DAS fees?

They fall out, it's an open face and I'm a clumsy mong.

 

that makes sense.

 

I was told not to. Apparently the gloves' velcro rips up your lid
lining?

And anyway, my lid needs all the ventilation it can get when its off so
the pongiosity when I put it back on is almost bearable.....

 

My lid's lining is leather and silk.

 

never heard of that - sounds like crap. Anyway, I've stored gloves in
helmet for years and years - never had a problem.

why does your head smell? Maybe you need to Febreeze your lid.

 

yebbut... it isn't the /storing/ so much as the putting in and taking
out....

'cos I keep putting it in a smelly helmet?

 

Not exactly, the average body temp according to the US medics is
98.6f, while in the UK 98.4f is considered the norm.

Rowdy

 

Number 45, chapter IV of Tips and Tricks for Aspiring Rocket Scientists.

 

No, I believe the Fahrenheit system is internationally consistent

Well, yes.

 

"It's a health and safety issue" [1]

[1] Is it me, or is this line trotted out to justify a new piece of
insanity each day'/

 

Depends on what the context is.

ITYWF, the majority of the insanity is less about /proper/ health and
safety and more about liability issues.

 

There are many references to both, and there's actually a lot of
variation within the population anyway, but I'm fairly sure that 98.4
is what you'll find marked on a Fahrenheit clinical thermometer.

http://www.barrygray.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Tutoring/Tsc.html

 

darsy says...

Saw a bloke caning the tits off a VFR400R NC30 on the A1M this morning.
His gear consisted of a pair of 3/4 length lightweght trousers and
trainers with a helmet for good measure. His choice I thought, as a
bloke in a Transit pulled out across him causing the biker to take
extreme avoiding action. He's only going to hurt himself dressed like
that I suppose.

 

Wow, snap! So's my thong...
--
O
1 Black, shortly to undergo extensive surgery.
1 Red, undergoing lightweight surgery. -----
1 Blue, for Power-Ranger baiting. | o |
Numbers ... | o |
Stuff ... | ooo |
Life ... -----

 

...especially near my helmet.

 

Why... is it throbbing?
--
O
1 Black, shortly to undergo extensive surgery.
1 Red, undergoing lightweight surgery. -----
1 Blue, for Power-Ranger baiting. | o |
Numbers ... | o |
Stuff ... | ooo |
Life ... -----

 

Saw a guy in Cheltenham this evening similarly dressed, vest on top,
helmet to stay legal... rode past our eatery 3 times on his 'Blade
with a yellow front tyre and a blue rear tyre... I said to my son,
'that guy'll look well cool in casualty'...
--
O
1 Black, shortly to undergo extensive surgery.
1 Red, undergoing lightweight surgery. -----
1 Blue, for Power-Ranger baiting. | o |
Numbers ... | o |
Stuff ... | ooo |
Life ... -----

 

It's not really nuts is it? People just assess the risk differently
based on their experience. When I was newly passed I wore full
leathers all the time, five years on I pick and choose based on
weather, how far I'm going, how fast I'm likely to go, whatever
reasons I come up with. There's no fixed rules.

The people who insist on wearing leathers in every situation proably
havn't built up enough experience to know that they're not going to
fall off/get knocked off on every journey. Granted it'll still hurt
the same but you're less likely to find out...

Mind you - a TV prog said[1] that the majority of the British public
are rubbish at assessing risk anyway so maybe that explains it.

I personally cringe at the thought of losing all the skin off my hands
so I'll always wear gloves no matter what the conditions. Bizzarrely
a little bit off the thigh or buttocks doesn't seem nearly so bad, so
I'll stick plain old work trousers for a short commute to save time
changing at the other end.

[1] So it must be true...

 

Fitz wrote

My decision to wear gloves at all times is based upon my ability to
control the bike. The various bits are set up for me to ride wearing
gloves, they are in the wrong place under my fingers if I don't.