts and the pavement.

Shoot, my FJ will break into 3 digits in 3rd and have some room left until redline.

Scares me to even think about what a 'busa will do.

We were running some errands and my son, sitting behind me, said, “Well, there’s a whole lot of stupid...”

I look to our left and see the dude in shorts, t shirt and flops, wearing one of the $$$$ AGV carbon helmets...but it got better...

On the back, not holding on, sitting straight up and wearing shorts, tank top, sandals, a backpack and no helmet was his female friend...TEXTING...

Had he made any kind of maneuver, she would have been tossed like a rag doll.

My daughter shook her head and said, “Well, she’s gonna be street pizza...”

I almost pulled over I was laughing so hard.

I’ve ridden my Yamaha R1 in board shorts and flip flops. Feels good man

I have mixed feelings.

I've seen 198 on a 2 lane highway with just a helmet on.

I've also seen an acquaintance in a coffin for doing 130 and loosing control. He was fully geared.

It's all about hedging bets in your favor, but if you come off a low side into a guard rail, it doesn't matter what your wearing. Never mind a high side at 55 on a highway. All the protective gear we wear really only helps for sliding to protect skin and only up to a certain speed.

Road paving is much more coarse then circuits you see the pros riding and sliding for 100's of feet to a safe stop where they get up and walk away. The chances of that happening on the street are less then you hitting the mega ball.

As for topping out a busa or any liter sport bike, it takes maybe 20-30 seconds from a dead stop to hit the limiter. You don't even shift out of first till you see 100-110mph.

I can't bring myself to be so critical of guys on bikes. Not knowing how much I pushed my luck when I was younger. I just hope they all get home safe.

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Originally posted by stickman428:
I’ve ridden my Yamaha R1 in board shorts and flip flops. Feels good man

I've ridden my Repsol Honda 1krr w/ shorts and crocs. The older I get, the less I care what other people think.

I have ridden motorcycles on the street for over 30 years. I personally choose to always ride in full gear. I don’t ride at all here in Texas from about June until September due to the heat of riding in full gear. I rode crotch rockets most of the time except the last five years. My last bike was a Suzuki Hayabusa and I did top it out at 196 mph twice which was crazy but I had the road for it.

Now I ride a Honda Goldwing and still wear full gear. I have seen people die in full gear at low speeds and high speeds so it just really depends on the situation. No matter what, I shake my head at those who don’t wear full gear or drive crazy through traffic. It is their prerogative, but still crazy. At least when I topped my Hayabusa out, it was on a very long straight away with zero traffic.

There was a twin turbo Hyabusa running around Denver 15 years ago. It was being sold at my bike shop because the semi-pro rider who had it built realized it was a disaster waiting to happen.

I saw it later being ridden by a flip flop guy. It had a unique custom paint job. Given the cited performance of that bike, I wonder if he is still alive. Or has his original skin. I went off a bike at a leisurely 40 mph when a truck pulled into my lane from the opposite direction. Thank got for leather. My gloves and jacket arms ground straight through to the armor.

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Originally posted by dsiets:

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Originally posted by stickman428:
I’ve ridden my Yamaha R1 in board shorts and flip flops. Feels good man

I've ridden my Repsol Honda 1krr w/ crocks. The older I get, the less I care what other people think.

I totally get it, guys.

Right there in my OP is "To each his own."

I'll share with you a short story:

My wife is more to the left than I, and I said to her, listen, you're not going to change me. I own guns, I'll teach our kids about guns.

She said, "but, guns are dangerous." I said "I'll either collect guns or motorcycles."

This is true. There are more reasons than this that she's come around to firearm ownership, but we all know anecdotes win arguments.

I don't at all mean to say that "no one should do that," or "that behavior should be banned." But dango, guys, that stripe of red mist is a person, until he wipes at high speed with no gear.

Look at it this way:

Do you want your buddies to tell you the girl you're trying to fuck is trouble? Which other risky behavior should they comment on?

I'd wager that even if you choose to ignore their sentiment, you'd like them to say it.

I like speed and danger as much as the next guy, but I'm not actually out to get myself killed or maimed, and if you disagree that a motorcycle at high speed is unsafe, support your argument with credible facts.

I don't dispute that you enjoy it, or that it feels good. Can we be adults and call something that is not a good idea as such?

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Originally posted by arcwelder76:
Look at it this way:

Do you want your buddies to tell you the girl you're trying to fuck is trouble? Which other risky behavior should they comment on?

Don't ever listen to That Guy. Whatever guise He may wear at the time.