"T°m Sherm@n" " writes:

On 7/29/2011 5:09 PM, Michael Press wrote:
In ,
Garrison wrote:

Talk about hell on wheels!

Dutch bicycle company manager Jasmijn Rijcken claims she was beating
the heat in a miniskirt on May 3 when she was pulled over by the NYPD
for flashing a "disturbing" amount of skin, the New York Daily News
reports.

Rijcken, who was in town for the New Amsterdam Bike Show, says she was
approached by an officer who told her that her outfit was "very
disturbing, and it's distracting the cars and it's dangerous."

The officer had no official business with her.
I call it harassment. If miniskirt riding is
out, then all pillion riding girlfriends may
not wear skirts.


I think the officer is simply "very disturbed".

If they are smart, pillion riding girlfriends are wearing full pants
and a jacket of tear-resistant leather or fabric, with knee, hip,
elbow and shoulder armor inserts, calf to knee high boots with straps
that retain the boots on the feet, gloves with armor inserts, and a
full face *motorcycle* helmet.

Saw two squids today wearing shorts, tank tops, and flip-flops, but
nothing on their heads riding liter-class bikes. I will feel no pity
if they end up spending weeks in rehab getting skin grafts and other
reconstructive surgery. Of course, about 98% of the people on
liter-class bikes (or even worse, a Hayabusa or ZX-14) have no
business riding them.


Some flattrack bikes used to be configured with a solo saddle behind
the tank for cornering, and a *little* pad (pillion?)on the rear fender
to set your butt on when tucking down on the straightaway.

As for girlfriends on the back, the main thing is that they hang on in
case of unexpected wheelie.