Yamaha testing motorcycle safety BBQ suit
I hope this guy’s got some serious riding chops to get him out of a snag if some blind cager makes a mis-steak. He’s hot-dogging around on Melbourne’s Eastern Freeway, presumably coming home from an Australia Day party, with a barbecue slung over his body and the grill across his visor like a medieval jousting helmet.
Naturally the media think he’s a dangerous idiot, but clearly they don’t know how bikers roll in other parts of the world. Personally I think all he needs is some corks hanging off his helmet and an open can of Foster’s to make him Australian of the year.
Update: As it turns out, our BBQ man is embarrassed that this picture has caused so much fuss. But then, he’s also keen to let people know that this barby, which he found in hard rubbish, isn’t the biggest thing he’s carried on his bike… In fact, he once made it home with a two-seater couch strapped to the back. Sorry mate, that doesn’t take the prize for me. In Hanoi I once saw a guy with a two-seater couch and two one-seater couches all strapped up and balanced on the back of a 125cc scooter and lurching through traffic. Keep trying!
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February 1st, 2008 at 4:50 pm
yet another ignorant Seppo making ignorant comments about Australians.
Do you actually have any idea why some (not all!) Australian bushmen hang corks from the brims of their hats? I’m guessing not. It isn’t just to make you look strange!
Further, have you ever actually seen an Australian drinking Fosters? I haven’t, and I’ve lived here 28 years…
February 7th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Barbies are great, but fosters aint!
It is unsafe to combine either or both with a moving motorcycle!
He should be embarrassed, it gives more material for non riders to shoot the rest of us down with.
Traffic is a lot slower in Hanoi than a Melbourne Freeway, plus the road toll in Vietnam is atrocious. Oversized loads are a good way to start bringing our road toll in line with theirs.
February 8th, 2008 at 12:02 am
Someone should give this man a medal!!
Even though he is not aussie born to embrace the culture and to be patriotic on australia day by having a bbq no matter what it takes should be commended.
Well done mate.. i don’t think you should be embarassed… other people especially the police can’t appreciate how impressive this actually is cause they would have stacked straight away.