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Old 07-03-11, 02:59 PM   #1
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Police say a motorcyclist participating in a protest ride against helmet laws in upstate New York died after he flipped over the bike’s handlebars and hit his head on the pavement.
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Old 07-03-11, 03:09 PM   #2
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Sadly.....Yes
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Old 07-03-11, 03:10 PM   #3
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Why wear some pussy helmet
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Old 07-03-11, 05:19 PM   #4
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Wow, that is unbelievable ! Very tragic, bit funny in a way too.

Btw, this is my defination of irony



Yes, it is really made out of iron !
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Old 07-03-11, 05:36 PM   #5
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Lost a cousin, deer vs motorcycle in New York helmet didn't help much.
I wear mine, it's only a difference from a open caskit and a closed one actually.
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Old 07-03-11, 06:38 PM   #6
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Wow, that is unbelievable ! Very tragic, bit funny in a way too.

Btw, this is my defination of irony



Yes, it is really made out of iron !
Yeah, it's hard to sympathize, but some people just are determined to defy physics.

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Lost a cousin, deer vs motorcycle in New York helmet didn't help much.
I wear mine, it's only a difference from a open caskit and a closed one actually.
? Yeah, not sure what you mean. A helemt can very easily be the only difference between being killed and talking to your insurance agent about getting a new bike. Helmets, mainly for serious riders.
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Old 07-03-11, 07:44 PM   #7
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I've had a motorcycle between my legs since I"ve been 12, I'm 50 now, I've lost many, I've turn a few cycles into prentszels and walked, I got to watch a good freind get zippered up into a body bag after takening on cable gaurd rails with his wife she lived, serious or not, when it's your time, it's your time.
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Old 07-03-11, 08:26 PM   #8
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sounds like something i'd like to try
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Hmm, thought this thread would be about Chris Hansen for sure.
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Old 07-03-11, 09:17 PM   #11
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I don't know what that is, but I'd like to order a dozen.
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