Motorcycling is a risky activity.

[The Pastor]

[grbaker]

Dude, the "I'm gonna die" attude doesn't go with Motorbike riding.

You have got to be positive and realistic.

Think "I'm going to enjoy my ride" & mix in "That car is going to try and kill me" then find a nice balance.

[YellowDog]

IMO, life is a risky activity...

This is exactly right.

Vegetarians do get mad cow disease.

The monogomous do get aids.

People die through no fault of their own.

Shit happens.

IMO - Road users are Road users regardless of what they drive/ride and should be educated to a standard that enables them to cope with what the road can throw at them.

[bikergirl]

Too much thinking - not enough riding.

I agree!!! When I got my first bike I worked in a supermarket and parked my bike at the main door. One day I had an old git find me in the store to inform me that my bike made me a "temporary Kiwi" and after that he would pop in to see if I was still alive. Fu** that I say,you gotta die some time, I dont plan to but it may as well be on my much loved bike then hit by a drunk when crossing the road.

[jack_hamma]

I agree!!! I dont plan to but it may as well be on my much loved bike then hit by a drunk when crossing the road.

But you could be hit by that drunk when on your bike?

[MarkH]

my bike made me a "temporary Kiwi"

Next time someone comes out with that sort of shit just reply "just as your mortality makes you a 'temporary kiwi' also". Shit, there ain't no one that is going to be here permanently!

When I was 19 a cop told me that I was the sort of person that they refer to as a 'temporary kiwi', but since then younger & better & more careful people than me have died. I try to manage my risks and stay alive, but I fear that I wont be able to keep living indefinitely - that is just that way that shit goes!

[2wheeldrifter]

We all take a calculated risk when riding...

[metalslug]

Riding is a lot like cigarette smoking....at least the mentality...

Because of my job I deal with a lot of smokers, most of them think they can keep on doing it, get high and live like those 0.01% who smoked like a chimney and lived healthy till their 90s...

In a similar way we all get high from riding, the danger, the adrenaline, the freedom... and yet unknown danger lurks near and only so many made it in one piece till the end...

We all know the risk, but we choose to do it....

At least petrol is cheaper than going through packs of cigarettes and I get to keep my tooth nice and shiny

[98tls]

Good post, and +1 to Yellowdog.

There are certain kinds of people who can and will ride motorbikes. You can't have an inattentive/absent-minded person riding a bike; they'll be gone within the week.

However a biker who is willing to focus, learn and understand how much thinking among other things is involved with riding will last.

Yes, many motorcyclists are in it for the kicks. Even though I am just learning, every now and then I lean enough into a corner to get that dropping sensation in my stomach and the adrenalin rush. But I say that a bit of risk-taking is fine, especially if you go about it in your way. Since motorcyclists need to be focused and thinking constantly, risk-taking becomes in effect less risky than if an inattentive person were taking the same risk.

Actually anyone can and will ride a motorcycle,as an old bugger thats been riding 38 odd years its a pleasure to read your post and long i hope you remember what you posted,in your motorcycling lifetime you will be dealt some bad hands,some, skill may see you through others no amount of anything will,yep its a risky business.What your post remnded me of was after 38 years of riding its the basics that this old fart stuggles with sometimes,as in be ALERT,no matter how long/how good blah blah you have been riding never stop concentrating on that one thing.At least it gives you a chance.rant over.

[Danae]

What your post remnded me off was after 38 years of riding its the basics that this old fart stuggles with sometimes,as in be ALERT,no matter how long/how good blah blah you have been riding never stop concentrating on that one thing.At least it gives you a chance.rant over.

I've heard from people who the only time they have crashed is when they were tired/zoned out.

I also don't recommend riding when you're sick...damn nearly made me crash a few times on the way back from Shelly Beach.

[98tls]

I've heard from people who the only time they have crashed is when they were tired/zoned out.

I also don't recommend riding when you're sick...damn nearly made me crash a few times on the way back from Shelly Beach.

Sickyea watch that specially after a rally..........Sunday mornings 100s of KMs from home with work on Monday suck.

[Maki]

Motorcycling is risky. My wife will kill me if I so much as scratch the bike so I take great care.

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