Woman Wearing Stiliettos while driving motorbike

johnwest288

This morning i saw a young lady in stilettoes driving a motorbike.
Is "driving a motorbike" the correct wordage?:o
(before you ask yeah looked hot from what i could see )
Was going to take a pic but didnt want to look like a right creep:rolleyes:
I dont have a motorbike and have never ridden one but is motorbiking in high heels not dangerous? From what i know of bikes there is just a foot control for brakes i think, im more thinking from the potential accident end of things. A foot could come away very easily even in a low speed collison without proper protection:eek:
As she came to lights she looked quite awkward when putting her feet out to hold the bike up at stops.
Hmmm girls on motorbikes with heels..... nom nom nom:P

Please Kill Me

That sounds a bit silly! Talk about a recipe for disaster!! I can't understand why she couldn't have worn boots, and carried her shoes in her bag and change when she reaches her destination. Another brainbox putting fashion first!! :rolleyes: Having said that, it's almost as bad as lads wearing flip-flops on a hot, sunny day! Braindead!!

FatherLen

Please Kill Me wrote: »

lads wearing flip-flops on a hot, sunny day! Braindead!!

wouldn't gear changes not really hurt? that's stupid.

cantdecide

I don't think it would seriously impede her ability to ride the bike but the safety implications are obvious in terms of her coming off. You would make scheisen of any delicate shoes on the gear shifter which would be enough to make most ladies think twice! Who knows what was going through her head...

Tree

I used to ride my bike wearing boots with a heel, didn't impede anything. The heel was the right distance for easy gear changing and braking. It was quite comfortable actually, and helped me keeping my balance at lights (I have short enough legs for a lady).

Please Kill Me

cantdecide wrote: »

Who knows what was going through her head...

Not a f**king thing! And therein lies the problem!!!

Tree wrote: »

I used to ride my bike wearing boots with a heel, didn't impede anything. The heel was the right distance for easy gear changing and braking. It was quite comfortable actually, and helped me keeping my balance at lights (I have short enough legs for a lady).

Yes but heels on a boot, and heels on a stiletto are two completely different things.

Wossack

FatherLen wrote: »

wouldn't gear changes not really hurt? that's stupid.

has a special padded area for the gear changer :pac:

Please Kill Me

Wossack wrote: »

has a special padded area for the gear changer :pac:

FFS!!!! :pac: :pac: :pac:

Cienciano

johnwest288 wrote: »

This morning i saw a young lady in stilettoes driving a motorbike.
Is "driving a motorbike" the correct wordage?:o
(before you ask yeah looked hot from what i could see )
Was going to take a pic but didnt want to look like a right creep:rolleyes:
I dont have a motorbike and have never ridden one but is motorbiking in high heels not dangerous? From what i know of bikes there is just a foot control for brakes i think, im more thinking from the potential accident end of things. A foot could come away very easily even in a low speed collison without proper protection:eek:
As she came to lights she looked quite awkward when putting her feet out to hold the bike up at stops.
Hmmm girls on motorbikes with heels..... nom nom nom:P

If she looked hot she can do what she likes!

Tree

Please Kill Me wrote: »

Not a f**king thing! And therein lies the problem!!!



Yes but heels on a boot, and heels on a stiletto are two completely different things.

Ankle boots with a three inch heel?

Sids Not

I hate this sh1t........I wear what i like on the bike, full leathers or a jacket and jeans depending on my mood or where i'm going...Dont let the PC brigade destroy biking.......
I saw a thread recently turn into an "us and them" debacle about wearing a hoodie (up) while driving a car....:rolleyes:....is that what we've (as a nation) become...:rolleyes:
If the female rider felt safe enough in her heels then fair play..............

Bingo481

Big difference between driving a car with a hoody up and a pair of high heels on a motorbike. Yes, its entirely up to you to wear what you want and be all macho (not you, peeps in general) until him/her has a smack and are walking with a rubber ankle or lose a limb, and the 1st thing they will say is "I should not have worn them ****in high heels/air max/jesus sandals"

Everything is always hunky ****in dory when nothing goes wrong, but when it all calms down and you learning to walk again I bet you the "FULL METAL JACKET ATTITUDE" is not worth a fcuk.

Sids Not

Touch wood , i'm riding since '79 and never broke a bone or had any serious injury, including being t-boned by a Saab...result badly bruised leg and shoulder..I was wearing a wax cotton jacket ,jeans and Lewis boots....
I dont go out on the bike in the jeans thinking i'm any less safe than in my leathers..I probably drive slower maybe.....Idiots in cars dont care what youre wearing....My mates in a chair after a crash...he had full leathers and back protector on....made no difference....

Each to their own...;)

endacl

Wossack wrote: »

has a special padded area for the gear changer :pac:

Where's the special padded area for preventing your foot from being torn off in a slide?!?

Bingo481

Or a large stone from a tractor going the other way.......

Cienciano

Sids Not wrote: »

I hate this sh1t........I wear what i like on the bike, full leathers or a jacket and jeans depending on my mood or where i'm going...Dont let the PC brigade destroy biking.......
I saw a thread recently turn into an "us and them" debacle about wearing a hoodie (up) while driving a car....:rolleyes:....is that what we've (as a nation) become...:rolleyes:
If the female rider felt safe enough in her heels then fair play..............

