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patrickt 06-12-2010 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Silverback51 (Post 1057510)
... I'm short and stocky. 5'8" inches tall ... Long waisted with short legs. That means I have the seat adjusted slightly forward, and I slouch in the seat.
John, so you kind of look like this behind the wheel?http://www.capitalareacobraclub.com/...ve1/2funny.gif


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Slither 06-12-2010 11:49 AM
Some states won't let you wear headphones while driving, much less a helmet. But then some states require the use of a helmet when driving a motorcycle! Go figure!

patrickt 06-12-2010 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Slither (Post 1057661)
Some states won't let you wear headphones while driving, much less a helmet. But then some states require the use of a helmet when driving a motorcycle! Go figure!
My state also has an anti-mask statute (you can't wear something that hides your face). It has its origins in anti-Klan laws, but it is still enforced to this day....

rustyBob 06-12-2010 02:12 PM
SSSooo.... you have to wear open face helmets when you ride your motorcycle ???
will a full face helmet would get you arrested ???
and those poor Trick or Treaters....

patrickt 06-12-2010 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by rustyBob (Post 1057694)
SSSooo.... you have to wear open face helmets when you ride your motorcycle ???
will a full face helmet would get you arrested ???
and those poor Trick or Treaters....
Not to mention some of the Muslim garb you see from time to time at the grocery store. I don't know how they decide what to do on that....

Silverback51 06-12-2010 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by bobcowan (Post 1057636)
Don't worry, your neck will snap like a twig long before you get any direct head trauma.
What neck?:o Didn't you read my physical description?%/:D

Silverback51 06-12-2010 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by patrickt (Post 1057657)
Sorry Patrick, I'm a little taller than that.

From the waist up, I'm usually as tall as a someone that is 6'3" or so if we are setting on chairs.

Cobra Lite 06-19-2011 10:40 PM
Outcome?
 
It has been a year now, any news on the couple's injury recovery?

Bill Bess 06-21-2011 02:32 PM
Riding in a cobra is just a notch up from being on a motorcycle...not much protection. Thin plastic doors, poor door latches, mimimal head protection (roll bars), no air bags or padded dash and some replicas have no sub-frame to protect the top side of the car.
Wear your seat belts , don't drink and drive, and for sure, only show off at the drag strip or track.
Be smart and safe Cobra people. :cool:
Bill

crASH 06-21-2011 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Silverback51 (Post 1057510)
Considering that I never wore a helmet when I rode motorcycles until it was required, and even then it was a non-DOT approved helmet (kind of like a piece of tuperware)
We called 'em "skid-lids". I put 17K miles on my HD in a state with no helmet laws, but occasionally we ventured into other states that required 'em.

crASH

Silverback51 06-21-2011 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by crASH (Post 1136045)
We called 'em "skid-lids". I put 17K miles on my HD in a state with no helmet laws, but occasionally we ventured into other states that required 'em.

crASH
Way back when, when Oregon first passed the helmet law it only stated you had to wear one. It did not say on your head. I used to just strap it to my knee and rode that way.

Needless to say, the law was ammended within a year.

crASH 06-21-2011 04:47 PM
My "lid" back then was a little larger than a hollowed-out half a cantaloupe. Today it might keep the sun off the bald spot on top of my head, but little else.

mdross1 06-23-2011 05:42 AM
As horrible as it sounds it is not going away.People are going to drink and party.When we were young there was no way anybody was going to tell us otherwize,It is what it is.Now we have to be vigilant and watch for the texters,cell phone users,people in general not paying attention to where they are or going.My job keeps on the highways and byways daily and it is incredible how much it has changed over the years.

CowtownCobra 04-13-2016 07:06 AM
I realize this is an old thread, but does anyone know how the Helms' recovery went?

BAsque1 04-17-2016 06:43 PM
Yikes, I hope that they are recover from their injuries!


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