Wear Your Boots - No Exceptions
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From: Arizona
Not enough drama?
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Ok this is really not related to the OP's post but it is kinda related as far as foot wear goes.
I was one of those guys who use to hop on the bike in shorts and flip flops if I was just needed to run to the corner store, ect. I never actually went for a "ride" dressed this way but when ever I needed to run to the corner store, I would hop on the bike in whatever I happened to be wearing.
Well one day, I needed cigarettes so I decided to hop on the bike and go get some. I am dressed in a t-shirt, shorts and flip flops.
I hop on the bike and I start to back it out of the garage. My garage and drive way have a slight slope to them and once I give the bike a little push off, it will roll on it's own and I just steer it, no need to push as gravity is doing it for me.
Well, my flip flop caught the tongue of the pull behind motorcycle trailer I had at the time. It was parked kinda sideways in the garage and the tongue was sticking out where my foot could hit it.
The rear of the flip flop went under the trailer tongue and I got yanked sideways with the bike falling with me. I am pinned between the trailer and bike and crawled my way out. As I am walking around the tangled up bike and trailer, I am starting to realize I have a throbbing pain in my foot. Then I notice there is a trail of blood around the bike and trailer where I have been walking.
Turns out I ripped the toe nails off by big toe and the toe next to it. I found the big tow nail stuck to the right side floor board.
To this day, I will not wear anything but boots when riding. And if I need to get the bike out of the garage, I put shoes on..........lol
Here are pictures of the aftermath......................
I was one of those guys who use to hop on the bike in shorts and flip flops if I was just needed to run to the corner store, ect. I never actually went for a "ride" dressed this way but when ever I needed to run to the corner store, I would hop on the bike in whatever I happened to be wearing.
Well one day, I needed cigarettes so I decided to hop on the bike and go get some. I am dressed in a t-shirt, shorts and flip flops.
I hop on the bike and I start to back it out of the garage. My garage and drive way have a slight slope to them and once I give the bike a little push off, it will roll on it's own and I just steer it, no need to push as gravity is doing it for me.
Well, my flip flop caught the tongue of the pull behind motorcycle trailer I had at the time. It was parked kinda sideways in the garage and the tongue was sticking out where my foot could hit it.
The rear of the flip flop went under the trailer tongue and I got yanked sideways with the bike falling with me. I am pinned between the trailer and bike and crawled my way out. As I am walking around the tangled up bike and trailer, I am starting to realize I have a throbbing pain in my foot. Then I notice there is a trail of blood around the bike and trailer where I have been walking.
Turns out I ripped the toe nails off by big toe and the toe next to it. I found the big tow nail stuck to the right side floor board.
To this day, I will not wear anything but boots when riding. And if I need to get the bike out of the garage, I put shoes on..........lol
Here are pictures of the aftermath......................
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Joined: Jul 2011
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From: Wis
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Joined: Mar 2012
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From: Spring, Texas
Lighten up dude, that post was meant for people to get a good laugh at my expense.
I don't think anyone cares about your views on Smoking, ATGATT, or if we should be riding to the corner store on our bikes?
Really? Shouldn't be using the motorcycle for errands? Do explain this logic will you please!
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