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From: ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: more on protection
Message-ID: <124@wjvax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 13-Jul-84 17:30:20 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 13 17:30:20 1984
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Organization: Watkins Johnson, San Jose, Calif.
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Wjvax just got back on the net, (read net.announce), so if this
is an old article, apologies.

I agree with your points on how to dress given certain circumstances,
and the part about what the rider views as an accepted risk.  I'm a
free will man, myself, and think riders should have the RIGHT to wear
bathing suits and bare feet if they want to.  (shudder!)  However,
after 15 years of riding experiance, totalling 3 of the 12 bikes I've
owned, and coming away relitivly unscathed, I am convinced.  There has
to be a DAMN good reason for me not to wear the following whenever I
get on the bike:  Jeans, Leather boots, A good jacket, full coverage
helmet with visor DOWN, and leather gloves.  (I'm a musician, and not
willing to take the chance of screwing up my hands.)  If increased
risk is forseeable, a belt around the jacket to prevent it bunching
up during a slide.  If this means I'm not enjoying the subtleties of
riding, I'll live without it.

This brings to mind the time my cousin came home with a huge puffy yellow
bruise over one side of his face.  A butterfly.  'Course, he was doing
over 100 at the time...
-- 

	"Trivia is important."		Ron Christian
					Watkins-Johnson Co.
					San Jose, Calif.
					(...ios!wjvax!ron)