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Originally posted by JR@Aug 17 2003, 03:15 PM
i think the worst part about bikes is that you are invisible to cars. that does not mean a whole lot to say... but it will when you start having everyone pull out in front of you, swerve at you and try to run you over because they just dont see you, you will know what i mean. i could not imagine my wife on a motorcycle.
of all the stupid and insane shit i ever did on any of my bikes, the close calls i had were always in and around the city, from cars or trucks who did not see me.
i owned many crotch rockets and i sold the last one (Suzuki GSXR 1100)after being in a bank in Seattle and having some woman come up to me out of the blue and start screaming at me about all the nasty shit she has seen in the emergency room from people not wearing good leather boots, jackets, pants, helmets etc. she had a complete nervous breakdown in the bank and it turned out she was an emergency room doctor whos own son just got killed. it was bizarre and surreal and it made me think about all the close calls, all the friends i know who either got killed or crippled from bikes and how i already knew i was living on borrowed time... and i went home and sold my bike.
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Nice! I have the same bike (even same colors) but it's been in storage and I haven't even sat on it in over a eyar. Admittedly, it's too much bike for me to handle on a serious road trip. Maybe I'll sell it and get something that's not quite so powerful
Good call on the riding courses. This can't be stressed enough. No matter how good you are or think you are, there's nothing like taking a tight curve and realizing at the last minutes you're on a soft shoulder, lose gravel and/or sand and you go into panic mode realizing the bike is sliding out from under you. As a novice, you should invest in a good set of leathers and gear with chest protectors, etc. and of course a good helmet (ok, sound advice for everyone but especially when you are beginning...they don't make Nerf roads yet ;-)).