06-16-2014, 12:41 PM
(06-16-2014, 11:20 AM)ThomWill_imp Wrote: Here in North-Central GA it is certainly possible to ride year round but once things get warm there are a large number of folks who ride around dressed like pirates (we also have Power Rangers year round).
Over the last couple of days I have seen several of these folks smoking while riding, including one dude with HUGE ape hangers with a cigarette wedge in the corner of his mouth and it got me thinking about the whole concept. I quit smoking 20+ years ago and am not vehemently anti-smoking for others, but doesn't the increased wind flow just make them expensive little buggers just burn up right quick? Does one not get ashes in the eyes?
The answers are "yes" and "yes". In the 80s I used to ride with a guy that couldn't go 1/2 hr. without a smoke. It was hilarious watching this guy going down the highway wearing a full face helmet with the visor open and a lit cigarette angled out. The cigarette would last less than two minutes and he was constantly rubbing ash from his eyes. A couple times the wind blew the hot end off, which usually dropped through the helmet into his jacket. It was often a rolling comedy show.
I suppose if you were wearing no helmet and were sitting behind a giant windshield it might work better. I think nicotine gum would probably be the best alternative.