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From: Texas
I rode without the helmet prior to the helmet law in 87' i ride in cargo shorts when in town, and sneakers....so whats your point? because You believe them to give you more protection in noway effects the fact that they are UGLY,,, if you are that concerned, and it appears you are....get your *** in a car....they are ugly, glad you like yours
I live in the Free State of Texas and I wear a helmet...sometimes. I usually wear jeans and not shorts because I really hate burning my leg...and T-shirts in the summer because it is Africa hot down here. I prefer my old steel-toed Navy surplus flight deck boots over sneakers for long rides but it ain't that big of a deal for the short ride to work, and I only wear leather when it is cold...
I use a crash bar because I know for a fact from experience that it will give you just a little more time to get your leg out from under a 700+ pound bike if and when you lay it down, not to mention saving you a few hundred more bucks in damage to your ride...so, if a $200 crash bar will save me a $1100 tank with a custom paint job, a busted motor mount or damaged engine, and mean the difference between a broken leg or trashed knee and walking away, then I think I can live with a few folks worried about how it looks to them.
Peace, out
Road Master
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Albuquerque, New Mexico
.so, if a $200 crash bar will save me a $1100 tank with a custom paint job,
a busted motor mount or damaged engine, and mean the difference between
a broken leg or trashed knee and walking away, then I think I can live with a
few folks worried about how it looks to them.
a busted motor mount or damaged engine, and mean the difference between
a broken leg or trashed knee and walking away, then I think I can live with a
few folks worried about how it looks to them.
Road Warrior
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From: ORYGON
My point is that it ain't always about looks...what works for you might not for the next guy...I don't think that crash bars make a bike ugly, but I think 12+ inch ape hangers are just plain fugly on any bike and are more useless than **** on a boar hog...and are dangerous to boot. At least a crash bar serves a practical purpose and does not compromise the safe handling of the bike for any rider. But that is just my opinion...and we all got them, don't we?
I live in the Free State of Texas and I wear a helmet...sometimes. I usually wear jeans and not shorts because I really hate burning my leg...and T-shirts in the summer because it is Africa hot down here. I prefer my old steel-toed Navy surplus flight deck boots over sneakers for long rides but it ain't that big of a deal for the short ride to work, and I only wear leather when it is cold...
I use a crash bar because I know for a fact from experience that it will give you just a little more time to get your leg out from under a 700+ pound bike if and when you lay it down, not to mention saving you a few hundred more bucks in damage to your ride...so, if a $200 crash bar will save me a $1100 tank with a custom paint job, a busted motor mount or damaged engine, and mean the difference between a broken leg or trashed knee and walking away, then I think I can live with a few folks worried about how it looks to them.
Peace, out
I live in the Free State of Texas and I wear a helmet...sometimes. I usually wear jeans and not shorts because I really hate burning my leg...and T-shirts in the summer because it is Africa hot down here. I prefer my old steel-toed Navy surplus flight deck boots over sneakers for long rides but it ain't that big of a deal for the short ride to work, and I only wear leather when it is cold...
I use a crash bar because I know for a fact from experience that it will give you just a little more time to get your leg out from under a 700+ pound bike if and when you lay it down, not to mention saving you a few hundred more bucks in damage to your ride...so, if a $200 crash bar will save me a $1100 tank with a custom paint job, a busted motor mount or damaged engine, and mean the difference between a broken leg or trashed knee and walking away, then I think I can live with a few folks worried about how it looks to them.
Peace, out
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