Is it safer to ride if your are a girl ?

[He Man]

Or they are geared (pun intended) for the girlfriends of those guys who only ride to pick up girls.

id love to know how that one works out. Hes got a GF and rides around picking up ladies. plaayyyaaaaaa.

i have this jacket (im a dude, i just have this jackt in my closet in case). its the Rev it (phenoix?) i think. It has great armor, and its got a great winter liner. and i cant pick up a girl on my bike to save my life. they dont like bikes with an engine covered in grime.

[The Bacon Junkie]

I ride with plenty of really skilled (read: FAST!) female riders...

They like to make sure the guys they pass know they've been passed by a Lady...   



The two Ladies on the left in the front row are 5'11" and 5'10"...
The one next to me in the back row is about 5'9"...


Of course, when the guys wear tutus too, it's not so easy to tell...   




 



 

[ducatiz]

is that Pym Fortuyn on the right??

Of course, when the guys wear tutus too, it's not so easy to tell...   

[kopfjäger]

i have this jacket (im a dude, i just have this jackt in my closet in case).

Just in case.  

[The Bacon Junkie]

is that Pym Fortuyn on the right??

Facing the camera, or with the purple scarf? 

L-R

orangelion03, me, Tony N. (with camera) I forget the guy with the purple scarf's name... 

 




 

[ducatiz]

Facing the camera, or with the purple scarf? 

L-R

orangelion03, me, Tony N. (with camera) I forget the guy with the purple scarf's name... 

 




 

I'll let you think about that...

Pym:

[Desmo Demon]

I ride with plenty of really skilled (read: FAST!) female riders...

They like to make sure the guys they pass know they've been passed by a Lady...   [

My wife used to be one of the fastest ones around and she was even offered a race bike and sponsorship in the mid 90's but turned it down. She was always being hit on and having people come to the area to see if her reputation was true.

It's funny now, because she is no longer 130 pounds (due to multiple health reasons), and when she passes people, they *may* suspect a female by the ponytail, but usually don't. It's hilarious to get to a hangout after some fast twisties and passing people to have the guys she passed pull in and find out they were passed by a girl. Then they get even more embarassed when they find out she is disabled, has to change gears with push button controls, and is "slow" these days because she can't slide off the seat any more (and the fear of another crash actually resulting in losing her leg).

In the mountains, where we ride 95%+ of the time, no one notices or cares if she is a girl or not. She's been forced off the road on at least one occasion by someone in a cage, and she's had plenty of people try to force her to stay on the wrong side of the road with an oncoming curve (during legal passes), steer toward her on a pass, try to play "chicken" with her, and all sorts of other cr@p like this. Being a female doesn't mean anything around here. It may be different when cruising around town, but my wife never rides in town.

[ducatigirl100]

She's been forced off the road on at least one occasion by someone in a cage, and she's had plenty of people try to force her to stay on the wrong side of the road with an oncoming curve (during legal passes),

It happened to me once ( whit all my gear..lol) the guy was kinda in the "middle of the road" on 2 lanes and was driving really slow ..he was waiting for me .. when i tried to pass his he immediately push me on the upcoming traffic on the other side of the boulevard !! and when I tried to get out by turning on a other street the guy tried to cut me ....       I manage to pass I'm  kneedown  in the 2 feet betwen the sidewalk and is car while Turning into the corner twist the trothle and got away ! the guy  tried to kill me whit is car because of road rage ! 

[Raux]

It happened to me once ( whit all my gear..lol) the guy was kinda in the "middle of the road" on 2 lanes and was driving really slow ..he was waiting for me .. when i tried to pass his he immediately push me on the upcoming traffic on the other side of the boulevard !! and when I tried to get out by turning on a other street the guy tried to cut me ....       I manage to pass I'm  kneedown  in the 2 feet betwen the sidewalk and is car while Turning into the corner twist the trothle and got away ! the guy  tried to kill me whit is car because of road rage ! 

to me this would be a perfect reason for a cam on the bike. a quick turn into the police after this crap.

[ducatigirl100]

to me this would be a perfect reason for a cam on the bike. a quick turn into the police after this crap.

I was tinking about it !!  and here in Quebec we can call the police and repport it ...after 2 repport they can fine the driver even if the police wasn't there.

[ducatiz]

I was tinking about it !!  and here in Quebec we can call the police and repport it ...after 2 repport they can fine the driver even if the police wasn't there.

oh, tinky winky!

[Coffeebaron]

You dudettes and dudes are lucky in Canada, here in the UK the police are downright useless when it comes to tackling dangerous and abusive cagers, they find it's far easier to pull the biker over and give them a talking to for riding in textile jackets not leathers.....

Yes I have had this happen..

[ducatiz]

You dudettes and dudes are lucky in Canada, here in the UK the police are downright useless when it comes to tackling dangerous and abusive cagers, they find it's far easier to pull the biker over and give them a talking to for riding in textile jackets not leathers.....

Yes I have had this happen..

[ab]

I was tinking about it !!  and here in Quebec we can call the police and repport it ...after 2 repport they can fine the driver even if the police wasn't there.

hmmm i have my reservations about that.  Lot of cagers will easily report any biker that passes them fast etc and get in trouble.  Or if anyone has it in for you just a couple of calls and false charge.  nah....

the better witness it before charging.  that is why i hate the freakin' traffic stop camera's.  It used to be cops had to catch you in the act, not a stupid camera.  BS.

[ducatigirl100]

hmmm i have my reservations about that.  Lot of cagers will easily report any biker that passes them fast etc and get in trouble.  Or if anyone has it in for you just a couple of calls and false charge.  nah....

the better witness it before charging.  that is why i hate the freakin' traffic stop camera's.  It used to be cops had to catch you in the act, not a stupid camera.  BS.

I've just double check it      It's was a prevention program from the "Sureté du Quebec"  If we see somebody whit road rage we can call 310-4141 ( in Quebec only).  We give plate numbers + all the info ......If they receive a number of complaint's they send a warning to the person that he has been reported ..


Sadly, it's no longer in place    but we still can call 9-1-1