Spot on. I wear runners on my commute sometimes. Have a few friends who give me a look of disgust when I told them that. They always wear their full gear. Thing is, I use my bike for everything, even trips down to the shop, they just tour on theirs!

paddy147

Cienciano wrote: »

Spot on. I wear runners on my commute sometimes. Have a few friends who give me a look of disgust when I told them that. They always wear their full gear. Thing is, I use my bike for everything, even trips down to the shop, they just tour on theirs!

You can loose a foot,leg or a limb on a trip to the shops too.

Thing is...your friends are "sensible".;)

Pipz

Cienciano wrote: »

Spot on. I wear runners on my commute sometimes. Have a few friends who give me a look of disgust when I told them that. They always wear their full gear. Thing is, I use my bike for everything, even trips down to the shop, they just tour on theirs!

I'd rather put on a pair of boots going to the shops than lose my foot because I was lazy or 'didnt have time'.

But anyways, whatever about runners, there's no excuse for wearing stilletos on a bike. Why would you even bother? Being harsh here, but to me that reeks of someone who's gone and bought a bike to just be able to say 'look at me, im a girl and i ride a bike'.

Cienciano

paddy147 wrote: »

You can loose a foot,leg or a limb on a trip to the shops too.

Thing is...your friends are "sensible".;)

Knew someone was going to post that! Piss off!

Pipz wrote: »

I'd rather put on a pair of boots going to the shops than lose my foot because I was lazy or 'didnt have time'.

You're options aren't put on boots, or lose a foot! Of course everyone would rather put on boots instead of losing a foot. But chances are, that's not going to happen.

Bingo481

No, chances are it will happen. There is not a month that goes by that your hear about guys binning bikes, its very likely.

paddy147

Cienciano wrote: »

Knew someone was going to post that! Piss off!

You're options aren't put on boots, or lose a foot! Of course everyone would rather put on boots instead of losing a foot. But chances are, that's not going to happen.

So you can control what every other road user does then??

You can control weather conditions and how the road surface is and its condition is (standing water,diesel spill or any slippery,muddy,gravel surface spills too).

You can predict and control all that????


You really really need to stop and think about road safety and what can happen to you via events that are way beyond your own control.

You dont seem very clued up to be honest (judging by your posts and how you see things and people)

cantdecide

paddy147 wrote: »

You can loose a foot,leg or a limb on a trip to the shops too.

Pipz wrote: »

... that reeks of someone who's gone and bought a bike to just be able to say 'look at me, im a girl and i ride a bike'.

Exhibitionists, Ted! Ladies, even pretty ones are just as vulnerable. I've seen a lady at some of the bike shows with a leg amputated at the hip. The circumstances are none of my business but assuming it was bike related, can you imagine what kind of sacrifice that would have been if your bike is just a fashion accessory. Doesn't bear thinking about.

Bingo481 wrote: »

Or a large stone from a tractor going the other way.......

Or another example of freaky unexpected things that may happen; one of these could open out in front of you for no apparent reason

(... and yes, it hurt a LOT and I swore I'd never wear jeans and runners again. Did I learn my lesson? Err, no:o)

Please Kill Me

Tree wrote: »

Ankle boots with a three inch heel?

PMSL! Well that's a different story then! LOL

Bingo481

ATGATT...SIMPLES. There is no bending that rule, for me anyways.

Cienciano

paddy147 wrote: »

So you can control what every other road user does then??

You can control weather conditions and how the road surface is and its condition is (standing water,diesel spill or any slippery,muddy,gravel surface spills too).
Yep, wearing runners doesn't effect this

You can predict and control all that????
As above

You really really need to stop and think about road safety and what can happen to you via events that are way beyond your own control.

You dont seem very clued up to be honest (judging by your posts and how you see things and people)

If I was afraid of road safety I wouldnt ride a bike

dharma200

one good dose of road burn usually sorts out anyone who doesnt wear full gear.

stillettos on a bike.. seriously embarassing.

Cienciano

dharma200 wrote: »

one good dose of road burn usually sorts out anyone who doesnt wear full gear.

stillettos on a bike.. seriously embarassing.

If she was hot and wearing a miniskirt/hotpants it's ok though

Bingo481

Cienciano wrote: »

If she was hot and wearing a miniskirt/hotpants it's ok though

At least when she falls off there would be a queue of lads waiting to help her

bladespin

What a bunch of mammies, each to their own, keep yer pointy noses out (and covered if ye must).

galwaytt

Sids Not wrote: »

If the female rider felt safe enough in her heels then fair play..............

"feeling safe " ? No such thing. You're either safe, or not. "feeling safe" is BS, frankly.

My SO has bike boots, with a heel. No issue with heels, but a fashion shoe on a bike is dumb.

spurious

Haven't driven a bike in a long time, but loved it when I did.
While I was still on a Honda 70, I met a lad who had come off a powerful bike, gloveless.

I will never forget the state of his hands and from then on never drove without proper gear (and I don't care who laughed at me on the Honda 70 all equipped up). When I got taken out of it off a Benly some years later, it was proper boots protected my ankle.