Emergency Services Providers and Motorcycles

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Emergency Services Providers and Motorcycles

wildmanwill 07-11-2008, 8:50 AM
I have noticed that several people on here have info that indicates that they are EMTs or Medics and/or Firefighters. I was just wondering how many people on here find themselves in one of those roles in either a career or volunteer capacity.

Another thing to ponder, in your line of work you've probably saw your fair share of motorcycle related accidents, but went ahead and got your cx/gl anyway... Why? Do you ride with a lot of safety gear (helmet, gloves, jacket, etc)?

Just curious...

Stay Safe!

1983 CX650 C
1983 CX650 T

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Chris DeHaan 08-03-2008, 7:01 PM
I am both career and volunteer in fire/ems.

The main reason I got mine is to save money on gas. I do wear a full face helmet sneakers and jeans. And of course some kind of t-shirt, sweatshirt or jacket depending on the weather.

Should I wear leathers and gloves? Yes. I have seen plenty of kids my age just trashed because they wrecked their bikes. However most of the time they have been showing off or just going way to fast on their crotch rocket. That is the reason I have the bike i have. I've ridden on a cbr600 and it just begged to go faster. 60mph was boring on that bike. 60 on my GL-650I is plenty fast enough and is a nice relaxing speed.

What gets to me is the amount of young people on bikes that ride in shorts and flip flops. And lately some with no shirts at all. I find that just stupid.

Chris DeHaan FF/EMT Salem County NJ
1983 GL650 Interstate 45mpg
2006 Jeep Wrangler 18mpg-glad I have the bike

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wildmanwill 08-21-2008, 12:23 PM
My cx650 begs to go faster too though, but yeah you're right, by nature our bikes probably tend to help keep us out of trouble.

I bought my bike for fun, but of course quickly discovered the gas money saving effects that it had too!

I've seen my share of wrecks, so I go heavy on the gear side...plus I guess its the whole safety thing that has been drilled into me. I know fighting fire is dangerous, so I wear the appropriate gear, and I apply the same principles to motorcycling. To each their own, I was just curious. I'm glad that you are able to enjoy your motorcyle as I enjoy mine. Noone else at either of the firehouses where I am has a bike...

1983 CX650 C
1983 CX650 T

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Chris DeHaan 08-22-2008, 7:46 AM
There are a good number at mine that have bikes. 2 goldwings and a harley softtail. We all go for rides together and I'm in the process of joining the local Red Knights motorcycle group which is comprised of volunteer firefighters all over New Jersey. The guys at my house call my bike the girls scooter. lol

Chris DeHaan FF/EMT Salem County NJ
1983 GL650 Interstate 45mpg
2006 Jeep Wrangler 18mpg-glad I have the bike

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wildmanwill 08-22-2008, 7:51 AM
That's cool man! That reminds me, I should look for the Red Knights around my area.

1983 CX650 C
1983 CX650 T

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RichNCT 08-22-2008, 9:16 AM
My brother, Dave, who you all met at PAmish08, is a volunteer fireman and past president of Hose Co #1 in our town. He's got about 20 years in the company, and his 16 and 17 yr old sons are now junior members. Our town is about 20,ooo people and has two volunteer firecompanies, Hose Co #1 celebrated it's 100th anniversary last year, really big town-wide party. Dave rides an '83 GoldWing, a '82 CX500 with full dress (Vetter fairing and hardbags, radios, etc) and the yellow '83 CX650E you saw him on at PAmish08. He's an electrical contractor in between fire calls.

Born to be relatively wild

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wildmanwill 08-22-2008, 9:37 AM
Cool! I did notice he had fire company related shirt on the last day we were there. Meant to ask, but then didn't. I've learned that just because one wears the shirt, doesn't mean that they are affiliated with a company/organization...

1983 CX650 C
1983 CX650 T

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CaTacL1sm 08-23-2008, 11:02 PM
spent two years on a volunteer dept while I was at school

Schrödinger's cat beats your Large Hadron Collider

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mgbmike 08-30-2008, 5:19 AM
I was a paramedic, both volunteer and paid on Long Island for 15+ years. At the time, never thought I would be 'dumb' enough to own a donorcycle. Mid life hits, gas prices soar, and here I am. . . Full face helmet, leather jacket, jeans, and boots, always. The gas prices allowed my 'rational' side but the CX, so, maybe I should be grateful for high gas prices? ? ?

My mid-life crisis
'79 CX500C

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TwoW4B2C4V 08-30-2008, 12:55 PM
Most donor cycles I've seen are ridiculously overpowered rice rockets ridden by recently post pubescent males. I'm not a doctor or EMT, and I don't play one on TV, but have seen many motorcycle accidents, all of them had one thing in common, young male + rice rocket + X (where X = the variable, such as telephone pole, curb, truck etc.)

I saw a truly horrific one in Dubai, happened right in front of the car I was driving, a kid comes up the right lane doing about a buck and a half in the left lane, goes to pass on the right, and went straight into the back of a tractor trailer. The lights went out on the bike, sparks flying everywhere, the truck driver didn't even know anything had happened, he kept rolling along till we managed to stop him. Poor guy thought we were going to hijack him or something. Wasn't pretty, full face brain bucket was cut in half, along with the riders head.

All road accident numbers are down this year...except for motorcycles, which are way up. Didn't catch the details but there was a report on one of the cable news shows recently.

If you know one of these rice rocket, gonna live forever, happens to other people types, steer them to http://www.motorcycle-accidents.com/pages/1_story/1-7-04.html and similar pages. I've already buried one too many friends and children of friends who never made it past their stupid stage. Thinking back on some of the stuff I used to do, I wonder how I ever made it out of that stage myself sometimes.

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