Dilligaf
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Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 485
Likes: 9
From: Central PA
i hate wearing helmets and refused to on all my dirt toys over the years, but im new to road bikes and im not comfortable enough with my abilities to ride without one on the street yet as much as i want to. honestly even after im feeling confident im not sure that ill decide to loose it. i kind of feel like i owe it to the family to do my best to stay alive to do my part. wifey's a nurse but that doesnt mean i want her feeding me and changing my diapers for the rest of her life.
edit. my grandfather also lost a leg on a harley long before i was born. he bought a new bike soon after but i dont think he kept it long due to issues with the old school fake leg. toughest guy i've ever met and i miss him more every day. it was amazing the things he could accomplish with 1 leg and 6 fingers.
edit. my grandfather also lost a leg on a harley long before i was born. he bought a new bike soon after but i dont think he kept it long due to issues with the old school fake leg. toughest guy i've ever met and i miss him more every day. it was amazing the things he could accomplish with 1 leg and 6 fingers.
Last edited by The Outlaw; Apr 11, 2013 at 12:59 AM.
Road Captain
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 696
Likes: 13
From: Creston, Ohio
I know the guy that came up with the DILLIGAF.
Jim Silver is his name, he made up a bunch of ball caps with that logo on them, I had one, he was a farmer, everyone thought it was a brand of seed corn HAHHAHA
damn thats been 30 years ago LIVE ON "DILLIGAF"
Jim Silver is his name, he made up a bunch of ball caps with that logo on them, I had one, he was a farmer, everyone thought it was a brand of seed corn HAHHAHA
damn thats been 30 years ago LIVE ON "DILLIGAF"
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Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Michigan 15 Minutes East Of Hell
DILLIGAF was around a looooong time before "30 years ago" I remember being a punk kid and seeing it just about the same time I ran across a "YCJCYAQFTJB" in the early 60's !!
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Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 477
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From: Kennedale,Tx
I agree with OP, it should be our choice. In TX. its up to me if I wear a helmet or not. However, the wife makes the choice for me so I wear a helmet.
When your traveling and you cross state lines it helps to know if its a helmet state or not. Last week I'm gassing up in Hackberry, La., This guy pulls into the station and I noticed him and his gal had helmets on. He came up to me and asked if La. is a helmet state, Told him it sure is. This guy was lucky because he just passed the same 2 police officers I had just passed and he didn't get tickets. He did have 2 helmets in his tour pack. He had just came over from TX.
When your traveling and you cross state lines it helps to know if its a helmet state or not. Last week I'm gassing up in Hackberry, La., This guy pulls into the station and I noticed him and his gal had helmets on. He came up to me and asked if La. is a helmet state, Told him it sure is. This guy was lucky because he just passed the same 2 police officers I had just passed and he didn't get tickets. He did have 2 helmets in his tour pack. He had just came over from TX.
i usually stop just inside the state line of non-helmet states and remove my lid. my choice.
i hope NC gets rid of its helemt law this year!
i hope NC gets rid of its helemt law this year!
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Joined: Apr 2009
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From: NEPA
I don't wear one unless I'm in State that mandates it. It really doesn't bother me, as far as heat goes, but my neck hurts for the first day or so. I think it should a choice, not a law. Same goes for seat belts
