Is it safer to ride if your are a girl ?

[Buckethead]

IB4TL

 

[brimo]

Uniform, with big gun on hip always seems to get a little more space too.

[sofadriver]

most women around here are too fat to ride a motorcycle

[brimo]

IB4TL

 

Why?

most women around here are too fat to ride a motorcycle

Oh well, spoke too soon.

[Dirty Duc]

Ever notice that bikers with tattoos, 1% badges, colors, beards, beer bellies, etc. get lots of respect from cagers?  If respect is what you want.....don't let them 'push' you around  

Beard, check.  Angry scowl, check.  Motocross helmet, check.  Angry duck, check.  Riding just a smidge faster than traffic, check.  Showing my hello kitty... kitty... nope, not equipped 

[yamifixer]

I think I need to put a hello kitty sticker on my bike. that would just make me giggle to no end.

[Desmo Demon]

but there are certain cuts and styles to leathers that scream 'woman rider'

Not all women are porn-model shaped, 110-pounds or less, and a size 0-3. Two of my sisters are 5'10" or taller and my wife is 5'11".

[Raux]

Not all women are porn-model shaped, 110-pounds or less, and a size 0-3. Two of my sisters are 5'10" or taller and my wife is 5'11".

well in no way does 110 lbs or less mean pron model. have you seen the pron online? voluptuous is where it's at 

[Desmo Demon]

well in no way does 110 lbs or less mean pron model. have you seen the pron online? voluptuous is where it's at  

The point I am trying to make is that those "women cut" jackets and leathers are not even offered in sizes that taller and wider women can wear.

They are specifically designed for smaller, petite women. My wife is several sizes larger than any offerings she's seen of those lines of clothing. Then again, how often do you see 5'10"+ women even on motorcycles? Those clothing lines make most of their sales to the women that my wife calls "curb monkeys". They sit on the curb where guys cruise around on their bikes and say "Can I have a ride on your mototrycle?". Or they are geared (pun intended) for the girlfriends of those guys who only ride to pick up girls. She calls those guys "parking lot warriors" or "parking lot racers"...where the girl's looks mean more than anything else.

[ducatigirl100]

The point I am trying to make is that those "women cut" jackets and leathers are not even offered in sizes that taller and wider women can wear.

Your wright on that      I 'm 5'7 and 130 ponds still my jacket is a Large !!!

[OT]

Posers......

[ducatigirl100]

to get back on subjet the tread  was about the difference in the attitude of car drivers wetter they see or not if a  motorcyclist is a girl...   

[kopfjäger]

No

[ab]

i ride with a really great rider friend and she loves turns and is fast and good.  Track day, she is out there out-riding a lot of other riders.  She is currently looking for sponsorship to race on track and got small funding here and there.

I notice when I ride with her on the street, a lot of male car drivers will take a 2nd look and have 2 reactions.   1-Cool high five signal or peace signal or 2- get testy and try to entice her to race them by revving their car engine.  That part is not safe.  But definitely lots of look from drivers who then get distracted.  Female drivers are excited to see a girl rider amongst the dudes.  

It's easy to see in this particular instance that she is a girl rider because of her petite figure, hips and bit of hair sticking out I guess.  I know it by her ass to be honest  

It is amazing how many non bikers will come and hit on her if she is parked on the street.  It seems everyone that stops and talks to her  can't wait to tell her that they have a bike and talk specs and want to race her and ofcourse eventually ask her number so that they can ride together.  It's hilarious to watch and she loves it.  She gets more females coming to talk to her and ride with her than the rest of us dudes (old farts) next to her.  Bastard.  Ha Ha

[ducatiz]

to get back on subjet the tread  was about the difference in the attitude of car drivers wetter they see or not if a  motorcyclist is a girl...   

i probably do act different cause it's sort of a novelty seeing a woman riding.  i probably pay more attention to see what she's riding, what gear she's wearing to gage her level of competence.  skilled female riders automatically get an extra 20 pts in my book.