RE: st-digest V2001 #78

[Neil Tracey <Neil.Tracey@xxxxxxxxx>]

Aimed at those of us still considering a flip up helmet eh ? :-)

- -- 
Neil "Diamond Dawg" Tracey
ex Sprint Sport. 99 Red ST
Bath. UK.




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mdreckinger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Mdreckinger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 07 February 2001 14:02
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: st-digest V2001 #78
> 
> 
> 
> From the Laverda list......
> 
> "Adrenalin - What Colour Is It Anyway?"
> 
>  Some of us wear BMW style two piece "open chin" helmets  -  
> you know the
> type  -  where the lower chin piece can be opened by pressing 
> two thumb
> locks.  Some people have also fitted their bikes with 
> electronic cruise
> control or a version which operates on friction on the 
> throttle - either
> way
> they hold the speed of the bike reasonably constant without 
> any input from
> one's throttle hand.  We also all wear gloves which invariably fasten
> around
> the wrist with either a velcro flap or a press stud;  some of the more
> expensive types have a zip fastener as well, among other features.
> 
>  Picture if you will, one lone BMW rider with an opening chin 
> helmet and a
> pair of good quality velcro fastened gloves sailing along the 
> Hume Highway
> at 115 kph (that's all I'll admit to!!) dialled in on the 
> electronic cruise
>  control.  Weather is good, no cars in the immediate 
> vicinity, scenery is
> boring, no cops, life is good!!  Junction of highway with 
> Albury/Wodonga
> Road about 5 km away,  no need to slow down yet;  bike is running
> beautifully!!   Looking forward to lunch.
> 
>  Bugger!  Is that a bee that just got into my helmet through 
> the small gap
> I've left for some fresh air?   Could be.  Well, I'll just 
> open my helmet
> visor to let him out.  Visor up ... no, the little bugger is 
> going to be
> stubborn, cantankerous even!  He's not going to leave and is 
> now behind my
> sunnies, must be tired from all that pollen hunting.  Don't want to be
> stung
> on the eyelid -- I'll just open the chin piece on my BMW helmet (very
> handy)
> and get him out .... let go of handlebars .... squeeze the 
> release buttons
> bike is nicely balanced and holding line well ... speed 
> steady ... no cars
> ... this should be easy ... got the helmet open ... glasses 
> off ... piss
> off
> bee! ... glasses on ... slam shut helmet ... hands back to 
> bars ---- oh,
> sheeite!  Thumbs of both gloves jammed in helmet!!!  Gloves 
> won't move even
> though I'm pulling like hell!!   Wow, this will be 
> interesting... can't
> quite press the release buttons with little fingers ... 
> junction now 3.5 km
> away ... I know, I'll just pull one or both hands out of my 
> gloves.... no,
> that doesn't work:  "velcro is good stuff,  won't come undone 
> if you fall
> off!"  I remember the salesman saying that.   He was absolutely right,
> they're stuck fast,  I'd have to tear my head off first .
> 
>  Well, next brilliant idea, what if I just touched the foot brake ---
> nooo,
> dumb idea!  That won't work, this airhead beemer has great 
> engine braking
> and when I get to about 40 kph and can't balance the bike any 
> longer and
> the
> dreaded BMW boxer wheel-wobble starts, which it will, I am 
> going to have
> major tank slappers --- sheeeiite!!  I'll be off on my bum so 
> quick and
> still hanging onto my helmet so tightly they'll have to bury 
> me in it!!
> Won't do the bike much good either!!!
> 
>  Hell, I can see the junction up ahead about one and half k's 
> away and I
> am
> really starting to get the wind up ... tense even ... certain 
> parts are
> beginning to pucker ... if the lights change to red and that 
> huge B-double
> waiting at the lights is in the middle of the intersection when I get
> there,
> jeeesus, I'm going to be a hood ornament next to that bloody 
> chrome bull
> dog!!  Must try and pull hands really hard ... can I make 
> them any smaller
> ... 800 metres ... the left one is giving a little ... maybe 
> the gloves
> are
> slipping on the sweat now pouring from every pore ... 600 
> metres yes, yes,
> that's it, they're wet with sweat ....... I am going to have 
> to hit the
> footbrake in the next few seconds ... can't hit that @#$*&@ 
> big truck at
> this speed, it might scratch his duco ... yes!  yes! ripper!  
>  Got the left
> hand out ... now hit foot brake to cancel cruise, de-clutch 
> and slow bike
> with foot brake ... steer for the shoulder ... slowing down ... slide
> foot... stop ... ease out clutch to stall bike ... side stand down ...
> switch off bike with left hand,  right hand still glued to helmet ...
> tintops going past must think I've got toothache ... fall off 
> into grass
> ...
> lay there for 5 minutes till the shaking stops and the adrenaline rush
> dissipates... now release helmet with left hand and remove 
> sweat soaked
> head.  Breathe out ---- shizer!  Was that ever close!  I'll 
> buy a Tatts
> ticket in Albury!
> 
>  When I had recovered, I realised there were two observation here:-
> No. 1:
> It's not a good idea to open or shut your helmet when on the 
> move.  and
> No.
> 2:   Did you know, "adrenalin" is brown!!
> 
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