Obviously there are no helmets large enough to fit a bloke with such a swollen head. No loss if he did himself damage. This fellow is the biggest racist in New Zealand and the so called Human Rights Commissioner is too scared to take him on.

That's harley riders for you...

It's all about the pose value, acres of chrome and loud pipes are masking a severe penile inadequacy if you ask me...

It was a stupid call once again from Hone. A) To drive around parliament on a motorbike anyway and B) Not to wear a helmet.

If anyone else tried it they'd get a ticket, plain and simple.

I don't see that not wearing a helmet is such a major crime, BUT, this guy works for the people who make law in NZ. As an MP he is obligated to obey all laws, whatever he feels about them. And doing it right outside the building where law is passed, just makes it even worse. If he has no respect for Parliament, then he has no business being there.

rebels don't wear helemts. hopefully he ends up like james dean.

Dandy #2 - you've hit the nail on the head. If the people he was meeting actually had real motorbikes (rather than slightly mobile decorations) there's no way he would have done something so stupid in the name of pose value.

The question that no-one is yet asking is... does he have an appropriate license to ride that bike?

I agree with the sentiment; Why would we want to stop Hone from removing himself from the human gene pool?

Sounds to me that your friend could have as easily brained himself that way by tripping. If that's the best argument you have for being so pedantic you may as well insist on all pedestrians wearing them too!

Richard #8, you obviously don't ride a motorcycle. There is an acronym ATGATT (All The Gear All The Time) which most bikers follow. Even going round the corner to the local shop, you can get collected by some idiot in a cage (car) that "didn't see you."

I have seen the results of many accidents where riders did not follow the ATGATT regime. Those without a helmet generally die straight away (unlike Daves' friend.) Those without proper jackets, trousers, gloves and boots often spend months in hospital having skin grafts and receiving physio.

Absolutely. One of the few politicians with clear and transparent goals and the ability to speak his mind when necessary, even if you don't agree with what he wants or how he goes about it. The poor bugger is encumbered with "friends" who think nothing of dropping him in it by forwarding personal emails to the "media".

Definitely worth a helmet.