I recently rented season 1 of “Sons of Anarchy” from Netflix and have gotten addicted to the show. It was compared as the motorcycle version of “The Sopranos” of which I could never get excited about. Did the motorcycle part draw me in or was it a west coast version of “The Sopranos?” Either case, I am hooked. But being the typical engineer, I caught things in the show that don’t make sense. Not that it down plays in any such manner, but they are things that I notice that could have been done better or maybe they just go unnoticed by the general view public.

One thing that I have seen over and over is the loose fitting helmets, especially full faced helmets. Not that they should be difficult to take off and put on, but they go on too easy on this show and others. To top it off, they never strap the helmets on. This is also true with the half helmets that the others wear. Understanding that many states do not have a helmet law, and many motorcyclist do not like wearing helmets, the portrayal should be close to accurate. Maybe it is just me.

My bike is no different than many of the bikes on the show, you need time to warm the carb up. Yet they jump on their bike and go. Oh sure, the show would drag on forever if we had to sit and wait for the bike to warm. So maybe it is something to accept on the show, just as we accept the fake town of Charming, CA.

As I said, it does not stop me from watching the show, but it is one of those things one notices when they strap up all the time and so on.

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