tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post802345564385564103..comments2023-03-25T21:37:45.037-07:00Comments on Moto Tux: Proper protectionBadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-53464515595833497952008-07-01T16:19:00.000-07:002008-07-01T16:19:00.000-07:00LMAO!d.LMAO!<BR/><BR/>d.deuddersunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01757971753925741976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-52898283113674934072008-06-30T21:48:00.000-07:002008-06-30T21:48:00.000-07:00Heh. I knew that one was gonna get a rise outta ya...Heh. I knew that one was gonna get a rise outta ya :-). But there certainly ain't no shortage of posers herebouts...<BR/><BR/>- Badtux the ain't-no-poser PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-63953584314017913062008-06-29T19:46:00.000-07:002008-06-29T19:46:00.000-07:00Afraid to die? No. But I ain't interested in dyin'...Afraid to die? No. But I ain't interested in dyin' <I>stupidly</I>. Sorta like jumpin' out of an aeroplane. I might do it once or twice on a lark -- wearin' all the proper safety gear and parachutes and shit, of course. But jumpin' out of an aeroplane <I>without</I> a parachute -- well, that'd just be dyin' stupidly. <BR/><BR/>- Badtux the Smart PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-76816996760463611642008-06-29T18:20:00.000-07:002008-06-29T18:20:00.000-07:00You sound like a man that is afraid to die.You sound like a man that is afraid to die.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-29987461862533415252008-06-29T18:19:00.000-07:002008-06-29T18:19:00.000-07:00Now, one thing I gotta say about riding a motorcyc...<B>Now, one thing I gotta say about riding a motorcycle. It's dangerous.</B><BR/><BR/>No shit, because in general mankind has no respect for other life than his own.<BR/><BR/>Well, maybe not even that. When younger I rode through lots of nasty weather but now I like to just ride when it is nice.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-20412927820572651442008-06-29T17:33:00.000-07:002008-06-29T17:33:00.000-07:00Me'n Mrs. G just got back from a ride. We rode ove...Me'n Mrs. G just got back from a ride. We rode over to Squaw Valley to listen to some Celtic music and have a bite to eat. I put my new jacket on and took it right off before we left the house and rode 25 miles in a t-shirt and jeans.<BR/><BR/>Mrs. G wore her new Kilimanjaro and said it was OK once we hit the highway and could roll a little, but she was roasting the rest of the time.<BR/><BR/>I think we're gonna look at some of the mesh gear. Thanks for the tip.<BR/><BR/>And by the way, my t-shirt is plenty long so the motoring public is protected from my ass crack. Harrumph.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772126106416366135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-46690629230477403212008-06-29T17:03:00.000-07:002008-06-29T17:03:00.000-07:00Heh, I was funnin' D-man with the metrosexual crac...Heh, I was funnin' D-man with the metrosexual crack, Gordo. But he dresses just like all these metrosexual dentists and lawyers and shit 'round here in the Bay Area, who are out there on sunny weekend days riding their $30K Harleys around from bar to bar with their assless chaps and their colors that might as well proclaim "Born to be Mild" doh! <BR/><BR/>As for 50 years without an accident, I wish that was me, but it isn't, and won't be. Luckily all my accidents over the past few years have been slow-speed accidents of the "Doh!" kind, mostly off-road (overloaded KLR's don't come down off scree-covered slopes too well, doh! I shoulda turned around rather than going up that slope!). I'd still be picking gravel out of my hide if it wasn't for my gear though. But as often as I gotta evade cell-phone-gibbering morons driving BMW's while holding the cell phone in hone hand while waving the other one in mid-air to an imaginary audience to punctuate the conversation... wait, hold on, I can't call them morons. Morons got better manners than weavin' all over the freeway like that. Anyhow... if the Maker calls me home, it ain't gonna be on account of me not wearin' my gear.<BR/><BR/>Oh, I looked at that Tourmaster Transition. I kinda soured on Tourmaster gear though, it hasn't lasted for me. The LD guys used to love the Kilimanjaros, but now that First Gear has "improved" them with a cheaper/worse liner and less waterproofing, most of the long distance types are going with the Olympia gear, those who aren't doing the 'stich anyhow. You got guys riding 40k-50k miles a year, they learn quick what gear works and what gear don't, and I ain't dumb enough to ignore what they find out the hard way.<BR/><BR/>- Badtux the Motorin' PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-91181438258349784072008-06-29T14:58:00.000-07:002008-06-29T14:58:00.000-07:00Right on, Gordon!d.Right on, Gordon!