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Apart from those who have to help clear up the mess if it goes wrong, or passersby/witnesses who may well be children.
So don't be naive enough to think it is only going to affect you.
You know what happens if you go down that route. Well before you know it folks will be talking about banning motorbikes, or making em pay for their treatment if they have a spill and so on.
There's other things to consider as well, the dudes who ride like they are on a race track sporting their multi-coloured romper suits and body armour etc. Perhaps they should try riding in their boxer shorts, they might be safer that way.
I could go on about the go faster knee down wheelie culture promoted by certain bike mags.
I rode to work today in full leathers. I rode home with all my kit sticking to me, thank god I don't live that far from my workplace. Being too hot for too long you become an accident waiting to happen. I'll be riding to work 70's style tomorrow, bike jacket, jeans, boots, gloves and hat. It's too darn hot fae me.
As for popping across toon tae see friends or pop to the shops, it's jeans and a T shirt for me, I only stick the hat on cos the law says I must and I don't give a shit what the gear police think.