The downside of beards while on scoot

[Thor]

Hate when I lose a hair-tie with no spares...Any other bearded riders have this problem? LOL
(on the bright side, the Vet event I was heading to was great...)

 

[1dn5up]

I just give it a good weed whacking at riding season , and let it grow till next year . ��
How do ya keep your hat on ? Levittown LI ?
NY helmet law?

 

[rhino 2]

Thats why my wife shaved hers off.......:laugh:

 

[oldprowler]

I don't tie mine, just have to wear glasses to prevent scratched eyeballs.

 

[rhino 2]

I just give it a good weed whacking at riding season , and let it grow till next year . ��
How do ya keep your hat on ? Levittown LI ?
NY helmet law?

Maybe Levittown PA.... :Shrug: No Helmet required .......

 

[Peter A.]

Beard

I have the Wife braid mine......works great....
epper:

 

[Catfish]

There were times in the video that it appeared you had a birds head in your mouth and it was flapping its wings to get away. :laugh:

Mine has never been that long and every time I get the urge to let it grow longer the wife discourages me from doing. Maybe one of these days I'll find some additional bravery lurking at rest within my character. :AGGHH:

 

[consitter]

I have that problem with my armpit hair.

 

[RedOregon]

I just steal one of my elastic hair bands and snap it around the beard. If I forget, my beard is up around my nose when I stop <img src="images/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Smile" class="inlineimg" />

 

[Thor]

I just give it a good weed whacking at riding season , and let it grow till next year . ��

How do ya keep your hat on ? Levittown LI ?

NY helmet law?

Levittown Pa...same name, better rights here ThumbUp

Thats why my wife shaved hers off.......:laugh:

Laugh now, but you should've seen my Aunt Toni...had a fine moustache (Damn Italians...first two kids, boy and girl, both had to be named Tony[Toni])

I don't tie mine, just have to wear glasses to prevent scratched eyeballs.

glasses here too...If I wear my normal ones (I have riding specs in vid) I occasionally catch one in the eye :gah:

I have the Wife braid mine......works great....

epper:

I gotta start doing that too.

I have that problem with my armpit hair.

siamo parenti? :Coffee:

I just steal one of my elastic hair bands and snap it around the beard. If I forget, my beard is up around my nose when I stop

That's what I normally use...after a few uses they snap. I usually have one or two laying around in the windshield bags

 

[roadking2]

Mine isn't all that long, but a ride makes a mess out of it none the less. My mustache and the sides are usually pretty wind swept when I stop. I just start raking it with my fingers till I "feel" presentable. God only knows how it looks. I'm afraid to take a peek. When I get home, I usually run a comb through it to get things back to normal and that's a chore in itself. I'm not shaving it, and I'm not going to stop riding either so I just put up with it.

 

[Thor]

I just give it a good weed whacking at riding season , and let it grow till next year . ��
How do ya keep your hat on ? Levittown LI ?
NY helmet law?

I don't know how that hat stays on...at speeds under 50, it doesn't move. It's not overly tight. Maybe the hair stubble keeps it hooked on (keep head hair in a high & tight)

 

[rhino 2]

I learned early on, ;
Never compliment a Woman on her Mustache' No matter how Magnificent it may be.....:laugh:

 

[Thor]

Mine isn't all that long, but a ride makes a mess out of it none the less. My mustache and the sides are usually pretty wind swept when I stop. I just start raking it with my fingers till I "feel" presentable. God only knows how it looks. I'm afraid to take a peek. When I get home, I usually run a comb through it to get things back to normal and that's a chore in itself. I'm not shaving it, and I'm not going to stop riding either so I just put up with it.

LOL, I keep a brush in the tourpak. When I get to work I brush it out so it doesn't look like this all shift :AGGHH:

Beard Balm helps...

 

[hogcowboy]

I just twist mine all together at the chin and put a hair clip on it. Sorta like a chin ponytail. Saw a guy do it with a rubber band but that pulls hair out. This looks dumb but at least I'm not getting whipped to death or my eyes poked out with all those hair whips. Pull the clip off and brush once I get where I'm going. Yep, everyone makes fun of me brushing my beard. Tough!:kpzxvq:

 

[Mykneesbehurtin]

:xzqxz::AGGHH:

Thats why my wife saved hers off.......:laugh:

 

[Thor]

I just twist mine all together at the chin and put a hair clip on it. Sorta like a chin ponytail. Saw a guy do it with a rubber band but that pulls hair out. This looks dumb but at least I'm not getting whipped to death or my eyes poked out with all those hair whips. Pull the clip off and brush once I get where I'm going. Yep, everyone makes fun of me brushing my beard. Tough!:kpzxvq:

Yeah, made the rubber band mistake once.....ONCE.

