Amazing. You worrying about fallen off? What will they think off next. No thanks i will pass.
Yeah, Sonny, like you, as we all know, I ride a lot, nearly every day (14K/year) in these twisty western NC mountains. And pretty spirited, as I get 4-4.5K per rear tire, if that's any indication (we've both been on those tire mileage threads recently). Chicken strips are pretty darn thin and feelers on the foot pegs are nearly gone.
It all depends where you want to draw the line and to each his own. I don't judge anyone else's safety decisions. No helmet? Remember that whole argument? No armor in your jacket, or no jacket at all cause it's hot (just a t-shirt and jeans), no boots (just flip flops for when you have to put your foot down). It's all up to you, man.
I wear a puke high-vis green helmet and armored jacket and I have extra marker lights for visibility, so cars
can see me. It's very uncool and I probably shouldn't even be seen riding, but I do make it harder not to.
I keep missing the chance to ride with you at the southeast gatherings. I've wanted to- we just always end up in different riding groups. A very **** good rider at our last R3 soiree in WV who was riding directly behind me hit some gravel, went off road, and broke his clavicle. He was very lucky. It could just have easily been me or anyone else on that ride.
MC Airbags are being used routinely in racing and a lot of racers will tell you that riding on the street is more dangerous than in controlled track conditions, surrounded by other professional riders. We have people with their heads in their laps, or up their a$$ driving machines many times the size of our bikes. And, they have airbags.
The problem is, really, Sonny.... that with me, I'm not worried
enough about falling off.