I always have sympathy for these folks. When I was little, riding on the back of my dad's Yamaha, I burned my leg on the exhaust because he never explained that the chrome gets crazy hot.
Similar here. I was like 10-11yo and another kid brought over a little 50cc bike. We weren't even doing anything "stupid" with it, and somehow I had a burn on my calf about the size of my palm that took a relatively long time to heal. The skin there was a different color for years afterward.
And, that was so long ago, and I've interacted with bike so little since then, I still couldn't tell you which bits get hot, just that some do so be careful.
My best friend in elementary school rode dirt bikes with his dad and bother. The first day we met he showed me a nasty scar he got from the exhaust pipe on his bike.
I still have a piece of my eyebrow missing from when I had a little four wheeler at like 5 years old. I somehow managed to find myself under the thing while riding.
A while after I was washing it and shoved the garden hose in the exhaust, and that was the end of it
Yeah, the pillion passenger has their foot on the foot peg now, but it's previously been on the exhaust -- presumably until they felt the heat as it got a few millimeters from the sole of their foot after melting through the shoe.
If the pillion foot pegs weren't folded out when they started, and they've not been on the back of a motorcycle before, it might not have been obvious where to put their feet.
Its never the fucking exhaust. Gotta be an idiot to think that. You gonna go drag your lawnmower around by its exhaust after you mow cause no one told you otherwise?
58 Comments
neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 181 pts · 57d
I always have sympathy for these folks. When I was little, riding on the back of my dad's Yamaha, I burned my leg on the exhaust because he never explained that the chrome gets crazy hot.
Never assume people know.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 56d
had a Honda 3 wheeler(same one that was in James bond) and absolutely burned the fuck out of my calf.
that was the last time mom let me ride it. still got a couple more rides out of it before she made dad sell it.
Cypher@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 56d
She did you a favour, those Honda trikes killed a lot of kids.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a_C8z0rFnjk
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 56d
oh I know. they were fun as hell though, especially when you got it up on two wheels.
bss03@infosec.pub · 18 pts · 56d
Similar here. I was like 10-11yo and another kid brought over a little 50cc bike. We weren't even doing anything "stupid" with it, and somehow I had a burn on my calf about the size of my palm that took a relatively long time to heal. The skin there was a different color for years afterward.
And, that was so long ago, and I've interacted with bike so little since then, I still couldn't tell you which bits get hot, just that some do so be careful.
dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net · 16 pts · 56d
My best friend in elementary school rode dirt bikes with his dad and bother. The first day we met he showed me a nasty scar he got from the exhaust pipe on his bike.
Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 57d
Burned my leg on my dad’s Honda. He picked me up from school and I happened to be wearing shorts.
vaionko@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 56d
I still have a piece of my eyebrow missing from when I had a little four wheeler at like 5 years old. I somehow managed to find myself under the thing while riding.
A while after I was washing it and shoved the garden hose in the exhaust, and that was the end of it
tmyakal@infosec.pub · 79 pts · 56d
I mean, neither of them are wearing appropriate footwear for riding. If a melted shoe is the worst that happened, I'd say they got lucky.
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub · 23 pts · 56d
Yeah looks like they're not familiar with the human crayon.
ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 56d
Holy shit. I've never heard that one before. Way to paint a picture 😲 (or crayon one, I guess)
lyrial@anarchist.nexus · 5 pts · 56d
Yesterday I saw a guy riding on the interstate doing 80+ mph shirtless while lane splitting. I was amazed.
Habahnow@sh.itjust.works · 73 pts · 57d
JFC. Hopefully she didn't get burned lol.
kibblebits@quokk.au · 38 pts · 57d
Melting?
waterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.world · 94 pts · 57d
Cannonball damage actually.
0ops@piefed.zip · 42 pts · 57d
ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 57d
The exhaust pipes are incredibly hot.
StillAlive@piefed.world · 33 pts · 57d
Keep your kinks to yourself
egrets@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 57d
Yeah, the pillion passenger has their foot on the foot peg now, but it's previously been on the exhaust -- presumably until they felt the heat as it got a few millimeters from the sole of their foot after melting through the shoe.
If the pillion foot pegs weren't folded out when they started, and they've not been on the back of a motorcycle before, it might not have been obvious where to put their feet.
kibblebits@quokk.au · 7 pts · 56d
Oh okay, I see what happened. Thanks for pointing that out.
Decq@lemmy.world · -8 pts · 57d
I mean, it seems kinda obvious to me that the pipe where the exhaust of 1000's of explosions per minute comes out, is.. hot.
thagoat@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 36 pts · 57d
Big footrest go psssst.
ramble81@lemmy.zip · 29 pts · 57d
Oh she gonna be pissed at him…..
brem@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 57d
The muffler with melted plastic all over it will be the more expensive problem. Every time he goes for a ride it's gonna smell like cheap burnt shoe.
someguy3@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 56d
I'd think it'll burn off pretty quick.
PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 56d
Pretty damn close to burning her actual foot and being a much more expensive problem
couldhavebeenyou@lemmy.zip · -20 pts · 57d
burnt hoe
kerrigan778@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 56d
Haha, yes, I also don't respect women.
Vandals_handle@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 56d
Ooh that smell, can't you smell that smell
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 56d
expatriado@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 57d
passenger foot rest: am i a joke to you?
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 35 pts · 57d
Was it explained to the passenger which bits are the correct footrest?
Makhno@lemmy.world · -49 pts · 57d
Its never the fucking exhaust. Gotta be an idiot to think that. You gonna go drag your lawnmower around by its exhaust after you mow cause no one told you otherwise?
Some people are just dipshits
als@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 64 pts · 57d
you weren't born knowing what parts of a motorcycle are what, nor was she
Nikki@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 43 pts · 57d
no need to be rude, a lot of people dont interact with any vehicle that isnt a car yk
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 16 pts · 57d
I don't even interact with cars
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 22 pts · 57d
I hope someone speaks to you like that when you make a stupid mistake.
Mulligrubs@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 57d
Dad?
Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club · 8 pts · 56d
That's exactly what a muffler would say.
Damage@feddit.it · 5 pts · 56d
Assuming it's there and intact
venusaur@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 56d
Clean it up a little around the edges and it’s actually pretty cool looking new footwear
Etterra@discuss.online · 11 pts · 56d
The peak of that arch is probably paper thin now though. It'd be like wearing two half-shoes on one foot.
baguettefish@discuss.tchncs.de · 11 pts · 56d
i use arch linux btw
an arch is a very strong shape, maybe it can support them for a while
Etterra@discuss.online · 2 pts · 54d
That is true, but you need a keystone to hold it all together. The only thing holding that shoe together is melted plastic and prayer.
baguettefish@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 54d
i learned from 3d printing that melted plastic can be pretty good
Saapas@piefed.zip · 10 pts · 57d
Lmao. Well now she knows
BillyClark@piefed.social · 9 pts · 57d
That's why they have those little footrests.
DioramaOfShit@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 57d
Whats that smell?
Dicska@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 56d
Parmesan. Same as the stuff from behind your ears. Unless you mean the shoe. Then burnt shoe.
modus@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 56d
There's no way they wouldn't have noticed the burning. Right?
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 56d
Soon "ouch".
Mpatch@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 56d
When your boyfriend is a fucking idiot, and you are too
CarpalTunnelButt@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 56d
Might want a heat shield on there.
Mwa@thelemmy.club · 3 pts · 56d
Ig the road monster was hungry
Cypher@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 56d
Looks like a Honda Navi. The passengers legs are probably too long to comfortably rest on the pillion foot pegs.
sober_monk@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 56d
Well, she seems to be working on a solution!
clif@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 55d
Built in foot warmer - labeling as a feature, not a bug.
Cellari@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 56d
Grog please explain this new shoe fashion for me