I'm liking the idea of the clip...might have to try that, thanks ThumbUp
I'm not worried about looking dumb...I look like that most of the time anyway, I'm used to the staresepper:

I get the occasional comment about brushing. I work the door at a bar and a few nights at a "gentleman's club [titty bar], I park at the door, where there's usually smokers. I pull up, get off, and pull the tie out and brush it They are usually focused on the handlebar moustache though

 

[Bohica66]

I got a love-hate relationship with windshields, they tend to blow beard hair all over. Back in the 80's I had a zz top beard, down to the bellybutton. All the Harley's I rode either didn't have windshields or I took them off and rode "in the wind", the beard split in the middle and half went over each shoulder. Thought maybe ride with a bandana, but that's not to cool in hot weather, (pun intended). My wife wants me to cut it off, but I've had it since I was 8 years old.

 

[Bikerbozo]

Electrical tape in a pinch. Or a bandanna to tie it to chin. And HOW is that hat staying on?

 

[hogcowboy]

Yeah, made the rubber band mistake once.....ONCE.

I'm liking the idea of the clip...might have to try that, thanks ThumbUp
I'm not worried about looking dumb...I look like that most of the time anyway, I'm used to the staresepper:

I get the occasional comment about brushing. I work the door at a bar and a few nights at a "gentleman's club [titty bar], I park at the door, where there's usually smokers. I pull up, get off, and pull the tie out and brush it They are usually focused on the handlebar moustache though

This is the kind I use. They open very wide.



If I had a HUGE beard I'd just use two but I'm just a baby.

 

[kybigmac]

Electrical tape in a pinch. Or a bandanna to tie it to chin. And HOW is that hat staying on?

Duct tape fixes anything!

 

[RedOregon]

Duct tape fixes anything!

OUCH!!!

 

[Catfish]

Currently, this is the longest mine has ever been, and maybe I'll test the wife again and let it continue growing. Little movement in the wind to date. I don't know, maybe I'm adjusting for the lack of hair on top. :AGGHH:

 

[Doc*]

Mine is still like in my Avatar....been that way for almost 50 years....no wind problem but plenty of others. Ride Safe.
Doc ThumbUp

 

[Thor]

Electrical tape in a pinch. Or a bandanna to tie it to chin. And HOW is that hat staying on?

Ill give the bandanna a shot, always have one with me (as long as it has no boogers in it). NO tape...that would hurt as bad as the rubber bands. :AGGHH:

As far as hat, best I can figure is I keep air in a high & tight again, feels smooth when putting hat on, but slide hand (or hat) upwards, and all the whiskers grab it. Sounds silly, but the 5 years I kept hair long (was donating it yearly to Pantene Beautiful Lengths for kids who lost hair from cancer, etc) I lost a shit-ton of hats (no hair-barbs holding hat on I reckon)..anything over 25mph they'd fly

Then:


Now:


The bounty every August 23rd (mother's bday, passed from cancer when I was a teen)


Loved doing it for the kids, but otherwise, I hated it, especially on hot summer days. Had hair like that through high school in my burnout years, Got it shaved off shortly after stepping off bus at Basic Training on my 18th birthday, been a H&T ever since (45 now, to give a timeframe)

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Currently, this is the longest mine has ever been, and maybe I'll test the wife again and let it continue growing. Little movement in the wind to date. I don't know, maybe I'm adjusting for the lack of hair on top. :AGGHH:

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That's how I did it...whenever she said "it's getting long", I'd say "no way baby, I just trimmed it this morning"....before she knew it, it was hangin down

Hair on top is over-rated...I'd shave mine but my head has too many lumps, I look disfigured LOL

 

[Keystone]

You're from my old stomping grounds Thor. I was born in Lower bucks hospital. Spent first 3 years of my life in Bristol then the rest of my childhood in Warrington. Left in 1979 when I joined the Army after High School (CB West).

Oh, I just keep my beard short now. Got tired of "bike beard"!:laugh:

 

[Santaron1]

Beard Nets

I use beard nets like they wear for working around food products. They're cheap and just throw them away when strechted out.
Santa Ron

 

[Thor]

I use beard nets like they wear for working around food products. They're cheap and just throw them away when strechted out.
Santa Ron

Never thought of that...I'll have to ask our cook at the bar I work if he can order a few (or I'll swing by our supply house)

Yeah, not much hurts more than the first time your barber says "we gotta give your ear hair a little trim...." :AGGHH: