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Next it will be airbags and seat belts.Do we all ride motercycles to stay safe or raise the hair on the backs of our necks. Ride free or die. You die just as hard in good crash with a car/tree/moose with or without. Keep your eyes open and mouth shut! or gear up and ride the track.
Yamaha lover
reporters are moronic idiots that never get facts straight
"New Hampshire is one of three states that do not require a motorcyclist to wear a helmet."
when infact, 31 states DO NOT require helmets for all rider
there are only 2 states that do not have ANY helmet requirement, NH is not one of them, persons under 18 are required to wear a helmet
RandyO
IBA#9560
A man with a gun is a citizen
A man without a gun is a subject LETS GO BRANDON
Has anyone ever realized maybe these laws are for our own good ?
Helmet laws ? Why don't you question those who crashed without a helmet and see how they feel ? Those who have crashed and crashed hard and get hurt wish they had more gear on .
Health insurance laws? You're really contesting that? Those who DON'T have health insurance will still be admitted to a hospital, racking up say overr $10k in medical bills. But since they dont have health insurance, they cant foot the bill. So who pays for that hospital expenses? WE DO !. Health care cost go up, insurance policies go up, our paychecks go down.
And the right to bare arms? Are you really contesting the licensing ? I don't know if youre questioning the "physical carrying of a license" or the " need a license TO carry". But there are a lot of unstable people out there. Hell, after reading your post I can thoroughly see why they have licensing for guns.
no bikes currently
I refuse to argue 'facts' on such issues... facts mean nothing to hysterics anyway.
IMO all the Gear Nazis should save the self rigteous bombast for their fascist meetings (fat chance),
and studiously avoid any and all potential life and safety risks.
In fact they might crawl back into the womb where the greatest safety ever provided could once more be enjoyed.
But then the rest of us poor ignorant souls might be deprived of their enlightened awareness and the ensuing laws, regulations, fines, insurance premiums etc.
WHAT a pity!
Clean your own house and STFU I say.
Last edited by Hammerspur; 01-30-10 at 10:36 AM.
"A skittish motorcycle with a touch of blood in it is better than all the riding animals on Earth."
T.E. Lawrence
wasn't me, but about 6 years ago at the intersection of route 100 and route 4 in Killington,VT, I was heading south on Route 100, at the Y, I made a left came to stop sign, then when traffic was clear I made my left turn onto Rt 4
in a few hundred feet, I went thru 1,2 & 3rd gear when I saw a moose walk out in front of a tour bus, the size of the vehicle must have caught the mooses attention, cause the moose turned and started running straight toward my path
I had plenty of time, but to be safe, I dropped a gear, My SV barely passed inspection with its burnt out V&H exaust, only cause twins(here in NH) are tested @ 2800rpm, cause @ 6000 rpm, my SV barked out at about 140db
with the downshift as soon as my SV was resonating @ 140db, the moose suddenly turned again and ran straight into a car
I'm not claiming the loud pipes saved me cause it wasn't anything close to a close call, but the moose DID react in a positive way to my loud pipes
RandyO
IBA#9560
A man with a gun is a citizen
A man without a gun is a subject LETS GO BRANDON
You have to remember:
A lot of people on this forum are law abiding, intelligent citizens......
That right there holds the minority of the population.
The vast majority of the population are for the lack of better word , dumb
A person is smart. People are dumb. .
Do you really believe that someone else, especially volunteer lawmakers (NH legislatures are paid the huge stipend of $100/year) know what is best for YOU, I feel really sorry for you if you do
been there done that, still I chose to ride without occasionally, and although a low percentage of my 30k+/yr on a bike, I ride without a helmet more than most people ride
Just cause YOU can't afford health care without insurance, doesn't mean that other people cant, those who stiff the health care system are the same people who are mooching the tax payer to begin with
fwiw, I've been to the hospital without insurance, guess what, I paid my bill, like most people do
first of all, its bear, unless your talking about nude body appendages
If a "license" is required, it is no longer a right, it becomes a privilege
what is an unstable person, someone that doesn't agree with you ?
maybe you should go back to school, and study history a little better
RandyO
IBA#9560
A man with a gun is a citizen
A man without a gun is a subject LETS GO BRANDON
That is scary ...
I agree with him MOST of the time.
He is still an ornery, pennypinchin' yankee.
Oh, BTW, if you have uninsured/underinsured motorists coverage, your insurance will cover your losses and med bills.
I maxed out that section on my insurance cause in this state, 3 out 5 either have no insurance or minimum requirements.
Last edited by Currently; 01-30-10 at 11:45 AM.
If loud pipes save lives, imagine what learning to ride would do.
If riding a motorcycle on public streets is a privilege (which everyone seems to agree is the case), then how is making requirements when riding said motorcycle on public streets some huge conspiracy theory?
Not really trying to argue, just curious on peoples responses...and Im sure you'll have plenty!
PS I hate much of how Taxachusetts operates and over regulates, but at least they let us have our Devils Lettuce without much hassle. Hippies are good for some things...wait...what? LOL
Supa Motarded! If you see me backin it in, keep watching...Im about to crash
Zip Tie Alley #237
I don't think anybody said anything about conspiracy, and I have no problem with government regulating public safety
helmets have nothing to with public safety, they are a personal safety choice
NH does by the way, require eye protection, something that is a public safety concern, there are some states that require a helmet, yet they let you ride with your eyes in the breeze
RandyO
IBA#9560
A man with a gun is a citizen
A man without a gun is a subject LETS GO BRANDON
so much for "live free or Die"
fuck government they do nothing but piss me off.
i think both laws are retarded end of story. I'll always where my helmet because i choose too but it should be personal choice. The exhaust thing well there to many bitchy little people who dont like loud noises bothering there precious little worlds . . fuck em, their laws bother me just as much so we should both deal with it and leave it be
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RandyO
IBA#9560
A man with a gun is a citizen
A man without a gun is a subject LETS GO BRANDON
I dunno how yall ride withOUT a helmet, full-face, wind-tight. To each their own. Meanwhile, if the state says ya don't have to, and you got the nuts to ride without a hat, go ahead. But post Earthquake, it's going to be tough for mandatory hatters to invoke the health insurance/public cost of your brain injury if ya wad the bike and crack yer coconut.
We're gonna import over 200,000 Haitians into this country in the next two weeks for medical care that's going to look like, in almost every case, a guy, without a helmet, that high-sided at 115 and got run over by trailing vehicles. Haitian earthquake victims, at least, get the publicly financed, single payer system.
Kinda makes the objections of the mandatory hatters rather....insignificant, no?
i always wear my helmet too. ive seen to many people crash who wouldnt be here today if they hadnt worn one
95 Yamaha Seca II- Sold
02 Ducati ST2
Relax, assholes. Both the revised helmet law as well as the 'exhaust decibal labels' were shot down last night...
Did you grit your teeth and try to look like Clint Fuckin' Eastwood?
Or did you lisp it all hangfisted like a fuckin' flower?
Should send the lawmakers on a field trip to Locconia and see what happens.![]()
Last edited by Kham; 02-05-10 at 08:49 PM.
"fuckit!"