<BR/><BR/>d.deuddersunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01757971753925741976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-46136029532044738792008-06-29T13:33:00.000-07:002008-06-29T13:33:00.000-07:00...maybe when I was a young penguin I cared about ...<I>...maybe when I was a young penguin I cared about that kinda thing</I><BR/><BR/>I doubt if d's "style" is anything remotely like 'metrosexual', my young Penguin friend. Heh.<BR/><BR/>Also, d is considerably older than you are and just about as considerably younger than I am.<BR/><BR/>Ya can't tell us old farts shit. We'll keep makin' our own mistakes, thank you very much, the same way we always have.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772126106416366135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-25537955819277418542008-06-29T12:40:00.000-07:002008-06-29T12:40:00.000-07:00I think if you eat a buncha herrings'n cream, the ...I think if you eat a buncha herrings'n cream, the fumes will clear the road all directions as the drivers pull over until their eyes quit waterin'...<BR/><BR/>I just bought a Tourmaster Transition 2 jacket. Haven't even worn it yet. The weather's been so nice and warm that I'm one of the idiots in a t-shirt and jeans. I hope I'm not getting complacent after only fifty years without an accident.<BR/><BR/>I took all the shoulder, elbow, and back pads out of the thing. It's a bitchin' jacket, as is the First Gear Kilimanjaro that Mrs. G just got.<BR/><BR/>I used to wear an old English Barbour-style riding jacket, but it fell apart 30 years ago. Been using a H-D brown leather comp-style jacket with a mandarin collar since then, but it musta shrank as the zipper halves will no longer meet up. Perhaps the chile rellenos and enchiladas had a hand in that.<BR/><BR/>ATGATT (All The Gear All The Time) is good advice. Whether we take it or not is up to each one of us. If I was in the Bay Area or L.A. I would.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772126106416366135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-91372451161266080602008-06-29T10:27:00.000-07:002008-06-29T10:27:00.000-07:00Oh, you can buy the Airglide in black or silver as...Oh, you can buy the Airglide in black or silver as well as safety yellow too. My winter jacket (a First Gear Kilimanjaro) is black and gray, and I wear a construction zone safety vest over it so I end up with that banana look anyhow. <BR/><BR/>-- Badtux the Visible PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-50649079276552360102008-06-29T10:21:00.000-07:002008-06-29T10:21:00.000-07:00Ain't nothin' wrong with a good leather jacket mad...Ain't nothin' wrong with a good leather jacket made of motorcycle-grade leather, though you might want to put some light armor in it to protect your elbows, shoulders, and back. But them thare assless chaps... you really <I>will</I> be assless if you have a getoff with *those* things!<BR/><BR/>As for the notion of style being more important than safety, well, maybe when I was a young penguin I cared about that kinda thing. Nowdays, I just don't give a shit. I just ain't metrosexual enough to care about stylin'. <BR/><BR/>- Badtux the Ornery PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-14216001226927555722008-06-29T10:04:00.000-07:002008-06-29T10:04:00.000-07:00Safety or not, there is no way I am riding my Hog ...Safety or not, there is no way I am riding my Hog looking like a banana. I'll stick to my Brando leather jacket and a cutoff denim jacket with leather chaps and boots.<BR/><BR/>Gotta have style my Penguin! And that shit just screams "yuppie"!<BR/><BR/>d.deuddersunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01757971753925741976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-29985799731335955762008-06-29T09:28:00.000-07:002008-06-29T09:28:00.000-07:00Aerostich makes good stuff, but hot as hell. Good ...Aerostich makes good stuff, but hot as hell. Good for fall, winter, spring. Not so good for summer riding, that's heat stroke time in a 'Stich unless you live in Alaska. But it does generally do a good job of keeping you warm and dry when the weather ain't (warm nor dry, that is), as well as offering pretty good protection. And the Aerostich guys stand behind their product, the First Gear guys lost my business forever when they wouldn't respond to my complaint of a leaky HT overpant...<BR/><BR/>- Badtux the Gear PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-69528360765314898762008-06-29T06:54:00.000-07:002008-06-29T06:54:00.000-07:00I live pretty close to the Aerostitch place, so I ...I live pretty close to the Aerostitch place, so I think I'm going to try them. Any comments on their stuff?coldH2Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072219386139324511noreply@blogger.com