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I'm sure they're a lot of fun, but if I'm traveling over concrete at 80mph, I want steel and airbags protecting me; not jeans, a leather jacket and a helmet.
I ride a Kawasaki Verseys.
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I love riding the bike and put on around 10k every year.
I wear protective pants/jacket/boots/gloves and helmet at all times on the bike. I have slid down the road a few times and never any rash(but I wasn't doing 80mph when I went down). Every one is going to die sometime. I choose to enjoy my time here more rather than hiding from everything that is perceived as scary. That doesn't mean I ride like a idiot though.
You might ride very safe, but you can't control others driving like an idiot around you.
I do realize that everyone is going to die sometime and I don't live in a bubble in fear of death. That said, there are certain high risk activities that I choose not to participate in; riding a motorcycle would be one of them. I've also dialed back my speed a bit on the slopes and ski a bit more cautious as I don't want my wife to become a widow at a young age due to risky behavior on my part.
My stance on motorcycles started as a kid. My mother lost her closest cousin in a motorcycle accident when she was in college. He was driving safely down the road at about 50 mph and a car coming in the opposite direction turned left right in front of him. I lost one of my own cousins when I was ten to a wreck. He had just retired from the military after 20 years of service. The entire family had a big party planned for him. The day prior to the party, he took a joy ride and also got taken out by a car. The party turned into a memorial. My mom made me promise to never get into riding motorcycles after that. I've held that promise ever since.
I probably won't. I decided a long time ago that if I ever bought a motorcycle I would probably kill myself on it. I just have way too much of a lead foot and would probably get msyelf into trouble.
I'm sure they're a lot of fun, but if I'm traveling over concrete at 80mph, I want steel and airbags protecting me; not jeans, a leather jacket and a helmet.
Buell XB12X Ulysses - hence the screen name - 30K miles on it so far
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I'll probably be riding it less now, though, because I got my son started on a little Suzuki JR50. He likes it so much, dad gets to buy a dirt bike