Today in motorcycle history, January 25, 2003

I came across this article while in search of the must-know motorcycle information that I feel obligated to tell you about. 

                                                A victim of fashion
  TOKYO: This season’s fad for extra long scarves claimed another fashion victim when a Japanese woman fell from her motorcycle after her two-metre long muffler got caught in the bike’s rear wheel, police said Tuesday.

  The 20-year-old college student was in a coma after the accident but regained consciousness on Tuesday. Still her condition remains serious as her scarf almost choked her to death.

  “Long, long scarves became fashionable among young women after Hidetoshi Nakata, the football player, wore one that almost touched the floor,” a spokesman said.

  The motorcycle accident followed a similar incident in November, when a 26-year-old Japanese woman suffocated to death after her long scarf was caught in the engine of a go-cart.

 

  Do you think they had long, long gloves and long, long hats to go with the long, long scarves?