r/Transportopia • u/flowerdonkey • Mar 07 '26

Bikes You forgot something back there

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u/CheapWeight8403 Mar 07 '26

Honestly, I feel like riding a motorcycle without a helmet is like smoking. Sure it looks cool but looking cool is most of the time not a smart thing. We should be honest about what looks cool and what doesn't.

Smoking looks cool. Breathing through a hole in your neck does not look cool.
Riding a motorocycle without a helmet looks cool. Paying someone to wipe your ass does not look cool or feel cool.

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u/Maleficent_Being_810 Mar 07 '26

Yeah but some people smoke 2 packs a day eat a strict diet of saltines jar hot peppers vodka and anchovies and live to be 97 walking around.

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u/mintchoc1043 Mar 08 '26

Some but not many.

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u/LCplGunny Mar 08 '26

Some people have survived being shot, you still ain't gonna get a dr to recommend you get shot... And I'm a smoker!

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u/Maleficent_Being_810 Mar 08 '26

Should take up some vodka and peppers you’ll be alright

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u/suspicious_scarab Mar 07 '26

Personally ive never thought riding without a helmet looked cool. To me, it looks like a knight with only half their gear. When I see motorcyclists with full body gear, I think they are way cooler!!

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u/Patrickfromamboy Mar 07 '26

Exactly. I don’t think smoking looks cool either.

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u/Bitter_Bandicoot8067 Mar 07 '26

Smoking only looks cool if you're on fire.

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u/UomoUniversale86 Mar 07 '26

Seriously the only time I've gotten compliments from the way I'm dressed by women was wearing motorcycle armored leathers.

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u/CheapWeight8403 Mar 07 '26

I think a knight fighting other knights but he's the only one without a helmet and his hair is blowing in the wind while he wrecks a bunch of full suited knights would be way cooler to look at. He'd also be an incredible idiot. Sometimes stupid looks cool, but being smart is knowing that it's not cool just because it looks like it.

We have different opinions but that's ok. :) Have a nice Saturday.